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3 questions and 3 things I’m looking forward to at Webfest
Will Webfest deliver under its new name? After so many years of calling it DOMAINfest, it’s kind of strange to type Webfest. But that’s the new name of DomainSponsor’s annual conference. I don’t mind, especially since there&rs...
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3 questions and 3 things I’m looking forward to at Webfest
Will Webfest deliver under its new name? After so many years of calling it DOMAINfest, it’s kind of strange to type Webfest. But that’s the new name of DomainSponsor’s annual conference. I don’t mind, especially since there&rs...
Discussion
January 16, 2013, 10:52 am
Domain Name Wire
Rick Santorum lets his political future (of domain names) expire
Santorum lets a number of domain names expire. Is one time presidential hopeful Rick Santorum letting his political ambitions expire? Santorum is letting a number of future-oriented political domain names expire. The domains appear to have been manag...
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Rick Santorum lets his political future (of domain names) expire
Santorum lets a number of domain names expire. Is one time presidential hopeful Rick Santorum letting his political ambitions expire? Santorum is letting a number of future-oriented political domain names expire. The domains appear to have been manag...
Discussion
January 16, 2013, 9:32 am
Domain Name Wire
Facebook registers some Graph Search domains, but the exact domain doesn’t matter
Company gets FacebookGraphSearch.com; GraphSearch.com is for sale. Yesterday Facebook registered domain names for its new Graph Search. Specifically, it picked up FacebookGraphSearch.com and other extensions of the same domain. It did not, however, b...
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Facebook registers some Graph Search domains, but the exact domain doesn’t matter
Company gets FacebookGraphSearch.com; GraphSearch.com is for sale. Yesterday Facebook registered domain names for its new Graph Search. Specifically, it picked up FacebookGraphSearch.com and other extensions of the same domain. It did not, however, b...
Discussion
January 16, 2013, 9:16 am
Domain Name Wire
Frito-Lay forwards Doritos.com to its Facebook page
Is forwarding your brand’s .com domain to Facebook a good idea? A reader just notified me that Doritos.com is no longer a standalone web site. Frito-Lay has simply forwarded it to its Facebook page. This appears to have happened a few months ag...
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Frito-Lay forwards Doritos.com to its Facebook page
Is forwarding your brand’s .com domain to Facebook a good idea? A reader just notified me that Doritos.com is no longer a standalone web site. Frito-Lay has simply forwarded it to its Facebook page. This appears to have happened a few months ag...
Discussion
January 15, 2013, 1:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign gets another patent for ccTLD registration
Patent covers bulk checking and registration of country code top level domains. Verisign has been granted U.S. patent number 8,356,081 for “Automated Domain Name Registration”. This patent, applied for in 2005, is a divisional patent of 7...
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Verisign gets another patent for ccTLD registration
Patent covers bulk checking and registration of country code top level domains. Verisign has been granted U.S. patent number 8,356,081 for “Automated Domain Name Registration”. This patent, applied for in 2005, is a divisional patent of 7...
Discussion
January 15, 2013, 11:40 am
Domain Name Wire
Using live chat to sell domain names
Live support chat can help sell domain names if executed well. Have you ever been on an e-commerce site when a window pops up asking you if you need help? Live chat on e-commerce sites is a critical component of pushing sales and reducing cart abando...
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Using live chat to sell domain names
Live support chat can help sell domain names if executed well. Have you ever been on an e-commerce site when a window pops up asking you if you need help? Live chat on e-commerce sites is a critical component of pushing sales and reducing cart abando...
Discussion
January 15, 2013, 10:11 am
Domain Name Wire
Tracy Morgan goes after TracyMorgan.com domain name
Comedian Tracy Morgan wants control of his domain name. Comedian and 30 Rock star Tracy Morgan has filed a complaint to get the domain name TracyMorgan.com. The UDRP complaint was filed with World Intellectual Property Forum. The case notice was publ...
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Tracy Morgan goes after TracyMorgan.com domain name
Comedian Tracy Morgan wants control of his domain name. Comedian and 30 Rock star Tracy Morgan has filed a complaint to get the domain name TracyMorgan.com. The UDRP complaint was filed with World Intellectual Property Forum. The case notice was publ...
Discussion
January 15, 2013, 9:32 am
Domain Name Wire
The best time (and way) to get press for your domain business
I get a lot of pitches to write about domain name companies and their launch, latest products, new features, etc. I have six tips on the best and worst times to get press, and the best way to pitch. 1. Friday is the worst day to put out news about yo...
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The best time (and way) to get press for your domain business
I get a lot of pitches to write about domain name companies and their launch, latest products, new features, etc. I have six tips on the best and worst times to get press, and the best way to pitch. 1. Friday is the worst day to put out news about yo...
Discussion
January 14, 2013, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
6 interesting domain news stories from the weekend
Breach notices, expiring domains, Groupons, and more. I’ll admit it. I don’t like to blog over the weekend. Thankfully, others are here to keep on top of things. Here are six interesting stories from the weekend that you should check out....
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6 interesting domain news stories from the weekend
Breach notices, expiring domains, Groupons, and more. I’ll admit it. I don’t like to blog over the weekend. Thankfully, others are here to keep on top of things. Here are six interesting stories from the weekend that you should check out....
Discussion
January 14, 2013, 10:55 am
Domain Name Wire
Why you probably don’t need to worry about cybersquatting on new top level domains
The amount of cybersquatting won’t increase much with new top level domains coming to market. One of the biggest worries trademark owners have about new top level domain names is that they’ll have to fight more cybersquatting battles as a...
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Why you probably don’t need to worry about cybersquatting on new top level domains
The amount of cybersquatting won’t increase much with new top level domains coming to market. One of the biggest worries trademark owners have about new top level domain names is that they’ll have to fight more cybersquatting battles as a...
Discussion
January 14, 2013, 10:05 am
