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Verisign gets IDN suggestion patent
Patent helps domain searchers find translations and transliterations. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 10,686,750 (pdf) to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for Alternate character set domain name suggestion and registration using...
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Verisign gets IDN suggestion patent
Patent helps domain searchers find translations and transliterations. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 10,686,750 (pdf) to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for Alternate character set domain name suggestion and registration using...
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June 16, 2020, 4:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google continues to tinker with URLs in Chrome
New test obscures the full URL. Google is at it again, tinkering with how it displays URLs in the Chrome browser. The company has tested different ways of showing a site’s identity in search as well as Chrome. Android Police notes that a new te...
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Google continues to tinker with URLs in Chrome
New test obscures the full URL. Google is at it again, tinkering with how it displays URLs in the Chrome browser. The company has tested different ways of showing a site’s identity in search as well as Chrome. Android Police notes that a new te...
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June 16, 2020, 2:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
38 spam calls in four days
This is what happens when you register a domain name without Whois privacy or redaction. I’ve written a lot lately about the robocalls and telemarketing calls you get after registering a domain that doesn’t have redacted Whois information...
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38 spam calls in four days
This is what happens when you register a domain name without Whois privacy or redaction. I’ve written a lot lately about the robocalls and telemarketing calls you get after registering a domain that doesn’t have redacted Whois information...
Discussion
June 16, 2020, 1:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
One Word Domains site releases version 2.0
Upgrades include synonyms, premium tags. A new and popular site for finding one-word domain names has released version 2.0. I interview the site’s creator, Steven Tey, on DNW Podcast #287. OneWord.Domains helps you find available one-word domai...
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One Word Domains site releases version 2.0
Upgrades include synonyms, premium tags. A new and popular site for finding one-word domain names has released version 2.0. I interview the site’s creator, Steven Tey, on DNW Podcast #287. OneWord.Domains helps you find available one-word domai...
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June 15, 2020, 9:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Codebank.com sold for low 6 figures
Chinese domain company reports six-figure English-language domain sale. According to West.cn via eName, Codebank.com recently sold for about 1 million yuan (about $150,000). Whois record shows the domain was registered in 2002. Wayback machine’...
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Codebank.com sold for low 6 figures
Chinese domain company reports six-figure English-language domain sale. According to West.cn via eName, Codebank.com recently sold for about 1 million yuan (about $150,000). Whois record shows the domain was registered in 2002. Wayback machine’...
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June 15, 2020, 9:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Stealing the keys to the internet – DNW Podcast #290
A drama about domain names. A drama about ICANN and domain names? Ryan Estrada made it entertaining with his 9-part drama podcast Big Data about stealing the keys to the internet. On today’s show, Ryan explains how it came together and how he m...
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Stealing the keys to the internet – DNW Podcast #290
A drama about domain names. A drama about ICANN and domain names? Ryan Estrada made it entertaining with his 9-part drama podcast Big Data about stealing the keys to the internet. On today’s show, Ryan explains how it came together and how he m...
Discussion
June 15, 2020, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy warns customers about theft with 3 new levels of domain privacy
GoDaddy’s new cross-sell warns about domain theft. Last week I wrote about how GoDaddy is now redacting most personal information in Whois records. People who paid for Whois Privacy now have the option of getting an improved “Full Domain ...
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GoDaddy warns customers about theft with 3 new levels of domain privacy
GoDaddy’s new cross-sell warns about domain theft. Last week I wrote about how GoDaddy is now redacting most personal information in Whois records. People who paid for Whois Privacy now have the option of getting an improved “Full Domain ...
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June 14, 2020, 3:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN general meeting will (unsurprisingly) be virtual
All meetings this year will occur virtually. ICANN has decided that its Annual General Meeting in October will be held virtually. ICANN69 was originally scheduled to be held in Hamburg, Germany. But, like the March meeting and this month’s Poli...
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ICANN general meeting will (unsurprisingly) be virtual
All meetings this year will occur virtually. ICANN has decided that its Annual General Meeting in October will be held virtually. ICANN69 was originally scheduled to be held in Hamburg, Germany. But, like the March meeting and this month’s Poli...
Discussion
June 12, 2020, 1:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why this odd domain received 227 bids at auction
It seems like a random string of five characters. There’s a bit more to it. I enjoy reading the daily auction recap by Travis at DSAD.com. This exercise helps me understand what kind of domains are selling in the market. On June 4, he reported ...
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Why this odd domain received 227 bids at auction
It seems like a random string of five characters. There’s a bit more to it. I enjoy reading the daily auction recap by Travis at DSAD.com. This exercise helps me understand what kind of domains are selling in the market. On June 4, he reported ...
Discussion
June 11, 2020, 8:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lotto Sport Italia asked to pay $245,000 for reverse domain name hijacking
Owner of two gaming-related domains had to file a lawsuit to protect his domains after adverse UDRP ruling. Lawyers for a man who won a reverse domain name hijacking charge against Lotto Sport Italia have asked a judge to force the sports company to ...
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Lotto Sport Italia asked to pay $245,000 for reverse domain name hijacking
Owner of two gaming-related domains had to file a lawsuit to protect his domains after adverse UDRP ruling. Lawyers for a man who won a reverse domain name hijacking charge against Lotto Sport Italia have asked a judge to force the sports company to ...
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June 11, 2020, 2:41 pm
