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The Domains
.Guru Becomes 1st New gTLD To Pass 50,000 Registrations
.Guru has just become the first new gTLD to pass 50,000 registrations according to ntldstats.com .Berlin is firmly in the number 2 spot and might pass .Guru shortly. .Photography has passed 30,000 registrations and email quickly jumped into 4th place...
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.Guru Becomes 1st New gTLD To Pass 50,000 Registrations
.Guru has just become the first new gTLD to pass 50,000 registrations according to ntldstats.com .Berlin is firmly in the number 2 spot and might pass .Guru shortly. .Photography has passed 30,000 registrations and email quickly jumped into 4th place...
Discussion
April 14, 2014, 2:10 am
The Domains
U.S. Internet Advertising Surpasses Broadcast TV For the First Time Ever
For the first time, U.S. Internet advertising revenue has surpassed that of broadcast television due to sharp growth in mobile and digital video ads. CNET reported, A 17 percent increase over 2012′s results, last year’s number ...
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U.S. Internet Advertising Surpasses Broadcast TV For the First Time Ever
For the first time, U.S. Internet advertising revenue has surpassed that of broadcast television due to sharp growth in mobile and digital video ads. CNET reported, A 17 percent increase over 2012′s results, last year’s number ...
Discussion
April 13, 2014, 4:32 pm
The Domains
Luxury Brands Get Their .Luxury Domains: Bugatti; Cartier; Prada; Chopard; Dior & More
I just reviewed the zone file for .Luxury, which appears to have gotten over 400 sunrise registrations by trademark holders and many of the top luxury brands in the world got their .luxury domain name. Many luxury jewelry brands including...
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Luxury Brands Get Their .Luxury Domains: Bugatti; Cartier; Prada; Chopard; Dior & More
I just reviewed the zone file for .Luxury, which appears to have gotten over 400 sunrise registrations by trademark holders and many of the top luxury brands in the world got their .luxury domain name. Many luxury jewelry brands including...
Discussion
April 12, 2014, 3:27 pm
The Domains
Google: Anyone In The US Can Purchase Google Glass On Tax Day April 15th
Google.com has just announced that anyone in the United States can buy Google Glass on Tuesday April 15th. Up to now to purchase Google Glass you needed an invite. However on Tuesday a limited number of Google Glass will be sold to anyone in th...
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Google: Anyone In The US Can Purchase Google Glass On Tax Day April 15th
Google.com has just announced that anyone in the United States can buy Google Glass on Tuesday April 15th. Up to now to purchase Google Glass you needed an invite. However on Tuesday a limited number of Google Glass will be sold to anyone in th...
Discussion
April 12, 2014, 1:40 pm
The Domains
EURid Gets 5 More Years To Run The .EU Registry
EURid which has been operating the .EU domain name extension since it was launched, has been confirmed as the registry manager of the .EU top-level domain for the next five years. “We feel honored to have been chosen again to serve all th...
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EURid Gets 5 More Years To Run The .EU Registry
EURid which has been operating the .EU domain name extension since it was launched, has been confirmed as the registry manager of the .EU top-level domain for the next five years. “We feel honored to have been chosen again to serve all th...
Discussion
April 12, 2014, 1:20 pm
The Domains
Heartbleed.com regged a week ago already a US Top 5000 Alexa Ranking
Finnish security firm Codenomicon is the company that registered Heartbleed.com on April 5, 2014. Headquartered in Oulu, Finland and Silicon Valley, with offices in Singapore and Hong Kong, the company markets its testing software and services direct...
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Heartbleed.com regged a week ago already a US Top 5000 Alexa Ranking
Finnish security firm Codenomicon is the company that registered Heartbleed.com on April 5, 2014. Headquartered in Oulu, Finland and Silicon Valley, with offices in Singapore and Hong Kong, the company markets its testing software and services direct...
Discussion
April 12, 2014, 11:22 am
The Domains
Go Daddy Off The Hook in Revenge Porn Case
So back in January of 2013 a class action suit was filed against the revenge porn website Texxxan.com, GoDaddy who hosted the website, its uploaders and its subscribers. Eric Goldman who regularly contributes to Forbes on intellectual property ...
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Go Daddy Off The Hook in Revenge Porn Case
So back in January of 2013 a class action suit was filed against the revenge porn website Texxxan.com, GoDaddy who hosted the website, its uploaders and its subscribers. Eric Goldman who regularly contributes to Forbes on intellectual property ...
Discussion
April 12, 2014, 8:56 am
Domain Name Wire
Uniregistry Whois tells you why a domain isn’t available
Whois explains if domain is on name collision list. One of the most frustrating challenges of pre-registering new top level domain names is having the registrar return a search “not available”. You end up asking yourself “why isn&rs...
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Uniregistry Whois tells you why a domain isn’t available
Whois explains if domain is on name collision list. One of the most frustrating challenges of pre-registering new top level domain names is having the registrar return a search “not available”. You end up asking yourself “why isn&rs...
Discussion
April 11, 2014, 7:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
Dune.com hit with UDRP
Generic word targeted with UDRP filing. The generic domain name Dune.com has been hit with a UDRP at World Intellectual Property Organization. The case was filed by Dune Holdings Limited, a London-based seller of shoes and accessories. The company us...
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Dune.com hit with UDRP
Generic word targeted with UDRP filing. The generic domain name Dune.com has been hit with a UDRP at World Intellectual Property Organization. The case was filed by Dune Holdings Limited, a London-based seller of shoes and accessories. The company us...
Discussion
April 11, 2014, 4:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Famous Four submits .Sport reconsideration request…with Ombudsman’s support
Ombudsman recommends new panelist hear .sport community objection. I haven’t written about many new TLD objection appeals (reconsideration requests) because there are so many and few have a chance of succeeding. But a recent one from Famous Fou...
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Famous Four submits .Sport reconsideration request…with Ombudsman’s support
Ombudsman recommends new panelist hear .sport community objection. I haven’t written about many new TLD objection appeals (reconsideration requests) because there are so many and few have a chance of succeeding. But a recent one from Famous Fou...
Discussion
April 11, 2014, 2:08 pm
