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GAO: Internet IANA functions transition is not a transfer of government property
GAO says IANA transition is not a transfer of government property, which would require congressional approval. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released an analysis yesterday determining that the proposed transition of IANA functions t...
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GAO: Internet IANA functions transition is not a transfer of government property
GAO says IANA transition is not a transfer of government property, which would require congressional approval. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released an analysis yesterday determining that the proposed transition of IANA functions t...
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September 13, 2016, 4:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Connect promises to make connecting domains to web services easier
New initiative will benefit domain name registrars and web services providers. GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) has formally launched its Domain Connect Initiative, which promises to make it easier for domain name owners to set their domain names up for third-par...
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Domain Connect promises to make connecting domains to web services easier
New initiative will benefit domain name registrars and web services providers. GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) has formally launched its Domain Connect Initiative, which promises to make it easier for domain name owners to set their domain names up for third-par...
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September 13, 2016, 1:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
All about SSL – DNW Podcast #101
Everything you need to know about SSL (including why it is important). Google is giving some ranking juice to sites that are secured with SSL, but what exactly is SSL and why should the domain name industry care about it? Today I talk with SSL expert...
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All about SSL – DNW Podcast #101
Everything you need to know about SSL (including why it is important). Google is giving some ranking juice to sites that are secured with SSL, but what exactly is SSL and why should the domain name industry care about it? Today I talk with SSL expert...
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September 12, 2016, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
How Donald Trump’s Facebook ads are like a crash course in internet marketing
Trump’s Facebook ads use common internet marketing tactics. Whoever is running Donald Trump’s donation campaigns on Facebook is using a lot of the most common internet marketing tricks. It’s a good lesson in Facebook ads that work, ...
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How Donald Trump’s Facebook ads are like a crash course in internet marketing
Trump’s Facebook ads use common internet marketing tactics. Whoever is running Donald Trump’s donation campaigns on Facebook is using a lot of the most common internet marketing tricks. It’s a good lesson in Facebook ads that work, ...
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September 12, 2016, 2:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Payoneer jumps into domain name escrow business
Global payments company begins catering to the domain name industry. Global payments company Payoneer is getting into the domain name escrow business with the help of former Escrow.com president Brandon Abbey. Payoneer is a large payments company tha...
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Payoneer jumps into domain name escrow business
Global payments company begins catering to the domain name industry. Global payments company Payoneer is getting into the domain name escrow business with the help of former Escrow.com president Brandon Abbey. Payoneer is a large payments company tha...
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September 12, 2016, 12:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rightside is releasing 2-character domains. Here’s what you need to know.
Short domain names hit the market next week. Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) is releasing over 25,000 two-character domain names next week that were previously reserved. The company is modeling the release on what Donuts did in September 2015. Most notably, ...
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Rightside is releasing 2-character domains. Here’s what you need to know.
Short domain names hit the market next week. Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) is releasing over 25,000 two-character domain names next week that were previously reserved. The company is modeling the release on what Donuts did in September 2015. Most notably, ...
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September 9, 2016, 6:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
100 podcasts later…
Help me make the DNW Podcast even better. 100 weeks ago I published the first Domain Name Wire Podcast with Ray King as my guinea pig. This week I published the 100th weekly edition of the Domain Name Wire Podcast. I’ve learned a lot about podc...
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100 podcasts later…
Help me make the DNW Podcast even better. 100 weeks ago I published the first Domain Name Wire Podcast with Ray King as my guinea pig. This week I published the 100th weekly edition of the Domain Name Wire Podcast. I’ve learned a lot about podc...
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September 9, 2016, 2:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy files patent app for Flare and social network
Does GoDaddy have bigger ambitions for Flare-like functionality? GoDaddy has filed a patent application covering various aspects of its Flare app, and the application suggests more features might be planned for the future. “System and Method fo...
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GoDaddy files patent app for Flare and social network
Does GoDaddy have bigger ambitions for Flare-like functionality? GoDaddy has filed a patent application covering various aspects of its Flare app, and the application suggests more features might be planned for the future. “System and Method fo...
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September 8, 2016, 6:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Video: Ted Cruz spreads internet FUD all over the Senate floor
Cruz gives speech urging congress to nix upcoming IANA functions transition. Senator Ted Cruz just gave a speech in the Senate proposing adding an appropriations rider to the upcoming continuing resolution in an effort to halt the IANA transition. He...
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Video: Ted Cruz spreads internet FUD all over the Senate floor
Cruz gives speech urging congress to nix upcoming IANA functions transition. Senator Ted Cruz just gave a speech in the Senate proposing adding an appropriations rider to the upcoming continuing resolution in an effort to halt the IANA transition. He...
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September 8, 2016, 5:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
IANA transition from U.S. government could ride on a rider
Senator suggests appropriations ride as a way to stop transition. Will the transition of the U.S. government’s oversight of IANA internet functions end this month as planned? Or will it be delayed? It could ride on a rider. Senator Ted Cruz has...
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IANA transition from U.S. government could ride on a rider
Senator suggests appropriations ride as a way to stop transition. Will the transition of the U.S. government’s oversight of IANA internet functions end this month as planned? Or will it be delayed? It could ride on a rider. Senator Ted Cruz has...
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September 8, 2016, 2:22 pm
