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The Curious Case of .pets
November 7, 2013 @ 7:36 AMICDR posted two different panelist documents for the same exact top level domain string confusion objection. I’ve had a lot to gripe about the online systems for International Centre for Dispute Resolution when it comes to string confusion objections. One of those gripes was that the decision in Afilias vs. Donuts over .pets suddenly disappeared…
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New gTLD Program Committe Denies 3 Reconsideration Request But Punts On .amazon
November 7, 2013 @ 6:32 AMThe New gTLD Program Committee (NPGC) of ICANN denied several requests for reconsideration in its latest meeting of which the minutes published last night, while punting on reconsideration requests Amazon on .Amazon…
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Nine Donuts gTLDs Delegated
November 6, 2013 @ 11:28 AMDonuts has had a batch of nine new gTLDs delegated to the DNS root today. The nine strings are: .ventures, .camera, .clothing, .lighting, .singles, .voyage, .guru, .holdings and .equipment. All belong to various Donuts subsidiaries that have signed Registry Agreements with ICANN over the last few months. At this precise moment it does not seem…
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How Web.com Upsells and Cross-sells Its Customers
November 6, 2013 @ 8:25 AMWhether you’re a DIYer or full service customer, Web.com wants to make a mint selling you more than just a domain name. If you’ve ever registered a domain name at Register.com or Network Solutions, then you’ve undoubtedly received their follow-on sales pitches. These pitches cover everything from Facebook services to premium domains. Web.com CEO David…
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Donuts to Skip Landrush On First Batch of TLDs
November 6, 2013 @ 6:45 AMSunrise to begin November 26. Donuts announced this morning that it plans to start the sunrise for its first seven top level domain names on November 26. The sunrise will close on January 24, 2014. The seven domains are .bike, .clothing, .guru, .holdings, .plumbing, .singles, and .ventures. Interestingly, the company has chosen to skip the…
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Donuts Puts Date to First Sunrise, Signs Big Registrars, Says It Won't Have a Landrush
November 6, 2013 @ 6:25 AMDonuts has announced the dates of its first Sunrise periods and revealed that it’s not planning to run a landrush period for its first seven new gTLDs. The company said today that it plans to take .bike, .clothing, .guru, .holdings, .plumbing, .singles and .ventures to Sunrise on November 26. It’s opted for a 60-day Sunrise…
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About That Dotshabaka New TLD Sunrise...
November 6, 2013 @ 6:22 AMThe first new TLD sunrise doesn’t look like much of a sunrise yet. Last week I wrote about how the sunrise for شبكة. (.shabaka) had begun. The only catch was I couldn’t find any place to actually place a sunrise order. I reached out to Yasmin Omer, General Manager of dotShabaka Registry, to find out…
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Marchex and Web.com Release Earnings
November 6, 2013 @ 5:36 AMDomain portfolio owner and large registrar group report earnings. Two domain name companies released third quarter earnings results after the bell yesterday. Marchex reported GAAP revenue of $40.6 million, compared to $33.7 million in the same quarter of 2012. Its adjusted EBITDA fell to $3.4 million from $4.8 million in Q3 2012. The company is…
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.sexy and .uno Raise The Average Collisions List Size
November 6, 2013 @ 4:28 AMThe third batch of new gTLD collisions lists has been released by ICANN, raising the average number of domains that registries are being told to block on extremely cautious security grounds. The average number of second-level domains to be blocked per gTLD is now 1,904, largely due to the impact of very large lists for…
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Applicants Call for New gTLD Objections Appeals Process
November 6, 2013 @ 3:01 AMTwelve new gTLD applicants, representing many dozens of applications, have called on ICANN to create an appeals process for when Community Objections have debatable outcomes. Writing to ICANN and the International Chamber of Commerce this week, the applicants focus on the recent decision in the .sport case, which they said proves that ICC panelists don’t…
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