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ICANN Launches ICANN Labs
July 16, 2013 @ 7:10 AMGroup that runs domain name system creates ICANN Labs to help improve communication and engagement. You’re not a cool tech company unless you have a “labs” group. Apparently you’re not a cool tech non-profit if you don’t have one, either. ICANN has launched ICANN Labs, a new initiative to increase participation and engagement in the […]
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GoDaddy Tests New Lander for Expired Domain Names
July 16, 2013 @ 6:58 AMGoDaddy drops PPC ads on expired domains in favor of auction promotion. A domain name registrar typically parks a domain when it expires. The expired domain parked page usually notifies visitors that the domain is expired and up for auction with a fairly subtle notice toward the top of the page. It appears GoDaddy is […]
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Gac to Kill Off .amazon
July 16, 2013 @ 5:13 AMThe Governmental Advisory Committee has agreed to file a consensus objection against Amazon’s application for .amazon. The decision, which came this morning during a GAC session at the ICANN meeting in Durban, also applies to the company’s applications for .amazon in non-Latin scripts. The objection came at the behest of Brazil and other Latin American […]
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Trademark Clearinghouse Tops 5,000 Submissions
July 16, 2013 @ 5:00 AMTrademark protection service for new top level domains releases statistics. The Trademark Clearinghouse for new top level domains has received 5,000 submissions, the group announced today. 44% of the submissions have come from the United States. 10% are from France, 7% from the United Kingdom, and 4% from Germany. The top category of submissions so […]
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Is Sauce for the .Halal Goose Sauce for the .Kosher Gander At The ICANN Meeting In Durban?
July 15, 2013 @ 7:46 PMThe peculiar story of .kosher and the question of whether it will or will not be treated like .halal. Because whatever the actual outcome, it would be nice to think that the two communities will be treated with equal fairness regardless of size or political clout.
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GoDaddy First Major Registrar to Sign ICANN's New Registrar Accreditation Agreement (Raa)
July 15, 2013 @ 1:12 PMAccording to a press release we received, GoDaddy, announced today it was the first major registrar to sign ICANN’s new Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA)…
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Oversee.net Loses UDRP On OnlineBacarrat.com
July 15, 2013 @ 12:56 PMOversee Domain Management, LLC, just lost a UDRP on the domain name OnlineBacarrat.com to Baccarat SA of Baccarat, France…
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1st Day of Single Character .pw Domains Auctions On Namejet.com End With 7 Domains, No Sales
July 15, 2013 @ 12:42 PMThe first day of single character .PW domains just ended. Single character domains included single number .pw domain names as well as single letter .pw domains. With 7 domain names up for sale, none reached the reserve price set by the .Pw registry, so none of them sold…
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BeNaughty.com, Flirt.com and WildBuddies.com Sites Sell for £45.1 Million
July 15, 2013 @ 12:14 PMAccording to Growthcompany.co.uk, publicly traded Cupid (AIM: CUP) sold “off its range of ‘casual dating’ sites including Benaughty.com, Flirt.com and WildBuddies.com to a company set up for the purpose of the transaction called Grendall Investment, which is managed by Cupid’s co-founder and major shareholder. Max Polyakov.”…
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100th New gTLD Application Withdrawn
July 15, 2013 @ 11:36 AMFormer London mayor Ken Livingstone, rejoice! L’Oreal has withdrawn its gTLD application for .redken, a dot-brand for one of its hair care products that I am reliably informed is not named after the balding socialist politician. It’s the seventh of the company’s 14 new gTLD bids to be withdrawn. Also today, it emerged that portfolio […]
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