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Researchers study the “Dark Side of Domain Parking”
A team of researchers says a number of domain name parking companies are up to no good. A group of researchers, mostly from Indiana University, recently presented a study about the “Dark Side of Domain Parking”. The study (pdf) was presen...
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Researchers study the “Dark Side of Domain Parking”
A team of researchers says a number of domain name parking companies are up to no good. A group of researchers, mostly from Indiana University, recently presented a study about the “Dark Side of Domain Parking”. The study (pdf) was presen...
Discussion
December 4, 2014, 8:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy Hangout to explain Expired Domains
What happens when a domain name expires? GoDaddy is hosting a Hangout this afternoon that will be useful for anyone who wants to learn more about expired domain names. I think this will be a good online event for anyone who doesn’t understand t...
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GoDaddy Hangout to explain Expired Domains
What happens when a domain name expires? GoDaddy is hosting a Hangout this afternoon that will be useful for anyone who wants to learn more about expired domain names. I think this will be a good online event for anyone who doesn’t understand t...
Discussion
December 4, 2014, 7:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Companies don’t want you to use Whois privacy, but they use it themselves
Brands owners benefit from whois privacy, even though they’d prefer their adversaries not be able to use it. There’s a common myth in intellectual property circles that, if it weren’t for whois privacy and proxy services, there woul...
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Companies don’t want you to use Whois privacy, but they use it themselves
Brands owners benefit from whois privacy, even though they’d prefer their adversaries not be able to use it. There’s a common myth in intellectual property circles that, if it weren’t for whois privacy and proxy services, there woul...
Discussion
December 4, 2014, 5:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Last week’s end user domain name sales at Sedo
A Hong Kong game developer, investment firm and manufacturer bought domain names last week. Sedo handled 509 domain name transactions last week, for a total of $1.3 million. It was a little bit harder than usual to find obvious end user sales, but th...
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Last week’s end user domain name sales at Sedo
A Hong Kong game developer, investment firm and manufacturer bought domain names last week. Sedo handled 509 domain name transactions last week, for a total of $1.3 million. It was a little bit harder than usual to find obvious end user sales, but th...
Discussion
December 4, 2014, 2:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
Meet 8 people who spent more than $10,000 on a .NYC domain name
With over 60,000 domain names registered, the new .NYC domain name is off to a roaring start. During the “landrush phase”, over 1,000 .NYC domain names had more than one interested party and were thus headed to auction. Ten domain names, ...
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Meet 8 people who spent more than $10,000 on a .NYC domain name
With over 60,000 domain names registered, the new .NYC domain name is off to a roaring start. During the “landrush phase”, over 1,000 .NYC domain names had more than one interested party and were thus headed to auction. Ten domain names, ...
Discussion
December 3, 2014, 7:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
How most people see domain investors
This guy got his name as a domain name, but he wasn’t happy about how it all went down. Want to know how a person trying to get his hands on a domain name sees domain name investors? Here’s a pretty good summary. Brad Frost, a web develop...
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How most people see domain investors
This guy got his name as a domain name, but he wasn’t happy about how it all went down. Want to know how a person trying to get his hands on a domain name sees domain name investors? Here’s a pretty good summary. Brad Frost, a web develop...
Discussion
December 3, 2014, 5:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Exhibit 1: Why Whois verification for domain registrations is so stupid
Whois verification is just begging for phishers. A lot has been made about the new requirement this year for domain name registrars to verify certain aspects of Whois contact information provided by registrations. Over a million domain names have bee...
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Exhibit 1: Why Whois verification for domain registrations is so stupid
Whois verification is just begging for phishers. A lot has been made about the new requirement this year for domain name registrars to verify certain aspects of Whois contact information provided by registrations. Over a million domain names have bee...
Discussion
December 3, 2014, 2:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
Minds + Machines pockets another $4.4 million from losing new TLD auctions
Company now has $45 million in cash. New top level domain name applicant Minds + Machines continues to add to its pile of cash by losing new TLD contention set auctions. In a release out this morning, the company said it received $4.4 million for wit...
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Minds + Machines pockets another $4.4 million from losing new TLD auctions
Company now has $45 million in cash. New top level domain name applicant Minds + Machines continues to add to its pile of cash by losing new TLD contention set auctions. In a release out this morning, the company said it received $4.4 million for wit...
Discussion
December 3, 2014, 1:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Name Collision domain names – is there opportunity for domainers?
The release of blocked second level strings is good for the domain name industry. Is there opportunity for domainers to profit from it? Today, .XYZ will release 18,000 second level domain name options that previously could not be registered. They joi...
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Name Collision domain names – is there opportunity for domainers?
The release of blocked second level strings is good for the domain name industry. Is there opportunity for domainers to profit from it? Today, .XYZ will release 18,000 second level domain name options that previously could not be registered. They joi...
Discussion
December 2, 2014, 7:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top Clicks and Domain Name News Stories from November
A look back at November in the domain name business. November was a super-busy month here on Domain Name Wire. The DNW Podcast had a bunch of great shows, one of my stories hit the mainstream press, and we learned that a big domain name company excha...
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Top Clicks and Domain Name News Stories from November
A look back at November in the domain name business. November was a super-busy month here on Domain Name Wire. The DNW Podcast had a bunch of great shows, one of my stories hit the mainstream press, and we learned that a big domain name company excha...
Discussion
December 2, 2014, 3:50 pm
