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Nintendo Files Complaint Over WiiU.com
February 18, 2013 @ 10:48 PMCompany says owner is cybersquatting with WiiU.com domain name. Nintendo released WiiU, the successor to its popular Wii video game system Wii, in November.
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Two more dot-brand gTLD bids withdrawn
February 18, 2013 @ 1:01 PMGeneral Motors has withdrawn its bid for .gmc and Hartford Fire Insurance Company dropped .thehartford. Both bids had been assigned priority numbers in ICANN’s prioritization draw last December, but neither applicant had purchased tickets, suggesting a lack of interest in operating the TLDs.
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Protrada Integrates DomainPower
February 18, 2013 @ 7:26 AMThe partnership, which was initiated at the TRAFFIC conference in Fort Lauderdale Oct 2012, has now been cemented with the integration of DomainPower’s monetization solution into Protrada. This enables members to monetize their domain assets and access reporting from within Protrada.
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ALAC likely to object to five .health gTLDs
February 18, 2013 @ 3:32 AMICANN’s At-Large Advisory Committee is planning to formally object to four applications for the .health gTLD and one for .健康, which means “.healthy” in Chinese.
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Internet Domain Names Pay Off for Lucky Few
February 18, 2013 @ 2:56 AMMost so-called domainers didn’t score big payoffs, but some domains with popular generic names like toys.com and jewelry.com made their owners millions of dollars.
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Cargill Registers Truvia Lawsuit Domain Names
February 18, 2013 @ 12:47 AMCargill gets defensive with domain name registrations. Food giant Cargill registered dozens of domain names on Friday, many of which could be used to protect…
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The Go Daddy Kiss That Keeps On Giving
February 17, 2013 @ 11:34 PMThis year’s Go Daddy commercial may have been its most effective yet. One thing Go Daddy founder Bob Parsons figured out a long time ago, before GoDaddy.com…
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Warren Buffet Invests In $165 Million Dollars into Domain Industry
February 15, 2013 @ 8:37 PMAccording to TheStreet.com, the most famous stock investor on earth, Warren Buffet’s company Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) has purchased 3,685,700 shares of Verisign (VRSN).
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Governments to Reveal New gTLD Objection Shortlist Next Week
February 15, 2013 @ 1:32 PMICANN’s Governmental Advisory Committee will next week reveal its shortlist of new gTLD applications that face possible death-by-government.
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Chehade Names the Date: ICANN to Approve First New gTLDs on April 23
February 15, 2013 @ 2:42 AMThe long-awaited date, which of course comes with certain caveats, was revealed by CEO Fadi Chehade in a video interview with ICANN media affairs chief Brad White today.
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