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Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday 11/7/14
oops, forgot to hit publish. I don’t usually do adult names but there was one from my list I really liked yesterday. I had a set price in mind but eventually got outbid. I would have liked to have the name but it had the f bomb in i...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday 11/7/14
oops, forgot to hit publish. I don’t usually do adult names but there was one from my list I really liked yesterday. I had a set price in mind but eventually got outbid. I would have liked to have the name but it had the f bomb in i...
Discussion
November 7, 2014, 5:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sedo sells $1.4 million worth of domains, here are some end user sales
Here are some of the end user sales among Sedo’s $1.4 million in transactions last week. Domain name marketplace Sedo handled 542 transactions last week for a total of $1.4 million in domain name sales. End user buyers included two large pharma...
Discussion
Sedo sells $1.4 million worth of domains, here are some end user sales
Here are some of the end user sales among Sedo’s $1.4 million in transactions last week. Domain name marketplace Sedo handled 542 transactions last week for a total of $1.4 million in domain name sales. End user buyers included two large pharma...
Discussion
November 7, 2014, 5:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
.XXX modifies domain matching program for new adult TLDs
ICM Registry shortens window for claiming matching domain names due to ICANN requirements. ICM Registry, the company behind .xxx and the soon-to-be-released .porn and .adult domain names, announced today a modified domain name matching program for .x...
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.XXX modifies domain matching program for new adult TLDs
ICM Registry shortens window for claiming matching domain names due to ICANN requirements. ICM Registry, the company behind .xxx and the soon-to-be-released .porn and .adult domain names, announced today a modified domain name matching program for .x...
Discussion
November 7, 2014, 3:41 pm
The Domains
.XXX Registry Announces .Porn & .Adult Domain Matching Program Starts On April 15th
ICM registry which operates the .XXX registry, announced today that the Sunrise period for .PORN and .ADULT will be made available for a thirty day (30) period to trademark holders who are registered in the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH), as required...
Discussion
.XXX Registry Announces .Porn & .Adult Domain Matching Program Starts On April 15th
ICM registry which operates the .XXX registry, announced today that the Sunrise period for .PORN and .ADULT will be made available for a thirty day (30) period to trademark holders who are registered in the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH), as required...
Discussion
November 7, 2014, 3:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Online could be best generic new domain yet
Three reasons .online should be successful. Michael Berkens spotted this morning that the last of the losing applicants for .online had withdrawn its application, meaning a partnership between Radix, NameCheap and Tucows has won the rights for the .o...
Discussion
.Online could be best generic new domain yet
Three reasons .online should be successful. Michael Berkens spotted this morning that the last of the losing applicants for .online had withdrawn its application, meaning a partnership between Radix, NameCheap and Tucows has won the rights for the .o...
Discussion
November 7, 2014, 3:05 pm
The Domains
.Com Domain Name Registrations Top 115 Million For The 1st Time
According to Verisign’s zone file the number of .Com domain name registrations have topped 115 million, an all time high. As we have written the new gTLD program does not seem to be effecting the number of .Com registrations. Back just 7 weeks ...
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.Com Domain Name Registrations Top 115 Million For The 1st Time
According to Verisign’s zone file the number of .Com domain name registrations have topped 115 million, an all time high. As we have written the new gTLD program does not seem to be effecting the number of .Com registrations. Back just 7 weeks ...
Discussion
November 7, 2014, 2:34 pm
The Domains
Looks Like The Team Of Radix, Tucows & NameCheap Has Won .Online
The new gTLD .online looks like it was won by the previously announced partnership with Tucows and Namecheap.com Last year Radix announced that the three applicants for .online have partnered up to run the .online registry. At that time, both Tucows ...
Discussion
Looks Like The Team Of Radix, Tucows & NameCheap Has Won .Online
The new gTLD .online looks like it was won by the previously announced partnership with Tucows and Namecheap.com Last year Radix announced that the three applicants for .online have partnered up to run the .online registry. At that time, both Tucows ...
Discussion
November 7, 2014, 2:13 pm
The Domains
Amazon Wins New gTLD .Hot As Donuts & Secondgen.com Withdraw Their Apps
Amazon has won the rights to the new gTLD .Hot as the other two applicants, Donuts and SecondGen.com withdrew their applications from ICANN’s site. The new gTLD was probably settled by private auction. It will be interesting to see what Amazon&...
Discussion
Amazon Wins New gTLD .Hot As Donuts & Secondgen.com Withdraw Their Apps
Amazon has won the rights to the new gTLD .Hot as the other two applicants, Donuts and SecondGen.com withdrew their applications from ICANN’s site. The new gTLD was probably settled by private auction. It will be interesting to see what Amazon&...
Discussion
November 7, 2014, 2:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Endurance paid $44.9 million for BuyDomains
Company acquired domain name portfolio, online storefronts and intellectual property for $44.9 million. Endurance has filed its 10-Q quarterly filing with the SEC, and it details the purchase price paid for BuyDomains. The total amount paid was $44.9...
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Endurance paid $44.9 million for BuyDomains
Company acquired domain name portfolio, online storefronts and intellectual property for $44.9 million. Endurance has filed its 10-Q quarterly filing with the SEC, and it details the purchase price paid for BuyDomains. The total amount paid was $44.9...
Discussion
November 7, 2014, 1:54 pm
The Domains
Law Enforcement Cracks Down on the Dark Web, Seizes 400 .onion domains
We have had news stories before about international law enforcement agencies band together to take down websites that deal in illicit goods or counterfeit merchandise. Yesterday the U.S and European agencies made another round of takedowns, the diffe...
Discussion
Law Enforcement Cracks Down on the Dark Web, Seizes 400 .onion domains
We have had news stories before about international law enforcement agencies band together to take down websites that deal in illicit goods or counterfeit merchandise. Yesterday the U.S and European agencies made another round of takedowns, the diffe...
Discussion
November 7, 2014, 11:37 am
