Here are some of the most notable sales at Sedo during the past week. These are sales that were published after the latest Sedo report was released last Tuesday. Please find below the list of …
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New gTLD Sessions Planned for Beijing (ICANN 46)
The New gTLD Program continues to move forward. Release of Initial Evaluation results will begin this week and the Trademark Clearinghouse will launch on 26 March. Below is a list of all ICANN staff-led new …
Read More »Auction at Namejet with 21 bidders and not a single bid
I was watching the auction for the domain name ClassicFurniture.org at Namejet. This was a reserve auction and had 21 bidders in it. The minimum backorder bid was as usual set at $69. The remarkable …
Read More »DomainNameSales.com (Internet Traffic) requires registrant identification because of Google
DomainNameSales.com (Internet Traffic) send an email today to all its users asking them to setup their parking accounts. In an effort to improve the quality of traffic and deliver better advertising to parked domains, their …
Read More »Napster is still alive: UDRP complaint filed for the domain Napster.nl at WIPO
Napster, the legendary p2p file sharing application, seems to still be alive. Napster, created in 1999, was merged with Rhapsody, a US online music store subscription service, in 2011. Rhapsody International, Inc. filed a UDRP complaint …
Read More »Pool’s domains transferred away from NamesBeyond with old AUTH CODES
Pool announced on the 20th of December that it is shutting down many of it’s registrars effective January 10, 2013. Pool’s move to shut down registrars left thousands of domains in limbo. All domains affected by …
Read More »Nevada joins Delaware asking ICANN to protect new gTLDs with company endings .inc, .lIc, .corp and .lIp
The State of Nevada joined the state of Delaware asking ICANN to protect new gTLDs with company endings .inc, .lIc, .corp and .lIp. The free and unregulated issuance of names using these extensions is a …
Read More »NameJet offering 68 premium domains including MD.org, TX.org, FL.org and USD.org
NameJet is now offering an exclusive list of 68 premium domains, all priced to sell at low or no reserve. Namejet has partnered with Find Your Domain to offer this list of low and no …
Read More »Sedo’s 2012 report: domain sales down 17.9%, parked domains down 14%, domains for sale down 5%
Sedo Holding AG published its Annual Report for the year 2012 today that reveals that while overall revenue is up by 6.6%, sellers and consequently buyers are leaving the Sedo domain platform for other services. …
Read More »Nominet supports Google in rollout of DNSSEC
This week, Google announced that its Public DNS service fully supports DNSSEC validation. From their blog post: “We now fully support DNSSEC (Domain Name System Security Extensions) validation on our Google Public DNS resolvers. Previously, …
Read More »Delaware asks ICANN to stop new gTLDs with company endings
The Delaware Department of State sent a letter to ICANN and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), that is part of the US Department of Commerce, on the 5th of March regarding applications for new …
Read More »Locking of a Domain Name Subject to UDRP Proceedings
The Generic Names Supporting Organization Working Group tasked with addressing the issue of locking of a domain name subject to Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) Proceedings has published its Initial Report for public …
Read More »GMEurope.com dropped by General Motors, caught and auctioned at Namejet
The domain name GMEurope.com was dropped by General Motors and it was caught and auctioned at Namejet. The domain that was used as the official website for General Motors Europe AG had an original registration …
Read More »Demand Media opens domain services office in Dublin, Ireland
Demand Media opens domain services office in Dublin, Ireland and names David Ryan as General Manager to oversee efforts for the New TLD Launch. Demand Media (NYSE: DMD), a leading digital media and domain services …
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