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Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy launches GoDaddy Corporate Domains for large brands
GoDaddy rebrands Brandsight and launches it as GoDaddy Corporate Domains. GoDaddy announced GoDaddy Corporate Domains today. The brand-targeted registrar is a rechristening of Brandsight, a corporate domain name registrar that GoDaddy acquired as par...
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GoDaddy launches GoDaddy Corporate Domains for large brands
GoDaddy rebrands Brandsight and launches it as GoDaddy Corporate Domains. GoDaddy announced GoDaddy Corporate Domains today. The brand-targeted registrar is a rechristening of Brandsight, a corporate domain name registrar that GoDaddy acquired as par...
Discussion
November 17, 2020, 5:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
NASDAQ 100 company Vertex Pharmaceuticals tries reverse domain name hijacking
Company tried to get domain name from a Pakistani medical company. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found that Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRTX), a $58 billion (market cap) company, tried to reverse domain name hijack ...
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NASDAQ 100 company Vertex Pharmaceuticals tries reverse domain name hijacking
Company tried to get domain name from a Pakistani medical company. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found that Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRTX), a $58 billion (market cap) company, tried to reverse domain name hijack ...
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November 17, 2020, 4:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
Does your domain name registrar make it easy to transfer domains out?
Don’t do business with registrars that make it difficult to leave. Yesterday, I received a notice from the Wall Street Journal that I needed to update my credit card. I logged into my WSJ.com account and was surprised to see that I’m payi...
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Does your domain name registrar make it easy to transfer domains out?
Don’t do business with registrars that make it difficult to leave. Yesterday, I received a notice from the Wall Street Journal that I needed to update my credit card. I logged into my WSJ.com account and was surprised to see that I’m payi...
Discussion
November 17, 2020, 2:15 pm
The Domains
New disclaimer alert for GoDaddy Appraisal tool
Over the weekend I noticed a little triangle as an alert when using the GoDaddy appraisal tool. Disclaimer The Estimated Value is based on an algorithm utilizing data GoDaddy has available to it to help estimate predicted sale price of domains. Howev...
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New disclaimer alert for GoDaddy Appraisal tool
Over the weekend I noticed a little triangle as an alert when using the GoDaddy appraisal tool. Disclaimer The Estimated Value is based on an algorithm utilizing data GoDaddy has available to it to help estimate predicted sale price of domains. Howev...
Discussion
November 16, 2020, 11:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
UNR acquires .Trust and .LLP top level domains
Company now runs 25 top level domains. Frank Schilling’s top level domain registry UNR has added two domain names to its stable: .Trust and .LLP. This is the third home for .Trust, as Kevin Murphy reported last week. UNR says that MarkMonitor, ...
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UNR acquires .Trust and .LLP top level domains
Company now runs 25 top level domains. Frank Schilling’s top level domain registry UNR has added two domain names to its stable: .Trust and .LLP. This is the third home for .Trust, as Kevin Murphy reported last week. UNR says that MarkMonitor, ...
Discussion
November 16, 2020, 10:32 pm
DomainSherpa
Geek Out: A Casual Chat with Steve Webb & Shane Cultra
Today, we're delighted to introduce a new Domain Sherpa, Steve Webb, the baby-faced Computer Science PhD with tech experience that could fit into several lifetimes!Joining us for a casual, geeky conversation is Shane Cultra, the local business o...
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Geek Out: A Casual Chat with Steve Webb & Shane Cultra
Today, we're delighted to introduce a new Domain Sherpa, Steve Webb, the baby-faced Computer Science PhD with tech experience that could fit into several lifetimes!Joining us for a casual, geeky conversation is Shane Cultra, the local business o...
Discussion
November 16, 2020, 8:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Investing with Adam Strong – DNW Podcast #312
Adam Strong talks about the state of the domain name aftermarket. Domain investor Adam Strong returns to the show today to talk about what he’s seeing in the domain aftermarket during this strange year. Adam sees the high level of the market th...
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Domain Investing with Adam Strong – DNW Podcast #312
Adam Strong talks about the state of the domain name aftermarket. Domain investor Adam Strong returns to the show today to talk about what he’s seeing in the domain aftermarket during this strange year. Adam sees the high level of the market th...
Discussion
November 16, 2020, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Flipkart among end user domain buyers at GoDaddy
These companies recently bought domain names at GoDaddy. Who said exact match domains were dead? GoDaddy released its top 20 public sales from July on Friday, and a handful of exact match domains stand out. One is Wallpapers .com; apparently, compute...
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Flipkart among end user domain buyers at GoDaddy
These companies recently bought domain names at GoDaddy. Who said exact match domains were dead? GoDaddy released its top 20 public sales from July on Friday, and a handful of exact match domains stand out. One is Wallpapers .com; apparently, compute...
Discussion
November 16, 2020, 2:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Jonathan Tenenbaum named COO of MediaOptions
Tenenbaum jumps from Web.com to MediaOptions. Domain name brokerage MediaOptions has hired Jonathan Tenenbaum as its Chief Operating Officer. Tenenbaum comes to MediaOptions from Web.com, where he spent the last 14 years in various roles. He was the ...
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Jonathan Tenenbaum named COO of MediaOptions
Tenenbaum jumps from Web.com to MediaOptions. Domain name brokerage MediaOptions has hired Jonathan Tenenbaum as its Chief Operating Officer. Tenenbaum comes to MediaOptions from Web.com, where he spent the last 14 years in various roles. He was the ...
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November 13, 2020, 4:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Virtual events company Hopin moves to .Com
Events platform bought domain name from Greek tour company. It’s been quite a year for virtual events company Hopin. The company’s platform was suddenly thrust into the spotlight when the pandemic hit and the events industry moved online....
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Virtual events company Hopin moves to .Com
Events platform bought domain name from Greek tour company. It’s been quite a year for virtual events company Hopin. The company’s platform was suddenly thrust into the spotlight when the pandemic hit and the events industry moved online....
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November 12, 2020, 6:53 pm
