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When Chanel takes over a domain name, it sends a warning to others
Domains used to warn others that Chanel will pursue them. French fashion house Chanel has aggressively pursued counterfeiters and cybersquatters over the year. But what it does with many of the names it recovers is rather unique: it sends a warning t...
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When Chanel takes over a domain name, it sends a warning to others
Domains used to warn others that Chanel will pursue them. French fashion house Chanel has aggressively pursued counterfeiters and cybersquatters over the year. But what it does with many of the names it recovers is rather unique: it sends a warning t...
Discussion
January 28, 2013, 9:57 am
Domain Name Wire
Heads up, competing registries: Verisign might start asserting its patents
Verisign evaluating how to make money from its patent portfolio. Competing domain registries, watch out. Much of yesterday’s Verisign investor conference call was focus on patents and Verisign figuring out how to profit from them. While saying ...
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Heads up, competing registries: Verisign might start asserting its patents
Verisign evaluating how to make money from its patent portfolio. Competing domain registries, watch out. Much of yesterday’s Verisign investor conference call was focus on patents and Verisign figuring out how to profit from them. While saying ...
Discussion
January 25, 2013, 2:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
Go Daddy finally offers a CDN, but it’s limited right now
Website Accelerator makes putting your Go Daddy-hosted site on a CDN simple. People who host their web sites with Go Daddy will finally get access to an integrated content delivery network (CDN) to speed up their sites. Go Daddy this week announced i...
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Go Daddy finally offers a CDN, but it’s limited right now
Website Accelerator makes putting your Go Daddy-hosted site on a CDN simple. People who host their web sites with Go Daddy will finally get access to an integrated content delivery network (CDN) to speed up their sites. Go Daddy this week announced i...
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January 25, 2013, 12:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy.com .info auction ends today, Social.info over $7,000
Auction of over 100 domain names is led by Social.info. An auction of 135 registry-held .info domain names ends today on GoDaddy.com. The top domain so far is social.info, which has 80 bids and is up to $7,305. (Social.com sold for $2.6 million in 20...
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GoDaddy.com .info auction ends today, Social.info over $7,000
Auction of over 100 domain names is led by Social.info. An auction of 135 registry-held .info domain names ends today on GoDaddy.com. The top domain so far is social.info, which has 80 bids and is up to $7,305. (Social.com sold for $2.6 million in 20...
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January 25, 2013, 10:58 am
Domain Name Wire
New TLD applicant that misspelled string finally fixes it
Kerry Trading Co. finally fixes a typo in its top level domain application. ICANN has posted 369 updated new top level domain applications, but most of the updates so far have been changes to directors, addresses, etc. But one of the recent changes i...
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New TLD applicant that misspelled string finally fixes it
Kerry Trading Co. finally fixes a typo in its top level domain application. ICANN has posted 369 updated new top level domain applications, but most of the updates so far have been changes to directors, addresses, etc. But one of the recent changes i...
Discussion
January 25, 2013, 10:17 am
Domain Name Wire
The intriguing GoDaddy .co Super Bowl commercial (with a Danica Patrick cameo)
GoDaddy.co Super Bowl commercial is very different from its predecessors. Last night .co tweeted a link to its Super Bowl commercial. I’ve watched it a few times (it’s embedded below) so I can fully grasp what’s going on. The basic ...
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The intriguing GoDaddy .co Super Bowl commercial (with a Danica Patrick cameo)
GoDaddy.co Super Bowl commercial is very different from its predecessors. Last night .co tweeted a link to its Super Bowl commercial. I’ve watched it a few times (it’s embedded below) so I can fully grasp what’s going on. The basic ...
Discussion
January 25, 2013, 9:33 am
Domain Name Wire
Go Daddy revamps Executive Accounts, splits into 2 tiers
Registrar renames Executive Accounts as Premier Services and makes program more exclusive. Go Daddy’s Executive Accounts program is getting a makeover. The department will be renamed Premier Services while setting new minimum guidelines and man...
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Go Daddy revamps Executive Accounts, splits into 2 tiers
Registrar renames Executive Accounts as Premier Services and makes program more exclusive. Go Daddy’s Executive Accounts program is getting a makeover. The department will be renamed Premier Services while setting new minimum guidelines and man...
Discussion
January 24, 2013, 12:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Should domain marketplaces increase minimum bid requirements?
Is $60 or $250 too low for a minimum offer? Should you be forced to set something higher? It seems that Go Daddy’s inclusion of non-priced domains from Sedo set off the latest round of discussions about minimum offer prices, but it’s a di...
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Should domain marketplaces increase minimum bid requirements?
Is $60 or $250 too low for a minimum offer? Should you be forced to set something higher? It seems that Go Daddy’s inclusion of non-priced domains from Sedo set off the latest round of discussions about minimum offer prices, but it’s a di...
Discussion
January 24, 2013, 10:31 am
Domain Name Wire
Ally Financial sues cybersquatter who pointed domains to Chase.com
Bank files anti-cybersquatting lawsuit after domain owner refused to hand over domain names. Ally Financial (GMAC) has filed a lawsuit against a Scottsdale man who allegedly registered domains including the Ally brand and forwarded the to its rival C...
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Ally Financial sues cybersquatter who pointed domains to Chase.com
Bank files anti-cybersquatting lawsuit after domain owner refused to hand over domain names. Ally Financial (GMAC) has filed a lawsuit against a Scottsdale man who allegedly registered domains including the Ally brand and forwarded the to its rival C...
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January 24, 2013, 9:15 am
Domain Name Wire
Kim Kardashian, the domainer
Webfest goes celeb for this year’s keynote. Oversee.net announced this evening that Kim Kardashian will keynote next months’ Webfest conference in Santa Monica. The first question on many domainers’ minds: what the heck does Kardash...
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Kim Kardashian, the domainer
Webfest goes celeb for this year’s keynote. Oversee.net announced this evening that Kim Kardashian will keynote next months’ Webfest conference in Santa Monica. The first question on many domainers’ minds: what the heck does Kardash...
Discussion
January 23, 2013, 10:05 pm
