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Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan can keep its domain
Local hotel can keep its domain name — which may seem trivial given the day-to-day challenges of operating a business in Kabul. Looking for a weekend getaway to Kabul, Afghanistan? Perhaps you’d like to stay at the Intercontinental Kabul,...
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Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan can keep its domain
Local hotel can keep its domain name — which may seem trivial given the day-to-day challenges of operating a business in Kabul. Looking for a weekend getaway to Kabul, Afghanistan? Perhaps you’d like to stay at the Intercontinental Kabul,...
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January 3, 2012, 1:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top Domain Name Wire stories of December
From .xxx to Google to expired domains. Last week I did my obligatory “top stories of 2011” post. But let’s not forget that there was a month of December, too. Here are the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by page ...
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Top Domain Name Wire stories of December
From .xxx to Google to expired domains. Last week I did my obligatory “top stories of 2011” post. But let’s not forget that there was a month of December, too. Here are the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by page ...
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January 3, 2012, 10:25 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain attorney Ari Goldberger featured in NBC Miami story about expired MiamiPolice.com domain
Goldberger featured in TV news story about MiamiPolice.com. Domain name attorney Ari Goldberger of ESQwire.com was featured in an NBC Miami story last week about MiamiPolice.com. The Miami Policy let the domain name expire a couple years ago and it w...
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Domain attorney Ari Goldberger featured in NBC Miami story about expired MiamiPolice.com domain
Goldberger featured in TV news story about MiamiPolice.com. Domain name attorney Ari Goldberger of ESQwire.com was featured in an NBC Miami story last week about MiamiPolice.com. The Miami Policy let the domain name expire a couple years ago and it w...
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January 3, 2012, 10:07 am
Domain Name Wire
Gold.biz attracts 16,000 EUR bid at Sedo
.Biz domain glimmers at Sedo. The prices of gold is sky high right now, and a golden domain is about to sell at Sedo. Gold.biz has a 16,000 euro bid and is scheduled to close on January 6. That’s a heck of a price for a .biz domain, regardless ...
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Gold.biz attracts 16,000 EUR bid at Sedo
.Biz domain glimmers at Sedo. The prices of gold is sky high right now, and a golden domain is about to sell at Sedo. Gold.biz has a 16,000 euro bid and is scheduled to close on January 6. That’s a heck of a price for a .biz domain, regardless ...
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January 2, 2012, 9:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
2011 Domain Dunce award: elephant hunting and domain names
Elephant hunting and viral internet causes. Let’s keep our Domain Dunce awards going with Bob Parsons’ elephant shooting video and the aftermath. In March, GoDaddy founder Bob Parsons posted a video of him shooting a “problem elepha...
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2011 Domain Dunce award: elephant hunting and domain names
Elephant hunting and viral internet causes. Let’s keep our Domain Dunce awards going with Bob Parsons’ elephant shooting video and the aftermath. In March, GoDaddy founder Bob Parsons posted a video of him shooting a “problem elepha...
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January 2, 2012, 12:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
First two .xxx UDRP disputes filed
First of many .xxx UDRP cases filed. The first two uniform domain name dispute resolution (UDRP) cases for .xxx domain names have been filed. As with any new TLD launch, you can expect many more in the months to come. The honors for the first case go...
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First two .xxx UDRP disputes filed
First of many .xxx UDRP cases filed. The first two uniform domain name dispute resolution (UDRP) cases for .xxx domain names have been filed. As with any new TLD launch, you can expect many more in the months to come. The honors for the first case go...
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January 1, 2012, 10:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Monte Cahn gets a court victory as judge denies summary judgment
Oversee.net’s motion for summary judgment is denied. The court presiding over Monte Cahn vs. Oversee.net has given a victory to the former Moniker CEO in its final act of 2011. The court denied (pdf) Oversee.net’s motion for summary judgm...
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Monte Cahn gets a court victory as judge denies summary judgment
Oversee.net’s motion for summary judgment is denied. The court presiding over Monte Cahn vs. Oversee.net has given a victory to the former Moniker CEO in its final act of 2011. The court denied (pdf) Oversee.net’s motion for summary judgm...
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January 1, 2012, 9:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy releases statement about “spike” in domain transfers due to SOPA
Company says outbound transfers are up due to prior support of controversial bill. Responding to inquiries from Domain Name Wire and other news outlets, domain name registrar GoDaddy.com has issued a statement about an increase in domain transfer act...
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GoDaddy releases statement about “spike” in domain transfers due to SOPA
Company says outbound transfers are up due to prior support of controversial bill. Responding to inquiries from Domain Name Wire and other news outlets, domain name registrar GoDaddy.com has issued a statement about an increase in domain transfer act...
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December 29, 2011, 3:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
Apple “wins”, but plays whac-a-mole with counterfeiters
Company wins domain name dispute, but it won’t do the company much good. Apple has won a domain name dispute against what it alleges to be an outfit selling counterfeit Apple products. But it might have to continue chasing the perpetrators. In ...
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Apple “wins”, but plays whac-a-mole with counterfeiters
Company wins domain name dispute, but it won’t do the company much good. Apple has won a domain name dispute against what it alleges to be an outfit selling counterfeit Apple products. But it might have to continue chasing the perpetrators. In ...
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December 29, 2011, 1:12 pm
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USDA, NHRA and EverBank put domain names under the Christmas tree
Which end users put domain names under the Christmas tree this week? Here’s Domain Name Wire’s weekly list. Before getting to this week’s end user domain sales report, I wanted to report an observation about Afternic. For those that...
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USDA, NHRA and EverBank put domain names under the Christmas tree
Which end users put domain names under the Christmas tree this week? Here’s Domain Name Wire’s weekly list. Before getting to this week’s end user domain sales report, I wanted to report an observation about Afternic. For those that...
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December 29, 2011, 10:34 am
