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Armani loses domain dispute for EA7.com
Respondent argued EA was short for Education Assistance. Fashion brand Giorgio Armani has lost a domain name dispute with a South Korean group over the domain name EA7.com. Armani sells a line of sports clothing under the EA7 name. It appears that th...
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Armani loses domain dispute for EA7.com
Respondent argued EA was short for Education Assistance. Fashion brand Giorgio Armani has lost a domain name dispute with a South Korean group over the domain name EA7.com. Armani sells a line of sports clothing under the EA7 name. It appears that th...
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May 13, 2013, 12:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
While you were registering Boston Bombings domains, smart people were registering internet tax domains
Current trends can make for good domain registrations. Just not all of them. I’m always baffled by the number of people that rush to register domains related to current (and horrific) events such as the Boston marathon bombings. First, it&rsquo...
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While you were registering Boston Bombings domains, smart people were registering internet tax domains
Current trends can make for good domain registrations. Just not all of them. I’m always baffled by the number of people that rush to register domains related to current (and horrific) events such as the Boston marathon bombings. First, it&rsquo...
Discussion
May 13, 2013, 10:36 am
Domain Name Wire
HP (sort of) protects domains for new TwoSmiles.com site
Company buys 2Smiles.com domain, but leaves some other obvious ones unregistered. Earlier this month HP launched Two Smiles, a service that combines custom greeting cards with gift cards. In advance of the launch HP bought two key domain names for th...
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HP (sort of) protects domains for new TwoSmiles.com site
Company buys 2Smiles.com domain, but leaves some other obvious ones unregistered. Earlier this month HP launched Two Smiles, a service that combines custom greeting cards with gift cards. In advance of the launch HP bought two key domain names for th...
Discussion
May 13, 2013, 9:49 am
Domain Name Wire
An explanation of Demand Media’s deal with Donuts
SEC filing sheds (some) light on relationship for new top level domains. A lot of fuss has been made about the connection between Demand Media and Donuts and the new TLD program. What exactly is the relationship between the two companies? Demand Medi...
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An explanation of Demand Media’s deal with Donuts
SEC filing sheds (some) light on relationship for new top level domains. A lot of fuss has been made about the connection between Demand Media and Donuts and the new TLD program. What exactly is the relationship between the two companies? Demand Medi...
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May 10, 2013, 5:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
WaterNight becomes official TRAFFIC party
Party moved back one night and becomes official sponsored event. The WaterNight event to take place in Las Vegas during this month’s TRAFFIC show is now the conference’s official Thursday night party. The event was going to be held on Wed...
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WaterNight becomes official TRAFFIC party
Party moved back one night and becomes official sponsored event. The WaterNight event to take place in Las Vegas during this month’s TRAFFIC show is now the conference’s official Thursday night party. The event was going to be held on Wed...
Discussion
May 10, 2013, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
A look at micro TLDs
The world’s smallest active top level domain has seven second level domains. ICANN recently published the latest batch of monthly registry reports, which include data on how many domains are registered in each (non-ccTLD) top level domain. The ...
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A look at micro TLDs
The world’s smallest active top level domain has seven second level domains. ICANN recently published the latest batch of monthly registry reports, which include data on how many domains are registered in each (non-ccTLD) top level domain. The ...
Discussion
May 10, 2013, 10:42 am
Domain Name Wire
Want to design Domain Name Wire’s new logo?
Submit a design at 99Designs. I’m working on a redesign of Domain Name Wire, and part of that is a refreshed logo. The logo is essentially unchanged since I started this site in 2005. I designed the original logo with a $50 do-it-yourself logo ...
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Want to design Domain Name Wire’s new logo?
Submit a design at 99Designs. I’m working on a redesign of Domain Name Wire, and part of that is a refreshed logo. The logo is essentially unchanged since I started this site in 2005. I designed the original logo with a $50 do-it-yourself logo ...
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May 9, 2013, 1:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
Stupid, incompetent, or both?
A Generally Atrocious Communiqué. I’ve learned a lot over the years while writing about the domain industry. In the past three years I’ve learned that if there’s a laborious article I need to research and write that has to do...
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Stupid, incompetent, or both?
A Generally Atrocious Communiqué. I’ve learned a lot over the years while writing about the domain industry. In the past three years I’ve learned that if there’s a laborious article I need to research and write that has to do...
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May 9, 2013, 1:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
887,000 .vn IDN domains registered
Vietnam sees rapid IDN registration growth. There were 887,000 .vn internationalized domain names registered as of the end of March, Dot VN, Inc. disclosed this month. Dot VN, Inc. markets Vietnam’s .vn namespace in an agreement with Vietnamese...
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887,000 .vn IDN domains registered
Vietnam sees rapid IDN registration growth. There were 887,000 .vn internationalized domain names registered as of the end of March, Dot VN, Inc. disclosed this month. Dot VN, Inc. markets Vietnam’s .vn namespace in an agreement with Vietnamese...
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May 9, 2013, 11:07 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain name change leads to 20% drop at HomeAdvisor
Switch from ServiceMagic.com to HomeAdvisor.com leads to organic search traffic drop. IAC underestimated the challenge from switching its ServiceMagic business to a new domain name, the company disclosed with its first quarter results. The company re...
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Domain name change leads to 20% drop at HomeAdvisor
Switch from ServiceMagic.com to HomeAdvisor.com leads to organic search traffic drop. IAC underestimated the challenge from switching its ServiceMagic business to a new domain name, the company disclosed with its first quarter results. The company re...
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May 9, 2013, 10:31 am
