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Bindersfullofwomen.com Snapped Up in 90 Seconds
October 17, 2012 @ 8:30 AMTo cash in on a pithy election sound bite, you have to move fast. The domain name bindersfullofwomen.com was snapped up less than two minutes after the instantly viral phrase left Mitt Romney’s mouth on Tuesday night.
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WalMart Loses Website Battle Against United Food & Commercial Workers International Union
October 17, 2012 @ 7:33 AMWal-Mart has failed to take down a United Food & Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) web site critical of Walmart.
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MyIcann.org Launches in Beta
October 16, 2012 @ 8:55 AMA good-looking site with everything ICANN. Explore the latest news from across the ICANN community. Create a free account and receive email updates directly to your Inbox.
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Circa Domain Hack Could Cause Problems
October 16, 2012 @ 8:53 AMStartup Circa made a big splash today with the release of its news app for the iPhone. The hoopla has a lot to do with the company’s notable co-founders including Cheezburger Network CEO Ben Huh. While Circa has a lot going for it, what it doesn’t have is the domain name Circa.com. It settled for the Canadian domain hack Cir.ca.
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Domain Registration Risk Service Now Available
October 15, 2012 @ 9:09 AMThe Domain Registration Risk Calculator is a tool for domain registrars to analyse the likelihood that new domains will be used for fraudulent activities. The service identifies domains which are deceptively similar to legitimate websites run by banks and other institutions commonly targeted by phishing attacks.
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The Brooklyn Nets Are Not Found At Nets.com, But They Should Be!
October 15, 2012 @ 8:51 AMThe 2012-13 National Basketball Association (NBA) season will tip-off on October 30, 2012, and a main topic of discussion leading up to the beginning of play has been the arrival of a team in Brooklyn – the Brooklyn Nets. …But while the team has a gorgeous new home and fanfare galore, it does not own the website Nets.com, which is shocking in today’s day-and-age.
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Tourism Ireland Buys Ireland.com Domain Name for €490,000
October 15, 2012 @ 8:48 AMTourism Ireland announced today that it has bought the domain name ‘Ireland.com’ from The Irish Times for €490,000. The all-island tourism marketing body said the new domain name will deliver greater stand-out for the destination around the world and bring significant long-term benefits for tourism in Ireland.
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Say What?? It’s Not Reverse Domain Hijacking if You Admit it Upfront?
October 12, 2012 @ 8:43 AMSome UDRP cases should be clear cut cases of reverse domain name hijacking. Consider the decision just handed down over GoodUniverse.com. The complainant was just formed. It recently applied for a trademark on “Good Universe” on an intent-to-use basis, meaning it hasn’t even used its mark in commerce yet.
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ICANN to Replace Digital Archery Program with gTLD Domain Raffle
October 12, 2012 @ 8:40 AMThe Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has proposed holding an old-fashioned raffle to determine which applications for new top-level domains should be handled first. To make the lottery legal, the organization hopes to use a loophole in Californian law.
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OilChange.com Hits the Auction Block at Flippa
October 12, 2012 @ 8:21 AMWith an estimated value of $240,000 (according to Estibot) and a registration date of 1996, it will be interesting to see what this two-word premium domain name will fetch. Curretnly,the reserve price has not been met, but there are still 5 days to bid. Five bidders have moved the price to $3,050.
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