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Verisign gets blockchain patent
.Com registry gets patent for domain name blockchain user addresses. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 10,721,060 (pdf) to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for Domain name blockchain user addresses. The abstract reads: Techniques ...
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Verisign gets blockchain patent
.Com registry gets patent for domain name blockchain user addresses. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 10,721,060 (pdf) to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for Domain name blockchain user addresses. The abstract reads: Techniques ...
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July 21, 2020, 4:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Previewing NamesCon Online: networking and more
NamesCon Online comes into shape. I took a test drive of NamesCon Online this morning, and I came away believing that this virtual event will be worth attending. Notably, the platform NamesCon is using has robust networking features. This is key to a...
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Previewing NamesCon Online: networking and more
NamesCon Online comes into shape. I took a test drive of NamesCon Online this morning, and I came away believing that this virtual event will be worth attending. Notably, the platform NamesCon is using has robust networking features. This is key to a...
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July 20, 2020, 6:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Squadhelp adds 50k domains, make offer option for White Label Marketplace
Domainers add over 50,000 domains within days. Domain investors added more than 50,000 domains to white label marketplaces under Squadhelp’s new service within a few days of launching the beta last week. The new service lets investors create th...
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Squadhelp adds 50k domains, make offer option for White Label Marketplace
Domainers add over 50,000 domains within days. Domain investors added more than 50,000 domains to white label marketplaces under Squadhelp’s new service within a few days of launching the beta last week. The new service lets investors create th...
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July 20, 2020, 3:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
The best way to pick a company name – DNW Podcast #295
How this entrepreneur found a good company name for a great price. When it came time for Laura Roeder to select a name for her new company, she didn’t go about it the same way most people do. She thinks they do it backward. The result is that s...
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The best way to pick a company name – DNW Podcast #295
How this entrepreneur found a good company name for a great price. When it came time for Laura Roeder to select a name for her new company, she didn’t go about it the same way most people do. She thinks they do it backward. The result is that s...
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July 20, 2020, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Investing in .cn.com and .com.cn names
Know what you’re getting, and that .cn is the most popular choice. Recently, a domain investor asked me to comment on the differences between .cn.com and .com.cn names, their marketability, sales potential, and trends. Note that I use the term ...
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Investing in .cn.com and .com.cn names
Know what you’re getting, and that .cn is the most popular choice. Recently, a domain investor asked me to comment on the differences between .cn.com and .com.cn names, their marketability, sales potential, and trends. Note that I use the term ...
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July 17, 2020, 3:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Riskless domain investing for beginners
Here’s how to make money from domain investing without putting any of your money at stake. There’s a steep learning curve to domain name investing. People that start investing without extensive research end up wasting a lot of money. You ...
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Riskless domain investing for beginners
Here’s how to make money from domain investing without putting any of your money at stake. There’s a steep learning curve to domain name investing. People that start investing without extensive research end up wasting a lot of money. You ...
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July 17, 2020, 1:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Fadi Chehadé is now co-CEO of Ethos Capital
Former ICANN CEO is now a co-CEO of the private equity firm that tried to buy .org. Former ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé is currently listed as the co-CEO of Ethos Capital on the firm’s website. Ethos Capital tried to buy Public Interest Regist...
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Fadi Chehadé is now co-CEO of Ethos Capital
Former ICANN CEO is now a co-CEO of the private equity firm that tried to buy .org. Former ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé is currently listed as the co-CEO of Ethos Capital on the firm’s website. Ethos Capital tried to buy Public Interest Regist...
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July 17, 2020, 2:15 am
Domain Name Wire
Nominet considers auctioning expiring .uk domain names
.Uk registry plans to bring more clarity to expired domain process and possibly auction domains. Nominet, the registry for .uk domain names, is considering introducing an auction model for expiring domain names. The registry asked for feedback last y...
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Nominet considers auctioning expiring .uk domain names
.Uk registry plans to bring more clarity to expired domain process and possibly auction domains. Nominet, the registry for .uk domain names, is considering introducing an auction model for expiring domain names. The registry asked for feedback last y...
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July 16, 2020, 3:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Association merges with i2Coalition
Merger should breathe new life into domain name advocacy initiative. The Domain Name Association (DNA), a trade group made up of domain name registrars and registries, is merging with Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition), a similar organiz...
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Domain Name Association merges with i2Coalition
Merger should breathe new life into domain name advocacy initiative. The Domain Name Association (DNA), a trade group made up of domain name registrars and registries, is merging with Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition), a similar organiz...
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July 16, 2020, 12:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Agencias Universales S.A. tries reverse domain name hijacking GEN.com
Shipping company files an abusive UDRP to try to get .com matching its .cl domain. A Chilean shipping, transport and logistics company has been found to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain name GEN.com. Agencias Universales S.A. filed...
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Agencias Universales S.A. tries reverse domain name hijacking GEN.com
Shipping company files an abusive UDRP to try to get .com matching its .cl domain. A Chilean shipping, transport and logistics company has been found to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain name GEN.com. Agencias Universales S.A. filed...
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July 15, 2020, 5:32 pm
