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The Domains
.NYC Domain Helps UCONN Basketball Troll Syracuse
The Sporting News reported on a .NYC domain being used to troll one of its best collegiate basketball teams by a rival. It appears defending NCAA national champs UCONN have registered the domain name Syracuse.Nyc. Apparently UCONN is using the domain...
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.NYC Domain Helps UCONN Basketball Troll Syracuse
The Sporting News reported on a .NYC domain being used to troll one of its best collegiate basketball teams by a rival. It appears defending NCAA national champs UCONN have registered the domain name Syracuse.Nyc. Apparently UCONN is using the domain...
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November 11, 2014, 9:39 pm

The Domains
Sedo Domain Transactions Total $1.1 Led By EasyBet.com For 35K Euro’s
Over the past week, 572 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.1 Million Dollars 50% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · Top .coms: easybet.com at 35,0...
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Sedo Domain Transactions Total $1.1 Led By EasyBet.com For 35K Euro’s
Over the past week, 572 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.1 Million Dollars 50% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · Top .coms: easybet.com at 35,0...
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November 11, 2014, 9:19 pm

The Domains
Former CEO Of Vegas.com Releasing “Revolutionary Global Booking Platform” On New gTLD’s
Howard Lefkowitz, the former CEO of Vegas.com, announced today that his new company, One Degree World™ Systems, Inc., which describes itself as “architects and owners of a revolutionary global content and booking platform, will be the fir...
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Former CEO Of Vegas.com Releasing “Revolutionary Global Booking Platform” On New gTLD’s
Howard Lefkowitz, the former CEO of Vegas.com, announced today that his new company, One Degree World™ Systems, Inc., which describes itself as “architects and owners of a revolutionary global content and booking platform, will be the fir...
Discussion
November 11, 2014, 6:11 pm

The Domains
Google Withdraws Another New gTLD Application: .Earth Won By Interlink Co., Ltd
Google has given up on another new gTLD extension. Just hitting ICANN’s site today, Google has withdrawn its application for .Earth The remaining applicant is Interlink Co., Ltd. of Japan also known as Urban Brain. According to its application ...
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Google Withdraws Another New gTLD Application: .Earth Won By Interlink Co., Ltd
Google has given up on another new gTLD extension. Just hitting ICANN’s site today, Google has withdrawn its application for .Earth The remaining applicant is Interlink Co., Ltd. of Japan also known as Urban Brain. According to its application ...
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November 11, 2014, 5:44 pm

Domain Name Wire
John Oliver’s five .NYC domain names making fun of Michael Bloomberg
Comedian pokes fun at Michael Bloomberg’s domain names, which Domain Name Wire revealed last week. Last week I wrote a story about Michael Bloomberg’s 400 .nyc domain names. The over-the-top defensive registrations included everything fro...
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John Oliver’s five .NYC domain names making fun of Michael Bloomberg
Comedian pokes fun at Michael Bloomberg’s domain names, which Domain Name Wire revealed last week. Last week I wrote a story about Michael Bloomberg’s 400 .nyc domain names. The over-the-top defensive registrations included everything fro...
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November 11, 2014, 5:26 pm

Domain Name Wire
Moncler goes on (domain) defense after geese allegations
Company registers boycott domain names after negative news report. Luxury Italian coat maker Moncler saw its shares drubbed after an Italian news report suggested that makers of down jackets were plucking geese inhumanely. The company has responded i...
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Moncler goes on (domain) defense after geese allegations
Company registers boycott domain names after negative news report. Luxury Italian coat maker Moncler saw its shares drubbed after an Italian news report suggested that makers of down jackets were plucking geese inhumanely. The company has responded i...
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November 11, 2014, 4:38 pm

The Domains
NamesCon is donating 100% of Registration Revenue Received on Veteran’s Day To Charity
NamesCon is donating 100% of Registration Revenue received today Veteran’s Day to Veteran’s Village Las Vegas managed by SHARE, a 501(c)3 Registered Charity. Not 10%, not 20%, not even “Net Proceeds”, but a whopping 100%...
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NamesCon is donating 100% of Registration Revenue Received on Veteran’s Day To Charity
NamesCon is donating 100% of Registration Revenue received today Veteran’s Day to Veteran’s Village Las Vegas managed by SHARE, a 501(c)3 Registered Charity. Not 10%, not 20%, not even “Net Proceeds”, but a whopping 100%...
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November 11, 2014, 3:53 pm

Domain Name Wire
Judging by the sponsor list, NamesCon 2015 is going to be huge
Already 40 sponsors lined up for January’s NamesCon event. It may be hard to believe, but NamesCon 2015 is just two months away. And, judging by an updated sponsorship list for 2015, it’s going to be a very big conference. Uniregistry is ...
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Judging by the sponsor list, NamesCon 2015 is going to be huge
Already 40 sponsors lined up for January’s NamesCon event. It may be hard to believe, but NamesCon 2015 is just two months away. And, judging by an updated sponsorship list for 2015, it’s going to be a very big conference. Uniregistry is ...
Discussion
November 11, 2014, 3:52 pm

The Domains
UDRP Panel Rules That The Word “Club” Is Generic
A one member UDRP panel has found that the word “club” is generic The disputed domain names were clubsail.com; clubyachting.com and clubyachting.org however in the case of clubsail.com the domain holder agreed to transfer the domain leavi...
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UDRP Panel Rules That The Word “Club” Is Generic
A one member UDRP panel has found that the word “club” is generic The disputed domain names were clubsail.com; clubyachting.com and clubyachting.org however in the case of clubsail.com the domain holder agreed to transfer the domain leavi...
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November 11, 2014, 3:19 pm

Domain Name Wire
Amazon.com wins .Book top level domain name battle
Amazon wins 9-way battle for .book domain name. Amazon.com has won an auction for rights to run the .book top level domain name. The company went head-to-head with 8 other applicants for the domain name, including Google, but ultimately agreed to pay...
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Amazon.com wins .Book top level domain name battle
Amazon wins 9-way battle for .book domain name. Amazon.com has won an auction for rights to run the .book top level domain name. The company went head-to-head with 8 other applicants for the domain name, including Google, but ultimately agreed to pay...
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November 11, 2014, 2:14 pm