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Info, News, and Views about the New Generic Top Level Domain Name Auctions

Google Starts Holding Company and Uses ABC.XYZ

Huge Win for the New Generic Top Level Domain, .xyz Google made a big announcement today that will certainly benefit the world of new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs). They have started a new holding company called “Alphabet” and are … Continue reading

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Things Heating Up for New gTLDs

ICANN issued some great news today sharing progress on the new GTLDs.  Highlights of the “Information Paper” (see the actual document for full details; link is below): As of November 13, 2012, there are 13 requests for withdrawal of applications. … Continue reading

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RightOfTheDot.com Teams up With Escrow.com

Two Companies to Provide Neutral Auction & Mediation Resolution for gTLD String Contention Domain Name consultants RightOfTheDot ,LLC, announce today their independent private auction resolution and mediation services for competing gTLD applicants. Hot on the heels of ICANN’s welcome announcement … Continue reading

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Do Not Miss the Cramton Associates Applicant Auction Workshop

Note/Update: (I have no affiliation with Cramton Associates and do not mean in any way to discount other auction providers offering services. Please feel free to send me links if you provide similar services; I’ll post them here.) I attended … Continue reading

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