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The Domains
Dot Latin LLC which announced on Wednesday, September 11, that it had formally entered into an agreement with ICANN to operate the .UNO, the new generic top-level domain (gTLD) .Uno today issued a press release to lay out its plans for the extension...
Discussion
Dot Latin LLC which announced on Wednesday, September 11, that it had formally entered into an agreement with ICANN to operate the .UNO, the new generic top-level domain (gTLD) .Uno today issued a press release to lay out its plans for the extension...
Discussion
October 9, 2013, 8:53 am

Elliot's Blog
Will CNN Buy Unguarded.com?
CNN has been promoting a new television show during the MLB baseball playoffs on TBS, and I assume they’ve been promoting it elsewhere, including on their websites and within their television network. The weekly sports show is called Unguarded ...
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Will CNN Buy Unguarded.com?
CNN has been promoting a new television show during the MLB baseball playoffs on TBS, and I assume they’ve been promoting it elsewhere, including on their websites and within their television network. The weekly sports show is called Unguarded ...
Discussion
October 9, 2013, 8:45 am

The Domains
Jennifer Wolfe On How Brand Could Use Their New gTLD’s
In a post on Clickz.com, Jennifer Wolfe is founder and president of Wolfe Domain, a gTLD digital brand strategy advisory firm providing comprehensive guidance to global brands, in...
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Jennifer Wolfe On How Brand Could Use Their New gTLD’s
In a post on Clickz.com, Jennifer Wolfe is founder and president of Wolfe Domain, a gTLD digital brand strategy advisory firm providing comprehensive guidance to global brands, in...
Discussion
October 9, 2013, 8:29 am

Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on October 10th, 2013
After I debated over going back and forth about quoting domains high or low I decided to quote one low today……and sold it. I paid $12 for it a few years ago and sold it for $1,XXX area and decided I’d take the money. M...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on October 10th, 2013
After I debated over going back and forth about quoting domains high or low I decided to quote one low today……and sold it. I paid $12 for it a few years ago and sold it for $1,XXX area and decided I’d take the money. M...
Discussion
October 9, 2013, 5:45 am

The Domains
Media Options Gets MO.co Domain From .Co Regsitry
Domain brokr MediaOptions.com announced tonight on its Facebook page that is acquired the domain name MO.co from the .Co registry. A press release is expected to be released sometime today, but as of now we don’t know what MediaOptions.com paid...
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Media Options Gets MO.co Domain From .Co Regsitry
Domain brokr MediaOptions.com announced tonight on its Facebook page that is acquired the domain name MO.co from the .Co registry. A press release is expected to be released sometime today, but as of now we don’t know what MediaOptions.com paid...
Discussion
October 9, 2013, 1:30 am

The Domains
ICANN Shuts Down Pacman Registrar From New Registrations and Transfers Until At Least Jan 30, 2014
In a letter sent to Pacnames Ltd. of Auckland New Zealand ICAN has sent a NOTICE OF BREACH OF REGISTRAR ACCREDITATION AGREEMENT AND NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OF REGISTRAR’S ABILITY TO CREATE NEW REGISTERED NAMES OR INITIATE INBOUND TRANSFERS ...
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ICANN Shuts Down Pacman Registrar From New Registrations and Transfers Until At Least Jan 30, 2014
In a letter sent to Pacnames Ltd. of Auckland New Zealand ICAN has sent a NOTICE OF BREACH OF REGISTRAR ACCREDITATION AGREEMENT AND NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OF REGISTRAR’S ABILITY TO CREATE NEW REGISTERED NAMES OR INITIATE INBOUND TRANSFERS ...
Discussion
October 9, 2013, 1:10 am

The Domains
New gTLD Program Committee On Collision Report: Registries Can Launch If They Block A Lot Of Domains/Calls For More Study/.CORP & .HOME Are Doome
The New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) made its recommendations tonight to the ICANN Board on the Collision report. In short the NGPC recommends additional study of the issue without a stated time frame, but with the exception of .Corp and .Home...
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New gTLD Program Committee On Collision Report: Registries Can Launch If They Block A Lot Of Domains/Calls For More Study/.CORP & .HOME Are Doome
The New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) made its recommendations tonight to the ICANN Board on the Collision report. In short the NGPC recommends additional study of the issue without a stated time frame, but with the exception of .Corp and .Home...
Discussion
October 9, 2013, 12:57 am

Elliot's Blog
Domain Registrars That Offer Two Factor Authentication
This morning, I posted an article discussing two factor authentication for customer accounts at domain registrars. At the time I published the article, I wasn’t aware of all the companies that offered this or similar extra layers of account sec...
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Domain Registrars That Offer Two Factor Authentication
This morning, I posted an article discussing two factor authentication for customer accounts at domain registrars. At the time I published the article, I wasn’t aware of all the companies that offered this or similar extra layers of account sec...
Discussion
October 8, 2013, 6:45 pm

The Domains
Sedo Transactions Total $970K
Sedo just published it weekly transactions report Over the past week, 615 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $970,000. This amounts to $52.1 Million in year-to-date sales revenue. Over 44% of total sales wer...
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Sedo Transactions Total $970K
Sedo just published it weekly transactions report Over the past week, 615 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $970,000. This amounts to $52.1 Million in year-to-date sales revenue. Over 44% of total sales wer...
Discussion
October 8, 2013, 5:41 pm

Domain Shane
This New TLD Reminds Me of the Cable TV Expansion
If there’s one thing in life I know. Just when you think you understand how things work, they don’t. And just after you start making good cash, things change. Every day I read do this, do that. This is the safe pla...
Discussion
This New TLD Reminds Me of the Cable TV Expansion
If there’s one thing in life I know. Just when you think you understand how things work, they don’t. And just after you start making good cash, things change. Every day I read do this, do that. This is the safe pla...
Discussion
October 8, 2013, 4:48 pm