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A Domain Name Post That Will Have You ROFLMA
Some sophisticated domain name humor. Sometimes it’s tough being a blogger. The articles I spend the most time writing often get the least amount of traffic. So I want to urge you to read a post over at Domain Incite that not only took a while ...
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A Domain Name Post That Will Have You ROFLMA
Some sophisticated domain name humor. Sometimes it’s tough being a blogger. The articles I spend the most time writing often get the least amount of traffic. So I want to urge you to read a post over at Domain Incite that not only took a while ...
Discussion
May 9, 2011, 8:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Seattle Residents Can Now Opt Out of the Yellow Pages
Save a tree. Kill your phone book. I’ve made fun of the yellow pages — those antiquated bricks of cut trees — for many years. I even registered some domain names related to opting out of receiving the books (which for me go straight...
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Seattle Residents Can Now Opt Out of the Yellow Pages
Save a tree. Kill your phone book. I’ve made fun of the yellow pages — those antiquated bricks of cut trees — for many years. I even registered some domain names related to opting out of receiving the books (which for me go straight...
Discussion
May 9, 2011, 3:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Watch Out Chevy Volt Fan Sites – GM is on the Prowl
GM wins rights to web site about Chevy Volt. Last year I wrote about GM-Volt.com, a site that was getting over 75,000 visits a month. I warned that using trademarks in your domain name — even as a fan site — is treacherous ground. Indeed,...
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Watch Out Chevy Volt Fan Sites – GM is on the Prowl
GM wins rights to web site about Chevy Volt. Last year I wrote about GM-Volt.com, a site that was getting over 75,000 visits a month. I warned that using trademarks in your domain name — even as a fan site — is treacherous ground. Indeed,...
Discussion
May 9, 2011, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
NameCheap Sued Over WhoisGuard
Company sues NameCheap after it doesn’t disclose identity behind protected whois. I’ve said it many times and I’ll say it again — offering whois privacy and proxy services is not free for domain name registrars. Here’s a...
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NameCheap Sued Over WhoisGuard
Company sues NameCheap after it doesn’t disclose identity behind protected whois. I’ve said it many times and I’ll say it again — offering whois privacy and proxy services is not free for domain name registrars. Here’s a...
Discussion
May 9, 2011, 12:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
New Bob Parsons Video Surfaces
A new Bob Parsons travel video is now online…but no animals lose their lives. A new Bob Parsons travel video has surfaced, but this one won’t be as controversial as his Zimbabwe ones. Parsons traveled to Haiti with his wife Renee to see ...
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New Bob Parsons Video Surfaces
A new Bob Parsons travel video is now online…but no animals lose their lives. A new Bob Parsons travel video has surfaced, but this one won’t be as controversial as his Zimbabwe ones. Parsons traveled to Haiti with his wife Renee to see ...
Discussion
May 9, 2011, 10:21 am
Domain Name Wire
Urgent: Factions Want to Impose Uniform Rapid Suspension on .Net
Business Constituency may propose new regulations for .net. The comment period for the proposed renewal of the .net registry agreement ends on May 10, yet no one has commented to date. But there will be comments by time the comment period closes, and...
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Urgent: Factions Want to Impose Uniform Rapid Suspension on .Net
Business Constituency may propose new regulations for .net. The comment period for the proposed renewal of the .net registry agreement ends on May 10, yet no one has commented to date. But there will be comments by time the comment period closes, and...
Discussion
May 8, 2011, 9:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rick Schwartz Buys Deathers.com from Mike Mann
Schwartz buys domain name related to Osama bin Laden’s death. Now that the “birthers” conspiracy theory of Barrack Obama not being born in the U.S. has hopefully been put to rest (seriously, it should have been put to rest a couple ...
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Rick Schwartz Buys Deathers.com from Mike Mann
Schwartz buys domain name related to Osama bin Laden’s death. Now that the “birthers” conspiracy theory of Barrack Obama not being born in the U.S. has hopefully been put to rest (seriously, it should have been put to rest a couple ...
Discussion
May 6, 2011, 2:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy’s Home Page Through the Years
Go Daddy home page past and present. I was doing some research on DomainTools recently when I came across thumbnails of the GoDaddy.com home page going back to 2004. It tells and interesting story; seeing the thumbnails right next to each other shows...
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GoDaddy’s Home Page Through the Years
Go Daddy home page past and present. I was doing some research on DomainTools recently when I came across thumbnails of the GoDaddy.com home page going back to 2004. It tells and interesting story; seeing the thumbnails right next to each other shows...
Discussion
May 6, 2011, 10:30 am
Domain Name Wire
EuroDNS and ICANN Trade Jabs
Popular European domain registrar and ICANN continue to spar over Facebok.com. Following a notice of breach sent by ICANN to EuroDNS, the two companies have traded jabs in correspondence. On April 25 EuroDNS CEO Xavier Buck sent a letter (pdf) to ICA...
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EuroDNS and ICANN Trade Jabs
Popular European domain registrar and ICANN continue to spar over Facebok.com. Following a notice of breach sent by ICANN to EuroDNS, the two companies have traded jabs in correspondence. On April 25 EuroDNS CEO Xavier Buck sent a letter (pdf) to ICA...
Discussion
May 6, 2011, 7:25 am
Domain Name Wire
DomainConvergence Canceled for Second Year in a Row
Domain conference canceled after failing to get sufficient registrations. DomainConvergence, a domain name conference held in Canada, has canceled its show for the second year in a row. In a blog post today, event organizer Frank Michlick wrote: I am...
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DomainConvergence Canceled for Second Year in a Row
Domain conference canceled after failing to get sufficient registrations. DomainConvergence, a domain name conference held in Canada, has canceled its show for the second year in a row. In a blog post today, event organizer Frank Michlick wrote: I am...
Discussion
May 5, 2011, 1:34 pm
