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Lawsuit filed to recover stolen 4-number domain names
Previous owner says two four-digit domain names were stolen. Thomas Keefe, Jr. has filed an in rem lawsuit (pdf) in U.S. federal district court to recover domain names he alleges were stolen from his eNom account. Keefe alleges that the domain names ...
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Lawsuit filed to recover stolen 4-number domain names
Previous owner says two four-digit domain names were stolen. Thomas Keefe, Jr. has filed an in rem lawsuit (pdf) in U.S. federal district court to recover domain names he alleges were stolen from his eNom account. Keefe alleges that the domain names ...
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January 17, 2017, 3:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
Two scheduling tools to make NamesCon a success
Here are two ways to make sure you don’t miss great content at NamesCon next week. NamesCon is just five days away! There are a lot of concurrent sessions during NamesCon, so you will definitely want to plan ahead of time. Here are two tools to...
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Two scheduling tools to make NamesCon a success
Here are two ways to make sure you don’t miss great content at NamesCon next week. NamesCon is just five days away! There are a lot of concurrent sessions during NamesCon, so you will definitely want to plan ahead of time. Here are two tools to...
Discussion
January 17, 2017, 1:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
The Future of Domains w/ Frank Schilling – DNW Podcast #119
Will the importance of domain names decline in the future? Will AI, voice-activated devices and non-visual web browsers reduce the importance of great domains in the future? Frank Schilling comes on the show this week to respond to my prediction for ...
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The Future of Domains w/ Frank Schilling – DNW Podcast #119
Will the importance of domain names decline in the future? Will AI, voice-activated devices and non-visual web browsers reduce the importance of great domains in the future? Frank Schilling comes on the show this week to respond to my prediction for ...
Discussion
January 16, 2017, 3:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top Podcasts of 2016
Here are the top five podcasts from last year. This week I published the 118th weekly Domain Name Wire Podcast. Here’s a look back at the five most popular episodes from 2016: 1. WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg talks domain names (show #91) &n...
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Top Podcasts of 2016
Here are the top five podcasts from last year. This week I published the 118th weekly Domain Name Wire Podcast. Here’s a look back at the five most popular episodes from 2016: 1. WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg talks domain names (show #91) &n...
Discussion
January 13, 2017, 1:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
Want to use Escrow.com? Prepare to be verified.
New verification process is designed to meet regulations. Escrow.com has started a new verification process for its customers, both buyers and sellers. In order to send or receive payments to a personal account, users will have to provide a copy of a...
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Want to use Escrow.com? Prepare to be verified.
New verification process is designed to meet regulations. Escrow.com has started a new verification process for its customers, both buyers and sellers. In order to send or receive payments to a personal account, users will have to provide a copy of a...
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January 12, 2017, 9:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Analyzing new top level domain registrations by country (Part 2)
Once again, we’re looking at how the world is embracing new TLDs – country by country. Last time, I compared each nation’s nTLD footprint with its online population, calculating a ratio of overrepresentation / underre...
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Analyzing new top level domain registrations by country (Part 2)
Once again, we’re looking at how the world is embracing new TLDs – country by country. Last time, I compared each nation’s nTLD footprint with its online population, calculating a ratio of overrepresentation / underre...
Discussion
January 12, 2017, 6:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
Frank Schilling files patent application for domain marketplace
Application covers aspects of Uniregistry Market. Frank Schilling has filed a patent application (pdf) with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to cover certain aspects of his company’s domain name marketplace, now called Uniregistry Market. T...
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Frank Schilling files patent application for domain marketplace
Application covers aspects of Uniregistry Market. Frank Schilling has filed a patent application (pdf) with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to cover certain aspects of his company’s domain name marketplace, now called Uniregistry Market. T...
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January 12, 2017, 3:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sony creates new sites on .Sony top level domain name
Three. brand websites promote various projects. Back in 2015, Sony created a site to promote some of the technology in the James Bond Film Spectre. It chose to create the site at AssistMoneyPenny.SONY, using its .brand top level domain name. That sit...
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Sony creates new sites on .Sony top level domain name
Three. brand websites promote various projects. Back in 2015, Sony created a site to promote some of the technology in the James Bond Film Spectre. It chose to create the site at AssistMoneyPenny.SONY, using its .brand top level domain name. That sit...
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January 12, 2017, 3:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lawsuit filed to recover stolen GMF.com domain, and here are two warnings
A stolen domain name can reveal sensitive business information to the thief. Lots of three letter domain names have been stolen over the past few years. A stolen domain lawsuit (pdf) filed in U.S. District Court in Virginia on Tuesday should provide ...
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Lawsuit filed to recover stolen GMF.com domain, and here are two warnings
A stolen domain name can reveal sensitive business information to the thief. Lots of three letter domain names have been stolen over the past few years. A stolen domain lawsuit (pdf) filed in U.S. District Court in Virginia on Tuesday should provide ...
Discussion
January 12, 2017, 1:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
Secure your accounts better with a U2F security key
This might be the best form of two-factor authentication. It’s possible that last year’s presidential election in the U.S. would have been different if John Podesta used better email security. I don’t know for sure, but it should se...
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Secure your accounts better with a U2F security key
This might be the best form of two-factor authentication. It’s possible that last year’s presidential election in the U.S. would have been different if John Podesta used better email security. I don’t know for sure, but it should se...
Discussion
January 11, 2017, 3:59 pm
