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Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday 8/22
Aaron and I were talking (I think it was Aaron) the other day about the real estate market and have noticed that the Chinese not only are pouring huge money into the domain market, but they have really driven up the commercial real estate market thro...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday 8/22
Aaron and I were talking (I think it was Aaron) the other day about the real estate market and have noticed that the Chinese not only are pouring huge money into the domain market, but they have really driven up the commercial real estate market thro...
Discussion
August 22, 2014, 11:45 am
DomainSherpa
Domain Name News: August 22 Week in Review
Hand-curated, no-B.S., important domain name industry news, including:• Porsche Loses Porsche.social URS to Planned Fan Site• Association of National Advertisers: "Hard to Imagine That Most TLDs Will Be Around in 2 Years"• .R...
Discussion
Domain Name News: August 22 Week in Review
Hand-curated, no-B.S., important domain name industry news, including:• Porsche Loses Porsche.social URS to Planned Fan Site• Association of National Advertisers: "Hard to Imagine That Most TLDs Will Be Around in 2 Years"• .R...
Discussion
August 22, 2014, 9:30 am
The Domains
The Future of Google Glass Lies in Health Care According to its Inventor
Mark Sullivan of Venture Beat did a story on the inventor of Google Glass and his belief that the future of the wearable lies in health care. From the article: Google didn’t design its Glass wearable for medicine, but that use continues to be a...
Discussion
The Future of Google Glass Lies in Health Care According to its Inventor
Mark Sullivan of Venture Beat did a story on the inventor of Google Glass and his belief that the future of the wearable lies in health care. From the article: Google didn’t design its Glass wearable for medicine, but that use continues to be a...
Discussion
August 22, 2014, 9:14 am
The Domains
This Weeks New gTLD 1st Day Totals: .Haus 1,261; .Tax 1,135; .Cash 1,026; .Investments 876; .Fund 772
The zone files for the new gTLD that launched on Wednesday updated later than usual this week but here are the 1st day totals for the new gTLD’s that launched this week. The totals include domain names registered in the Sunrise period by tradem...
Discussion
This Weeks New gTLD 1st Day Totals: .Haus 1,261; .Tax 1,135; .Cash 1,026; .Investments 876; .Fund 772
The zone files for the new gTLD that launched on Wednesday updated later than usual this week but here are the 1st day totals for the new gTLD’s that launched this week. The totals include domain names registered in the Sunrise period by tradem...
Discussion
August 22, 2014, 7:57 am
The Domains
Registry For New gTLD IDN .网络 (Network) Registers & Reserves Over 23K Domains
A new gTLD IDN .网络 which means network in Chinese (xn--io0a7i) registered and reserved over 23,500 domain names yesterday increasing the overall number of new gTLD registered to 1.96 million according to ntldstats.com. The registry of the IDN new...
Discussion
Registry For New gTLD IDN .网络 (Network) Registers & Reserves Over 23K Domains
A new gTLD IDN .网络 which means network in Chinese (xn--io0a7i) registered and reserved over 23,500 domain names yesterday increasing the overall number of new gTLD registered to 1.96 million according to ntldstats.com. The registry of the IDN new...
Discussion
August 22, 2014, 5:56 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain name search is much improved (at some registrars)
A look at how major domain registrars are handling domain search in the wake of new TLDs. I’ve written a couple times about the state of registrar search as registrars grapple with an onslaught of new TLDs, most recently at the end of February....
Discussion
Domain name search is much improved (at some registrars)
A look at how major domain registrars are handling domain search in the wake of new TLDs. I’ve written a couple times about the state of registrar search as registrars grapple with an onslaught of new TLDs, most recently at the end of February....
Discussion
August 21, 2014, 8:44 pm
The Domains
Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany Guilty Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Beiersdorf AG, which is located in Hamburg, Germany has just been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the domain name BeiersdorfChina.com They were represented by in-house counsel In this case the Respondent is Beiersdorf (Tianjin...
Discussion
Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany Guilty Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Beiersdorf AG, which is located in Hamburg, Germany has just been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the domain name BeiersdorfChina.com They were represented by in-house counsel In this case the Respondent is Beiersdorf (Tianjin...
Discussion
August 21, 2014, 8:31 pm
The Domains
SnapNames Holding 4 Themed Auctions, All Ending On September 4th + 2 More
Snapnames.com is holding 4 themed domain auctions all of which are live and all of which end on September 4th. The verticals at auction are Insurance, Legal Service, Real Estate, and Accounting. As of publication of the hundreds of domains in t...
Discussion
SnapNames Holding 4 Themed Auctions, All Ending On September 4th + 2 More
Snapnames.com is holding 4 themed domain auctions all of which are live and all of which end on September 4th. The verticals at auction are Insurance, Legal Service, Real Estate, and Accounting. As of publication of the hundreds of domains in t...
Discussion
August 21, 2014, 6:09 pm
The Domains
Take The Start Up Names Quiz
For those that specialize in the brandable niche of domaining, you know you have seen some funky names get picked by start ups and some go on to get pretty sizable funding. It is the subjective nature of domain names and branding. You will always thi...
Discussion
Take The Start Up Names Quiz
For those that specialize in the brandable niche of domaining, you know you have seen some funky names get picked by start ups and some go on to get pretty sizable funding. It is the subjective nature of domain names and branding. You will always thi...
Discussion
August 21, 2014, 6:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
This week’s expired domain report: Got .info?
“Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink.” That would be Coleridge — his ill fated sailor thirstily contemplating the vast seawater. But I doubt “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” was the Rime.com that just sold ...
Discussion
This week’s expired domain report: Got .info?
“Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink.” That would be Coleridge — his ill fated sailor thirstily contemplating the vast seawater. But I doubt “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” was the Rime.com that just sold ...
Discussion
August 21, 2014, 3:08 pm
