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What domains Hallmark, Swarovski, and Sapient bought last week
Sedo has big sales week for large end user buyers. This week’s end user report for Sedo sales it full of big name companies. In addition to those in the headline, you’ll see purchased by Philips, Genentech, Intel, and Fujifilm Australia. ...
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What domains Hallmark, Swarovski, and Sapient bought last week
Sedo has big sales week for large end user buyers. This week’s end user report for Sedo sales it full of big name companies. In addition to those in the headline, you’ll see purchased by Philips, Genentech, Intel, and Fujifilm Australia. ...
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June 20, 2013, 3:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy uses quick survey to segment customers
GoDaddy segments its customers using quick survey. When I logged in to my GoDaddy account this morning I was greeted by a friendly blonde asking me what I was up to. “We’re working on new ways to give you a more personalized experience,&r...
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GoDaddy uses quick survey to segment customers
GoDaddy segments its customers using quick survey. When I logged in to my GoDaddy account this morning I was greeted by a friendly blonde asking me what I was up to. “We’re working on new ways to give you a more personalized experience,&r...
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June 20, 2013, 1:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
After suspicious activity yesterday, Moniker asks users to reset passwords
Company says it has no evidence that domain names were stolen. Domain name registrar Moniker discovered suspicious activity on its network, and as a precaution is asking all account holders to reset their passwords today. The suspicious activity occu...
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After suspicious activity yesterday, Moniker asks users to reset passwords
Company says it has no evidence that domain names were stolen. Domain name registrar Moniker discovered suspicious activity on its network, and as a precaution is asking all account holders to reset their passwords today. The suspicious activity occu...
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June 20, 2013, 11:46 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN explains why it didn’t publish Verisign’s letters
Group it doesn’t usually publish counsel-to-counsel letters. Verisign sent several letters to ICANN earlier this year highlighting concerns about the new registry agreement. ICANN never posted those letters, and they only came to light when Ver...
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ICANN explains why it didn’t publish Verisign’s letters
Group it doesn’t usually publish counsel-to-counsel letters. Verisign sent several letters to ICANN earlier this year highlighting concerns about the new registry agreement. ICANN never posted those letters, and they only came to light when Ver...
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June 20, 2013, 10:22 am
Domain Name Wire
Yahoo ID recycling should put domain registrars on edge
Making Yahoo IDs available for registration again could lead to domain theft. If you have access to a domain account holder’s email, it’s fairly easy to steal a domain from them. Which is why domain name registrars should be on high alert...
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Yahoo ID recycling should put domain registrars on edge
Making Yahoo IDs available for registration again could lead to domain theft. If you have access to a domain account holder’s email, it’s fairly easy to steal a domain from them. Which is why domain name registrars should be on high alert...
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June 20, 2013, 9:47 am
Domain Name Wire
RDNH alert: Duplicitous dealings doom Digilove domain dispute
Electronic dance website guilty of reverse domain name hijacking after engaging in “duplicitous dealings”. I have to admit, I don’t expect much business or legal sense from a company that uses the domain name digi10ve.com for a site...
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RDNH alert: Duplicitous dealings doom Digilove domain dispute
Electronic dance website guilty of reverse domain name hijacking after engaging in “duplicitous dealings”. I have to admit, I don’t expect much business or legal sense from a company that uses the domain name digi10ve.com for a site...
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June 19, 2013, 4:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
33 great end user domain name sales
From Hubspot to Target to Newsmax, here are more end user domain sales. I’m behind on end user sales reports due to HostingCon and some travel. This is the Afternic list I would have published last week, so the sale occurred a couple weeks ago....
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33 great end user domain name sales
From Hubspot to Target to Newsmax, here are more end user domain sales. I’m behind on end user sales reports due to HostingCon and some travel. This is the Afternic list I would have published last week, so the sale occurred a couple weeks ago....
Discussion
June 19, 2013, 2:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
UDRP panelist uses common sense for acronym domain names
Unfortunately her peers didn’t. It’s quite common for UDRPs to be filed against short domain names that can be acronyms for various businesses and organizations. These UDRP frequently target three and four letter domain names, which are o...
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UDRP panelist uses common sense for acronym domain names
Unfortunately her peers didn’t. It’s quite common for UDRPs to be filed against short domain names that can be acronyms for various businesses and organizations. These UDRP frequently target three and four letter domain names, which are o...
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June 19, 2013, 1:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Man turns to courts to overturn horrible UDRP decision
The Alexander family asks court to overturn decision to transfer JustinAlexander.com. In 1999 Gary Alexander did something that was rather forward looking for the time: he registered his family members’ names as .com addresses. He registered hi...
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Man turns to courts to overturn horrible UDRP decision
The Alexander family asks court to overturn decision to transfer JustinAlexander.com. In 1999 Gary Alexander did something that was rather forward looking for the time: he registered his family members’ names as .com addresses. He registered hi...
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June 19, 2013, 11:21 am
Domain Name Wire
You’re going to see a lot more domain name marketing like this…
New TLD backers will be headed to a lot of tradeshows. One of the larger booths at this year’s HostingCon conference is the .host booth, pictured below: I’ve written about a number of domain name companies exhibiting at HostingCon this ye...
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You’re going to see a lot more domain name marketing like this…
New TLD backers will be headed to a lot of tradeshows. One of the larger booths at this year’s HostingCon conference is the .host booth, pictured below: I’ve written about a number of domain name companies exhibiting at HostingCon this ye...
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June 19, 2013, 9:37 am
