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Domain Name Wire
Top 5 domain news stories from April
A look back at the top five domain name stories in April. What happens when you get nailed for reverse domain name hijacking but really want the domain? You pay through the nose. Procter & Gamble’s purchase of Swash.com was one of last mont...
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Top 5 domain news stories from April
A look back at the top five domain name stories in April. What happens when you get nailed for reverse domain name hijacking but really want the domain? You pay through the nose. Procter & Gamble’s purchase of Swash.com was one of last mont...
Discussion
May 3, 2013, 9:46 am

DomainSherpa
Domain Name News: May 3 Week in Review
The Week of Domaining In Review: May 3, 2013.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.Marchex: $36.2 Million Revenue in..., Neustar Reports: Revenue Up..., The 20 ccTLDs That Google..., A Look at .tel’s 14..., YouPorn Owner Settles Law...
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Domain Name News: May 3 Week in Review
The Week of Domaining In Review: May 3, 2013.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.Marchex: $36.2 Million Revenue in..., Neustar Reports: Revenue Up..., The 20 ccTLDs That Google..., A Look at .tel’s 14..., YouPorn Owner Settles Law...
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May 3, 2013, 5:30 am

The Domains
.XXX 1st Year Renewal Rate Tops 80%
According to figures released by ICANN tonight it looks like the .XXX registry had a renewal rate for its first year of over 80% The ICANN transaction report for January for the .XXX extension show the registry having 113,773 domain names registered ...
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.XXX 1st Year Renewal Rate Tops 80%
According to figures released by ICANN tonight it looks like the .XXX registry had a renewal rate for its first year of over 80% The ICANN transaction report for January for the .XXX extension show the registry having 113,773 domain names registered ...
Discussion
May 3, 2013, 1:46 am

The Domains
UDRP Panel In Bangz.com: You Do Really Need To Present Evidence
Bangz, Inc. just lost its bid to grab the domain name bangz.com in a one person UDRP decision. First problem Bangz doesn’t own a trademark on the term. Second problem Bangz didn’t provide the panel any evidence of a common law trademark. ...
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UDRP Panel In Bangz.com: You Do Really Need To Present Evidence
Bangz, Inc. just lost its bid to grab the domain name bangz.com in a one person UDRP decision. First problem Bangz doesn’t own a trademark on the term. Second problem Bangz didn’t provide the panel any evidence of a common law trademark. ...
Discussion
May 2, 2013, 6:02 pm

The Domains
Neustar Reports: Revenue Up 8%; Sets $250 Million Repurchase Plan
Neustar, Inc. (NSR), announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 and affirmed its guidance for 2013. Neustar is the backend provider for several TLD’s including .Us and .Co and hundreds of new gTLD’s and is going to operate the...
Discussion
Neustar Reports: Revenue Up 8%; Sets $250 Million Repurchase Plan
Neustar, Inc. (NSR), announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 and affirmed its guidance for 2013. Neustar is the backend provider for several TLD’s including .Us and .Co and hundreds of new gTLD’s and is going to operate the...
Discussion
May 2, 2013, 4:36 pm

The Domains
The 20 ccTLD’s That Google Treats As Generic TLD’s
According to the Seroundtable.com, Google has been updating their indexing systems to treat more ccTLDs, country-level top level domains, as generic TLDs. As we already know some of the favorite ccTLD’s of domainers like .Co, .Me and .Tv made t...
Discussion
The 20 ccTLD’s That Google Treats As Generic TLD’s
According to the Seroundtable.com, Google has been updating their indexing systems to treat more ccTLDs, country-level top level domains, as generic TLDs. As we already know some of the favorite ccTLD’s of domainers like .Co, .Me and .Tv made t...
Discussion
May 2, 2013, 3:48 pm

Domain Name Wire
A look at .Tel’s 14 year, £25 million journey
Telnic has lost £25 million since it was founded — and much of that was before .tel even launched. It’s been a long and winding road for many new top level domain applicants. But most of the delays and challenges new TLD applicants ...
Discussion
A look at .Tel’s 14 year, £25 million journey
Telnic has lost £25 million since it was founded — and much of that was before .tel even launched. It’s been a long and winding road for many new top level domain applicants. But most of the delays and challenges new TLD applicants ...
Discussion
May 2, 2013, 3:40 pm

The Domains
Guest Post: Has ICANN Already Taken the GAC’s Advice on “Closed Generic” gTLDs?
This is a guest post By Philip S. Corwin, Esq, Founding Principal, Virtualaw LLC; Of Counsel, Greenberg & Lieberman; and Strategic Advisor, ICANN Sherpa TheDomains.com publishes Guest Posts from t...
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Guest Post: Has ICANN Already Taken the GAC’s Advice on “Closed Generic” gTLDs?
This is a guest post By Philip S. Corwin, Esq, Founding Principal, Virtualaw LLC; Of Counsel, Greenberg & Lieberman; and Strategic Advisor, ICANN Sherpa TheDomains.com publishes Guest Posts from t...
Discussion
May 2, 2013, 1:01 pm

Elliot's Blog
Recent Acquisitions
It’s fun to share some of the names I recently bought and to learn what others are buying. I’ve listed a few numbe domain names I’ve purchased in the last couple of weeks that I haven’t sold yet. All of these names were either...
Discussion
Recent Acquisitions
It’s fun to share some of the names I recently bought and to learn what others are buying. I’ve listed a few numbe domain names I’ve purchased in the last couple of weeks that I haven’t sold yet. All of these names were either...
Discussion
May 2, 2013, 12:21 pm

The Domains
Secure.me Bought On Afternic For $7K Is Bought By Avast Software
According to a blog post, Secure.me a company that just started up in late November 2011 has been acquired by Avast. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to the company, Secure.me is the number 1 security app on Facebook with more than 90 ...
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Secure.me Bought On Afternic For $7K Is Bought By Avast Software
According to a blog post, Secure.me a company that just started up in late November 2011 has been acquired by Avast. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to the company, Secure.me is the number 1 security app on Facebook with more than 90 ...
Discussion
May 2, 2013, 11:59 am