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First 27 New gTLDs Pass Evaluation
March 22, 2013 @ 3:44 AMICANN has started reporting the results of Initial Evaluation in its new gTLD program as promised, delivering a passing grade to 27 applications today. So far, no bids appear to have explicitly flunked IE, judging by ICANN’s web site. However, some of the applications in the top 27 in the prioritization queue are still flagged […]
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New Web Domain Names: Should You Pass? (Infoweek)
March 22, 2013 @ 12:46 AMPlenty of organizations remain in the dark about the flood of new Internet addresses about to become available later this year. Here’s what you need to know.
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Here’s How New TLD Objections Work
March 21, 2013 @ 11:41 PMAn explanation of new top level domain objections. Yesterday I wrote about a number of objections filed against new top level domain applications. I also explained the four types of objections. So just how do these objections work? In a lot of ways they are modeled after UDRP, except the fees are higher and there’s […]
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What Objections Against Donuts’ Tlds Show Us About The Next Phase of The New TLD Game
March 21, 2013 @ 12:17 AMAn early look at new TLD objections shows some questionable claims. The deadline to file objections against new top level domain applications was March 13. Dispute resolution providers are slowly posting the objections, but it looks like what has been posted so far is just the tip of the iceberg. Donuts, the largest TLD applicant […]
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Go Daddy Poaches Another Yahoo Exec
March 20, 2013 @ 11:27 PMGo Daddy has hired another Yahoo executive to join its senior management. James Carroll, senior vice president of the consumer and global platform group, is to head Go Daddy’s international business, according to All Things D. Go Daddy is of course now headed by former Yahoo Blake Irving, who has made international expansion one of […]
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Google Starts Supporting DNSSEC
March 20, 2013 @ 11:05 PMGoogle has started fully supporting DNSSEC, the domain name security standard, on its Public DNS service. According to a blog post from the company, while the free-to-use DNS resolution service has always passed on DNSSEC requests, now its resolvers will also validate DNSSEC signatures. What does this mean? Well, users of Public DNS will get […]
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Sedo’s Earnings: Domain Business Shrinks 18% As Affiliate Business Grows
March 20, 2013 @ 10:44 PMSedo’s domain parking business continues to drag on overall company. Sales of domains are down, too. Sedo Holding released its Annual Report yesterday (pdf), and the numbers for the domain name business are fairly dismal. Sedo Holding has two parts: domain marketing (Sedo) and affiliate marketing (affilinet). First, the good news: Affilinet saw its revenue […]
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Trademark Clearinghouse Lowers Prices
March 20, 2013 @ 10:15 PMThe Deloitte-managed Trademark Clearinghouse has slashed its bulk submission prices in response to feedback from registrars. A newly revised TMCH price list leaves the basic fees of $145 to $95 per mark per year untouched, but makes it much easier for large trademark owners and brand protection companies to qualify for discounts.
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WIPO Posts 11 Legal Rights TLD Objections: .blue, .academy, .goo and More
March 20, 2013 @ 6:29 AMGoogle and Donuts amongst those hit with legal rights disputes over top level domains. World Intellectual Property Organization has added ten legal rights objections disputes to its list of new top level domain objections. It recently posted the dispute between Del Monte Corporation and Del Monte International GmbH for .DelMonte. The new additions are: .Coach […]
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Spider-man Comic Promotes Domain Name Marvel Doesn't Own
March 20, 2013 @ 6:20 AMThere are some rather shocking scenes in The Superior Spider-Man #6. No, we’re not talking about the violent fight scenes, where some of the punches land, or the last page. We’re talking about the scenes where the villains Screwball and Jester instruct people to “go to screwballed.com now.” We of course followed their instructions, expecting […]
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