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The Domains
Neustar & National Small Business Association Team Up To Promote .Biz
According to a press release out today, Neustar, Inc., the operator of the .biz registry announced a partnership today with the National Small Business Association (NSBA) to work jointly to help SMBs get .Biz domains. “Recent research by ...
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Neustar & National Small Business Association Team Up To Promote .Biz
According to a press release out today, Neustar, Inc., the operator of the .biz registry announced a partnership today with the National Small Business Association (NSBA) to work jointly to help SMBs get .Biz domains. “Recent research by ...
Discussion
February 23, 2012, 12:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Microsoft files patent application for “safe” URL shortening, says no more Rick-Rolling
Safer link clicking. Microsoft has filed a patent application for safer URL shortening, and the patent application actually uses the term “rick-rolling”. The application was filed in 2010 but just published by the U.S. Patent and Trademar...
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Microsoft files patent application for “safe” URL shortening, says no more Rick-Rolling
Safer link clicking. Microsoft has filed a patent application for safer URL shortening, and the patent application actually uses the term “rick-rolling”. The application was filed in 2010 but just published by the U.S. Patent and Trademar...
Discussion
February 23, 2012, 11:29 am
Domain Name Wire
Survey says GoDaddy is top domain registrar
GoDaddy dominant, especially with larger domain registrars. 1,164 people answered the question “Which domain registrar do you think is best overall” on the 7th annual Domain Name Wire survey. But some of these survey takers responded to s...
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Survey says GoDaddy is top domain registrar
GoDaddy dominant, especially with larger domain registrars. 1,164 people answered the question “Which domain registrar do you think is best overall” on the 7th annual Domain Name Wire survey. But some of these survey takers responded to s...
Discussion
February 23, 2012, 10:35 am
The Domains
Frank Schilling: “Google Has Never Been More Committed To The Domain Name Channel.”
In the wake of the news that Google was terminating their own Domain parking program, Frank Schilling wrote today on this blog: “Google has never been more committed to the domain name channel.” Frank went on to say on his blog about doma...
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Frank Schilling: “Google Has Never Been More Committed To The Domain Name Channel.”
In the wake of the news that Google was terminating their own Domain parking program, Frank Schilling wrote today on this blog: “Google has never been more committed to the domain name channel.” Frank went on to say on his blog about doma...
Discussion
February 23, 2012, 10:11 am
Domain Name Wire
What do people look for in a domain registrar?
Don’t lose my domains, give them to me cheap, and be there to help. We’re going to kick off the results from this year’s Domain Name Wire survey with a look at which factors drive people to select their domain registrar. About 1,500...
Discussion
What do people look for in a domain registrar?
Don’t lose my domains, give them to me cheap, and be there to help. We’re going to kick off the results from this year’s Domain Name Wire survey with a look at which factors drive people to select their domain registrar. About 1,500...
Discussion
February 23, 2012, 10:08 am
The Domains
If You Don’t Understand The Value of Domain Names, Maybe You Will Understand Comic Books
A few days ago we wrote about and compared the price and increase in value of Taxi Medallions to domain names. Today I read a story about another commodity-collectable that sold originally for just a few dollars that fetched over $3,500,000 at a...
Discussion
If You Don’t Understand The Value of Domain Names, Maybe You Will Understand Comic Books
A few days ago we wrote about and compared the price and increase in value of Taxi Medallions to domain names. Today I read a story about another commodity-collectable that sold originally for just a few dollars that fetched over $3,500,000 at a...
Discussion
February 23, 2012, 8:54 am
Domain Shane
Thursday’s Big List of Domains At Auction, Dropping, or For Sale Around the Net 2-23-12
Good Morning. Not sure if any of you have any domains at the Great Domains auction that ends today. I tried my best to find domains to put on my list but it’s pretty hard to go through a list when the ajax code is jacked up. D...
Discussion
Thursday’s Big List of Domains At Auction, Dropping, or For Sale Around the Net 2-23-12
Good Morning. Not sure if any of you have any domains at the Great Domains auction that ends today. I tried my best to find domains to put on my list but it’s pretty hard to go through a list when the ajax code is jacked up. D...
Discussion
February 23, 2012, 4:37 am
Domain Name Wire
TD Bank files 15th complaint about .xxx
Only 15 UDRPs for .xxx after more than two months (but 15 rapid disputes). TD Bank has filed a UDRP for TDBank.xxx, making it the fifteenth entity to use UDRP in an effort to get control of a .xxx domain name. This seems like a relatively low number ...
Discussion
TD Bank files 15th complaint about .xxx
Only 15 UDRPs for .xxx after more than two months (but 15 rapid disputes). TD Bank has filed a UDRP for TDBank.xxx, making it the fifteenth entity to use UDRP in an effort to get control of a .xxx domain name. This seems like a relatively low number ...
Discussion
February 22, 2012, 11:06 pm
Domain Name News
Google Kills Hosted AdSense for Domains on Undeveloped Sites
Google sent out a message today to publishers using Adsense for Domains. After nearly 4 years of running the program, the company has decided to discontinue their hosted Adsense for Domains on undeveloped domain names. The company is reco...
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Google Kills Hosted AdSense for Domains on Undeveloped Sites
Google sent out a message today to publishers using Adsense for Domains. After nearly 4 years of running the program, the company has decided to discontinue their hosted Adsense for Domains on undeveloped domain names. The company is reco...
Discussion
February 22, 2012, 3:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
21 end user domain purchases in the past week including Fool.com, Novartis
Here are 21 domain purchases made by “end users”. This week’s chock-full end user sales report has 21 end user domain purchases. Notable buyers include Fool.com, Novartis, Southern Company, and The Future Project. All sales were at ...
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21 end user domain purchases in the past week including Fool.com, Novartis
Here are 21 domain purchases made by “end users”. This week’s chock-full end user sales report has 21 end user domain purchases. Notable buyers include Fool.com, Novartis, Southern Company, and The Future Project. All sales were at ...
Discussion
February 22, 2012, 11:43 am
