The real (no EAP) general availability started today for 7 new gTLDs offered by Donuts.co: .holdings, .ventures, .singles, .plumbing, .bike, .guru, .clothing About 19,000 new gTLD domain names were registered in the first few hours …
Read More »Sedo sells CornerstoneHomes.com for $150,000 USD
Sedo just announced today the sale of the domain name CornerstoneHomes.com for $150,000 USD. The domain CornerstoneHomes.com was registered in 1996. Two construction companies with similar names, one from Florida and one from Washington state, …
Read More »Sunrise results from the 2nd batch of new gTLDs from Donuts
I checked out the zone files from the 7 new gTLDs that completed sunrise and went into general availability (Early Access Program (EAP) for the first week) and here are the results. I must say …
Read More »UDRP complaint for StableTable.com denied after failed negotiations (civil action against Complainant pending)
A one member panel at WIPO denied the UDRP complaint for the domain name StableTable.com today. The Complainant was Hedera AB of Lund, Sweden, represented by Advokatbyrån Gulliksson AB, Sweden. The Respondent was Support Desk, …
Read More »General Availability for .camera .equipment .estate .gallery .graphics .lighting .photography Starts Today
Donuts enters general availability for the following new gTLDs today: .camera .equipment .estate .gallery .graphics .lighting .photography. This is the 2nd batch of 7 new gTLDs following last week’s release of .BIKE .CLOTHING .GURU .HOLDINGS …
Read More »UDRP complaint for insurance.pro denied – Complainant accused for front-running
A UDRP complaint for the domain name insurance.pro was denied at the National Arbitration Forum. Complainant was Christopher Copeland, represented by John M. Bray of Moreno & Bray Law Firm, Texas, USA. Respondent was Michael …
Read More »ICANN VP Cyrus Namazi on BBC: “One of the most profound changes in the history of the internet”
ICANN vice president Cyrus Namazi gave an interview on BBC Television in the UK and described the new gTLD program as, “One of the most profound changes in the history of the internet” and said …
Read More »ICANN terminates accreditation for South Korean registrar Asadal.com
ICANN sent a notice of termination of registrar accreditation agreement for the registrar Asadal, Inc. from South Korea on the 30th of January 2014. The registrar holds about 20000 domain names. As of 30 January 2014, Asadal, Inc.’s Registrar Accreditation Agreement …
Read More »Calzone Launches A Domain Name Calendar For Tracking The Launch of New gTLDs at Calzone.org
Today, Calzone (www.Calzone.org) launches the first dynamic calendar for tracking the various stages of every new top-level-domain extension. Calzone is a free productivity tool that was designed to help trademark lawyers, marketing managers and business …
Read More »DomainName.guru and DomainNames.guru registered today for $175 each
The domain names DomainName.guru and DomainNames.guru were registered today for $175 each at registrar Name.com.The 2 domains were part of a poll I ran last week asking how much one would pay for the domains. …
Read More »Would you attend a conference with Jim Messina, responsible for the Organization For Action domain fiasco, as Keynote Speaker?
A press release from FairWinds Partners announced the Beyond the Dot 2014 new top-level domain conference that is going to be held on February 19, 2014 in Washington, DC. Would you attend a new gTLD …
Read More »Domainers adopt Discretion.com: Making anonymous domain name offers
A few days back Discretion.com was introduced, by Francois Carrillo as an anonymous email service. Then I got an email from Discretion.com. I clicked on the link inside thinking it was a promotional message from Francois …
Read More »ICANN is looking to hire for 6 positions in 2014 – Anyone from domaining interested?
ICANN‘s Nominating Committee (NomCom) invites interested individuals to submit applications and candidate recommendations from the Internet community for key leadership positions to fulfill ICANN‘s technical and policy coordination role. Interested individuals are invited to submit …
Read More »Sedo latest sales: DreamExchange.com $28,500, Sandwich.co $18,000, Buy3dPrinter.com $12,000
Sedo announced 3 five figure domain name sales today: 2 for .com domains and 1 for a .co domain name: DreamExchange.com $28,500 USD (The domain was registered in 1999.) Sandwich.co $18,000 USD (Sandwich.co was registered …
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