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How to get free publicity for your website – DNW Podcast #107
Learn how to drive traffic to your website with free publicity. You’ve developed one of your domain names into a website, but how do you get traffic for it? Today’s guest has lots of experience driving traffic to his web business, and he ...
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How to get free publicity for your website – DNW Podcast #107
Learn how to drive traffic to your website with free publicity. You’ve developed one of your domain names into a website, but how do you get traffic for it? Today’s guest has lots of experience driving traffic to his web business, and he ...
Discussion
October 24, 2016, 2:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Private equity firm sues to recover JPE.com
Company says domain name was stolen after email was compromised. Jacobs Private Equity, LLC has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to recover the domain name JPE.com, which it says is stolen. The firm, lead by Bradley Jacobs, alleges that the JPE.com domain name ...
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Private equity firm sues to recover JPE.com
Company says domain name was stolen after email was compromised. Jacobs Private Equity, LLC has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to recover the domain name JPE.com, which it says is stolen. The firm, lead by Bradley Jacobs, alleges that the JPE.com domain name ...
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October 24, 2016, 11:06 am
Domain Name Wire
Lonnie Bork
I was saddened to hear the news today that domain name investor Lonnie Borck passed away of a heart attack at age 47. Hug your children, your spouse and your loved ones. Steve Wozniak (left) and Lonnie Borck (right) © DomainNameWire.com 2016. Th...
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Lonnie Bork
I was saddened to hear the news today that domain name investor Lonnie Borck passed away of a heart attack at age 47. Hug your children, your spouse and your loved ones. Steve Wozniak (left) and Lonnie Borck (right) © DomainNameWire.com 2016. Th...
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October 23, 2016, 1:46 am
Domain Name Wire
It’s now a lot easier to join the Internet Commerce Association
Online registration to join ICA is now available. The Internet Commerce Association (ICA), a group advocating for domain name investors, introduced less expensive membership options this year. Individual domain name investors can join the group for $...
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It’s now a lot easier to join the Internet Commerce Association
Online registration to join ICA is now available. The Internet Commerce Association (ICA), a group advocating for domain name investors, introduced less expensive membership options this year. Individual domain name investors can join the group for $...
Discussion
October 21, 2016, 4:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
Nintendo announces Switch, domains get registered
Over 100 Switch-related domain names registered yesterday. Nintendo announced its next video game console, the Nintendo Switch, yesterday. As you might expect, people took the opportunity to register Switch domain names that might be useful one day. ...
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Nintendo announces Switch, domains get registered
Over 100 Switch-related domain names registered yesterday. Nintendo announced its next video game console, the Nintendo Switch, yesterday. As you might expect, people took the opportunity to register Switch domain names that might be useful one day. ...
Discussion
October 21, 2016, 1:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
Remember .Tel? It might be about to change.
.Tel might become a typical top level domain. Domain name registries can learn a lot from the story of Telnic, a $35 million investment gone awry. Telnic’s .Tel domain name is, without a doubt, the most innovative top level domain name because ...
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Remember .Tel? It might be about to change.
.Tel might become a typical top level domain. Domain name registries can learn a lot from the story of Telnic, a $35 million investment gone awry. Telnic’s .Tel domain name is, without a doubt, the most innovative top level domain name because ...
Discussion
October 21, 2016, 12:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign signs .com contract extension, amends cooperative agreement
Company enters into three agreements today, including the .com contract extension. Verisign (NYSE:VRSN) today signed amended agreements with ICANN and the Department of Commerce (DOC) related to the U.S. government IANA functions transition. The comp...
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Verisign signs .com contract extension, amends cooperative agreement
Company enters into three agreements today, including the .com contract extension. Verisign (NYSE:VRSN) today signed amended agreements with ICANN and the Department of Commerce (DOC) related to the U.S. government IANA functions transition. The comp...
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October 20, 2016, 7:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
Reverse Domain Name Hijacking in GWG.com case
GWG Holdings guilty of abusing policy to try to get valuable three letter domain name. Insurance company GWG Holdings (NASDAQ: GWGH) has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking in its attempt to get the domain namd GWG.com. The co...
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Reverse Domain Name Hijacking in GWG.com case
GWG Holdings guilty of abusing policy to try to get valuable three letter domain name. Insurance company GWG Holdings (NASDAQ: GWGH) has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking in its attempt to get the domain namd GWG.com. The co...
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October 20, 2016, 4:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
BadHombres.com and NastyWoman.com registered before debate, but Rick Schwartz got…
Key terms from last night’s debate were registered well before the debate, but Rick Schwartz snapped up one phrase. Donald Trump uttered some phrases in yesterday’s debate that are taking on a life of their own today. But the terms in .co...
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BadHombres.com and NastyWoman.com registered before debate, but Rick Schwartz got…
Key terms from last night’s debate were registered well before the debate, but Rick Schwartz snapped up one phrase. Donald Trump uttered some phrases in yesterday’s debate that are taking on a life of their own today. But the terms in .co...
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October 20, 2016, 12:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
A BIG week for end user domain name sales
At least three $10 billion+ companies bought domain names last week. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a sales list from Sedo this full of big end users. I count at least three companies with market caps of over $10 billion that bough...
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A BIG week for end user domain name sales
At least three $10 billion+ companies bought domain names last week. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a sales list from Sedo this full of big end users. I count at least three companies with market caps of over $10 billion that bough...
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October 19, 2016, 1:43 pm
