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Pheenix.com Now Accepts Domains for Auction
May 21, 2016 @ 5:08 AMPheenix.com has been making improvements in security, auctions and domain name management. You can now have your domain name auctioned at the Pheenix platform. Pheenix now has made 2 Factor Verification optional When they first introduced the new feature, they made it a requirement for users during the TRANSFER OUT, LOGIN, and REGISTRATION. This is…
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45% Of US Banks Own A .BANK Domain Name
May 20, 2016 @ 11:29 PMIn the initial year after launch, 45% of banks in the U.S. have registered domain names – according to fTLD’s latest infographic. (see below) fTLD has tracked 2,575 U.S. banks registering a total of 5,212 .BANK domain names in this period. The average bank has registered 2.1 domain names.
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The Domain Game – Week 4 Winner of a DNAcademy Membership
May 20, 2016 @ 10:28 PMThis week’s winner of a year-long BASIC membership to DNAcademy is Matthew Schultz. Congrats! Matthew’s winning ticket came from the question AbsoluteSource.com which sold for $2,270 on March 18, 2008 at Afternic.
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UDRP Panelist Files Reverse Domain Name Hijacking Case
May 20, 2016 @ 9:50 AMPanelist was attorney for complainant found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. What do you call it when a World Intellectual Property Organization UDRP panelist files a UDRP on behalf of a client and it results in a reverse domain name hijacking finding? I’m not sure, but I bet many readers can come…
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Spamhaus Now Publishing Better TLD Abuse Data
May 20, 2016 @ 1:48 AMSpamHaus has updated its “10 Most Abused Top Level Domains” list to provide a much more useful insight into abuse levels. Rather than simply showing unexplained percentages of “badness” in each TLD, the spam-fighting organization’s daily report now exposes the hard numbers, in domain terms, underneath. For example, on today’s list Famous Four Media’s .download…
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ICANN to Publish Board Meeting Transcripts
May 20, 2016 @ 12:16 AMIn a surprising move towards further transparency, the ICANN board of directors has decided to start publishing transcripts and possibly recordings of its meetings. It passed a resolution during a meeting in Amsterdam this week stating: the Board directs the President and CEO, or his designee(s), to work with the Board to develop a proposed…
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Acorn Domains Gets New Owner, Refreshed Site
May 19, 2016 @ 11:34 PMPopular UK domain forum changed hands last year, now upgraded. If you don’t invest in .uk domain names, there’s a good chance you’ve never heard of Acorn Domains. I don’t own any .uk names, but I know that Acorn Domains is a popular domain forum for UK investors. I get a good bit of traffic…
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Australian Company Fails to Get Pepperjam Domain Name in UDRP
May 19, 2016 @ 9:50 AMRemember affiliate network Pepperjam? An Australian company wants one of its domain names. An Australian lender that uses the brand name “Pepper Money” has failed to get the domain name PepperMoney.com from an old division of eBay. Pepper Group Limited filed a cybersquatting claim against 1075 First Global Associates, LLC. Although you’ve probably never heard…
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Krueger's Suit Against M+M Dropped, for Now
May 19, 2016 @ 7:20 AMFormer Minds + Machines chair Fred Krueger has dropped his lawsuit against the company, which concerned “missing” shares. M+M announced today that the two parties have signed a “tolling agreement”, which apparently leave the door open for Krueger to re-file the suit at a later date. If he does re-file, the company has agreed to…
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.vip Sold 30,000 Premium Domains Including Google's Reg of Alphabet.vip for $10k
May 19, 2016 @ 6:50 AMA source who has access to such information, has informed TheDomains.com that .VIP sold approximately 30,000 in premium domain names totaling around $1.3 million dollars through the end of its first day of general availability (GA) Premium domain names are those having a higher price than the normal registrations fees than a regular domain registration…
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