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Lawmakers Press Commerce Over ICANN's New Domain Name Plan
December 20, 2011 @ 11:49 PMTwo senior lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee are urging the Commerce Department to try to delay the rollout of a program that could dramatically expand the number of Internet addresses.
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United Domains Announces Temporary Price Cut for .xxx Domains
December 20, 2011 @ 3:49 AMWith the price of .XXX domains running into the hundreds of dollars for some registrars, United Domains is offering its customers a reduced price for a one-year registration.
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Hockey Hall-of-famer Doug Gilmour Gets DougFilmour.com
December 20, 2011 @ 2:57 AMNHL Hall of famer Doug Gilmour has been awarded DougGilmour.com domain name.
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Important Changes to The Canadian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
December 19, 2011 @ 11:56 PMCertain disputes involving alleged bad faith registration of .ca domain names can be resolved by arbitration pursuant to the Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (known as the “CDRP”) mandated by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (“CIRA”).
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New Pussycat Dolls to Star in GoDaddy Super Bowl Commercial
December 19, 2011 @ 10:19 PMSuper Bowl commercials to feature Pussycat Dolls and new .co girl. The latest incarnation of the Pussycat Dolls will star in one of GoDaddy.com’s Super Bowl commercials next year. The group will be featured in a commercial dubbed The Cloud that will feature many of Go Daddy’s products with a play on its cloud offerings.
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The Priciest Domain Names of 2011
December 19, 2011 @ 6:03 AMThis year was a cheap one for buying domain names—relatively speaking. Sex.com sold for a wild $13 million last year, but 2011’s top honors went to a domain name that cost the lucky buyer… Luxury Living News Summaries. | Newser
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Critics Stage Last-ditch Effort to Derail Domain Name Expansion Plan
December 19, 2011 @ 5:37 AMDebate around a controversial plan to add hundreds of new domain name extensions to the Internet infrastructure has reached a fever pitch in the nation’s capital, as critics engage in a last-ditch effort to scrap or delay the plan, which is scheduled to launch Jan. 12.
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Vertical Axis Wins Two Udrp's & Gets a Reverse Hijacking Finding On 1
December 19, 2011 @ 2:05 AMVertical Axis, Inc. represented by ESQwire.com, just won a Reverse Domain Hijacking UDRP against Planate Management Group LLC of Alexandria, Virginia, who bought a UDRP on the domain name Planate.com
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Verisign Predicts 1,000-1,500 New TLD Applications and Up to 2/3 .brand
December 19, 2011 @ 1:33 AMVerisign thinks there could be 1,500 new top level domain (new TLD) applications and 2/3rds of them could be for .brand domain names.
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KKR, Silver Lake & TCV Now Part Owners of Go Daddy
December 16, 2011 @ 3:04 AMLargest domain name registrar gets big financial backing. GoDaddy is now (partly) private-equity owned. The company finally closed on its investment from KKR, Silver Lake and Technology Crossover Ventures today.
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