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Two interesting GoDaddy patent applications
Applications describe system for recommending different domain names for a website, and making it easy to transition. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has published two interesting patent applications from GoDaddy related to search engine optimiz...
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Two interesting GoDaddy patent applications
Applications describe system for recommending different domain names for a website, and making it easy to transition. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has published two interesting patent applications from GoDaddy related to search engine optimiz...
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February 11, 2016, 5:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Not Quite What You’re Thinking: Tesila.com (Expired Domain Report)
Here are expired domain names that sold within the past week. Here’s something you’re going to see more and more as brands contend with the vagaries of foreign pronunciation and transliteration: Tesila.com ($14.0k). As you must ...
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Not Quite What You’re Thinking: Tesila.com (Expired Domain Report)
Here are expired domain names that sold within the past week. Here’s something you’re going to see more and more as brands contend with the vagaries of foreign pronunciation and transliteration: Tesila.com ($14.0k). As you must ...
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February 11, 2016, 3:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Music domain name applicant fails in community bid
A second applicant fails to get community status for .music top level domain name. DotMusic Limited, an applicant for the .music top level domain name, has failed to pass its Community Priority Evaluation. Had it passed, the group would have automati...
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.Music domain name applicant fails in community bid
A second applicant fails to get community status for .music top level domain name. DotMusic Limited, an applicant for the .music top level domain name, has failed to pass its Community Priority Evaluation. Had it passed, the group would have automati...
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February 11, 2016, 1:47 am
Domain Name Wire
Verisign files opening brief in appeal against .XYZ
David v. Goliath battle continues in appeals court. Verisign has filed its opening brief (pdf) with the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, in its dispute with new top level domain name company XYZ. In October 2015, a federal district judge dismis...
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Verisign files opening brief in appeal against .XYZ
David v. Goliath battle continues in appeals court. Verisign has filed its opening brief (pdf) with the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, in its dispute with new top level domain name company XYZ. In October 2015, a federal district judge dismis...
Discussion
February 10, 2016, 7:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
FundMe.com and GoFundMe.com in trademark spat
Two similarly-named companies are on a collision course. The owner of FundMe.com has filed a lawsuit against personal fundraising site GoFundMe.com over the similarity of their names and trademarks, and a bit of nuance around types of crowfunding. Fu...
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FundMe.com and GoFundMe.com in trademark spat
Two similarly-named companies are on a collision course. The owner of FundMe.com has filed a lawsuit against personal fundraising site GoFundMe.com over the similarity of their names and trademarks, and a bit of nuance around types of crowfunding. Fu...
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February 10, 2016, 6:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Big companies recently registered these domain names
Here are some interesting domain name registrations undertaken by large companies in recent days. Companies made a bunch of hand registrations and domain acquisitions the past couple days. Although none of them rise to the level of writing a dedicate...
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Big companies recently registered these domain names
Here are some interesting domain name registrations undertaken by large companies in recent days. Companies made a bunch of hand registrations and domain acquisitions the past couple days. Although none of them rise to the level of writing a dedicate...
Discussion
February 10, 2016, 5:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
Mobile phone service continues to lift Tucows
Domain names are the base, but mobile phone service contributes the most gross margin. Tucows, one of the largest domain name registrars, released fourth quarter and full year financial results yesterday. Fourth quarter revenue hit $45 million, with ...
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Mobile phone service continues to lift Tucows
Domain names are the base, but mobile phone service contributes the most gross margin. Tucows, one of the largest domain name registrars, released fourth quarter and full year financial results yesterday. Fourth quarter revenue hit $45 million, with ...
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February 10, 2016, 5:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
China dominates new .com registration trends
Chinese names are a big hit in .com. Verisign has released its monthly trending keywords report, and words tied to China dominated last month. The list considers which keywords made the biggest jump in registrations from one month to the next. Here a...
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China dominates new .com registration trends
Chinese names are a big hit in .com. Verisign has released its monthly trending keywords report, and words tied to China dominated last month. The list considers which keywords made the biggest jump in registrations from one month to the next. Here a...
Discussion
February 10, 2016, 4:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
January domain name sales in-depth
Joseph Peterson takes an in-depth look at January’s domain name sales on NameJet. January 2016 was a busy month for NameJet. Not only did the auction platform deliver its customary mix of expired domains and seller-managed inventory; it al...
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January domain name sales in-depth
Joseph Peterson takes an in-depth look at January’s domain name sales on NameJet. January 2016 was a busy month for NameJet. Not only did the auction platform deliver its customary mix of expired domains and seller-managed inventory; it al...
Discussion
February 9, 2016, 3:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Donuts signs piracy deal with MPAA
Agreement says Donuts will investigate piracy claims as a last resort. New top level domain name company Donuts has inked a deal with Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) in which Donuts will investigate cases of large-scale piracy on the dom...
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Donuts signs piracy deal with MPAA
Agreement says Donuts will investigate piracy claims as a last resort. New top level domain name company Donuts has inked a deal with Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) in which Donuts will investigate cases of large-scale piracy on the dom...
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February 9, 2016, 2:39 pm
