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Domain Name Wire
Top Level Domain Holdings raises $14.2 million
Company has more money to apply for top level domains. Publicly traded Top Level Domain Holdings Limited has added £9,031,139 (US $14.2 million) to to its war chest to go after the top level domain market, the company announced today. Top Level...
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Top Level Domain Holdings raises $14.2 million
Company has more money to apply for top level domains. Publicly traded Top Level Domain Holdings Limited has added £9,031,139 (US $14.2 million) to to its war chest to go after the top level domain market, the company announced today. Top Level...
Discussion
February 10, 2012, 10:21 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN reaffirms second round of new gTLDs
Board instructs CEO to outline plan and steps for opening a second round. ICANN’s board of directors has passed a resolution reaffirming that it plans to open another round of new top level domain applications as “expeditiously as possibl...
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ICANN reaffirms second round of new gTLDs
Board instructs CEO to outline plan and steps for opening a second round. ICANN’s board of directors has passed a resolution reaffirming that it plans to open another round of new top level domain applications as “expeditiously as possibl...
Discussion
February 10, 2012, 9:53 am
Domain Name Wire
DOMAINfest attendance was down, but still strong
Fewer people turn out to this year’s event but it remains the industry’s biggest conference. About 600 people attended last week’s DOMAINfest conference in Santa Monica. While down from previous years’ 700 attendees, it still ...
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DOMAINfest attendance was down, but still strong
Fewer people turn out to this year’s event but it remains the industry’s biggest conference. About 600 people attended last week’s DOMAINfest conference in Santa Monica. While down from previous years’ 700 attendees, it still ...
Discussion
February 9, 2012, 3:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
8 observations about domainers
Sound familiar? They say there is a hint of truth in every stereotype. With that in mind, I present eight observations about domainers. Sure, they may be about the stereotypical domainer, but I’m sure you’ll nod your head to at least a fe...
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8 observations about domainers
Sound familiar? They say there is a hint of truth in every stereotype. With that in mind, I present eight observations about domainers. Sure, they may be about the stereotypical domainer, but I’m sure you’ll nod your head to at least a fe...
Discussion
February 9, 2012, 1:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Orphaned domain listings still mucking up domain sales process
When domains change hands or expire, “for sale” listings remain. In October I wrote about how domain name marketplaces still struggle with “orphan listings”. These are domains listed for sale that have either expired or were l...
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Orphaned domain listings still mucking up domain sales process
When domains change hands or expire, “for sale” listings remain. In October I wrote about how domain name marketplaces still struggle with “orphan listings”. These are domains listed for sale that have either expired or were l...
Discussion
February 9, 2012, 12:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Judge issues first verdict in Monte Cahn v. Oversee.net
Judge sides with Oversee.net on narrow issue in lawsuit. The Honorable Stephen V. Wilson has issued a verdict in the first trial between Monte Cahn and his former employer, Oversee.net. The decision was extremely narrow, covering just one aspect of C...
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Judge issues first verdict in Monte Cahn v. Oversee.net
Judge sides with Oversee.net on narrow issue in lawsuit. The Honorable Stephen V. Wilson has issued a verdict in the first trial between Monte Cahn and his former employer, Oversee.net. The decision was extremely narrow, covering just one aspect of C...
Discussion
February 8, 2012, 10:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Grocery chain wins first .XXX UDRP case
HEB gets HEB.xxx. HEB Grocery Company, headquartered in San Antonio, is the first complainant to win a uniform domain name dispute resolution (UDRP) case for a .xxx domain name. Atlanta resident Eric Gonzales registered the domain name after he claim...
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Grocery chain wins first .XXX UDRP case
HEB gets HEB.xxx. HEB Grocery Company, headquartered in San Antonio, is the first complainant to win a uniform domain name dispute resolution (UDRP) case for a .xxx domain name. Atlanta resident Eric Gonzales registered the domain name after he claim...
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February 8, 2012, 4:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
DealDash buys defunct Swoopo.com domain name (and 22 other end user sales)
DealDash buys defunct rival’s domain name. Remember Swoopo.com, the auction site where you had to pay for each bid? It shut down amidst controversy, and now a competitor has purchased its domain name via Sedo. UK based DealDash Ltd paid 10,000 ...
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DealDash buys defunct Swoopo.com domain name (and 22 other end user sales)
DealDash buys defunct rival’s domain name. Remember Swoopo.com, the auction site where you had to pay for each bid? It shut down amidst controversy, and now a competitor has purchased its domain name via Sedo. UK based DealDash Ltd paid 10,000 ...
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February 8, 2012, 10:57 am
Domain Name Wire
2012 Domain Name Wire Survey…the results are in
A look at who took this year’s survey. Domain Name Wire’s 7th annual domain name industry survey has concluded with over 1,500 participants. I’m busy collating and analyzing the results, which will be posted on Domain Name Wire thro...
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2012 Domain Name Wire Survey…the results are in
A look at who took this year’s survey. Domain Name Wire’s 7th annual domain name industry survey has concluded with over 1,500 participants. I’m busy collating and analyzing the results, which will be posted on Domain Name Wire thro...
Discussion
February 8, 2012, 9:34 am
Domain Name Wire
Hey NAF, this is a classic example of reverse domain hijacking
Respondent wins but should have gotten more than that. National Arbitration Forum panelist Beatrice Onica Jarka got the “answer” correct in a recent UDRP case. But she really should have considered reverse domain name hijacking. The case ...
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Hey NAF, this is a classic example of reverse domain hijacking
Respondent wins but should have gotten more than that. National Arbitration Forum panelist Beatrice Onica Jarka got the “answer” correct in a recent UDRP case. But she really should have considered reverse domain name hijacking. The case ...
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February 7, 2012, 11:14 pm
