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Microsoft files patent application for “safe” URL shortening, says no more Rick-Rolling
Safer link clicking. Microsoft has filed a patent application for safer URL shortening, and the patent application actually uses the term “rick-rolling”. The application was filed in 2010 but just published by the U.S. Patent and Trademar...
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Microsoft files patent application for “safe” URL shortening, says no more Rick-Rolling
Safer link clicking. Microsoft has filed a patent application for safer URL shortening, and the patent application actually uses the term “rick-rolling”. The application was filed in 2010 but just published by the U.S. Patent and Trademar...
Discussion
February 23, 2012, 11:29 am
Domain Name Wire
Survey says GoDaddy is top domain registrar
GoDaddy dominant, especially with larger domain registrars. 1,164 people answered the question “Which domain registrar do you think is best overall” on the 7th annual Domain Name Wire survey. But some of these survey takers responded to s...
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Survey says GoDaddy is top domain registrar
GoDaddy dominant, especially with larger domain registrars. 1,164 people answered the question “Which domain registrar do you think is best overall” on the 7th annual Domain Name Wire survey. But some of these survey takers responded to s...
Discussion
February 23, 2012, 10:35 am
Domain Name Wire
What do people look for in a domain registrar?
Don’t lose my domains, give them to me cheap, and be there to help. We’re going to kick off the results from this year’s Domain Name Wire survey with a look at which factors drive people to select their domain registrar. About 1,500...
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What do people look for in a domain registrar?
Don’t lose my domains, give them to me cheap, and be there to help. We’re going to kick off the results from this year’s Domain Name Wire survey with a look at which factors drive people to select their domain registrar. About 1,500...
Discussion
February 23, 2012, 10:08 am
Domain Name Wire
TD Bank files 15th complaint about .xxx
Only 15 UDRPs for .xxx after more than two months (but 15 rapid disputes). TD Bank has filed a UDRP for TDBank.xxx, making it the fifteenth entity to use UDRP in an effort to get control of a .xxx domain name. This seems like a relatively low number ...
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TD Bank files 15th complaint about .xxx
Only 15 UDRPs for .xxx after more than two months (but 15 rapid disputes). TD Bank has filed a UDRP for TDBank.xxx, making it the fifteenth entity to use UDRP in an effort to get control of a .xxx domain name. This seems like a relatively low number ...
Discussion
February 22, 2012, 11:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
21 end user domain purchases in the past week including Fool.com, Novartis
Here are 21 domain purchases made by “end users”. This week’s chock-full end user sales report has 21 end user domain purchases. Notable buyers include Fool.com, Novartis, Southern Company, and The Future Project. All sales were at ...
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21 end user domain purchases in the past week including Fool.com, Novartis
Here are 21 domain purchases made by “end users”. This week’s chock-full end user sales report has 21 end user domain purchases. Notable buyers include Fool.com, Novartis, Southern Company, and The Future Project. All sales were at ...
Discussion
February 22, 2012, 11:43 am
Domain Name Wire
Military Order of the Purple Heart demands PurpleHeart.com
Group chartered by Congress targets domain names. The Purple Heart is a military decoration given to those who’ve made the ultimate sacrifice for the U.S. military: being wounded or killed in duty. The Military Order of the Purple Heart was cha...
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Military Order of the Purple Heart demands PurpleHeart.com
Group chartered by Congress targets domain names. The Purple Heart is a military decoration given to those who’ve made the ultimate sacrifice for the U.S. military: being wounded or killed in duty. The Military Order of the Purple Heart was cha...
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February 22, 2012, 11:11 am
Domain Name Wire
ARI gets .sydney, .melbourne and .victoria contract
ARI Registry Services picks up three more new top level domains. ARI Registry Services has won a contract with the governments of New South Wales and Victoria to provide registry services for .sydney, .melbourne and .victoria, the company announced t...
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ARI gets .sydney, .melbourne and .victoria contract
ARI Registry Services picks up three more new top level domains. ARI Registry Services has won a contract with the governments of New South Wales and Victoria to provide registry services for .sydney, .melbourne and .victoria, the company announced t...
Discussion
February 22, 2012, 10:28 am
Domain Name Wire
Google kills direct Adsense for Domains program
Program introduced in 2008 will be phased out. Google is ending its Adsense for Domains program that allowed users of its online Adsense program to park their domain names. The company recommends that customers migrate their parked domain names to a ...
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Google kills direct Adsense for Domains program
Program introduced in 2008 will be phased out. Google is ending its Adsense for Domains program that allowed users of its online Adsense program to park their domain names. The company recommends that customers migrate their parked domain names to a ...
Discussion
February 22, 2012, 9:03 am
Domain Name Wire
iPhone4Settlement.com typo already squatted on
Soon-to-be-busy web site already attracting cybersquatters. 25 million people will soon be sent an email telling them to go to iPhone4Settlement.com. And someone has already typosquatted it. iPhone4Settlement.com is the URL selected by Kurtzman Carso...
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iPhone4Settlement.com typo already squatted on
Soon-to-be-busy web site already attracting cybersquatters. 25 million people will soon be sent an email telling them to go to iPhone4Settlement.com. And someone has already typosquatted it. iPhone4Settlement.com is the URL selected by Kurtzman Carso...
Discussion
February 21, 2012, 6:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
What should I do about the DNW survey?
I need your help. I have a problem and want your opinion. I’ve been running the Domain Name Wire Survey for seven years. It asks people for their opinions on the state of the domain industry and which service providers are best. The survey was ...
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What should I do about the DNW survey?
I need your help. I have a problem and want your opinion. I’ve been running the Domain Name Wire Survey for seven years. It asks people for their opinions on the state of the domain industry and which service providers are best. The survey was ...
Discussion
February 21, 2012, 2:25 pm
