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GoDaddy files patent app for Flare and social network
Does GoDaddy have bigger ambitions for Flare-like functionality? GoDaddy has filed a patent application covering various aspects of its Flare app, and the application suggests more features might be planned for the future. “System and Method fo...
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GoDaddy files patent app for Flare and social network
Does GoDaddy have bigger ambitions for Flare-like functionality? GoDaddy has filed a patent application covering various aspects of its Flare app, and the application suggests more features might be planned for the future. “System and Method fo...
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September 8, 2016, 5:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Video: Ted Cruz spreads internet FUD all over the Senate floor
Cruz gives speech urging congress to nix upcoming IANA functions transition. Senator Ted Cruz just gave a speech in the Senate proposing adding an appropriations rider to the upcoming continuing resolution in an effort to halt the IANA transition. He...
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Video: Ted Cruz spreads internet FUD all over the Senate floor
Cruz gives speech urging congress to nix upcoming IANA functions transition. Senator Ted Cruz just gave a speech in the Senate proposing adding an appropriations rider to the upcoming continuing resolution in an effort to halt the IANA transition. He...
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September 8, 2016, 4:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
IANA transition from U.S. government could ride on a rider
Senator suggests appropriations ride as a way to stop transition. Will the transition of the U.S. government’s oversight of IANA internet functions end this month as planned? Or will it be delayed? It could ride on a rider. Senator Ted Cruz has...
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IANA transition from U.S. government could ride on a rider
Senator suggests appropriations ride as a way to stop transition. Will the transition of the U.S. government’s oversight of IANA internet functions end this month as planned? Or will it be delayed? It could ride on a rider. Senator Ted Cruz has...
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September 8, 2016, 1:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Gleissner gets a UDRP win…as the respondent
Finding himself on the defense will help respondents in his own UDRPs. Michael Gleissner’s companies’ failed attempts to acquire domain names through UDRP are well-documented. Yet he recently found himself on the opposite side of the tabl...
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Gleissner gets a UDRP win…as the respondent
Finding himself on the defense will help respondents in his own UDRPs. Michael Gleissner’s companies’ failed attempts to acquire domain names through UDRP are well-documented. Yet he recently found himself on the opposite side of the tabl...
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September 8, 2016, 12:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
August’s Top 5 stories on Domain Name Wire
Here’s what happened in the domain name business last month. Labor Day, the unofficial end of summer, has passed. I’m thrilled. Not only is summer at times unbearable in Austin, but people take a break from the web in the summer, too. The...
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August’s Top 5 stories on Domain Name Wire
Here’s what happened in the domain name business last month. Labor Day, the unofficial end of summer, has passed. I’m thrilled. Not only is summer at times unbearable in Austin, but people take a break from the web in the summer, too. The...
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September 7, 2016, 5:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Muscovitch and Chapman join ICA Board
Domainer advocacy group bolsters board. Internet Commerce Association (ICA), a group that advocates for domain name investors, has appointed two new members to its board. Zak Muscovitch and Jay Chapman have been appointed to the board joining Nat Coh...
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Muscovitch and Chapman join ICA Board
Domainer advocacy group bolsters board. Internet Commerce Association (ICA), a group that advocates for domain name investors, has appointed two new members to its board. Zak Muscovitch and Jay Chapman have been appointed to the board joining Nat Coh...
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September 7, 2016, 4:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
14 end user domain name sales including two big companies
NAPA and Renault among end user domain buyers. Sales over $2,000 picked up at Sedo over the past week despite the holiday weekend, including purchases by large companies such as NAPA and Renault. A handful of companies bought shorter versions of thei...
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14 end user domain name sales including two big companies
NAPA and Renault among end user domain buyers. Sales over $2,000 picked up at Sedo over the past week despite the holiday weekend, including purchases by large companies such as NAPA and Renault. A handful of companies bought shorter versions of thei...
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September 7, 2016, 2:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
CentralNic swings to loss, billings soar on .XYZ deal
3.6 million .xyz registrations in June boost billings, but revenue remains elusive. Domain name company CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) posted a big loss in the first half of 2016 after turning a profit in the same period a year ago. The company posted...
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CentralNic swings to loss, billings soar on .XYZ deal
3.6 million .xyz registrations in June boost billings, but revenue remains elusive. Domain name company CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) posted a big loss in the first half of 2016 after turning a profit in the same period a year ago. The company posted...
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September 7, 2016, 1:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Company wants to trademark Pets.com, X.com and famous slogans
47 / 72 Inc. is already drawing negative attention from celebrities because of its trademark filings. A California company has filed over 70 trademark applications in an effort to register trademarks similar to famous brands, popular slogans and term...
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Company wants to trademark Pets.com, X.com and famous slogans
47 / 72 Inc. is already drawing negative attention from celebrities because of its trademark filings. A California company has filed over 70 trademark applications in an effort to register trademarks similar to famous brands, popular slogans and term...
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September 6, 2016, 8:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Com Winners & Losers
Domain Name Wire’s monthly .Com Winners & Losers based on the latest official data. ICANN has published the latest .com transactions report from registry Verisign, showing official results from May. Here are the top 5 registrars in May in t...
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.Com Winners & Losers
Domain Name Wire’s monthly .Com Winners & Losers based on the latest official data. ICANN has published the latest .com transactions report from registry Verisign, showing official results from May. Here are the top 5 registrars in May in t...
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September 6, 2016, 4:44 pm
