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Ernst & Young finds out that brand protection is easier in .US
Company doesn’t have to pay to protect domains with the S word. I got a chuckle out of a few domain names that had a registrant change last week. The three domains were all previously registered to Ernst & Young: ernstandyoungeatsshit.us er...
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Ernst & Young finds out that brand protection is easier in .US
Company doesn’t have to pay to protect domains with the S word. I got a chuckle out of a few domain names that had a registrant change last week. The three domains were all previously registered to Ernst & Young: ernstandyoungeatsshit.us er...
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February 25, 2013, 2:20 pm
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Oakley goes after counterfeiters and their domain names
Sunglass brand fights counterfeiters with federal lawsuit. Oakley has filed UDRP cases in the past to take down sites selling fake Oakley sunglasses. Now it’s going for damages against alleged counterfeiters with a federal lawsuit (pdf) filed i...
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Oakley goes after counterfeiters and their domain names
Sunglass brand fights counterfeiters with federal lawsuit. Oakley has filed UDRP cases in the past to take down sites selling fake Oakley sunglasses. Now it’s going for damages against alleged counterfeiters with a federal lawsuit (pdf) filed i...
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February 25, 2013, 10:32 am
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Lead Gen company buys AutoInsurance.com domain name
Big insurance domain name changes hands. Lead generation company TZ Insurance Solutions, LLC, also known as Tranzact, appears to have purchased the domain name AutoInsurance.com. Domain investor P.A. Gordon owned the AutoInsurance.com domain. Nameser...
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Lead Gen company buys AutoInsurance.com domain name
Big insurance domain name changes hands. Lead generation company TZ Insurance Solutions, LLC, also known as Tranzact, appears to have purchased the domain name AutoInsurance.com. Domain investor P.A. Gordon owned the AutoInsurance.com domain. Nameser...
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February 25, 2013, 9:26 am
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Survey: GoDaddy.com is your favorite domain registrar, and here’s why
The biggest registrar is also a domain investor favorite. There may be a causal relationship there. This year’s survey of over 500 domain professionals shows that GoDaddy.com is the clear favorite registrar. You probably didn’t need a sur...
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Survey: GoDaddy.com is your favorite domain registrar, and here’s why
The biggest registrar is also a domain investor favorite. There may be a causal relationship there. This year’s survey of over 500 domain professionals shows that GoDaddy.com is the clear favorite registrar. You probably didn’t need a sur...
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February 22, 2013, 10:37 am
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Nuestar to raise .biz prices 10%
Cost of renewing or registering a .biz domain name will increase later this year. Nuestar (NYSE: NSR) will hike the wholesale cost of .biz domain name registrations 10% this fall. Michele Neylon of Blacknight reported about the increase announcement ...
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Nuestar to raise .biz prices 10%
Cost of renewing or registering a .biz domain name will increase later this year. Nuestar (NYSE: NSR) will hike the wholesale cost of .biz domain name registrations 10% this fall. Michele Neylon of Blacknight reported about the increase announcement ...
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February 22, 2013, 10:16 am
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ICANN terminates registrar with over 75,000 domain names
Registrar blamed for not maintaining accurate registrant data. ICANN has followed up on its threats by terminating Bargin Register’s registrar accreditation. ICANN sent a breach notice to the company in November, stating that the company had fa...
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ICANN terminates registrar with over 75,000 domain names
Registrar blamed for not maintaining accurate registrant data. ICANN has followed up on its threats by terminating Bargin Register’s registrar accreditation. ICANN sent a breach notice to the company in November, stating that the company had fa...
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February 21, 2013, 12:10 pm
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Brand.com goes on the market
This domain name doesn’t need branding. For the first time since it was originally registered in 1995, the domain name Brand.com is up for sale. Chuck Pettis registered the domain name in 1995 and used it for his company BrandSolutions. BrandSo...
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Brand.com goes on the market
This domain name doesn’t need branding. For the first time since it was originally registered in 1995, the domain name Brand.com is up for sale. Chuck Pettis registered the domain name in 1995 and used it for his company BrandSolutions. BrandSo...
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February 21, 2013, 11:46 am
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A simple question every .brand applicant should ask their consultant today
With deadline looming for partial refund, not is the time for TLD applicants to do a gut check. They aren’t quite dropping like flies, but .brand top level domain applicants are starting to pull out. GM is withdrawing all of its bids. Hasbro is...
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A simple question every .brand applicant should ask their consultant today
With deadline looming for partial refund, not is the time for TLD applicants to do a gut check. They aren’t quite dropping like flies, but .brand top level domain applicants are starting to pull out. GM is withdrawing all of its bids. Hasbro is...
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February 21, 2013, 11:16 am
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.Org Project 94 kicks off next month
Short .org domains go on auction block beginning next month. Next month .org registry Public Interest Registry (PIR) will begin auctioning off domain names as part of Project 94. Project 94 is the marketing name for releasing 94 one and two character...
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.Org Project 94 kicks off next month
Short .org domains go on auction block beginning next month. Next month .org registry Public Interest Registry (PIR) will begin auctioning off domain names as part of Project 94. Project 94 is the marketing name for releasing 94 one and two character...
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February 21, 2013, 10:42 am
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When will Sony go after Playstation4.com?
Company announced new video game system but hasn’t yet secured key domain name. Sony gave the first glimpse of the capabilities of its forthcoming PlayStation 4 yesterday. You’ll find plenty of information about it at Playstation4.com, bu...
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When will Sony go after Playstation4.com?
Company announced new video game system but hasn’t yet secured key domain name. Sony gave the first glimpse of the capabilities of its forthcoming PlayStation 4 yesterday. You’ll find plenty of information about it at Playstation4.com, bu...
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February 21, 2013, 9:44 am
