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 …
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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 …
Read More »Sedo sells 865 domains worth $1.7 million: Medicine.org 75k USD, TheExchange.com 36k USD – Week 11/3-17/3 2013
This week, 865 transactions (837 last week) took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.47 million ($1.7 last week). Only 271 domains (278 last week) were reported by Sedo this week. The other …
Read More »Demand Media Acquires Creativebug
Demand Media (NYSE: DMD) today announced the acquisition of Creativebug, the go-to source for high-quality, online video art and craft instruction. Creativebug’s network of exceptional designers and library of educational videos complements the crafts-related content …
Read More »Namejet auction for eDoctor.com that sold for $43,310 has been cancelled
eDoctor.com, a domain that was dropped by pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline, sold for $43,310 at Namejet in an auction last month. The winning bidder didn’t pay the winning price within the 28 days provided by Namejet after the …
Read More »ICANN’s 2013 Nominating Committee seeking candidates
ICANN‘s 2013 Nominating Committee (NomCom) will be attending the 46th ICANN Meeting in Beijing, China, (http://beijing46.icann.org/) and conduct a number of open meetings to provide detailed information to the community about the NomCom’s work and …
Read More »Key-Systems introduces the new dd24 dashboard
Key-Systems GmbH (domaindiscount24.com) introduced a new feature in the dd24 login area: the dd24 dashboard. The dashboard provides many important details about your dd24 account at a glance. The dashboard shows you for example if …
Read More ».eu connects with international hosting industry at WorldHostingDays Global 2013
EURid, the .eu registry, will attend WorldHostingDays (WHD.global) from 19 – 21 March in Rust, Germany, to raise awareness of .eu and liaise with .eu registrars and other industry professionals. WorldHostingDays (WHD.global) is the most …
Read More »SSC.com sells for $50,299 at Namejet while the domain name fg.com is in private auction
SSC.com sold for $50,299 at Namejet. The auction had 296 bids from 283 bidders. There were 6 bidders with a $10k bid or higher and 3 of them actually made it above $50k. The domain name has …
Read More »Public Interest Commitments (PIC) Dispute Resolution Procedure Introduced
A Public Interest Commitments (PIC) dispute resolution procedure has been introduced by ICANN. A third Post-Delegation Dispute Resolution Procedure (PDDRP) – along with the already approved Trademark PDDRP and Registration Restriction Dispute Resolution Procedure (RRDRP) …
Read More »Objection filed at WIPO for new gTLD string .delmonte
An objection was filed at the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center for the new gTLD string .delmonte. The WIPO center received the objection on March 2, 2013 and this was just posted on the WIPO …
Read More »2 new gTLDs applications withdrawn for .GLOBALX and .MED
This past week 2 more new gTLDs applications were withdrawn and their status was updated at the ICANN New gTLD website. These 2 withdrawn applications bring the total of withdrawn gTLD applications to 26. GlobalX …
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