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Network Solutions patents domain purchasing system
Patent for domain purchasing system granted ten years after application was filed. Network Solutions, now part of Web.com, has received a patent for its Certified Offer service…ten years after applying for it. Network Solutions applied for the...
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Network Solutions patents domain purchasing system
Patent for domain purchasing system granted ten years after application was filed. Network Solutions, now part of Web.com, has received a patent for its Certified Offer service…ten years after applying for it. Network Solutions applied for the...
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April 22, 2014, 3:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Three domain name blogs rebrand
Two blogs combine in merger and another changes its name. Three domain name industry blogs have rebranded over the past week. Two are accounted for in a merger between Shane Cultra’s blog Domain Shane and Aaron Wilkin’s Accidental Domaine...
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Three domain name blogs rebrand
Two blogs combine in merger and another changes its name. Three domain name industry blogs have rebranded over the past week. Two are accounted for in a merger between Shane Cultra’s blog Domain Shane and Aaron Wilkin’s Accidental Domaine...
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April 22, 2014, 2:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
My-Art.com owner gets MyArt.com in second attempt UDRP
Domain transfer resets the clock for registration date. My Art, a French company that operates the website My-Art.com, has convinced a Czech Arbitration Court UDRP panelist to order the transfer of the domain name MyArt.com. This is the second time M...
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My-Art.com owner gets MyArt.com in second attempt UDRP
Domain transfer resets the clock for registration date. My Art, a French company that operates the website My-Art.com, has convinced a Czech Arbitration Court UDRP panelist to order the transfer of the domain name MyArt.com. This is the second time M...
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April 22, 2014, 1:46 pm
The Domains
Well There Goes Another LL.com Domain As Mi.com Bought By Xiaomi of China
According to TechCrunch Chinese Android devices startup, Xiaomi has acquired the two letter domain name Mi.com to rebrand its company from Xiaomi.com to Mi.com. Xiaomi translates literally as ‘little rice’. “The ‘Mi’ in ...
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Well There Goes Another LL.com Domain As Mi.com Bought By Xiaomi of China
According to TechCrunch Chinese Android devices startup, Xiaomi has acquired the two letter domain name Mi.com to rebrand its company from Xiaomi.com to Mi.com. Xiaomi translates literally as ‘little rice’. “The ‘Mi’ in ...
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April 22, 2014, 1:38 pm
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MyArt.com Lost in UDRP On 2nd Try
The On-line ADR Center of the Czech Arbitration Court (CAC) UDRP provider, has just handed over the domain name MyArt.com to the My-Art Company which was just formed on September 10th, 2010 The domain was subject to a previous UDRP which the complain...
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MyArt.com Lost in UDRP On 2nd Try
The On-line ADR Center of the Czech Arbitration Court (CAC) UDRP provider, has just handed over the domain name MyArt.com to the My-Art Company which was just formed on September 10th, 2010 The domain was subject to a previous UDRP which the complain...
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April 22, 2014, 1:30 pm
Domain Shane
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on April 22nd, 2014
My entire running team ran Boston yesterday and killed it. The boys all ran under 3:13 and our group is all 46-55 years old. The girls all ran under 3:25. I didn’t run again this year for a few reasons. One, I di...
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THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on April 22nd, 2014
My entire running team ran Boston yesterday and killed it. The boys all ran under 3:13 and our group is all 46-55 years old. The girls all ran under 3:25. I didn’t run again this year for a few reasons. One, I di...
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April 22, 2014, 11:51 am
The Domains
HowStuffWorks.com To Be Sold for 18 % of its 2007 Purchase Price
The Wall Street Journal reported that Discover Communications is selling the popular website, HowStuffWorks.com. They will be taking a loss on the sale as they are only realizing 18% of their 2007 purchase price. From the article: For Discovery...
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HowStuffWorks.com To Be Sold for 18 % of its 2007 Purchase Price
The Wall Street Journal reported that Discover Communications is selling the popular website, HowStuffWorks.com. They will be taking a loss on the sale as they are only realizing 18% of their 2007 purchase price. From the article: For Discovery...
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April 22, 2014, 9:21 am
The Domains
Matt Cutts Answers How To Research A Domain Before Buying
Matt Cutts got a question today from someone who purchased a domain name and then found out the domain had been in trouble with Google. The domain is not currently indexed and the new owner has to do a reconsideration request. Matt points out steps t...
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Matt Cutts Answers How To Research A Domain Before Buying
Matt Cutts got a question today from someone who purchased a domain name and then found out the domain had been in trouble with Google. The domain is not currently indexed and the new owner has to do a reconsideration request. Matt points out steps t...
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April 21, 2014, 8:08 pm
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Rook Media Acquires DomainSponsor.com
Oversee.net, announced today that Rook Media, has acquired its DomainSponsor monetization business. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Oversee.net which once owned the domain name registrar, Moniker.com, the auction platform snapnames.com a...
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Rook Media Acquires DomainSponsor.com
Oversee.net, announced today that Rook Media, has acquired its DomainSponsor monetization business. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Oversee.net which once owned the domain name registrar, Moniker.com, the auction platform snapnames.com a...
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April 21, 2014, 6:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rook Media acquires DomainSponsor
One of the largest domain name parking companies has been acquired. Rook Media has acquired domain name parking company DomainSponsor from Oversee.net, the companies confirmed today. DomainSponsor is one of the oldest domain parking companies, servin...
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Rook Media acquires DomainSponsor
One of the largest domain name parking companies has been acquired. Rook Media has acquired domain name parking company DomainSponsor from Oversee.net, the companies confirmed today. DomainSponsor is one of the oldest domain parking companies, servin...
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April 21, 2014, 6:10 pm
