ICM Registry has been offering a list of 1046 .xxx domain names for sale with prices. So far 51 domain names have been removed from this list and have been sold or a sale is …
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ICANN Launchs New Meeting Strategy Working Group
ICANN will launch a new “Meeting Strategy Working Group” since ICANN has committed to identifying meeting locations two years in advance. After consideration that adoption of a prior Consolidated Meetings Strategy proposal was not timely, …
Read More »Sedo sells 800 domains worth $1.57 million: Apuestas.com sells for 165k EUR, Tratec.com for 22k USD and Andersson.com for 15k EUR – Week 5/2-11/2 2013
This week, 800 transactions (831 last week) took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.57 million ($1.63 last week). Only 211 domains (257 last week) were reported by Sedo this week. The other …
Read More »Go Daddy advises brands to buy additional versions of their domain and mispellings
In a blog post published by Go Daddy, it advised brands to buy additional versions of their domain name in order to protect their brand. Here is a summary of the advice given: If you …
Read More »ICANN Unveils New gTLDs Website
ICANN unveiled today the newly redesigned “New gTLDs” website. ICANN said that as the New gTLD Program matures, so should its communications. That’s why ICANN is committed to improving the New gTLDs microsite. Today, ICANN …
Read More »Man buys MichelinGuides.com and sets up ‘Michel (Platini) in Guides’ website
A 28-year-old salesman named Adam Mascall from Luton, United Kingdom received a Cease and Desist letter through the post from the company that runs the Michelin Guides (Compagnie Générale des Etablissements Michelin) after he registered the …
Read More »Go Daddy Updates It’s Mobile iPhone App
Go Daddy has updated it’s Mobile iPhone app by releasing version 5.2. What’s new in the latest Go Daddy Mobile iPhone app release (v.5.2): A homepage focused on the customer — Go Daddy is removing …
Read More »Joan Collins files UDRP complaint for the domain JoanCollins.com at WIPO
British actress Joan Collins, 79, filed a cybersquatting UDRP complaint at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The complaint was filed for the domain name JoanCollins.com. The complaint asks the WIPO to transfer away the …
Read More »Donuts replies to Government of Samoa’s early warning about .WEBSITE
Donuts replied to Government of Samoa’s early warning that it will proceed with its application for .WEBSITE. Donuts also said that .WEBSITE—and all gTLDs, speaking generally—will benefit by the adoption of naming alternatives to .COM …
Read More ».thehartford becomes the 1st new gTLD with assigned prioritization number to withdraw
The “Hartford Fire Insurance Company” has withdrawn it’s application for the sting .thehartford. This makes it the 1st new gTLD with assigned prioritization number and the 14th string in total to withdraw. The string received …
Read More »ICANN Terminates 3 Registrar Accreditations: Domainmonger.com, DomainsToBeSeen.com and LimeDomains.com
ICANN sent three notices of termination of registrar accreditation agreement today 11th of February 2013. The three registrars are: Central Registrar, Inc. DBA Domainmonger.com’s (“Domainmonger.com”) (accredited since 4 October 2010) R. Lee Chambers Company LLC …
Read More »Go Daddy Acquires M.dot Inc
Go Daddy acquired M.dot Inc. M.dot is a web platform for small businesses. It is the leading mobile app for small business website creation and management. The addition of M.dot to Go Daddy’s product offerings gives Go …
Read More »Melbourne IT DBS: .Com likely to continue to dominate domain disputes as new gTLDS loom
Melbourne IT Digital Brand Services released a report on domain name disputes this Thusday February 7, 2013. The report shows that .com is likely to continue to dominate domain disputes as new gTLDS loom. Melbourne …
Read More »Obama’s “Organizing For Action” files complaint against domain forwarded to NRA
Barack Obama’s “Organizing For Action” is filling a UDRP complaint at the National Arbitration Forum against the domain name OrganizingForAction.net that is owned by Derek Bovard and currently redirects to the National Rifle Association (NRA). …
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