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Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Wire
Donuts and Minds + Machines updates on TAS and new TLDs
Interesting posts from the perspective of new TLD applicants. The new TLD delay continues and ICANN just released the total number of applications received so far (over 2,000). So what does this mean for new TLD applicants? Two of the largest recentl...
Discussion
May 7, 2012, 9:54 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Wire
Escrow.com formally launches broker tool
Broker tool released to all Escrow.com customers. I’m a bit behind because of a hosting change at the end of last week, but the latest news from Escrow.com is worth writing about even a couple days late. Escrow.com formally launched its broker ...
Discussion
May 7, 2012, 9:43 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Wire
Google wants to patent related links functionality
Lookout, YARPP. Are you a blogger that uses Yet Another Related Posts Plugin (YARPP)? There are a lot of similar plugins (hence the funny name). But Google apparently thinks it’s novel, as the company has filed a patent application (pdf) for pr...
Discussion
May 5, 2012, 3:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Wire
ICANN’s $350 million windfall
ICANN has already collected $350 million in new TLD application fees. And that number will grow. One of the mysteries of ICANN’s new top level domain process is why it’s been so shy about releasing the total number of applications receive...
Discussion
May 5, 2012, 9:57 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Wire
And…we’re back!
I just switched hosting providers over the past 48 hours. Transferring the Domain Name Wire database from one host to another, plus the propagation of the new name servers, caused some lag time between sites. As a result, a handful of comments submit...
Discussion
May 5, 2012, 9:47 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Wire
You really need to get on the fixed price domain bandwagon
SedoMLS and AfternicDLS are changing the game. Sedo released its first quarter domain name market study today (pdf). For the first time ever, fixed price “buy now” listings were the company’s most common type of sale. 39% of sales w...
Discussion
May 3, 2012, 10:57 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Wire
Should ICANN can digital archery?
Given the latest data, ICANN should consider changing how it batches new TLDs. With 1,268 registered users for ICANN’s new top level domain application system, it’s clear there will be over 1,000 unique top level domains going through the...
Discussion
May 3, 2012, 10:38 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Wire
ICANN: 105 new TLD applicants may have had data exposed
ICANN releases data about new top level domain application system bug. 105 applicants for new top level domains might have had the filenames of some of their application documents and their username exposed, ICANN revealed today. The non-profit also ...
Discussion
May 2, 2012, 10:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Wire
Sex + hot social site = major press
Sex.com relaunches as a Pinterest clone for adult photos. I’ve got to hand it to the company that bought Sex.com for $13 million: nice PR move. The site was just relaunched in beta as a “Pinterest for Sex”. That’s a nice way t...
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May 2, 2012, 5:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Wire
Hey buddy, it’s probably too late to trademark .NYC
A good way to waste $325. The guy who just recently wasted his money filing a trademark application for .music is at it again. Joseph Walker DBA ExtraWeb Ent just filed trademark applications for .nyc and .shop. New York City has already announced pl...
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May 2, 2012, 3:52 pm
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