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Snapnames Throws Hat Into Domain Sunrise and Landrush Auction Ring
June 19, 2012 @ 11:31 PMKeyDrive companies want to play a role in new TLD rollout. SnapNames and Moniker have announced they will support sunrise and landrush auctions for new top level domain registries. The company will, of course, also offer premium generic sales and auctions for registry withheld domain names. I’ve been told by a newish TLD registry…
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Religious groups vie for Internet space in domain name grab
June 19, 2012 @ 3:42 PMFor the first time in its history, the international nonprofit that doles out generic Internet domain names such as “.com” and “.edu” will allow more specific web address extensions like “.church.”
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Cancer Foundation Applies for Exclusive Internet Domain Name
June 19, 2012 @ 2:44 PMThe Australian Cancer Research Foundation said it is embracing the next generation of online communication with an application for an exclusive Internet Domain name “dot cancerresearch”.
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ICANN Announces More Than Domain Names During its Reveal Day Last Week
June 19, 2012 @ 2:43 PMThe Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers last week released a new list of proposed generic top-level domain names. A gTLD is the part of the Internet address that comes after the dot. Currently there are only twenty-two gTLDs in use. But there soon could be as many as a thousand or more.
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Right Of The Dot Launches Contention Resolution Service For Conflicting gTLD Applicants
June 19, 2012 @ 11:43 AMAccording to a press release, going out tomorrow, Right Of The Dot™, LLC is launching a Contention Resolution Service for new gTLD applicants who have applied for the same or confusingly similar domain name extension as other applicants.
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Alt Text: Stupid New Domain Names and What They Really Mean for the Web
June 19, 2012 @ 9:32 AMThe Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers announced hundreds of possible new top-level domain names last week, which is great because clearly we need more unqualified successes along the lines of .mobi, .xxx and .travel.
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ICANN May Let New TLD Applicants Modify Their Applications
June 19, 2012 @ 8:33 AMPlan may allow new TLD applicants to fix errors. ICANN is considering allowing applicants for new top level domains to make changes to their applications, the organization confirmed to Domain Name Wire today. The group is working on a process that could allow applicants to fix errors in their final applications. Officially: ICANN has received […]
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3 Member UDRP Panel Affirms Parking As A Legitimate Use Of A Domain Against TM Holder: ERAM.com
June 19, 2012 @ 6:33 AMA three member UDRP panel just denied a complaint on the domain name ERAM.com brought by ERAM SA.
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GM, Ford, Chrysler apply for new Internet domain names
June 19, 2012 @ 12:47 AMThe major automakers are preparing for life after .com and spending $185,000 apiece on multiple applications for new Internet addresses that are meant to clarify their brands.
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Amazon.com’s Quidsi Acquires Afterschool.com
June 19, 2012 @ 12:28 AMA new Quidsi store in the works? Amazon.com’s Quidsi, the company behind stores with great domains such as Diapers.com, Soap.com (cleaning and personal care), YoYo.com (toy), and Wag.com (pet stuff), has purchased the domain name Afterschool.com. The domain name was acquired from WebQuest Inc. with the help of brand protection company Mark Monitor.
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