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Verisign files patent apps for using DNS for Internet of Things (IoT) devices
Verisign wants to patent a couple ways to use the DNS for the internet of things. Verisign, the domain name registry that operates the .com top level domain name, has filed two patent applications for applying DNS to internet-connected devices, i.e. ...
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Verisign files patent apps for using DNS for Internet of Things (IoT) devices
Verisign wants to patent a couple ways to use the DNS for the internet of things. Verisign, the domain name registry that operates the .com top level domain name, has filed two patent applications for applying DNS to internet-connected devices, i.e. ...
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July 15, 2016, 1:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rightside reveals premium and .live stats, date for 2-character release
New TLD company offers stats about .live and premium domain names. Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) published some interesting stats about its second quarter today. Here are some of the notable numbers: $1 million premium sales (wholesale) from premiums in Q2...
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Rightside reveals premium and .live stats, date for 2-character release
New TLD company offers stats about .live and premium domain names. Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) published some interesting stats about its second quarter today. Here are some of the notable numbers: $1 million premium sales (wholesale) from premiums in Q2...
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July 14, 2016, 6:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
SnapNames and NameJet are increasing backorder prices
Fees go up by $10 next week. SnapNames and NameJet are increasing their fees to catch pending delete expired domain names. The sites will increase their minimum fees by $10 to $79.00 on Tuesday, July 19. The fee increase will not apply to domains alr...
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SnapNames and NameJet are increasing backorder prices
Fees go up by $10 next week. SnapNames and NameJet are increasing their fees to catch pending delete expired domain names. The sites will increase their minimum fees by $10 to $79.00 on Tuesday, July 19. The fee increase will not apply to domains alr...
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July 14, 2016, 6:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
16 end user domain name sales
Several companies buy “matching” domain names. Sedo had a fairly slow sales week over the U.S holiday, handling 416 domain name transactions for about $1 million. Despite the lower-than-usual transaction total, there were plenty of exampl...
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16 end user domain name sales
Several companies buy “matching” domain names. Sedo had a fairly slow sales week over the U.S holiday, handling 416 domain name transactions for about $1 million. Despite the lower-than-usual transaction total, there were plenty of exampl...
Discussion
July 14, 2016, 2:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Applicants ask for .web auction postponement over Nu Dot Co
Applicants concerned that rival has a big-money backer. At least two applicants for the .web top level domain name are asking for this month’s auction to be postponed. Radix and Schlund Technologies GmbH sent letters to ICANN that state: We sup...
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Applicants ask for .web auction postponement over Nu Dot Co
Applicants concerned that rival has a big-money backer. At least two applicants for the .web top level domain name are asking for this month’s auction to be postponed. Radix and Schlund Technologies GmbH sent letters to ICANN that state: We sup...
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July 14, 2016, 12:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
Donuts invests in Blockchain technology company
Donuts makes an investment in Netki. Donuts has made its second investment under its Donuts Labs program. Netki, Inc. is billed as a digital identity startup dedicated to democratizing digital currency. Just how does this relate to DNS? Here’s ...
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Donuts invests in Blockchain technology company
Donuts makes an investment in Netki. Donuts has made its second investment under its Donuts Labs program. Netki, Inc. is billed as a digital identity startup dedicated to democratizing digital currency. Just how does this relate to DNS? Here’s ...
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July 13, 2016, 2:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
Companies still love descriptive .com domains
Big companies are still snapping up .com domain names for use and protection. The release of new top level domain name options hasn’t slowed the Verisign juggernaut down. Companies still want to own descriptive and protective domains in .com, a...
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Companies still love descriptive .com domains
Big companies are still snapping up .com domain names for use and protection. The release of new top level domain name options hasn’t slowed the Verisign juggernaut down. Companies still want to own descriptive and protective domains in .com, a...
Discussion
July 13, 2016, 2:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Brexit is hot, Trump is finally not
Brexit cracks top ten .com trending keywords. Verisign (NYSE:VRSN) released its top trending keywords for .com yesterday, representing the keywords that saw the biggest jump in registrations in June. It wasn’t surprising to me to see Brexit on ...
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Brexit is hot, Trump is finally not
Brexit cracks top ten .com trending keywords. Verisign (NYSE:VRSN) released its top trending keywords for .com yesterday, representing the keywords that saw the biggest jump in registrations in June. It wasn’t surprising to me to see Brexit on ...
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July 13, 2016, 1:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
Escrow.com moves to San Francisco
Largest domain name escrow service moves headquarters north. Escrow.com is moving its headquarters from the Los Angeles area to San Francisco, the company announced today. The San Francisco office will be led by Danny Raja. He joined the company in A...
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Escrow.com moves to San Francisco
Largest domain name escrow service moves headquarters north. Escrow.com is moving its headquarters from the Los Angeles area to San Francisco, the company announced today. The San Francisco office will be led by Danny Raja. He joined the company in A...
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July 12, 2016, 8:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Here’s how many three-letter .coms are used by end users
In this guest article, Michael Robini analyzes how many three letter .coms are used by end users. What percentage of LLL.com domains are really used by end users? 1 – Answer We chose to give an answer for each domains category (defined below in...
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Here’s how many three-letter .coms are used by end users
In this guest article, Michael Robini analyzes how many three letter .coms are used by end users. What percentage of LLL.com domains are really used by end users? 1 – Answer We chose to give an answer for each domains category (defined below in...
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July 12, 2016, 5:05 pm
