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The Domains
One Day After The New gTLD Program Is Announced .Jewelers Comes Forward
According to a press release, a company called GJB Partners, LLC announced plans today to “secure, operate and market the top-level domain name “.Jewelers” “We are thrilled the ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names an...
Discussion
One Day After The New gTLD Program Is Announced .Jewelers Comes Forward
According to a press release, a company called GJB Partners, LLC announced plans today to “secure, operate and market the top-level domain name “.Jewelers” “We are thrilled the ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names an...
Discussion
June 21, 2011, 6:06 am
Domain Shane
Tuesday’s Daily Domain Drop and Auction Picks: Fiesta.com
The winner today seems to be Boxcar with a good list of names ending today. There is one major flaw in the system though. I have absolutely no idea what the reserves are. They could be $1000 or they could be $400,000, I have no idea...
Discussion
Tuesday’s Daily Domain Drop and Auction Picks: Fiesta.com
The winner today seems to be Boxcar with a good list of names ending today. There is one major flaw in the system though. I have absolutely no idea what the reserves are. They could be $1000 or they could be $400,000, I have no idea...
Discussion
June 21, 2011, 2:47 am
The Domains
The Auction For Power.com Goes Live: Minimum Bid $2.5 Million
Back in April we posted about the domain name Power.com hitting the auction block and today the auction went live. Power.com was registered back in 1992 and has never before made available for sale. The auction ends on September 22, 2011. The domain ...
Discussion
The Auction For Power.com Goes Live: Minimum Bid $2.5 Million
Back in April we posted about the domain name Power.com hitting the auction block and today the auction went live. Power.com was registered back in 1992 and has never before made available for sale. The auction ends on September 22, 2011. The domain ...
Discussion
June 20, 2011, 11:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Monkey Says You Can’t Have This Domain Name
Company loses case for MonkeySays.com. A company that sells t-shirts and tote bags emblazoned with the saying “Monkey Says” has lost its attempt to grab the domain name MonkeySays.com through a UDRP case. Monkey-Says, LLC, which owns the ...
Discussion
Monkey Says You Can’t Have This Domain Name
Company loses case for MonkeySays.com. A company that sells t-shirts and tote bags emblazoned with the saying “Monkey Says” has lost its attempt to grab the domain name MonkeySays.com through a UDRP case. Monkey-Says, LLC, which owns the ...
Discussion
June 20, 2011, 10:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Coming Soon: a Web of the Haves and Have Nots
If .brand TLDs work, the incumbents will win. I don’t think opening the floodgates to new top level domain names will have a monumental impact on the web, especially for brands that want to register a .brand domain name. But let’s assume ...
Discussion
Coming Soon: a Web of the Haves and Have Nots
If .brand TLDs work, the incumbents will win. I don’t think opening the floodgates to new top level domain names will have a monumental impact on the web, especially for brands that want to register a .brand domain name. But let’s assume ...
Discussion
June 20, 2011, 9:50 pm
IDN Blog
A Worthy Footnote: ICANN’s Vote Opens the Door for Fully Multilingual gTLD Domains
ICANN’s vote today approved new generic top level domain names (gTLDs), which may be applied for in any language. This vote not only paves the way for new domains like .Coke, .FedEx and .Target, but more significantly opens the door for interna...
Discussion
A Worthy Footnote: ICANN’s Vote Opens the Door for Fully Multilingual gTLD Domains
ICANN’s vote today approved new generic top level domain names (gTLDs), which may be applied for in any language. This vote not only paves the way for new domains like .Coke, .FedEx and .Target, but more significantly opens the door for interna...
Discussion
June 20, 2011, 8:40 pm
The Domains
“I Want To Be A Billionaire” Sedo.com Sells Billionaire.com For $215k
What’s better than a million dollars, a billion dollars; so the line from the move goes, or it you prefer line from A song “I want to be a billionaire” Well Sedo just brokered the domain name Billionaire.com for a lot less than that...
Discussion
“I Want To Be A Billionaire” Sedo.com Sells Billionaire.com For $215k
What’s better than a million dollars, a billion dollars; so the line from the move goes, or it you prefer line from A song “I want to be a billionaire” Well Sedo just brokered the domain name Billionaire.com for a lot less than that...
Discussion
June 20, 2011, 8:25 pm
DomainSherpa
What You Need to Know About ICANN’s New gTLDs: Video, Infographic, Commentary
The Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has approved plans that will make sweeping changes to domain names. This article includes what your business needs to know to prepare. The ICANN Board of Directors approved a plan to dr...
Discussion
What You Need to Know About ICANN’s New gTLDs: Video, Infographic, Commentary
The Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has approved plans that will make sweeping changes to domain names. This article includes what your business needs to know to prepare. The ICANN Board of Directors approved a plan to dr...
Discussion
June 20, 2011, 7:29 pm
Elliot's Blog
Report Spoof Emails to Go Daddy
It seems like once or twice a week that I receive a spoofed Go Daddy email pretending to be the company. Sometimes it’s a fake account update, and more often, it’s a ICANN Whois update notice. The key thing is that the emails say “D...
Discussion
Report Spoof Emails to Go Daddy
It seems like once or twice a week that I receive a spoofed Go Daddy email pretending to be the company. Sometimes it’s a fake account update, and more often, it’s a ICANN Whois update notice. The key thing is that the emails say “D...
Discussion
June 20, 2011, 7:03 pm
Domain Name News
GeoPublishers Announces 2011 Expo
GeoPublishers Expo to be held in Chicago from September 30th to October 2nd 2011 GeoPublishers.com is the new trade association for the geodomain industry. The inaugural Expo will be in Chicago at the Fairmont Hotel. Starting with the President&...
Discussion
GeoPublishers Announces 2011 Expo
GeoPublishers Expo to be held in Chicago from September 30th to October 2nd 2011 GeoPublishers.com is the new trade association for the geodomain industry. The inaugural Expo will be in Chicago at the Fairmont Hotel. Starting with the President&...
Discussion
June 20, 2011, 5:18 pm
