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Nuts! Company that bought Nuts.com takes a big Google hit
Company buys a great domain, but changing domains is hard. The New York Times has an interesting “case study” today about Newark Nut Company. The company recently bought Nuts.com to replace its existing NutsOnline.com domain name. You&rsq...
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Nuts! Company that bought Nuts.com takes a big Google hit
Company buys a great domain, but changing domains is hard. The New York Times has an interesting “case study” today about Newark Nut Company. The company recently bought Nuts.com to replace its existing NutsOnline.com domain name. You&rsq...
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April 25, 2012, 10:09 pm
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Man petitions to get Google trademarks canceled after Google files UDRP against 763 domain names
A whopping UDRP and a strange reaction. Google has filed a single UDRP case with National Arbitration Forum covering a whopping 763 domains. The domains names include the word Google followed by common search terms, e.g.: googleiphone4s.com googlevol...
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Man petitions to get Google trademarks canceled after Google files UDRP against 763 domain names
A whopping UDRP and a strange reaction. Google has filed a single UDRP case with National Arbitration Forum covering a whopping 763 domains. The domains names include the word Google followed by common search terms, e.g.: googleiphone4s.com googlevol...
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April 25, 2012, 5:37 pm
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What domains Charles Schwab Co., Billabong and others bought this past week
14 end user domain name sales. Here are some notable domain sales to end users over the past week. All sales took place at Afternic unless otherwise noted. Dental imaging company Northwest Radiography, Inc. bought NorthwestImaging.com for $1,495. The...
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What domains Charles Schwab Co., Billabong and others bought this past week
14 end user domain name sales. Here are some notable domain sales to end users over the past week. All sales took place at Afternic unless otherwise noted. Dental imaging company Northwest Radiography, Inc. bought NorthwestImaging.com for $1,495. The...
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April 25, 2012, 12:18 pm
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Beenz.com, domain of spectacular dot.com failure, sells for $20,000
Beenz.com domain name sells for $20,000. Are we about to see a rebirth of online currency Beenz? A European company, Beenz Europe BV, has purchased the domain name Beenz.com for $20,000 and placed a “coming soon” page on the web site. The...
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Beenz.com, domain of spectacular dot.com failure, sells for $20,000
Beenz.com domain name sells for $20,000. Are we about to see a rebirth of online currency Beenz? A European company, Beenz Europe BV, has purchased the domain name Beenz.com for $20,000 and placed a “coming soon” page on the web site. The...
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April 25, 2012, 12:01 pm
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MegaUpload.net on auction again, DigitalArchery.com sale falls through
MegaUpload.net up for auction again, and DigitalArchery.com doesn’t have a new owner after all. Here are a couple interesting updates on Sedo domain name auctions. First, MegaUpload.net is on auction at Sedo…again. An auction for the dom...
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MegaUpload.net on auction again, DigitalArchery.com sale falls through
MegaUpload.net up for auction again, and DigitalArchery.com doesn’t have a new owner after all. Here are a couple interesting updates on Sedo domain name auctions. First, MegaUpload.net is on auction at Sedo…again. An auction for the dom...
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April 25, 2012, 10:53 am
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Neustar’s .us marketing: Cash mobs
Neustar continues .us marketing with cash mobs. Earlier this month I wrote about how .us registry Neustar was starting to market .us domains with its “Kickstart America” campaign. Neustar is continuing this effort with a couple new videos...
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Neustar’s .us marketing: Cash mobs
Neustar continues .us marketing with cash mobs. Earlier this month I wrote about how .us registry Neustar was starting to market .us domains with its “Kickstart America” campaign. Neustar is continuing this effort with a couple new videos...
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April 25, 2012, 10:22 am
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New TLD consultantant: the registrar is not your sole channel
Architelos launches new TLD marketing service. In the past, domain registries generally have looked at their customer at the registrar, e.g. GoDaddy.com. They’ve been careful not to blur the lines as the registrar owns the actual domain registr...
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New TLD consultantant: the registrar is not your sole channel
Architelos launches new TLD marketing service. In the past, domain registries generally have looked at their customer at the registrar, e.g. GoDaddy.com. They’ve been careful not to blur the lines as the registrar owns the actual domain registr...
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April 25, 2012, 10:14 am
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Are domain names mostly irrelevant?
Your age and tech savvy color how you look at the web. 19-year-old Henry Cooke, who blogs for Stuff.co.nz, says they are. At least generic ones like Sport.com I won’t go through his laundry list of reasons that have already been beaten to death...
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Are domain names mostly irrelevant?
Your age and tech savvy color how you look at the web. 19-year-old Henry Cooke, who blogs for Stuff.co.nz, says they are. At least generic ones like Sport.com I won’t go through his laundry list of reasons that have already been beaten to death...
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April 24, 2012, 2:54 pm
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Forget 3D TVs, it’s all about 3D printing
When you think 3D, don’t think TVs and funny glasses. Two years ago Michael Berkens wrote a post about how he missed the boat on the “next big thing” — 3D — when it comes to domain names. That post along probably spurred...
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Forget 3D TVs, it’s all about 3D printing
When you think 3D, don’t think TVs and funny glasses. Two years ago Michael Berkens wrote a post about how he missed the boat on the “next big thing” — 3D — when it comes to domain names. That post along probably spurred...
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April 24, 2012, 1:59 pm
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Cybersquatting lawsuit filed against KnowMore.com
It will be interesting to “know more” about this lawsuit. A Florida broadcast video company has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against the owner of KnowMore.com claiming trademark infringement and cybersquatting. NewsProNet, Inc. has a registered ...
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Cybersquatting lawsuit filed against KnowMore.com
It will be interesting to “know more” about this lawsuit. A Florida broadcast video company has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against the owner of KnowMore.com claiming trademark infringement and cybersquatting. NewsProNet, Inc. has a registered ...
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April 24, 2012, 12:45 pm
