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The Domains
CNN Allows CADNA Representative To Spew Inaccuracies on new gTLD’s
CNN.com published a story by Nao Matsukata a senior policy adviser to the Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) and to Alston & Bird, LLP. “In a dramatic change of internet policy, ICANN has proposed to approve and implement the roll ...
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CNN Allows CADNA Representative To Spew Inaccuracies on new gTLD’s
CNN.com published a story by Nao Matsukata a senior policy adviser to the Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) and to Alston & Bird, LLP. “In a dramatic change of internet policy, ICANN has proposed to approve and implement the roll ...
Discussion
March 20, 2011, 3:48 pm
The Domains
Quick Poll: How Many .XXX Registrations Will There Be 1 Year After Launch?
With ICANN approving the .XXX extension yesterday the question now becomes how successful will it be? There are currently 240,000 pre-reservation according to ICM’s site although there is no cost to pre-register a domain. Wholesale pricing will...
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Quick Poll: How Many .XXX Registrations Will There Be 1 Year After Launch?
With ICANN approving the .XXX extension yesterday the question now becomes how successful will it be? There are currently 240,000 pre-reservation according to ICM’s site although there is no cost to pre-register a domain. Wholesale pricing will...
Discussion
March 19, 2011, 12:05 pm
The Domains
How Could The CEO Of ICANN Not Vote On .XXX?
Yesterday at the ICANN board meeting when the .XXX extension was approved by a 9-3 vote, 4 Board members abstained from voting including the CEO of ICANN Rod Beckstrom. While one vote either for or against the .XXX extension wouldn’t have chang...
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How Could The CEO Of ICANN Not Vote On .XXX?
Yesterday at the ICANN board meeting when the .XXX extension was approved by a 9-3 vote, 4 Board members abstained from voting including the CEO of ICANN Rod Beckstrom. While one vote either for or against the .XXX extension wouldn’t have chang...
Discussion
March 19, 2011, 9:21 am
The Domains
LogicBoxes Passes 5 Million Domain Mark
LogicBoxes a Directi company, announced this week that its now power over 5 million domain names. LogicBoxes powers the back end of many registrars and resellers. “Over 20% of the world’s ICANN Accredited Registrars have been accred...
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LogicBoxes Passes 5 Million Domain Mark
LogicBoxes a Directi company, announced this week that its now power over 5 million domain names. LogicBoxes powers the back end of many registrars and resellers. “Over 20% of the world’s ICANN Accredited Registrars have been accred...
Discussion
March 19, 2011, 8:49 am
The Domains
Will Sun.com Hit The Sales Block? Oversee.net Predicts $1 Million – $2 Million; Godaddy $800-$900K
The domain name Sun.com is owned by Oracle which got the domain when they bought Sun Microsystems last year for $7.4 billion. Last Thursday, Oracle, announced in a blog post that it “will decommission Sun.com on June 1, and move the remaining c...
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Will Sun.com Hit The Sales Block? Oversee.net Predicts $1 Million – $2 Million; Godaddy $800-$900K
The domain name Sun.com is owned by Oracle which got the domain when they bought Sun Microsystems last year for $7.4 billion. Last Thursday, Oracle, announced in a blog post that it “will decommission Sun.com on June 1, and move the remaining c...
Discussion
March 18, 2011, 7:50 pm
The Domains
ICM: “.XXX Domain Names Will Only Be Available To The Adult Entertainment Industry”
In a press release by the ICM Registry just hours after winning ICANN’s approval to run the .XXX registry, some clarification has come to light which will answer some questions people have posted on TheDomains.com “The approval grants ICM...
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ICM: “.XXX Domain Names Will Only Be Available To The Adult Entertainment Industry”
In a press release by the ICM Registry just hours after winning ICANN’s approval to run the .XXX registry, some clarification has come to light which will answer some questions people have posted on TheDomains.com “The approval grants ICM...
Discussion
March 18, 2011, 6:24 pm
The Domains
BREAKING NEWS: After 7 Years & Over $12 Million Dollars, ICM Gets The .XXX Extension
Today at the ICANN meeting in San Francisco, the ICANN Board voted 9-3 with 4 board members absenting, to approve ICM application to run the .XXX registry. There was substantial opposition to .XXX on the Board itself and the resolut...
Discussion
BREAKING NEWS: After 7 Years & Over $12 Million Dollars, ICM Gets The .XXX Extension
Today at the ICANN meeting in San Francisco, the ICANN Board voted 9-3 with 4 board members absenting, to approve ICM application to run the .XXX registry. There was substantial opposition to .XXX on the Board itself and the resolut...
Discussion
March 18, 2011, 2:50 pm
The Domains
ICANN Lays out The Timeline & Promises A Vote On New gTLD Program At The June Singapore Meeting
The ICANN board laid out a new time table for the new gTLD program at its meeting in San Francisco this morning. Bottom line final response to the Government Advisory Counsel will be published out on April 15th, there will be a 30 day comment p...
Discussion
ICANN Lays out The Timeline & Promises A Vote On New gTLD Program At The June Singapore Meeting
The ICANN board laid out a new time table for the new gTLD program at its meeting in San Francisco this morning. Bottom line final response to the Government Advisory Counsel will be published out on April 15th, there will be a 30 day comment p...
Discussion
March 18, 2011, 1:57 pm
The Domains
NameJet.com Lowers minimum bid On Pending Delete Domains to $59
Just weeks after SnapNames.com increase it minimum bid on pending delete domains to $69, Namejet.com just annoucned it “”Ready to save money? NameJet just lowered our minimum bids on all pending delete domain names to $59*! In addition, N...
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NameJet.com Lowers minimum bid On Pending Delete Domains to $59
Just weeks after SnapNames.com increase it minimum bid on pending delete domains to $69, Namejet.com just annoucned it “”Ready to save money? NameJet just lowered our minimum bids on all pending delete domain names to $59*! In addition, N...
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March 17, 2011, 7:28 pm
The Domains
Bill To Legalize Internet Gambling Is Introduced Back Into Congress
Congressman John Campbell (R-CA) along with with Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) introduced today The Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act was introduced in the House today. The bill would establish a federal regulat...
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Bill To Legalize Internet Gambling Is Introduced Back Into Congress
Congressman John Campbell (R-CA) along with with Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) introduced today The Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act was introduced in the House today. The bill would establish a federal regulat...
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March 17, 2011, 7:04 pm
