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The Domains
This Weekd We Got The Twitter Handle @TheDomains Under An “Brand Impersonation” Claim
About a month ago Abdu from Domainsville.com alerted me that the twitter handle @thedomains was controlled by a third party who was not using it. I was using @berkens as my twitter handle for the blog, but once he said it, it made perfect sense that ...
Discussion
This Weekd We Got The Twitter Handle @TheDomains Under An “Brand Impersonation” Claim
About a month ago Abdu from Domainsville.com alerted me that the twitter handle @thedomains was controlled by a third party who was not using it. I was using @berkens as my twitter handle for the blog, but once he said it, it made perfect sense that ...
Discussion
June 3, 2012, 8:47 am
Domain Name News
ICANN selects Deloitte + IBM for implementation of trademark clearinghouse
In an official press release on it’s website, ICANN has announced that it is working with Deloitte and IBM on implementation of trademark clearinghouse services. According to ICANN, both providers are highly qualified, with significant experien...
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ICANN selects Deloitte + IBM for implementation of trademark clearinghouse
In an official press release on it’s website, ICANN has announced that it is working with Deloitte and IBM on implementation of trademark clearinghouse services. According to ICANN, both providers are highly qualified, with significant experien...
Discussion
June 2, 2012, 6:04 pm
Domain Name News
Portugal’s ccTLD gets “liberalized” and as a result .PT now open to everyone
FCCN, the Portuguese registry operator of .PT domains earlier this year finalized and approved less restrictive requirements for registrations of the ccTLD domain name at the second level. During a special 2 month sunrise period (March through end of...
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Portugal’s ccTLD gets “liberalized” and as a result .PT now open to everyone
FCCN, the Portuguese registry operator of .PT domains earlier this year finalized and approved less restrictive requirements for registrations of the ccTLD domain name at the second level. During a special 2 month sunrise period (March through end of...
Discussion
June 2, 2012, 5:00 pm
The Domains
EZQ.com Gets Hit With UDRP; Is This Another Domain Owner Trying To Get A Stolen Domain Back?
A UDRP has just been filed on the three letter domain name EZQ.com EZQ.com is owned by someone in China. The whois only pulls up a name of the registrant: “baorui” Using domain tools I see that the current domain registrant is just listed...
Discussion
EZQ.com Gets Hit With UDRP; Is This Another Domain Owner Trying To Get A Stolen Domain Back?
A UDRP has just been filed on the three letter domain name EZQ.com EZQ.com is owned by someone in China. The whois only pulls up a name of the registrant: “baorui” Using domain tools I see that the current domain registrant is just listed...
Discussion
June 2, 2012, 2:34 pm
Elliot's Blog
Find Niche Affiliate Programs
When I created one of my websites, I only had two types of advertisements on the site – Adsense and an internal banner. I still use Adsense on various parts of the site, but the RPC has been pretty low, so I sought out other monetization option...
Discussion
Find Niche Affiliate Programs
When I created one of my websites, I only had two types of advertisements on the site – Adsense and an internal banner. I still use Adsense on various parts of the site, but the RPC has been pretty low, so I sought out other monetization option...
Discussion
June 2, 2012, 1:12 pm
Domain Name News
Afilias joins Facebook as an “observer member” at GNI
Ireland based Afilias Limited, a global provider of registry services for top-level internet domains has announced that it is the first European company to gain observer status with the Global Network Initiative organization (GNI). The GNI is a multi...
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Afilias joins Facebook as an “observer member” at GNI
Ireland based Afilias Limited, a global provider of registry services for top-level internet domains has announced that it is the first European company to gain observer status with the Global Network Initiative organization (GNI). The GNI is a multi...
Discussion
June 2, 2012, 12:18 pm
Domain Shane
Daily SitePicks: The Weekend’s Hot List of Websites Up For Auction Around the Net
The biggest problem on Flippa has always been fake stats. Fake screenshots of traffic and revenue has cost buyers thousands of dollars in the past and I’m so glad to see Flippa is solving this by adding another verification process. They alread...
Discussion
Daily SitePicks: The Weekend’s Hot List of Websites Up For Auction Around the Net
The biggest problem on Flippa has always been fake stats. Fake screenshots of traffic and revenue has cost buyers thousands of dollars in the past and I’m so glad to see Flippa is solving this by adding another verification process. They alread...
Discussion
June 2, 2012, 11:26 am
The Domains
Google Is The Buyer Of Chrome.com
Three months ago we asked whether Google just bought the domain name Chrome.com and today the answer is YES. The domain which was the home of Chrome Systems Inc/DealerTrack, Inc. which notified customers in March that as of September 1, 2012 th...
Discussion
Google Is The Buyer Of Chrome.com
Three months ago we asked whether Google just bought the domain name Chrome.com and today the answer is YES. The domain which was the home of Chrome Systems Inc/DealerTrack, Inc. which notified customers in March that as of September 1, 2012 th...
Discussion
June 2, 2012, 9:17 am
Domain Shane
Saturday’s Big List of Domains at Auction or Dropping Around The Internet 6-2-12
A man finds a genie lamp. He rubs it and a genie comes out and says: “I will grant you one wish. I’m a fairly young genie and am not that powerful”. The man pull out a map of the world, circles a bunch of places and says: “Sto...
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Saturday’s Big List of Domains at Auction or Dropping Around The Internet 6-2-12
A man finds a genie lamp. He rubs it and a genie comes out and says: “I will grant you one wish. I’m a fairly young genie and am not that powerful”. The man pull out a map of the world, circles a bunch of places and says: “Sto...
Discussion
June 2, 2012, 6:17 am
Domain Name News
Google wants to expand the internet domain space, exploring new gTLD’s
Chief internet evangelist at Google, Vint Cerf, yesterday made an official announcement confirming Google’s bid for various new gTLD’s. According to a number of sources, there may be as many as 50 new gTLD’s that the company wi...
Discussion
Google wants to expand the internet domain space, exploring new gTLD’s
Chief internet evangelist at Google, Vint Cerf, yesterday made an official announcement confirming Google’s bid for various new gTLD’s. According to a number of sources, there may be as many as 50 new gTLD’s that the company wi...
Discussion
June 1, 2012, 7:08 pm
