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The Domains
68th New gTLD Application Is Withdrawn
The 68th new gTLD application has been withdrawn today. The new gTLD application was for an IDN: 广东 Which was applied for by the Xinhua News Agency and had a prioritization number of 1,772 The English equivalent for the IDN string is: Guang...
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68th New gTLD Application Is Withdrawn
The 68th new gTLD application has been withdrawn today. The new gTLD application was for an IDN: 广东 Which was applied for by the Xinhua News Agency and had a prioritization number of 1,772 The English equivalent for the IDN string is: Guang...
Discussion
May 31, 2013, 1:22 am
Domain Name Wire
Financial firm and new TLD applicant buys IG.com domain name
Company that applied for seven new TLDs buys a coveted two letter domain name. UK Financial firm IG Group has acquired the domain name IG.com, which was previously used by a Brazilian search portal. According to IP Pro The Internet, the company annou...
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Financial firm and new TLD applicant buys IG.com domain name
Company that applied for seven new TLDs buys a coveted two letter domain name. UK Financial firm IG Group has acquired the domain name IG.com, which was previously used by a Brazilian search portal. According to IP Pro The Internet, the company annou...
Discussion
May 31, 2013, 12:12 am
The Domains
UDRP Filed On NJturnpike.com & GardenStateParkway.com, Registered in 1998
A UDRP has just been filed on the matching domain names of the two major highways in New Jersey. The UDRP was filed on the domain names NJturnpike.com & GardenStateParkway.com both which are registered by a David P Matteo who lives in New J...
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UDRP Filed On NJturnpike.com & GardenStateParkway.com, Registered in 1998
A UDRP has just been filed on the matching domain names of the two major highways in New Jersey. The UDRP was filed on the domain names NJturnpike.com & GardenStateParkway.com both which are registered by a David P Matteo who lives in New J...
Discussion
May 30, 2013, 5:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
3 reasons TRAFFIC Vegas matters
The domain investor community is in Las Vegas right now. Here’s why this TRAFFIC conference matters. I’m writing this post from the Bellagio in Las Vegas, where the latest TRAFFIC conference is taking place. I think this conference &ldquo...
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3 reasons TRAFFIC Vegas matters
The domain investor community is in Las Vegas right now. Here’s why this TRAFFIC conference matters. I’m writing this post from the Bellagio in Las Vegas, where the latest TRAFFIC conference is taking place. I think this conference &ldquo...
Discussion
May 30, 2013, 2:17 pm
The Domains
IP Pro Chats UDRP’s With Attorney’s Muscovitch, Lewis, Neu, and Pearlman
ipprotheinternet.com, in its latest issue chats about UDRP shopping, inconsistent decisions which are bound to occur since none of the providers require uniformity and the coming URS. The article quotes a lot of familiar UDRP attorney’s includi...
Discussion
IP Pro Chats UDRP’s With Attorney’s Muscovitch, Lewis, Neu, and Pearlman
ipprotheinternet.com, in its latest issue chats about UDRP shopping, inconsistent decisions which are bound to occur since none of the providers require uniformity and the coming URS. The article quotes a lot of familiar UDRP attorney’s includi...
Discussion
May 30, 2013, 1:43 pm
Elliot's Blog
My Top 5 Picks for the TRAFFIC Auction
When I received the list of names for today’s TRAFFIC auction, there were a couple of names that caught my eye that I had a serious interest in buying. Since then, I’ve come to terms on a couple of large-ish purchases, so I will most like...
Discussion
My Top 5 Picks for the TRAFFIC Auction
When I received the list of names for today’s TRAFFIC auction, there were a couple of names that caught my eye that I had a serious interest in buying. Since then, I’ve come to terms on a couple of large-ish purchases, so I will most like...
Discussion
May 30, 2013, 12:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Fling.com discovers the challenges of branding with a generic domain name
Descriptive nature of domain means registrant not necessarily lacking rights or legitimate interests in domain. Fling.com, an adult social network that facilitates hookups, has lost a domain name dispute over best-fling-sites.com. According to Fling....
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Fling.com discovers the challenges of branding with a generic domain name
Descriptive nature of domain means registrant not necessarily lacking rights or legitimate interests in domain. Fling.com, an adult social network that facilitates hookups, has lost a domain name dispute over best-fling-sites.com. According to Fling....
Discussion
May 30, 2013, 11:57 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN warns AsiaRegister over late payments
Hong Kong based domain name registrar at risk of losing ICANN accreditation. ICANN has sent a breach notice to AsiaRegister, Inc. for its failure to pay past due accreditation fees. According to the breach notice sent yesterday, the Hong Kong registr...
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ICANN warns AsiaRegister over late payments
Hong Kong based domain name registrar at risk of losing ICANN accreditation. ICANN has sent a breach notice to AsiaRegister, Inc. for its failure to pay past due accreditation fees. According to the breach notice sent yesterday, the Hong Kong registr...
Discussion
May 30, 2013, 11:43 am
The Domains
Above.com Becomes 1st Registrar To Share Profits Of Sold Expired Domains
Above.com just announced this morning a new program where it will become the first domain name registrar to share the revenue generated from the sales of expired domain names. The Expiring Domain Sales Program is an opt-in program offered to clients ...
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Above.com Becomes 1st Registrar To Share Profits Of Sold Expired Domains
Above.com just announced this morning a new program where it will become the first domain name registrar to share the revenue generated from the sales of expired domain names. The Expiring Domain Sales Program is an opt-in program offered to clients ...
Discussion
May 30, 2013, 10:26 am
Elliot's Blog
Above.com to Offer 60% Profit Share on Expired Domain Auctions
I want to share some news I received this morning from Victor Pitts of Above.com. The company is set to announce that participants in the soon to launch Expiring Domain Sales Program will “retain 60% of the profit from the sale of any doma...
Discussion
Above.com to Offer 60% Profit Share on Expired Domain Auctions
I want to share some news I received this morning from Victor Pitts of Above.com. The company is set to announce that participants in the soon to launch Expiring Domain Sales Program will “retain 60% of the profit from the sale of any doma...
Discussion
May 30, 2013, 10:22 am
