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Owners of FirstDibs.com and 1stDibs.com duke it out in court
1stDibs.com says owner of FirstDibs.com is cybersquatting. The registrants of FirstDibs.com and 1stDibs.com are embroiled in a court battle, with the latter saying that FirstDibs.com infringes its trademarks. The owner of FirstDibs.com is seafood who...
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Owners of FirstDibs.com and 1stDibs.com duke it out in court
1stDibs.com says owner of FirstDibs.com is cybersquatting. The registrants of FirstDibs.com and 1stDibs.com are embroiled in a court battle, with the latter saying that FirstDibs.com infringes its trademarks. The owner of FirstDibs.com is seafood who...
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July 12, 2012, 10:44 am
Domain Name Wire
Apple begins forwarding iPad3.com to its web site — and it’s tracking it, too
Apple smartly measures traffic to recently recovered domain name. Late last month Apple filed a cybersquatting complaint over the domain name iPad3.com. Shortly after filing the complaint the owner of the domain acquiesced, giving the domain to Apple...
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Apple begins forwarding iPad3.com to its web site — and it’s tracking it, too
Apple smartly measures traffic to recently recovered domain name. Late last month Apple filed a cybersquatting complaint over the domain name iPad3.com. Shortly after filing the complaint the owner of the domain acquiesced, giving the domain to Apple...
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July 12, 2012, 9:50 am
Domain Name Wire
50 end user domain sales over the past two weeks
From sports to health, fifty end user domain sales from the past two weeks. With the U.S. holiday last week I postponed the end user sales report. That means two weeks of data this week — and about 50 sales to report. Here goes… Afternic...
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50 end user domain sales over the past two weeks
From sports to health, fifty end user domain sales from the past two weeks. With the U.S. holiday last week I postponed the end user sales report. That means two weeks of data this week — and about 50 sales to report. Here goes… Afternic...
Discussion
July 11, 2012, 2:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google’s Legalize Love campaign has a domain name issue
Logical domain names for campaign forward to a decidedly edgy web site. Google has made quite a splash with its “Legalize Love” campaign announced during the Global LGBT Workplace Summit over the weekend. The first thing I did when I hear...
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Google’s Legalize Love campaign has a domain name issue
Logical domain names for campaign forward to a decidedly edgy web site. Google has made quite a splash with its “Legalize Love” campaign announced during the Global LGBT Workplace Summit over the weekend. The first thing I did when I hear...
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July 11, 2012, 11:16 am
Domain Name Wire
Would free domains upend the retail domain market?
There will be plenty of free and low cost domain registration options, but don’t expect them to have a big impact on the domain registration market. I’ve had a number of conversations with people over the past month about the idea of free...
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Would free domains upend the retail domain market?
There will be plenty of free and low cost domain registration options, but don’t expect them to have a big impact on the domain registration market. I’ve had a number of conversations with people over the past month about the idea of free...
Discussion
July 11, 2012, 10:30 am
Domain Name Wire
Name.com piggybacks NameCheap.com $.98 Twitter domain offer
Name.com vs. NameCheap. It’s on! Here’s an interesting duel going on between two domain registrars that have mastered social media: Name.com and NameCheap.com. NameCheap.com is asking people to retweet a message about 98 cent domain regis...
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Name.com piggybacks NameCheap.com $.98 Twitter domain offer
Name.com vs. NameCheap. It’s on! Here’s an interesting duel going on between two domain registrars that have mastered social media: Name.com and NameCheap.com. NameCheap.com is asking people to retweet a message about 98 cent domain regis...
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July 10, 2012, 5:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
What Afternic’s expanded deal with Go Daddy means for domainers
More eyeballs and more sales. This morning Afternic announced an expanded deal with Go Daddy to distribute its non-fixed price domain sales listings through the registrar. Here’s what this means for you… The Afternic deal will help you g...
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What Afternic’s expanded deal with Go Daddy means for domainers
More eyeballs and more sales. This morning Afternic announced an expanded deal with Go Daddy to distribute its non-fixed price domain sales listings through the registrar. Here’s what this means for you… The Afternic deal will help you g...
Discussion
July 10, 2012, 3:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Plans for Frank Schilling’s Uniregistry go way back
Uniregistry.com registered back in 2006, original trademark application in 2010. Last month Uniregistry Corp., Frank Schilling’s new top level domain venture, filed trademark applications for the mark “Uniregistry” as well as its st...
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Plans for Frank Schilling’s Uniregistry go way back
Uniregistry.com registered back in 2006, original trademark application in 2010. Last month Uniregistry Corp., Frank Schilling’s new top level domain venture, filed trademark applications for the mark “Uniregistry” as well as its st...
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July 10, 2012, 10:53 am
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Lance Armstrong’s fight against USADA reminds me a lot of the arguments against UDRP
Not enough time to respond to “kangaroo court”. Lance Armstrong is fighting hard to not have to defend himself against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), which he calls a “Kangaroo court”. Armstrong wants nothing to do with ...
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Lance Armstrong’s fight against USADA reminds me a lot of the arguments against UDRP
Not enough time to respond to “kangaroo court”. Lance Armstrong is fighting hard to not have to defend himself against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), which he calls a “Kangaroo court”. Armstrong wants nothing to do with ...
Discussion
July 9, 2012, 9:25 pm
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GoDaddy.com adds two factor authentication
New security option available to customers with a U.S. mobile phone number. GoDaddy.com has added two factor authentication capabilities for U.S. customers. The feature appears to have been added within the past couple days. The added security layer,...
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GoDaddy.com adds two factor authentication
New security option available to customers with a U.S. mobile phone number. GoDaddy.com has added two factor authentication capabilities for U.S. customers. The feature appears to have been added within the past couple days. The added security layer,...
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July 9, 2012, 9:07 pm
