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Domain Shane
How’d They Do : Daily Domain Sales Results 2-21 (Maisha.com $20,310)
Most of the big names today at Namejet didn’t meet the reserve but one name, Maisha.com went way above what I expected. Here is today’s list Godaddy (first price is price with one day left, second in bold is final price) easy-se...
Discussion
How’d They Do : Daily Domain Sales Results 2-21 (Maisha.com $20,310)
Most of the big names today at Namejet didn’t meet the reserve but one name, Maisha.com went way above what I expected. Here is today’s list Godaddy (first price is price with one day left, second in bold is final price) easy-se...
Discussion
February 21, 2013, 6:05 pm
The Domains
ICANN Announces Pre-Beijing Meeting Webinar: Here is How You Can Participate
ICANN just announced that it will be holding a webinar before Beijing Meeting. “Whether you plan to participate in the upcoming ICANN meeting in Beijing remotely or in person, you’re invited to an update on the background and current stat...
Discussion
ICANN Announces Pre-Beijing Meeting Webinar: Here is How You Can Participate
ICANN just announced that it will be holding a webinar before Beijing Meeting. “Whether you plan to participate in the upcoming ICANN meeting in Beijing remotely or in person, you’re invited to an update on the background and current stat...
Discussion
February 21, 2013, 5:35 pm
The Domains
Acting President & CTO Of Mike Mann’s DomainMarket Resigns
According to his Facebook Page the Acting President and CTO of Mike Mann’s DomainMarket.com, Chad Bennett has resigned. Chad Bennett wrote on his Facebook page today: After a little more than 10 months as acting President and CTO of DomainMarke...
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Acting President & CTO Of Mike Mann’s DomainMarket Resigns
According to his Facebook Page the Acting President and CTO of Mike Mann’s DomainMarket.com, Chad Bennett has resigned. Chad Bennett wrote on his Facebook page today: After a little more than 10 months as acting President and CTO of DomainMarke...
Discussion
February 21, 2013, 2:01 pm
Elliot's Blog
Go Daddy Guest Post: How To Protect Your Accounts
This is a guest post from Go Daddy’s Chief Information Security Officer, Todd Redfoot. In the post, Todd discusses how you can keep your accounts protected and your domain names safe. Knowing that an outside party accessed one of your accounts ...
Discussion
Go Daddy Guest Post: How To Protect Your Accounts
This is a guest post from Go Daddy’s Chief Information Security Officer, Todd Redfoot. In the post, Todd discusses how you can keep your accounts protected and your domain names safe. Knowing that an outside party accessed one of your accounts ...
Discussion
February 21, 2013, 1:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN terminates registrar with over 75,000 domain names
Registrar blamed for not maintaining accurate registrant data. ICANN has followed up on its threats by terminating Bargin Register’s registrar accreditation. ICANN sent a breach notice to the company in November, stating that the company had fa...
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ICANN terminates registrar with over 75,000 domain names
Registrar blamed for not maintaining accurate registrant data. ICANN has followed up on its threats by terminating Bargin Register’s registrar accreditation. ICANN sent a breach notice to the company in November, stating that the company had fa...
Discussion
February 21, 2013, 12:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Brand.com goes on the market
This domain name doesn’t need branding. For the first time since it was originally registered in 1995, the domain name Brand.com is up for sale. Chuck Pettis registered the domain name in 1995 and used it for his company BrandSolutions. BrandSo...
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Brand.com goes on the market
This domain name doesn’t need branding. For the first time since it was originally registered in 1995, the domain name Brand.com is up for sale. Chuck Pettis registered the domain name in 1995 and used it for his company BrandSolutions. BrandSo...
Discussion
February 21, 2013, 11:46 am
Domain Name Wire
A simple question every .brand applicant should ask their consultant today
With deadline looming for partial refund, not is the time for TLD applicants to do a gut check. They aren’t quite dropping like flies, but .brand top level domain applicants are starting to pull out. GM is withdrawing all of its bids. Hasbro is...
Discussion
A simple question every .brand applicant should ask their consultant today
With deadline looming for partial refund, not is the time for TLD applicants to do a gut check. They aren’t quite dropping like flies, but .brand top level domain applicants are starting to pull out. GM is withdrawing all of its bids. Hasbro is...
Discussion
February 21, 2013, 11:16 am
Domain Name Wire
.Org Project 94 kicks off next month
Short .org domains go on auction block beginning next month. Next month .org registry Public Interest Registry (PIR) will begin auctioning off domain names as part of Project 94. Project 94 is the marketing name for releasing 94 one and two character...
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.Org Project 94 kicks off next month
Short .org domains go on auction block beginning next month. Next month .org registry Public Interest Registry (PIR) will begin auctioning off domain names as part of Project 94. Project 94 is the marketing name for releasing 94 one and two character...
Discussion
February 21, 2013, 10:42 am
The Domains
ICANN: Over 22% Of Changes Requests From New gTLD Applicants Not Approved Or Posted Yet
According to ICANN’s site, 143 new gTLD application which changes were requested by the evaluators still have either not been update or the changes have not been accepted by ICANN As of February 19, 2013 there were a total of 631 change request...
Discussion
ICANN: Over 22% Of Changes Requests From New gTLD Applicants Not Approved Or Posted Yet
According to ICANN’s site, 143 new gTLD application which changes were requested by the evaluators still have either not been update or the changes have not been accepted by ICANN As of February 19, 2013 there were a total of 631 change request...
Discussion
February 21, 2013, 10:10 am
Domain Name Wire
When will Sony go after Playstation4.com?
Company announced new video game system but hasn’t yet secured key domain name. Sony gave the first glimpse of the capabilities of its forthcoming PlayStation 4 yesterday. You’ll find plenty of information about it at Playstation4.com, bu...
Discussion
When will Sony go after Playstation4.com?
Company announced new video game system but hasn’t yet secured key domain name. Sony gave the first glimpse of the capabilities of its forthcoming PlayStation 4 yesterday. You’ll find plenty of information about it at Playstation4.com, bu...
Discussion
February 21, 2013, 9:44 am
