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Domain Name Wire
Applicants file 722 responses to GAC advice
Applicants flood ICANN with responses to GAC advice on new top level domains. ICANN has published applicant responses to the Governmental Advisory Committees “Advice” on new top level domains. 722 responses were filed in total. Many appli...
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Applicants file 722 responses to GAC advice
Applicants flood ICANN with responses to GAC advice on new top level domains. ICANN has published applicant responses to the Governmental Advisory Committees “Advice” on new top level domains. 722 responses were filed in total. Many appli...
Discussion
May 23, 2013, 10:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
Breaking: Ron Paul found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
Former congressman guilty of reverse domain name hijacking, says WIPO panel. Earlier today I wrote about how Ron Paul lost both of his domain dispute brought before the World Intellectual Property Organization. The disputes were filed against RonPaul...
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Breaking: Ron Paul found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
Former congressman guilty of reverse domain name hijacking, says WIPO panel. Earlier today I wrote about how Ron Paul lost both of his domain dispute brought before the World Intellectual Property Organization. The disputes were filed against RonPaul...
Discussion
May 23, 2013, 3:29 pm
The Domains
Afternic & Directi Partner Up
Afternic, announced their partnership with Directi, the largest domain registrar in Asia and seventh-largest registrar in the world. Directi will join the Afternic reseller network as a Premium Partner, incorporating Afternic’s vast inventory o...
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Afternic & Directi Partner Up
Afternic, announced their partnership with Directi, the largest domain registrar in Asia and seventh-largest registrar in the world. Directi will join the Afternic reseller network as a Premium Partner, incorporating Afternic’s vast inventory o...
Discussion
May 23, 2013, 3:16 pm
Elliot's Blog
Domain Boardroom & Escrow.com Charity Auction Update!
I want to give a big thank you to those of you who placed bids on the auction to benefit the American Red Cross and another thank you to those who offered up domain names and services. I also want to thank the people who wrote blog posts about the au...
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Domain Boardroom & Escrow.com Charity Auction Update!
I want to give a big thank you to those of you who placed bids on the auction to benefit the American Red Cross and another thank you to those who offered up domain names and services. I also want to thank the people who wrote blog posts about the au...
Discussion
May 23, 2013, 2:35 pm
The Domains
H2.Co Launched By Linkedin Co-Founder & Ex-Google, Verisign, Apple Executives
Another .Co is in the news today as H2.co announced its holding its inaugural meeting at LinkedIn’s global headquarters in Silicon Valley in October 2013. Talk about name dropping. Lets start with Reid Hoffman who is a Partner at Greylock and C...
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H2.Co Launched By Linkedin Co-Founder & Ex-Google, Verisign, Apple Executives
Another .Co is in the news today as H2.co announced its holding its inaugural meeting at LinkedIn’s global headquarters in Silicon Valley in October 2013. Talk about name dropping. Lets start with Reid Hoffman who is a Partner at Greylock and C...
Discussion
May 23, 2013, 2:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Home and .Corp are not the only invalid TLDs that currently get queried
They’re not as big, but several applied-for TLD strings get invalid queries. ICANN is investigating internal names used by corporations and how they might conflict with applied-for top level domains. .Home and .Corp are frequently among the top...
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.Home and .Corp are not the only invalid TLDs that currently get queried
They’re not as big, but several applied-for TLD strings get invalid queries. ICANN is investigating internal names used by corporations and how they might conflict with applied-for top level domains. .Home and .Corp are frequently among the top...
Discussion
May 23, 2013, 12:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Ron Paul loses disputes over RonPaul.com and RonPaul.org domain names
Former politician denied relief in dispute over two Ron Paul domain names. Ron Paul has lost two separate domain name disputes filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization. The two cases covered RonPaul.com and RonPaul.org, and were part o...
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Ron Paul loses disputes over RonPaul.com and RonPaul.org domain names
Former politician denied relief in dispute over two Ron Paul domain names. Ron Paul has lost two separate domain name disputes filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization. The two cases covered RonPaul.com and RonPaul.org, and were part o...
Discussion
May 23, 2013, 10:19 am
The Domains
Ron Paul Loses Both UDRP’s On Ronpaul.com and Ronpaul.org
In two UDRP decisions that are expected to be published later today, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) denied Congressman’s Ron Paul, bid to obtain the domain names RonPaul.com and RonPaul.org The Congressman filed two UDRP&rs...
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Ron Paul Loses Both UDRP’s On Ronpaul.com and Ronpaul.org
In two UDRP decisions that are expected to be published later today, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) denied Congressman’s Ron Paul, bid to obtain the domain names RonPaul.com and RonPaul.org The Congressman filed two UDRP&rs...
Discussion
May 23, 2013, 10:13 am
The Domains
Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway Now Owns Over 5% Of Verisign
Back In February we told you that Warren Buffets’s Berkshire Hathaway purchased 3,685,700 shares of Verisign (VRSN) which at the time of acquisition represented an investment of around $165 Million dollars. Today according to Cnbc.com,&nb...
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Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway Now Owns Over 5% Of Verisign
Back In February we told you that Warren Buffets’s Berkshire Hathaway purchased 3,685,700 shares of Verisign (VRSN) which at the time of acquisition represented an investment of around $165 Million dollars. Today according to Cnbc.com,&nb...
Discussion
May 23, 2013, 10:06 am
Elliot's Blog
Bill Sweetman Announces New Consulting Venture, Name Ninja
Last month, Bill Sweetman announced his departure from YummyNames and Tucows, and he informed us that he would be starting a new domain consulting business. At the time of his announcement, Sweetman didn’t offer many details about his...
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Bill Sweetman Announces New Consulting Venture, Name Ninja
Last month, Bill Sweetman announced his departure from YummyNames and Tucows, and he informed us that he would be starting a new domain consulting business. At the time of his announcement, Sweetman didn’t offer many details about his...
Discussion
May 23, 2013, 9:56 am
