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DomainTools deletes “abusive” accounts
Domain data provider takes steps to eliminate abusive and auto generated accounts. DomainTools is taking steps to remove abusive and auto-generated accounts that use its service, company CEO Tim Chen announced on the company’s blog today. Chen ...
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DomainTools deletes “abusive” accounts
Domain data provider takes steps to eliminate abusive and auto generated accounts. DomainTools is taking steps to remove abusive and auto-generated accounts that use its service, company CEO Tim Chen announced on the company’s blog today. Chen ...
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August 21, 2012, 1:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
Visiting Flippa in Melbourne, Australia
Behind every internet company there’s some bricks and mortar. Here’s where Flippa lives.
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Visiting Flippa in Melbourne, Australia
Behind every internet company there’s some bricks and mortar. Here’s where Flippa lives.
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August 21, 2012, 11:56 am
Domain Name Wire
Monte Cahn settles lawsuit against Oversee.net
Long legal battle between Moniker founder and Oversee.net is over. Moniker.com founder Monte Cahn has dismissed his lawsuit against Oversee.net regarding money he said he was owed under a bonus plan. Cahn joined Oversee.net after Seevast sold Moniker...
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Monte Cahn settles lawsuit against Oversee.net
Long legal battle between Moniker founder and Oversee.net is over. Moniker.com founder Monte Cahn has dismissed his lawsuit against Oversee.net regarding money he said he was owed under a bonus plan. Cahn joined Oversee.net after Seevast sold Moniker...
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August 21, 2012, 10:11 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain meetup in Denver this Thursday
Drinks with domainers this Thursday. Mike Law, organizer of the Rocky Mountain Domain Conference and author of NameTalent, is hosting a meetup in Denver this Thursday, August 23. The event kicks off at 7 pm at the Mezze Lounge at the Chlóe, 14...
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Domain meetup in Denver this Thursday
Drinks with domainers this Thursday. Mike Law, organizer of the Rocky Mountain Domain Conference and author of NameTalent, is hosting a meetup in Denver this Thursday, August 23. The event kicks off at 7 pm at the Mezze Lounge at the Chlóe, 14...
Discussion
August 21, 2012, 9:28 am
Domain Name Wire
Constituencies blast ICANN’s “closed door” Verisign .com contract renewal
Groups want explanation for lack of thick whois in contract. Three ICANN entities have signed a letter (pdf) blasting ICANN for its “closed doors” decision to renew the .com agreement with Verisign without requiring thick whois. “Th...
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Constituencies blast ICANN’s “closed door” Verisign .com contract renewal
Groups want explanation for lack of thick whois in contract. Three ICANN entities have signed a letter (pdf) blasting ICANN for its “closed doors” decision to renew the .com agreement with Verisign without requiring thick whois. “Th...
Discussion
August 21, 2012, 9:21 am
Domain Name Wire
30 end user domain sales including Microsoft and America’s Cup
Domain Name Wire’s end user domain sales report. It’s difficult to compile the end user sales report while traveling. It requires bulk whois lookups, yet many registrars rate limit how many whois searches you can run within a time period....
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30 end user domain sales including Microsoft and America’s Cup
Domain Name Wire’s end user domain sales report. It’s difficult to compile the end user sales report while traveling. It requires bulk whois lookups, yet many registrars rate limit how many whois searches you can run within a time period....
Discussion
August 20, 2012, 3:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
SportsRantz fixes its “z” problem
Online sports fan site acquires a key domain name for its branding. Now that I’m back from vacation I’m compiling the end user sales report for the past two weeks. As I was researching the purchase of SportsRants.com for $1,415 on Afterni...
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SportsRantz fixes its “z” problem
Online sports fan site acquires a key domain name for its branding. Now that I’m back from vacation I’m compiling the end user sales report for the past two weeks. As I was researching the purchase of SportsRants.com for $1,415 on Afterni...
Discussion
August 20, 2012, 12:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
How browser changes are making a dent in direct navigation traffic
Browser features change the way people navigate the web. Last week I wrote about how Sedo’s domain name parking business continues to struggle. The company cites a few reasons for the decline, including “advances made in browser technolog...
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How browser changes are making a dent in direct navigation traffic
Browser features change the way people navigate the web. Last week I wrote about how Sedo’s domain name parking business continues to struggle. The company cites a few reasons for the decline, including “advances made in browser technolog...
Discussion
August 20, 2012, 10:10 am
Domain Name Wire
UDRP panelists don’t do their job deciding reverse domain name hijacking
Panelists don’t always consider RDNH when asked, and both WIPO and NAF don’t seem to care. On Friday I wrote about the UDRP decision for AboutDotMed.com et al. This morning I read the decision for J-brand.com. In both cases the respondent...
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UDRP panelists don’t do their job deciding reverse domain name hijacking
Panelists don’t always consider RDNH when asked, and both WIPO and NAF don’t seem to care. On Friday I wrote about the UDRP decision for AboutDotMed.com et al. This morning I read the decision for J-brand.com. In both cases the respondent...
Discussion
August 20, 2012, 9:38 am
Domain Name Wire
6 ways to solve new top level domain “metering” problem
Six examples of ways to meter top level domains, but many of them are basically the same things. ICANN plans to allow only 1,000 new top level domain names into the root per year, and as evenly as possible over a 12 months time span. Its initial idea...
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6 ways to solve new top level domain “metering” problem
Six examples of ways to meter top level domains, but many of them are basically the same things. ICANN plans to allow only 1,000 new top level domain names into the root per year, and as evenly as possible over a 12 months time span. Its initial idea...
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August 18, 2012, 8:45 pm
