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Google hiring for new top level domain name initiative
Google is looking for a couple people to work on its top level domain name program. Google has posted two job openings related to its new top level domain name plans. The company is seeking both a Product Marketing Manager, Domains and a Strategic Pa...
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Google hiring for new top level domain name initiative
Google is looking for a couple people to work on its top level domain name program. Google has posted two job openings related to its new top level domain name plans. The company is seeking both a Product Marketing Manager, Domains and a Strategic Pa...
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August 30, 2013, 9:22 am
Domain Name Wire
Here are the missing Amazon and .Pets new TLD documents
Domain Name Wire data recovery services to the rescue. This morning I read Amazon.com’s spirited response to the Governmental Advisory Committee’s advice to kill .amazon. This afternoon, shortly after Top Level Domain Holdings CEO Antony ...
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Here are the missing Amazon and .Pets new TLD documents
Domain Name Wire data recovery services to the rescue. This morning I read Amazon.com’s spirited response to the Governmental Advisory Committee’s advice to kill .amazon. This afternoon, shortly after Top Level Domain Holdings CEO Antony ...
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August 29, 2013, 9:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
6 of top 20 websites vulnerable to attack that took down NYTimes.com
Amazon.com and Pinterest among those sites more vulnerable to unauthorized nameserver changes. Yesterday I wrote about how NYTimes.com could have avoided its nameserver hijacking on Tuesday had it paid about $50 a month for a service called Registry ...
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6 of top 20 websites vulnerable to attack that took down NYTimes.com
Amazon.com and Pinterest among those sites more vulnerable to unauthorized nameserver changes. Yesterday I wrote about how NYTimes.com could have avoided its nameserver hijacking on Tuesday had it paid about $50 a month for a service called Registry ...
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August 29, 2013, 5:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
What is this new domain name scam?
I think I know, but feel free to dig in some more. I just received a scam phone call and I’m trying to figure out what the perpetrator’s goal is. I have an idea, but I figure some readers might know more. The caller said he was with &ldqu...
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What is this new domain name scam?
I think I know, but feel free to dig in some more. I just received a scam phone call and I’m trying to figure out what the perpetrator’s goal is. I have an idea, but I figure some readers might know more. The caller said he was with &ldqu...
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August 29, 2013, 12:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Analyzing new TLD string objection panelists
A breakdown of panelists’ decisions and what went wrong. I’ve called String Confusion Objections a clusterf@ck based on seemingly conflicting opinions by different panelists. It’s clear that which panelist is assigned to a case has ...
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Analyzing new TLD string objection panelists
A breakdown of panelists’ decisions and what went wrong. I’ve called String Confusion Objections a clusterf@ck based on seemingly conflicting opinions by different panelists. It’s clear that which panelist is assigned to a case has ...
Discussion
August 29, 2013, 11:12 am
Domain Name Wire
Verisign wins objection against .ecom top level domain name
Panelist says .ecom may rise to the level of being “deceptive” compared to .com. Verisign has killed off eCommerce Inc.’s application for the .ecom top level domain name by winning a string similarity objection. Verisign, which acts...
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Verisign wins objection against .ecom top level domain name
Panelist says .ecom may rise to the level of being “deceptive” compared to .com. Verisign has killed off eCommerce Inc.’s application for the .ecom top level domain name by winning a string similarity objection. Verisign, which acts...
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August 28, 2013, 8:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
How The New York Times could have prevented yesterday’s attack for just $50
Adding Registry Lock service to a domain name prevents unauthorized name server changes. Yesterday the nameservers for The New York Times’ NYTimes.com domain name were altered, allegedly by the Syrian Electronic Army, which led to some internet...
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How The New York Times could have prevented yesterday’s attack for just $50
Adding Registry Lock service to a domain name prevents unauthorized name server changes. Yesterday the nameservers for The New York Times’ NYTimes.com domain name were altered, allegedly by the Syrian Electronic Army, which led to some internet...
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August 28, 2013, 5:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Marchex’s Archeo auctioning off 71 domains in SnapNames auction
Archeo runs month long auction on SnapNames platform. Marchex’s soon-to-be spin-off Archeo just started an auction on SnapNames that will run for a month. The auction includes 71 domain names and shows both the breadth and quality of Archeo&rsq...
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Marchex’s Archeo auctioning off 71 domains in SnapNames auction
Archeo runs month long auction on SnapNames platform. Marchex’s soon-to-be spin-off Archeo just started an auction on SnapNames that will run for a month. The auction includes 71 domain names and shows both the breadth and quality of Archeo&rsq...
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August 28, 2013, 3:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
25 end user domain name sales at Afternic
Here are 25 domain name sales to end users at Afternic last week. Let’s start this week’s Afternic end user sales report with a look at FAB.net. I tweeted about this $39,000 sale by Frank Schilling on Monday. (You do follow Domain Name Wi...
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25 end user domain name sales at Afternic
Here are 25 domain name sales to end users at Afternic last week. Let’s start this week’s Afternic end user sales report with a look at FAB.net. I tweeted about this $39,000 sale by Frank Schilling on Monday. (You do follow Domain Name Wi...
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August 28, 2013, 11:24 am
Domain Name Wire
A dozen end user domain name sales at Sedo last week
End users ranging from a pest control company to a lender bought domain names at Sedo last week. Sedo sold $1.7 million worth of domain names last week. It’s a higher-than-usual total, thanks in part to at least one undisclosed sale. Here are a...
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A dozen end user domain name sales at Sedo last week
End users ranging from a pest control company to a lender bought domain names at Sedo last week. Sedo sold $1.7 million worth of domain names last week. It’s a higher-than-usual total, thanks in part to at least one undisclosed sale. Here are a...
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August 28, 2013, 9:42 am
