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.nyc to Auction Top Domains On Namejet
September 22, 2016 @ 5:25 AM20 .NYC domain names will be auctioned on NameJet starting at $500 with no reserves. .NYC operator Neustar (NYSE:NSR) is holding an auction October 24-27 that includes top .NYC domain names. 20 domain names will be auctioned starting at $500, all without reserves. Eligibility is limited to people that qualify to register .NYC domains, which…
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People are Forgetting .com Exists -- ICANN Survey
September 22, 2016 @ 2:45 AMHave you ever heard of .com, .net and .org? That question was posed to 3,349 domain name registrants in 24 countries by market research firm Nielsen this June and guess what — awareness of all three cornerstone gTLDs was down on a comparable 2015 survey. Unbelievably, only 85% of respondents professed to be aware of…
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Famous Four VP Goes Solo, Claims $400,000 Sale
September 21, 2016 @ 11:39 PMFormer Famous Four Media VP of sales Richard Downs has launched a new consultancy business aimed at new gTLD registry operators. The new company, GTLD Systems is offering a multitude of services but is mainly a way for smaller registries to outsource their sales and marketing operations. Downs told DI an early success was a…
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Watch: Hollywood Actors Trash Trump, Promote .vote
September 21, 2016 @ 11:11 PMRobert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, James Franco, that bloke who plays the Hulk, and a “shit-ton of famous people” are starring in a new anti-Trump attack viral that promotes a .vote domain name. The video, put together by cult director Joss Whedon, gently spoofs quick-cut celebrity-ensemble appeals, while making a serious point about US presidential…
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Could ICANN Reject Verisign's $135m .web Bid?
September 21, 2016 @ 3:40 AMICANN is looking into demands for it to throw out Verisign’s covert $135 million winning bid for the highly prized .web gTLD. ICANN last week told the judge hearing Donuts’ .web-related lawsuit that it is “currently in the process of investigating certain of the issues raised” by Donuts through its “internal accountability mechanisms”. Donuts is…
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TV Station Loses Bid to Get WDBJ.com Domain Name Through UDRP
September 20, 2016 @ 7:25 AMGray Television Group, Inc. just lost a UDRP in an attempt to grab the domain name wdbj.com. The Complainant is the owner of numerous television stations in the United States, including WDBJ in Roanoke, Virginia, which it purchased from WDBJ Television Inc. in 2015. WDBJ is the call sign for this station, which broadcasts on…
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Expensify Names AI "Concierge" and Gleissner Firm is Battling It Over The Trademark
September 20, 2016 @ 5:57 AMEBB Development Limited happened to file for a Pakistani trademark for concierge on the same day Expensify filed an application in the U.S. Hmm. Business expense report company Expensify has named its artificial intelligence system Concierge. Unfortunately for the popular startup, one of Michael Gleissner’s firms has this trademark in its crosshairs. If you haven’t…
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MMX Reports Earnings, Big Investment From China
September 20, 2016 @ 5:31 AMPureplay strategy for new top level domain name company is working; investor buys more shares. MMX (Minds + Machines) reported first-half earnings today and announced a big investment from a Cayman-based fund backed by a Chinese investment group. Looking at it in the best possible light, MMX had a $2.0 million operating EBITDA for the…
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Chinese Investor Pumps $7 Million Into M+M As .vip Pushes Firm Into Profit
September 20, 2016 @ 2:47 AMMinds + Machines made a profit, kinda, in the first half of the year, due to the popularity of .vip in China. The company today announced a loss of $1.9 million for the six months to June 30, compared to a $1.6 million loss in the comparable 2015 period, on revenue that was up 115%…
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Barcelona Picked for ICANN 63
September 20, 2016 @ 1:34 AMICANN will head to Barcelona, Spain for its 63rd public meeting, the organization’s board of directors has decided. ICANN 63, that year’s Annual General Meeting, is due to take place October 20 to October 26, 2018. The specific venue has not yet been revealed. That’s quite a way in the future. Venues have not yet…
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