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Domain Name Wire
Esther Dyson Calls B.S. On New Top Level Domain Names
Founding chair of ICANN’s board says new TLDs are a waste of money. On the way into work this morning I heard yet another report about new top level domain names, this time on NPR. The report interviewed Esther Dyson. Among her many experiences...
Discussion
Esther Dyson Calls B.S. On New Top Level Domain Names
Founding chair of ICANN’s board says new TLDs are a waste of money. On the way into work this morning I heard yet another report about new top level domain names, this time on NPR. The report interviewed Esther Dyson. Among her many experiences...
Discussion
June 21, 2011, 10:09 am
Domain Shane
Trust Your Registrar? Aussie Registrar and Hosting Company Distribute.IT Loses 4000 Sites and Backups
It’s a nightmare come true for a website owner. Distribute.IT, an Australian based domain registrar and hosting company recently was hacked leaving all servers down and unrepairable. But that’s not the bad part. They had no of...
Discussion
Trust Your Registrar? Aussie Registrar and Hosting Company Distribute.IT Loses 4000 Sites and Backups
It’s a nightmare come true for a website owner. Distribute.IT, an Australian based domain registrar and hosting company recently was hacked leaving all servers down and unrepairable. But that’s not the bad part. They had no of...
Discussion
June 21, 2011, 9:18 am
The Domains
NameJet To Hold A No Reserve .Co Auction
Namejet.com is holding a no reserve .Co domain name auction and the deadline to backorder domains is June 26th. Bidding starts at $69 a domain. Here is the list of domain names included in the auction: Backorder by June 26th! anabolic.co antlers.co a...
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NameJet To Hold A No Reserve .Co Auction
Namejet.com is holding a no reserve .Co domain name auction and the deadline to backorder domains is June 26th. Bidding starts at $69 a domain. Here is the list of domain names included in the auction: Backorder by June 26th! anabolic.co antlers.co a...
Discussion
June 21, 2011, 8:29 am
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
