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#9 in 2016: A domain company gets rebranded
Mark Monitor is now part of Clarivate Analytics, so it makes sense that the company went long on defensive domain registrations. Back in September I asked, “Who is Clarivate?“. This would end up being the ninth most viewed story on Domain...
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#9 in 2016: A domain company gets rebranded
Mark Monitor is now part of Clarivate Analytics, so it makes sense that the company went long on defensive domain registrations. Back in September I asked, “Who is Clarivate?“. This would end up being the ninth most viewed story on Domain...
Discussion
December 20, 2016, 3:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Petition on .tech domain name gains steam
NeverAgain.tech petition is making the rounds amongst techies. The .tech top level domain name is getting exposure with its target market thanks to a petition that’s making the rounds. NeverAgain.tech asks tech workers to sign a petition promis...
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Petition on .tech domain name gains steam
NeverAgain.tech petition is making the rounds amongst techies. The .tech top level domain name is getting exposure with its target market thanks to a petition that’s making the rounds. NeverAgain.tech asks tech workers to sign a petition promis...
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December 20, 2016, 2:24 am
Domain Name Wire
#10 in 2016: Dirty UDRP tactics
The 10th most viewed article on Domain Name Wire this year was… This is the first of 10 posts on Domain Name Wire that will reflect on the top stories on Domain Name Wire during 2016. This is based purely on the total number of views, and you&...
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#10 in 2016: Dirty UDRP tactics
The 10th most viewed article on Domain Name Wire this year was… This is the first of 10 posts on Domain Name Wire that will reflect on the top stories on Domain Name Wire during 2016. This is based purely on the total number of views, and you&...
Discussion
December 19, 2016, 5:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Chris Sheridan – DNW Podcast #115
A discussion about domain names and website builders. Chris Sheridan has been in the domain name business since the late 90s and is now head of channel sales for Weebly. On today’s show, he gives his opinion on what’s going on in the doma...
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Chris Sheridan – DNW Podcast #115
A discussion about domain names and website builders. Chris Sheridan has been in the domain name business since the late 90s and is now head of channel sales for Weebly. On today’s show, he gives his opinion on what’s going on in the doma...
Discussion
December 19, 2016, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google’s Waymo domain strategy and what it says about domain choices
Joseph Peterson takes a look at what domains Waymo registered…and didn’t. Google’s not God. MarkMonitor’s no Moses. Thou shalt not treat Alphabet’s domain registration patterns as the 10 Commandments. Yet it’s int...
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Google’s Waymo domain strategy and what it says about domain choices
Joseph Peterson takes a look at what domains Waymo registered…and didn’t. Google’s not God. MarkMonitor’s no Moses. Thou shalt not treat Alphabet’s domain registration patterns as the 10 Commandments. Yet it’s int...
Discussion
December 19, 2016, 2:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domains Tinder and other end users bought last week
Hookup app buys name for its new venture arm, but ccTLDs dominate the charts. Sedo has always been #1 when it comes to country code domain names, and this week is a case in point. Nine of the 16 end user sales I identified were country code domain na...
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What domains Tinder and other end users bought last week
Hookup app buys name for its new venture arm, but ccTLDs dominate the charts. Sedo has always been #1 when it comes to country code domain names, and this week is a case in point. Nine of the 16 end user sales I identified were country code domain na...
Discussion
December 16, 2016, 5:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Powerley.com owner hit for reverse domain name hijacking
Company filed UDRP against domain name registered over a decade before it claims rights to the brand. Insight Energy Ventures, the company that offers home energy management systems at Powerley.com, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain na...
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Powerley.com owner hit for reverse domain name hijacking
Company filed UDRP against domain name registered over a decade before it claims rights to the brand. Insight Energy Ventures, the company that offers home energy management systems at Powerley.com, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain na...
Discussion
December 16, 2016, 4:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN wants to return to Puerto Rico, but don’t hold your breath
ICANN reschedules Puerto Rico meeting for March 2018. ICANN plans to return to Puerto Rico for its March 2018 meeting after moving the Fall 2016 meeting due to concerns over the Zika Virus. Whether or not you agree with ICANN’s decision to move...
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ICANN wants to return to Puerto Rico, but don’t hold your breath
ICANN reschedules Puerto Rico meeting for March 2018. ICANN plans to return to Puerto Rico for its March 2018 meeting after moving the Fall 2016 meeting due to concerns over the Zika Virus. Whether or not you agree with ICANN’s decision to move...
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December 16, 2016, 2:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Donuts acquires .Irish top level domain name
Donuts has 198 top level domain names after acquiring .Irish. Back in May, Donuts CEO Paul Stahura told me his company would love to acquire more top level domain names. He was just waiting for TLD operators to have “sane” price expectati...
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Donuts acquires .Irish top level domain name
Donuts has 198 top level domain names after acquiring .Irish. Back in May, Donuts CEO Paul Stahura told me his company would love to acquire more top level domain names. He was just waiting for TLD operators to have “sane” price expectati...
Discussion
December 15, 2016, 7:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Q&A with Rich Merdinger, new chairman of The Domain Name Association
Merdinger named interium chairman of the DNA. Rich Merdinger, a longtime GoDaddy employee who is currently VP of Domains for the company, has been named the interim chairman of The Domain Name Association. I reached out to Merdinger to learn more abo...
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Q&A with Rich Merdinger, new chairman of The Domain Name Association
Merdinger named interium chairman of the DNA. Rich Merdinger, a longtime GoDaddy employee who is currently VP of Domains for the company, has been named the interim chairman of The Domain Name Association. I reached out to Merdinger to learn more abo...
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December 15, 2016, 3:15 pm
