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Visit an IDN? Google might warn you
Chrome uses a sophisticated system to determine if an IDN might be spoofing another website. While researching end user sales at Sedo yesterday, I visited öttö .de, which sold for €2,000. This is what I saw when I visited it: This is t...
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Visit an IDN? Google might warn you
Chrome uses a sophisticated system to determine if an IDN might be spoofing another website. While researching end user sales at Sedo yesterday, I visited öttö .de, which sold for €2,000. This is what I saw when I visited it: This is t...
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April 13, 2022, 5:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Pfizer gets in on NFT and metaverse domains
Last week I wrote about bizarre domain registrations by AARP and other entities. They registered domains related to cryptocurrency, NFTs and metaverse. Add to that list Pfizer (NYSE: PFE), which registered a couple of dozen domains this week. The dom...
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Pfizer gets in on NFT and metaverse domains
Last week I wrote about bizarre domain registrations by AARP and other entities. They registered domains related to cryptocurrency, NFTs and metaverse. Add to that list Pfizer (NYSE: PFE), which registered a couple of dozen domains this week. The dom...
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April 13, 2022, 4:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domains Cessna and others bought this week
Plane manufacturer Cessna, water company Husumer Mineralbrunnen, and in-home care provider VitalCura bought domain names. This past week, Sedo’s top public sale was a three letter .com domain name for $33,000. It sold some other nice domains, i...
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What domains Cessna and others bought this week
Plane manufacturer Cessna, water company Husumer Mineralbrunnen, and in-home care provider VitalCura bought domain names. This past week, Sedo’s top public sale was a three letter .com domain name for $33,000. It sold some other nice domains, i...
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April 13, 2022, 1:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
How domainers can find their people within ICANN
Here are some places to get started if you want to contribute to the ICANN community. Do domainers have a role in ICANN? Well, from my experience going to a handful of ICANN meetings, if you want to find the domain investors, you should head to ...
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How domainers can find their people within ICANN
Here are some places to get started if you want to contribute to the ICANN community. Do domainers have a role in ICANN? Well, from my experience going to a handful of ICANN meetings, if you want to find the domain investors, you should head to ...
Discussion
April 12, 2022, 6:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN to EU: Hey, you passed GDPR
ICANN notes that GDPR makes it harder to snuff out DNS abuse. ICANN has sent tardy commentary to the Call for Evidence launched by the European Commission (EC) on the European Union’s (EU) Toolbox Against Counterfeiting (wow, that’s a mou...
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ICANN to EU: Hey, you passed GDPR
ICANN notes that GDPR makes it harder to snuff out DNS abuse. ICANN has sent tardy commentary to the Call for Evidence launched by the European Commission (EC) on the European Union’s (EU) Toolbox Against Counterfeiting (wow, that’s a mou...
Discussion
April 12, 2022, 3:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Chief raises $100 million using Chief.com
Chief, a network for professional women that uses the great domain chief.com, has raised another $100 million. In the last two decades, there has rightly been a conscious effort to promote more women to positions of power. According to Statista, the ...
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Chief raises $100 million using Chief.com
Chief, a network for professional women that uses the great domain chief.com, has raised another $100 million. In the last two decades, there has rightly been a conscious effort to promote more women to positions of power. According to Statista, the ...
Discussion
April 12, 2022, 2:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Com Laude promotes Hussein, Taylor
Corporate domain management company promotes Hayath Hussein and Christa Taylor. Corporate domain name services company Com Laude announced two promotions today. Hayath Hussein was named Chief Operating Officer – Domain Services, a promotion fro...
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Com Laude promotes Hussein, Taylor
Corporate domain management company promotes Hayath Hussein and Christa Taylor. Corporate domain name services company Com Laude announced two promotions today. Hayath Hussein was named Chief Operating Officer – Domain Services, a promotion fro...
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April 11, 2022, 4:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
Both sides of DNS abuse – DNW Podcast #383
A look at both side of the equation. No one listening to this podcast wants people to use domain names and websites for scams, spam, and spreading malware. But who should be responsible for policing this? How much effort should domain registrars and ...
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Both sides of DNS abuse – DNW Podcast #383
A look at both side of the equation. No one listening to this podcast wants people to use domain names and websites for scams, spam, and spreading malware. But who should be responsible for policing this? How much effort should domain registrars and ...
Discussion
April 11, 2022, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Coming soon: a metaverse and NFTs for AARP members
That should be exciting. It’s time to get excited about the metaverse for boomers! Can you imagine a metaverse for AARP members, where they all get together and talk about visits to the doctor and how cheap gas was when they were younger? Well,...
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Coming soon: a metaverse and NFTs for AARP members
That should be exciting. It’s time to get excited about the metaverse for boomers! Can you imagine a metaverse for AARP members, where they all get together and talk about visits to the doctor and how cheap gas was when they were younger? Well,...
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April 8, 2022, 6:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
DomainAgents acquires Domain Boardroom
Donna Mahony passes the torch. Domain name aftermarket DomainAgents has acquired domain name forum Domain Boardroom from Donna Mahony. The 15-year-old forum has been run differently than its competitors. It required an annual membership fee and an in...
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DomainAgents acquires Domain Boardroom
Donna Mahony passes the torch. Domain name aftermarket DomainAgents has acquired domain name forum Domain Boardroom from Donna Mahony. The 15-year-old forum has been run differently than its competitors. It required an annual membership fee and an in...
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April 7, 2022, 10:19 pm
