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The Domains
.Com Passes 113 Million Registrations
According to Verisign.com, the operator of the .Com registry the number of .Com domain names just broke the 113 Million mark for the first time. The official number at the last Verisign update was 113,002,815. According to ntldstats.com/tld the numb...
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.Com Passes 113 Million Registrations
According to Verisign.com, the operator of the .Com registry the number of .Com domain names just broke the 113 Million mark for the first time. The official number at the last Verisign update was 113,002,815. According to ntldstats.com/tld the numb...
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March 22, 2014, 5:51 pm
The Domains
TMCH Has Plenty Of “Trademarks” of Generic Words
In attempting to pre-order some new gTLD’s I have had to review trademarks filed with the Mark: hosting Jurisdiction: Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP) Goods: Rubber, guttapercha, gummi, asbest, mica en hieruit vervaardigde produc...
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TMCH Has Plenty Of “Trademarks” of Generic Words
In attempting to pre-order some new gTLD’s I have had to review trademarks filed with the Mark: hosting Jurisdiction: Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP) Goods: Rubber, guttapercha, gummi, asbest, mica en hieruit vervaardigde produc...
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March 22, 2014, 3:08 pm
The Domains
German Discount Clothing Company Spends 178,500 Euros to Upgrade to KiK.de
German discount clothing company KiK Textilien which operates at Kik-Textilien.de and .com has stepped up the quality of their domain name and purchased Kik.de for 178,500 Euros ($246,223) The domain did belong to another German company KiK Computer...
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German Discount Clothing Company Spends 178,500 Euros to Upgrade to KiK.de
German discount clothing company KiK Textilien which operates at Kik-Textilien.de and .com has stepped up the quality of their domain name and purchased Kik.de for 178,500 Euros ($246,223) The domain did belong to another German company KiK Computer...
Discussion
March 22, 2014, 5:58 am
The Domains
Apple, Yahoo and Google All Reserve The Right To Read Your Email
So there was a story out this week that Microsoft had read the emails of a French blogger who had received code from a former Microsoft employee, the employee has been arrested in Seattle, accused of leaking Windows 8 to the tech blogger. The blogger...
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Apple, Yahoo and Google All Reserve The Right To Read Your Email
So there was a story out this week that Microsoft had read the emails of a French blogger who had received code from a former Microsoft employee, the employee has been arrested in Seattle, accused of leaking Windows 8 to the tech blogger. The blogger...
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March 21, 2014, 8:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why Neustar paid $109 million for .Co and what it means for new TLDs
While the circumstances behind Neustar’s acquisition of .CO Internet were unique, it bodes well for operators of new TLDs. Neustar announced yesterday that it is paying $109 million to acquire .CO Internet, operator of the .com domain name. It&...
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Why Neustar paid $109 million for .Co and what it means for new TLDs
While the circumstances behind Neustar’s acquisition of .CO Internet were unique, it bodes well for operators of new TLDs. Neustar announced yesterday that it is paying $109 million to acquire .CO Internet, operator of the .com domain name. It&...
Discussion
March 21, 2014, 3:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
A domain investor goes to WIPO’s home in Geneva to learn more about UDRP
Nat Cohen traveled to Geneva to learn more about the current state of UDRP. Here’s what he learned. Last October, at the suggestion of attorneys John Berryhill and Zak Muscovitch, I flew to Geneva to attend a workshop presented by WIPO entitled...
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A domain investor goes to WIPO’s home in Geneva to learn more about UDRP
Nat Cohen traveled to Geneva to learn more about the current state of UDRP. Here’s what he learned. Last October, at the suggestion of attorneys John Berryhill and Zak Muscovitch, I flew to Geneva to attend a workshop presented by WIPO entitled...
Discussion
March 21, 2014, 2:10 pm
The Domains
Top Level Domain Holdings Starts Trading Under Minds + Machines Today
Top Level Domain Holdings Limited (“TLDH”) has officially changed its name to and started trading today under Minds + Machines Group Limited From today, the Company’s shares will trade uwith the EPIC ticker symbol, MMX. Fred Krueger...
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Top Level Domain Holdings Starts Trading Under Minds + Machines Today
Top Level Domain Holdings Limited (“TLDH”) has officially changed its name to and started trading today under Minds + Machines Group Limited From today, the Company’s shares will trade uwith the EPIC ticker symbol, MMX. Fred Krueger...
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March 21, 2014, 1:54 pm
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Friday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on March 21st, 2014
Yesterday was the first day of spring and you know what that means for me. Crazy time. It’s nursery time, marathon time, and I run a taxi service for a 14 year old girl. Going to be a busy next 4 weeks but it should be fun. I&rsquo...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Friday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on March 21st, 2014
Yesterday was the first day of spring and you know what that means for me. Crazy time. It’s nursery time, marathon time, and I run a taxi service for a 14 year old girl. Going to be a busy next 4 weeks but it should be fun. I&rsquo...
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March 21, 2014, 11:28 am
The Domains
Sedo Macau Auction Sells $25,388 in Chinese New gTLDs
In what was an interesting way to follow an auction, Sedo concluded their Macau auction this morning and they were updating people on Twitter as the auction ran. They actually set up a Twitter handle for the auction, @twitter.com/macauauction T...
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Sedo Macau Auction Sells $25,388 in Chinese New gTLDs
In what was an interesting way to follow an auction, Sedo concluded their Macau auction this morning and they were updating people on Twitter as the auction ran. They actually set up a Twitter handle for the auction, @twitter.com/macauauction T...
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March 21, 2014, 9:32 am
DomainSherpa
Domain Name News: March 21 Week in Review
The Week of Domaining In Review: March 21, 2014.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.DNTaxGuide: Domain Name Tax Guide..., Breaking: Neustar Acquires .CO for..., 12 Year Old Hobbex.com Registered..., Exposed: A GoDaddy Impersonator, Lies,...
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Domain Name News: March 21 Week in Review
The Week of Domaining In Review: March 21, 2014.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.DNTaxGuide: Domain Name Tax Guide..., Breaking: Neustar Acquires .CO for..., 12 Year Old Hobbex.com Registered..., Exposed: A GoDaddy Impersonator, Lies,...
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March 21, 2014, 9:30 am
