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UDRP filed against Bids.com, and it might be interesting
Dispute might be over business rather than cybersquatting. A UDRP was filed against the generic domain name Bids.com yesterday, and this domain has an interesting history that suggests the issue might be bigger than cybersquatting. The domain was pre...
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UDRP filed against Bids.com, and it might be interesting
Dispute might be over business rather than cybersquatting. A UDRP was filed against the generic domain name Bids.com yesterday, and this domain has an interesting history that suggests the issue might be bigger than cybersquatting. The domain was pre...
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September 26, 2014, 2:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Escrow.com acquires Agreed.com escrow service
Escrow service that launched this year is gobbled up by largest online escrow company. For the past year, the number of online escrow companies targeting the domain industry has grown considerably. It’s about the shrink by one. Escrow.com annou...
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Escrow.com acquires Agreed.com escrow service
Escrow service that launched this year is gobbled up by largest online escrow company. For the past year, the number of online escrow companies targeting the domain industry has grown considerably. It’s about the shrink by one. Escrow.com annou...
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September 25, 2014, 6:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top Level Design wins .design contention set
Hotly contested top level domain name goes to Portland company. The .design top level domain name will be run, fittingly, by Top Level Design. Top Level Design beat out six other applicants in a private auction to win the domain. Given the number of ...
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Top Level Design wins .design contention set
Hotly contested top level domain name goes to Portland company. The .design top level domain name will be run, fittingly, by Top Level Design. Top Level Design beat out six other applicants in a private auction to win the domain. Given the number of ...
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September 25, 2014, 6:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Mike Robertson joins DirectNic as Business Development Director
Australian who co-founded Domain Guardians to move to U.S. for role. DNC Holdings (DirectNic) announced today that it has hired Mike Robertson as Business Development Director. A familiar face (and Australian accent) at domain conferences, Robertson ...
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Mike Robertson joins DirectNic as Business Development Director
Australian who co-founded Domain Guardians to move to U.S. for role. DNC Holdings (DirectNic) announced today that it has hired Mike Robertson as Business Development Director. A familiar face (and Australian accent) at domain conferences, Robertson ...
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September 25, 2014, 5:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Apple iOS 8 tip #10: selecting TLDs from the keyboard
Millions of iOS 8 users are being reminded about how to quickly insert .com using the iOS keyboard. I made the switch from Android to iOS last week with the iPhone 6. iOS 8 has a “tips” app that pushes a new usage tip to you every few day...
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Apple iOS 8 tip #10: selecting TLDs from the keyboard
Millions of iOS 8 users are being reminded about how to quickly insert .com using the iOS keyboard. I made the switch from Android to iOS last week with the iPhone 6. iOS 8 has a “tips” app that pushes a new usage tip to you every few day...
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September 25, 2014, 1:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
Spamhaus wins Spamhaus.com in UDRP, but it won’t get the domain right away
Domain name is part of Ondova portfolio tied up in courts. A UDRP panel has awarded anti-spam group The Spamhaus Project the domain name Spamhaus.com, but the group won’t be able to use the domain any time soon. The domain name is registered to...
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Spamhaus wins Spamhaus.com in UDRP, but it won’t get the domain right away
Domain name is part of Ondova portfolio tied up in courts. A UDRP panel has awarded anti-spam group The Spamhaus Project the domain name Spamhaus.com, but the group won’t be able to use the domain any time soon. The domain name is registered to...
Discussion
September 25, 2014, 1:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
SEO’s say expired domains are being targeted by Google
Some people think Google is using expired domain info to track down so-called “Private Blog Networks”. About ten years ago I made a mint from expired domains. These weren’t good expired domains. They were just domains that had been ...
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SEO’s say expired domains are being targeted by Google
Some people think Google is using expired domain info to track down so-called “Private Blog Networks”. About ten years ago I made a mint from expired domains. These weren’t good expired domains. They were just domains that had been ...
Discussion
September 24, 2014, 9:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
Is Verisign’s plan for a standards group part of its patent play?
Company’s CEO disclosed creating an industry group as part of monetizing its patent portfolio. Verisign recently announced plans to organize a group called Registration Operations Association (ROA) to discuss technical aspects of domain name re...
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Is Verisign’s plan for a standards group part of its patent play?
Company’s CEO disclosed creating an industry group as part of monetizing its patent portfolio. Verisign recently announced plans to organize a group called Registration Operations Association (ROA) to discuss technical aspects of domain name re...
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September 24, 2014, 3:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Minds + Machines’ numbers show new TLD auctions are getting out of control
Highly contested new TLD auctions are likely ending well above $10 million. Minds + Machines put out a press release today about winning the .law and .vip domain names at auction, and the numbers in it provide hints about how much companies are payin...
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Minds + Machines’ numbers show new TLD auctions are getting out of control
Highly contested new TLD auctions are likely ending well above $10 million. Minds + Machines put out a press release today about winning the .law and .vip domain names at auction, and the numbers in it provide hints about how much companies are payin...
Discussion
September 24, 2014, 2:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
I don’t understand this new TLD ad
Google ad for new TLDs just links to an end user website using a new TLD. I came across this contextual Google ad today: The ad text itself seems like something a new TLD seller would use. And marina.equipment is certainly a new TLD. But what do mari...
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I don’t understand this new TLD ad
Google ad for new TLDs just links to an end user website using a new TLD. I came across this contextual Google ad today: The ad text itself seems like something a new TLD seller would use. And marina.equipment is certainly a new TLD. But what do mari...
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September 24, 2014, 1:34 pm
