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Major security breach impacts GoDaddy Managed WordPress customers
Hackers gained access to login and FTP credentials, along with 1.2 million email addresses. A security breach in GoDaddy’s Managed WordPress environment gave hackers the keys to customers’ WordPress sites. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) discovered ...
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Major security breach impacts GoDaddy Managed WordPress customers
Hackers gained access to login and FTP credentials, along with 1.2 million email addresses. A security breach in GoDaddy’s Managed WordPress environment gave hackers the keys to customers’ WordPress sites. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) discovered ...
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November 22, 2021, 2:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Two signs in a row with new top level domains
This is the first time I’ve seen this… I recently visited family in Texas and saw something that caught my eye. First, I passed a sign for a church that uses the domain name cityreach.church. I’ve come across a handful of churches ...
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Two signs in a row with new top level domains
This is the first time I’ve seen this… I recently visited family in Texas and saw something that caught my eye. First, I passed a sign for a church that uses the domain name cityreach.church. I’ve come across a handful of churches ...
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November 22, 2021, 2:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
It’s about to be easier to challenge trademarks
New rules should help clean up bad trademarks. There are a lot of questionable registered trademarks. Sometimes a company fudges first use dates. Other times, they submit questionable specimens of use. And on occasion, people file for fraudulent mark...
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It’s about to be easier to challenge trademarks
New rules should help clean up bad trademarks. There are a lot of questionable registered trademarks. Sometimes a company fudges first use dates. Other times, they submit questionable specimens of use. And on occasion, people file for fraudulent mark...
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November 19, 2021, 2:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Nominet names new CEO, and 2 new board members voted in
New CEO and two board members will help guide Nominet back to its roots. Nominet, the group that manages the United Kingdom’s .uk namespace, named Paul Fletcher its CEO today. Fletcher is currently CEO at BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, ...
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Nominet names new CEO, and 2 new board members voted in
New CEO and two board members will help guide Nominet back to its roots. Nominet, the group that manages the United Kingdom’s .uk namespace, named Paul Fletcher its CEO today. Fletcher is currently CEO at BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, ...
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November 18, 2021, 5:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Canada and Australia report continued domain growth
Domains continue to benefit from the move online during the pandemic. Both Canada’s and Australia’s domain registries reported strong metrics in Q3 in their respective quarterly reports. Canada’s .ca domain name ended September with...
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Canada and Australia report continued domain growth
Domains continue to benefit from the move online during the pandemic. Both Canada’s and Australia’s domain registries reported strong metrics in Q3 in their respective quarterly reports. Canada’s .ca domain name ended September with...
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November 18, 2021, 2:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
Proptech company Place joins the Unicorn club using Place.com
This unicorn has a great place on the web. For real estate agents and brokers, there are plenty of platforms and services available to help close more sales, generate leads, or just keep in contact with clients. Funding has been thrown at proptech co...
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Proptech company Place joins the Unicorn club using Place.com
This unicorn has a great place on the web. For real estate agents and brokers, there are plenty of platforms and services available to help close more sales, generate leads, or just keep in contact with clients. Funding has been thrown at proptech co...
Discussion
November 17, 2021, 4:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
22 end user domain sales up to $47,000
A payments company, a workplace app, and an online course creator bought domain names. It’s interesting to see when a company swoops in and buys multiple related domains. With Sedo, this sometimes happens over weeks ormonths. But this week, one...
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22 end user domain sales up to $47,000
A payments company, a workplace app, and an online course creator bought domain names. It’s interesting to see when a company swoops in and buys multiple related domains. With Sedo, this sometimes happens over weeks ormonths. But this week, one...
Discussion
November 16, 2021, 7:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
IBM files another combosquatting patent application
Application describes a way to find linkage between combosquatting domains used for nefarious purposes. IBM has filed a patent application for Combo-squatting domain linkage (pdf). Combosquatting is when a person uses a famous brand name combine...
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IBM files another combosquatting patent application
Application describes a way to find linkage between combosquatting domains used for nefarious purposes. IBM has filed a patent application for Combo-squatting domain linkage (pdf). Combosquatting is when a person uses a famous brand name combine...
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November 16, 2021, 6:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Expired domains: where do they go?
Here’s a list of which expired domain services have exclusive deals for registrar inventory. One common question I get about expired domains is where to backorder them. Certain platforms have direct deals with registrars for their expired inven...
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Expired domains: where do they go?
Here’s a list of which expired domain services have exclusive deals for registrar inventory. One common question I get about expired domains is where to backorder them. Certain platforms have direct deals with registrars for their expired inven...
Discussion
November 15, 2021, 8:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Ron da Silva, former ICANN board member – DNW Podcast #363
A discussion on governance. On today’s show, I chat with former ICANN board member Ron da Silva, who finished his term at the conclusion of the last ICANN meeting. We talk about board independence, how much of its deliberations should be public...
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Ron da Silva, former ICANN board member – DNW Podcast #363
A discussion on governance. On today’s show, I chat with former ICANN board member Ron da Silva, who finished his term at the conclusion of the last ICANN meeting. We talk about board independence, how much of its deliberations should be public...
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November 15, 2021, 4:30 pm
