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GoDaddy files patents for Domain Title and Fast Transfer
Company wants patents for verifying a domain’s title history and for its Fast Transfer system. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published two patent applications today that were filed by GoDaddy. The first is for a way to determine title of...
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GoDaddy files patents for Domain Title and Fast Transfer
Company wants patents for verifying a domain’s title history and for its Fast Transfer system. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published two patent applications today that were filed by GoDaddy. The first is for a way to determine title of...
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April 28, 2016, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sedo GreatDomains auction ends shortly; at least 18 domains will sell
A Peru domain name is at the top of the list. Domains in Sedo’s monthly GreatDomains auction close at noon EDT today. 18 domain names have met their reserves with about 90 minutes to go. 8.pe is leading the pack with a $10,099 bid after 29 bids...
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Sedo GreatDomains auction ends shortly; at least 18 domains will sell
A Peru domain name is at the top of the list. Domains in Sedo’s monthly GreatDomains auction close at noon EDT today. 18 domain names have met their reserves with about 90 minutes to go. 8.pe is leading the pack with a $10,099 bid after 29 bids...
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April 28, 2016, 2:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN warns new TLD owners, Emerson bows out
200 new top level domain names are nearing deadline. ICANN has warned new top level domain name companies to get a move on, and one .brand owner has terminated its new TLD ambitions. In a post on its website, ICANN reminded contracted registries that...
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ICANN warns new TLD owners, Emerson bows out
200 new top level domain names are nearing deadline. ICANN has warned new top level domain name companies to get a move on, and one .brand owner has terminated its new TLD ambitions. In a post on its website, ICANN reminded contracted registries that...
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April 28, 2016, 1:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Let the Cruz – Fiorina domain name registrations begin…
People are registering some crappy domain names for a potential Republican ticket. Ted Cruz made the unusual step today of naming a vice presidential candidate should he get his party’s nomination. Cruz said former HP CEO Carly Fiorina, who dro...
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Let the Cruz – Fiorina domain name registrations begin…
People are registering some crappy domain names for a potential Republican ticket. Ted Cruz made the unusual step today of naming a vice presidential candidate should he get his party’s nomination. Cruz said former HP CEO Carly Fiorina, who dro...
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April 27, 2016, 9:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domain names eBay and GoFundMe bought last week
eBay and GoFundMe contribute to big sales week at Sedo. Two big names are on this week’s Domain Name Wire end user sales report. eBay picked up WhatsYourThing.com, and GoFundMe bought a country code domain matching its web address. Jobs.bg made...
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What domain names eBay and GoFundMe bought last week
eBay and GoFundMe contribute to big sales week at Sedo. Two big names are on this week’s Domain Name Wire end user sales report. eBay picked up WhatsYourThing.com, and GoFundMe bought a country code domain matching its web address. Jobs.bg made...
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April 27, 2016, 5:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
MMX releases 2015 report, discusses go-forward strategy
Company continues to restructure its business under new leadership. Top level domain name company MMX (Minds + Machines) released its audited annual results report (pdf) today, providing color on what’s going on in its business. In a nutshell, ...
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MMX releases 2015 report, discusses go-forward strategy
Company continues to restructure its business under new leadership. Top level domain name company MMX (Minds + Machines) released its audited annual results report (pdf) today, providing color on what’s going on in its business. In a nutshell, ...
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April 27, 2016, 2:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Four letter domain Uovo.com saved in UDRP
Art storage and transportation company gets egg on its face. The owner of Uovo.com, who picked it up when it expired in 2015, has successfully defended the domain name in a UDRP. The case was brought by Uovo Art LLC, a New York City art storage and m...
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Four letter domain Uovo.com saved in UDRP
Art storage and transportation company gets egg on its face. The owner of Uovo.com, who picked it up when it expired in 2015, has successfully defended the domain name in a UDRP. The case was brought by Uovo Art LLC, a New York City art storage and m...
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April 26, 2016, 2:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
Amazon Prime Day…through 2030
Amazon registers domain names to annual event through 2030. Amazon held its first Prime Day on July 15 last year. The special event was designed to be like Black Friday with big discounts during the day. The company didn’t register the domain n...
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Amazon Prime Day…through 2030
Amazon registers domain names to annual event through 2030. Amazon held its first Prime Day on July 15 last year. The special event was designed to be like Black Friday with big discounts during the day. The company didn’t register the domain n...
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April 26, 2016, 1:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
DomainTools is about to get more expensive for some users
Company is eliminating old plans in favor of new “Personal” accounts. DomainTools began as a company catering to the domain name industry, but has shifted to the enterprise security market in recent years. This summer, as part of that pro...
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DomainTools is about to get more expensive for some users
Company is eliminating old plans in favor of new “Personal” accounts. DomainTools began as a company catering to the domain name industry, but has shifted to the enterprise security market in recent years. This summer, as part of that pro...
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April 25, 2016, 4:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Craig Schwartz – DNW Podcast #81
A look at two industry-specific domain names. Craig Schwartz, formerly with ICANN, is managing director of fTLD. Unlike other new top level domain name companies, fTLD was set up by industry associations to run the .bank and .insurance domain names f...
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Craig Schwartz – DNW Podcast #81
A look at two industry-specific domain names. Craig Schwartz, formerly with ICANN, is managing director of fTLD. Unlike other new top level domain name companies, fTLD was set up by industry associations to run the .bank and .insurance domain names f...
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April 25, 2016, 3:30 pm
