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Largest Russian Registrar Ru-center Joins Afternic's Network As Premium Reseller
February 12, 2012 @ 11:17 PMAfternic, the world’s leading marketplace for premium domain names, announced today that RU-CENTER, Russia’s first and largest domain registrar and hosting company, has joined Afternic’s Premium Reseller Network.
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ICANN Reaffirms Commitment to Second Round in New gTLD Program
February 10, 2012 @ 8:23 PMOn 7 February 2012, the ICANN Board reaffirmed ICANN’s commitment to opening a second round of applications in the New gTLD Program as expeditiously as possible. ICANN will publish a document describing the work plan required prior to initiating a second application window for the New gTLD Program.
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Top Level Domain Holdings raises $14.2 million
February 10, 2012 @ 7:24 PMPublicly traded Top Level Domain Holdings Limited has added £9,031,139 (US $14.2 million) to to its war chest to go after the top level domain market, the company announced today.
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GoDaddy Auctions sold 38,366 domains last month including Go.Pro for $40k
February 10, 2012 @ 5:24 PMGoDaddy Auctions sold 38,366 domain names last month, about 1,000 fewer than it sold in December. That includes the eye popping sale of Go.Pro for $40,000.
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A Dozen .XXX Sites Hit By Rapid Takedown
February 10, 2012 @ 8:26 AMThe National Arbitration Forum has ordered the secret takedown of 12 .xxx domains since the adults-only gTLD launched in December.
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DomainConsultant Offering gTLD Application Services
February 10, 2012 @ 6:28 AMDue to client requests, as well as others, we have been involved in the process but now are happy to announce our gTLD Application Service for new extensions to the public – plus the chance to make bank yourself.
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One .xxx Registration May Lead Hawaii to Pass New Law On Fraudulent Use...
February 9, 2012 @ 2:53 AMAccording to a report in hawaiinewsnow.com, one domain name registration, universityofhawaii.xxx, has the University of Hawaii asking legislators to toughen laws to make it easier to go after website operators who “fraudulent use domain names.
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Orphaned Domain Listings Still Mucking Up Domain Sales Process
February 9, 2012 @ 1:22 AMWhen domains change hands or expire, for sale listings remain. In October I wrote about how domain name marketplaces still struggle with orphan listings.
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Oversee.net Sells Internet Businesses to European Firm
February 8, 2012 @ 7:21 AMOversee.net, a Los Angeles domain name and Internet marketing firm, has sold two of its non-core units to KeyDrive S.A., an Internet firm based in Luxembourg.
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Group Looks for Help in Evaluating New Domain Names
February 8, 2012 @ 12:29 AMThe Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) asked for volunteers on Tuesday to help evaluate whether applicants for new Web domain endings should qualify for a reduced application fee.
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