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• Domain Holder Beats Back UDRP On LostDogsHome.com Representing Himself

  The Lost Dogs Home Ltd of Melbourne, Australia, just lost a UDRP on the domain name lostdogshome.com to a domain holder that represented himself in the... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2013 BUSINESS, TECH

• All.com Hits the Sales Block at $350K

  According to a press release out today the domain name ALL.com which has been registered since 1995 “and never offered for sale” has just hit the market. The... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2013 BUSINESS, TECH

• ADNDRC Bars UDRP on Stolen Domain 6543.com

  Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center (the ADNDRC) denied a UDRP on the domain name 6543.com A domain which it appears was allegedly stolen from the... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2013 BUSINESS, TECH

• Web.com Owner Of Register.com and NetworkSolutions.com Reports Earnings

  Web.com Group, Inc. (WWWW), which owns the top 10 domain name registrars, NetworkSolutions.com and Register.com announced results for the first quarter ended... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2013 BUSINESS, TECH

• 30 More gTLD Pass: .xBox, .Merck, .Thai, .Fire; .Cloud; .News; .Gripe; .Virgin;...

  30 more new gTLD applications passed Initial Evaluation (IE) today by ICANN. In all 245 new gTLD applications out of the first 300 reviewed have passed IE. Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2013 BUSINESS, TECH

• .XXX 1st Year Renewal Rate Tops 80%

  According to figures released by ICANN tonight it looks like the .XXX registry had a renewal rate for its first year of over 80% The ICANN transaction report fo... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2013 BUSINESS, TECH

• UDRP Panel In Bangz.com: You Do Really Need To Present Evidence

  Bangz, Inc. just lost its bid to grab the domain name bangz.com in a one person UDRP decision. First problem Bangz doesn’t own a trademark on the term. Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2013 BUSINESS, TECH

• Neustar Reports: Revenue Up 8%; Sets $250 Million Repurchase Plan

  Neustar, Inc. (NSR), announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 and affirmed its guidance for 2013. Neustar is the backend provider for several TLD’... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2013 BUSINESS, TECH

• The 20 ccTLD’s That Google Treats As Generic TLD’s

  According to the Seroundtable.com, Google has been updating their indexing systems to treat more ccTLDs, country-level top level domains, as generic TLDs. As... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2013 BUSINESS, TECH

• Guest Post: Has ICANN Already Taken the GAC’s Advice on “Closed Generic” gTLDs?

  

  This is a guest post By Philip S. Corwin, Esq, Founding Principal, Virtualaw LLC; Of Counsel, Greenberg & Lieberman; and Strategic Advisor, ICANN Sherpa... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2013 BUSINESS, TECH

• Secure.me Bought On Afternic For $7K Is Bought By Avast Software

  According to a blog post, Secure.me a company that just started up in late November 2011 has been acquired by Avast. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2013 BUSINESS, TECH

• ICM: Over 1,000 .XXX Domains Registered In 1st 24 Hours

  The ICM registry says they have sold  over 1,000 new .XXX registrations in first 24 hrs since they announced yesterday the temporary price decrease. Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2013 BUSINESS, TECH

• Geo New gTLD’s: Perfectly Tailored for City Residents, Businesses, & Services

  theatlanticcities.com, just covered the coming New gTLD Geographic domain names calling them perfectly tailored for city residents, businesses, & services”... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2013 BUSINESS, TECH

• Return of The 10 Year .XXX Domain Block, Now You Don’t Even Need A Trademark

  At least one ICANN accredited domain name registrar is rolling out the 10 year .XXX domain name blocking program. Encirca.com send out an email last night... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2013 BUSINESS, TECH

• .Me Registry Releasing: Around.ME, Hire.ME, Fund.ME, Find.ME, For.ME

  The .ME Registry, operator of the .ME Internet extension, is releasing five exclusive, previously unreleased premium domain names: Around.ME, Hire.ME, Fund.ME,... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2013 BUSINESS, TECH

• CitizenHawk Loses UDRP For Advance Auto Parts On 3 Typo Domains

  CitizenHawk just lost a UDRP on 3 domain names which are all a typo’s of one of its clients Advance Auto Parts. The panel clearly indicated that CitizenHawk... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2013 BUSINESS, TECH

• Vertical Axis Represented By Ari Goldberger Beats Back UDRP On Mclarin.com

  Vertical Axis Inc. which was represented by Ari Goldberger of Esqwire.com, just beat back a UDRP on the domain name Mclarin.com. Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2013 BUSINESS, TECH

• MediaPost: New gTLD’s Will Change Search

  MediaPost published a story today with the headline;  “Top-Level Domain Names Will Change Search” “Search engine optimization (SEO) will change dramatically... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2013 BUSINESS, TECH

• Forbes Asks “Should a Startup Spend VC Funding on a Domain Name?”

  An article just published in Forbes asks the question,  “Should a Startup Spend VC Funding on a Domain Name?”. It’s a must read article for all domainers. Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2013 BUSINESS, TECH

• Facebook CyberSquatting Judgement: 105 Domains; 10 Domain Holders; $2.8 Million...

  A federal court in California awarded Facebook $2.8 Million dollars under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) yesterday. Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2013 BUSINESS, TECH