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Something Tells Me The Intellectual Property Constituency Won’t Like .sucks
May 30, 2012 @ 11:28 PM.Sucks will be the new TLD opponents’ case-in-point. When I saw Michael Berkens’ post this morning about the four top level domains Momentous Corp is applying for, I did a double take. .Sucks? Yep. It’s no joke. The applicant describes .sucks like this: Since its inception, the internet has been a forum for debate and…
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Go Daddy Applies for .home and .casa Top Level Domains
May 30, 2012 @ 9:26 AMGo Daddy applies for .home, .casa, and .godaddy top level domains. Domain name registrar Go Daddy has applied for the .home and .casa top level domains, CEO Warren Adelman disclosed to Domain Name Wire. These two domains are in addition to .GoDaddy. Adelman said the domains were chosen in part because they have multiple meanings…
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Web.com Formally Announces Bid for .web
May 30, 2012 @ 6:42 AMWeb.com formally announced .web application. Web.com, parent company of Network Solutions and Register.com, formally announced its bid for the .web top level domain today. Of course, we’ve known about the company’s plans since at least October of last year. The company has been taking pre-reservations on its web site. The company also applied for a…
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Web.com Applies to Be Exclusive Registry for New ".web" Designation
May 30, 2012 @ 6:01 AMWeb.com Group, Inc., a leading provider of internet services and online marketing solutions for small- and medium-sized businesses, has applied to be the exclusive registry for the new “.WEB” generic top level domain (gTLD), which is part of the first wave of the newly-expanded universe of domain names being considered by ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers).
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Oversee.net’s Fifth Employee Returns to Domainsponsor Role
May 30, 2012 @ 5:02 AMMike Song, an early Oversee.net employee, has returned to the company as an account manager. Song was hired by the company in 2003 after it launched the DomainSponsor domain parking service. He was the fifth employee of the company. He later held positions in operations and portfolio acquisitions with DomainSponsor. Song left Oversee.net in 2008…
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Domain Stocks Doing Very Well This Year
May 29, 2012 @ 11:22 PMTucows more than doubles and other domain stocks also on a tear. It has been a decent year for the NASDAQ so far. But returns on domain stocks have been exceptional. Consider Tucows (TCX), which opened the year at 75 cents. It has more than doubled to $1.52 at today’s open. The company continues to…
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DomainMarket.com Launches Facebook Page to Spread Its Hottest Website Names
May 29, 2012 @ 11:19 PMOfficials at the online marketplace will use new Facebook Timeline to tell fans about domain names and the latest developments in technology and Internet marketing To coincide with the launch of Facebook’s new Timeline pages for businesses, DomainMarket.com started a Timeline to promote the online domain marketplace and provide information about domain names, Internet technology and online marketing. According to Jason Exline, a social media consultant for DomainMarket.com, “Facebook really is the spot where people go to get updated information on a particular business or topic.” Mann added that he hopes the new Facebook Timeline helps boost DomainMarket.com’s image, positioning the online marketplace as a leader in the thriving domain industry.
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Monte Cahn Invests in and Joins DomainHoldings
May 29, 2012 @ 9:12 PMAnother familiar face turns up at Domain Holdings. Monte Cahn, best known in the domain industry for founding domain registrar Moniker, has invested in Domain Holdings and taken a role with the company. Cahn has joined Domain Holdings as an Executive in Residence and Advisor to the Board. As Executive in residence, Cahn will work…
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Proposed New Internet Domain Names to Be Revealed 13 June
May 29, 2012 @ 8:22 PMThe agency in charge of website addresses has picked 13 June as the day it will reveal proposed new names for online neighbourhoods breaking the ‘.com’ mold.
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ICANN Announces New TLD Reveal Date, Digital Archery Schedule, 500 Unfinished Applications
May 29, 2012 @ 10:26 AMDates are finalized and a lot of applicants have work to do before tomorrow. ICANN just provided a timeline for the new top level domain application process going forward. The “big reveal” date, when ICANN releases the full list of applicants and the strings they applied for, will be June 13. Digital Archery, which will…
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