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Domain Name News
Moniker.com and Name.com Respond to Hack Claims
Wednesday DNN ran an article about a purported hack of several domain name registrars by HTP (Hack the Planet). While HTP claimed that the hosting company Linode.com was the intended target, the group also claimed they were able to hack in to M...
Discussion
Moniker.com and Name.com Respond to Hack Claims
Wednesday DNN ran an article about a purported hack of several domain name registrars by HTP (Hack the Planet). While HTP claimed that the hosting company Linode.com was the intended target, the group also claimed they were able to hack in to M...
Discussion
May 10, 2013, 1:59 am
Domain Name Wire
Want to design Domain Name Wire’s new logo?
Submit a design at 99Designs. I’m working on a redesign of Domain Name Wire, and part of that is a refreshed logo. The logo is essentially unchanged since I started this site in 2005. I designed the original logo with a $50 do-it-yourself logo ...
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Want to design Domain Name Wire’s new logo?
Submit a design at 99Designs. I’m working on a redesign of Domain Name Wire, and part of that is a refreshed logo. The logo is essentially unchanged since I started this site in 2005. I designed the original logo with a $50 do-it-yourself logo ...
Discussion
May 9, 2013, 1:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
Stupid, incompetent, or both?
A Generally Atrocious Communiqué. I’ve learned a lot over the years while writing about the domain industry. In the past three years I’ve learned that if there’s a laborious article I need to research and write that has to do...
Discussion
Stupid, incompetent, or both?
A Generally Atrocious Communiqué. I’ve learned a lot over the years while writing about the domain industry. In the past three years I’ve learned that if there’s a laborious article I need to research and write that has to do...
Discussion
May 9, 2013, 1:28 pm
Elliot's Blog
My Ideal Passive Domain Sales Platform
I don’t particularly like having buy it now prices on my domain names, especially the names I consider premium. The market for domain names is dynamic, and I would rather price them at the time of an inquiry than before. That said, having some ...
Discussion
My Ideal Passive Domain Sales Platform
I don’t particularly like having buy it now prices on my domain names, especially the names I consider premium. The market for domain names is dynamic, and I would rather price them at the time of an inquiry than before. That said, having some ...
Discussion
May 9, 2013, 12:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
887,000 .vn IDN domains registered
Vietnam sees rapid IDN registration growth. There were 887,000 .vn internationalized domain names registered as of the end of March, Dot VN, Inc. disclosed this month. Dot VN, Inc. markets Vietnam’s .vn namespace in an agreement with Vietnamese...
Discussion
887,000 .vn IDN domains registered
Vietnam sees rapid IDN registration growth. There were 887,000 .vn internationalized domain names registered as of the end of March, Dot VN, Inc. disclosed this month. Dot VN, Inc. markets Vietnam’s .vn namespace in an agreement with Vietnamese...
Discussion
May 9, 2013, 11:07 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain name change leads to 20% drop at HomeAdvisor
Switch from ServiceMagic.com to HomeAdvisor.com leads to organic search traffic drop. IAC underestimated the challenge from switching its ServiceMagic business to a new domain name, the company disclosed with its first quarter results. The company re...
Discussion
Domain name change leads to 20% drop at HomeAdvisor
Switch from ServiceMagic.com to HomeAdvisor.com leads to organic search traffic drop. IAC underestimated the challenge from switching its ServiceMagic business to a new domain name, the company disclosed with its first quarter results. The company re...
Discussion
May 9, 2013, 10:31 am
The Domains
Mashable Covers Startup Good.Co
Mashable.com published a nice feature story on Good.co last night as part of its Launchpad series. The site Good.co launched in Beta last month classifies job hunters and companies into different personality types based on a proprietary algorithm and...
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Mashable Covers Startup Good.Co
Mashable.com published a nice feature story on Good.co last night as part of its Launchpad series. The site Good.co launched in Beta last month classifies job hunters and companies into different personality types based on a proprietary algorithm and...
Discussion
May 9, 2013, 9:30 am
The Domains
Yahoo Wants Out Of Its Bing Deal & Move To Google & Why That’s Bad News For Domainers
According several sources, Yahoo would like to get out of its deal with Microsoft and let Google Monetize their search results. Yahoo entered into a 10 year search deal in 2010 and uses Bing search engine to power search results on Yahoo sites. Micro...
Discussion
Yahoo Wants Out Of Its Bing Deal & Move To Google & Why That’s Bad News For Domainers
According several sources, Yahoo would like to get out of its deal with Microsoft and let Google Monetize their search results. Yahoo entered into a 10 year search deal in 2010 and uses Bing search engine to power search results on Yahoo sites. Micro...
Discussion
May 9, 2013, 9:13 am
The Domains
Zynga Launches Its Newest Game Running With Friends Without The Domain
Zynga newest game is Running With Friends. The domain name RunningwithFriends.com is owned by a charity out of Arizona. The domain is owned under privacy at Godaddy.com but forwards to UnitedFriendsSchool.org The United Friends School (UFS) &ldq...
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Zynga Launches Its Newest Game Running With Friends Without The Domain
Zynga newest game is Running With Friends. The domain name RunningwithFriends.com is owned by a charity out of Arizona. The domain is owned under privacy at Godaddy.com but forwards to UnitedFriendsSchool.org The United Friends School (UFS) &ldq...
Discussion
May 9, 2013, 8:44 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 9th
I was looking through DnJournal’s weekly domain sales list and have to admit that I think I have domains that are as easily as good as many in the list over $10,000. I’m sure many people do because many of those domains are mer...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 9th
I was looking through DnJournal’s weekly domain sales list and have to admit that I think I have domains that are as easily as good as many in the list over $10,000. I’m sure many people do because many of those domains are mer...
Discussion
May 9, 2013, 6:28 am
