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What domains Birchbox and 22 other companies bought last week
Makeup sample subscription service buys a domain name. Birchbox, one of the most successful subscription services, bought a domain name through Sedo this past week. It was just one of many companies buying existing domain names last week, including a...
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What domains Birchbox and 22 other companies bought last week
Makeup sample subscription service buys a domain name. Birchbox, one of the most successful subscription services, bought a domain name through Sedo this past week. It was just one of many companies buying existing domain names last week, including a...
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October 29, 2015, 2:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign: new TLDs are affecting .Com growth
Company makes admission for first time in latest SEC filing. Verisign made a subtle, but important, change in its risk language in its third quarter 10-Q report filed with the SEC. I picked up on this change using the Intelligize SEC document compari...
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Verisign: new TLDs are affecting .Com growth
Company makes admission for first time in latest SEC filing. Verisign made a subtle, but important, change in its risk language in its third quarter 10-Q report filed with the SEC. I picked up on this change using the Intelligize SEC document compari...
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October 28, 2015, 5:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
Twitter and rival Tencent might have to fight over “Moments”
Tencent files trademark applications, presumably in response to Twitter launching new “Moments” feature. On October 6, Twitter launched “Moments” in an effort to attract more users to trending topics. It’s a pretty cool ...
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Twitter and rival Tencent might have to fight over “Moments”
Tencent files trademark applications, presumably in response to Twitter launching new “Moments” feature. On October 6, Twitter launched “Moments” in an effort to attract more users to trending topics. It’s a pretty cool ...
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October 28, 2015, 1:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
SnapNames is promoting an auction at NameJet for LTD.com
Co-branded auction is likely the first of many. NameJet is currently hosting an auction for LTD.com. This is obviously a good domain name. Not only is it three characters, but it’s also a common company ending for “Limited”. With a ...
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SnapNames is promoting an auction at NameJet for LTD.com
Co-branded auction is likely the first of many. NameJet is currently hosting an auction for LTD.com. This is obviously a good domain name. Not only is it three characters, but it’s also a common company ending for “Limited”. With a ...
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October 27, 2015, 9:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain phishing: Why it’s happening & How to protect yourself
Use these tips to avoid being the next victim. Yesterday an unknown perpetrator started a massive spamming campaign against owner of domain names, which is continuing today. The emails told recipients that a specific domain name they owned had been s...
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Domain phishing: Why it’s happening & How to protect yourself
Use these tips to avoid being the next victim. Yesterday an unknown perpetrator started a massive spamming campaign against owner of domain names, which is continuing today. The emails told recipients that a specific domain name they owned had been s...
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October 27, 2015, 5:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Paessler AG guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Company didn’t disclose partnership in cybersquatting complaint. An Australian software company has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking after withholding key information in a cybersquatting dispute. Paessler AG of Nü...
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Paessler AG guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Company didn’t disclose partnership in cybersquatting complaint. An Australian software company has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking after withholding key information in a cybersquatting dispute. Paessler AG of Nü...
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October 27, 2015, 4:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Judge dismisses MySchool.com lawsuit
MySchool411.com owner gets schooled. It turns out .XYZ wasn’t the only company winning on summary judgment yesterday in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia. Judge John F. Anderson granted (pdf) Original Web Ventures’ Motion for Su...
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Judge dismisses MySchool.com lawsuit
MySchool411.com owner gets schooled. It turns out .XYZ wasn’t the only company winning on summary judgment yesterday in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia. Judge John F. Anderson granted (pdf) Original Web Ventures’ Motion for Su...
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October 27, 2015, 2:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Law Early Access Grosses Over $1 million
Minds + Machines releases Q3 update including early .Law results. The .Law top level domain name is off to a solid start, generating $1.18 million of orders during the first week of the Early Access Program. Similar to other registry’s Early Ac...
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.Law Early Access Grosses Over $1 million
Minds + Machines releases Q3 update including early .Law results. The .Law top level domain name is off to a solid start, generating $1.18 million of orders during the first week of the Early Access Program. Similar to other registry’s Early Ac...
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October 27, 2015, 1:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Dicker hires lawyer, asks people to remove disparaging posts
People asked to remove posts as part of deal to get money back. Adam Dicker has hired a lawyer to handle claims made by people who say he owes them money. Attorney Joel Reinhardt of Gowlings sent a letter Friday afternoon to a number of people that p...
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Dicker hires lawyer, asks people to remove disparaging posts
People asked to remove posts as part of deal to get money back. Adam Dicker has hired a lawyer to handle claims made by people who say he owes them money. Attorney Joel Reinhardt of Gowlings sent a letter Friday afternoon to a number of people that p...
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October 26, 2015, 9:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Breaking: Judge dismisses Verisign’s lawsuit against .XYZ
10 month ordeal is over after judge grants summary judgment. That jury trial taking place in Virginia next week…won’t take place after all. Judge Claude M. Hilton has granted XYZ.com’s motion for summary judgement. The judge will i...
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Breaking: Judge dismisses Verisign’s lawsuit against .XYZ
10 month ordeal is over after judge grants summary judgment. That jury trial taking place in Virginia next week…won’t take place after all. Judge Claude M. Hilton has granted XYZ.com’s motion for summary judgement. The judge will i...
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October 26, 2015, 8:35 pm
