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My Picks for the Moniker Extended Auction Ending Wednesday
The good and the bad in auction ending tomorrow. The DOMAINfest Barcelona extended Moniker domain auction on Snapnames with nearly 500 domain names concludes Wednesday. Domains range in price from no reserve to nearly $6.5 million for WorkatHome.com....
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My Picks for the Moniker Extended Auction Ending Wednesday
The good and the bad in auction ending tomorrow. The DOMAINfest Barcelona extended Moniker domain auction on Snapnames with nearly 500 domain names concludes Wednesday. Domains range in price from no reserve to nearly $6.5 million for WorkatHome.com....
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June 21, 2011, 2:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
How Much is a .Eu Domain Worth? Find out on Sedo Today
Hundreds of .eu domains being auctioned at no reserve. About 400 .eu domain names are up for grabs on Sedo today, all at no reserve. The auctions end starting at 12 pm EDT. Some of the top keyword domains include Gin.eu, treasure.eu, soda.eu, junk.eu...
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How Much is a .Eu Domain Worth? Find out on Sedo Today
Hundreds of .eu domains being auctioned at no reserve. About 400 .eu domain names are up for grabs on Sedo today, all at no reserve. The auctions end starting at 12 pm EDT. Some of the top keyword domains include Gin.eu, treasure.eu, soda.eu, junk.eu...
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June 21, 2011, 10:55 am
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...
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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...
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June 21, 2011, 10:09 am
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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June 20, 2011, 9:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Disney Gets Lucky With Cars 2 Domain Name
Company picked up Cars2.com after it expired. I’ve written a number of articles recently about movie studios not aggressively pursuing domain names for their movies. But Disney’s Pixar does own Cars2.com as it prepares to launch the seque...
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Disney Gets Lucky With Cars 2 Domain Name
Company picked up Cars2.com after it expired. I’ve written a number of articles recently about movie studios not aggressively pursuing domain names for their movies. But Disney’s Pixar does own Cars2.com as it prepares to launch the seque...
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June 20, 2011, 3:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
Stock Market Doesn’t React to New TLD Approval
Shares of domain name companies hardly budge. In the grand scheme of things the introduction of new TLDs is trivial. But to domain name companies it’s a big deal. Apparently investors in some of the companies that may be affected either don&rsq...
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Stock Market Doesn’t React to New TLD Approval
Shares of domain name companies hardly budge. In the grand scheme of things the introduction of new TLDs is trivial. But to domain name companies it’s a big deal. Apparently investors in some of the companies that may be affected either don&rsq...
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June 20, 2011, 10:18 am
Domain Name Wire
Domainers: Here’s What You Need to Do Now That New TLDs are Approved
It’s the morning after — what are you going to do? Monday morning local time in Singapore, ICANN’s board of directors approved a resolution that essentially sets in process a timeline for rolling out hundreds of new top level domain...
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Domainers: Here’s What You Need to Do Now That New TLDs are Approved
It’s the morning after — what are you going to do? Monday morning local time in Singapore, ICANN’s board of directors approved a resolution that essentially sets in process a timeline for rolling out hundreds of new top level domain...
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June 20, 2011, 9:14 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN Approves New TLD Program
ICANN board gives green light to new TLD program, but there’s still work to be done. ICANN’s Board of Directors has approved the new top level domain name program to a round of applause in Singapore Monday morning, although there’s ...
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ICANN Approves New TLD Program
ICANN board gives green light to new TLD program, but there’s still work to be done. ICANN’s Board of Directors has approved the new top level domain name program to a round of applause in Singapore Monday morning, although there’s ...
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June 20, 2011, 12:16 am
Domain Name Wire
If ICANN Approves New TLDs, Applications Will Begin in January
New TLD application window slated to begin in January 2012. ICANN’s Board of Directors is about to vote on approving the new top level domain name program. One thing that’s clear is that, even if the program is approved, there’s sti...
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If ICANN Approves New TLDs, Applications Will Begin in January
New TLD application window slated to begin in January 2012. ICANN’s Board of Directors is about to vote on approving the new top level domain name program. One thing that’s clear is that, even if the program is approved, there’s sti...
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June 19, 2011, 11:33 pm
