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Domain Name Wire survey closes this Friday
8th annual Domain Name Wire survey closes Friday. Want to join over 1,500 people and make your opinion heard? You have until Friday. That’s when the 2013 Domain Name Wire Survey closes. This is the eighth annual survey, which gives a good basel...
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Domain Name Wire survey closes this Friday
8th annual Domain Name Wire survey closes Friday. Want to join over 1,500 people and make your opinion heard? You have until Friday. That’s when the 2013 Domain Name Wire Survey closes. This is the eighth annual survey, which gives a good basel...
Discussion
February 5, 2013, 1:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Humorous Twitter conversation between Name.com and Go Daddy
Two domain registrars have fun with each other on Twitter. One thing Name.com does better than most (all?) domain name registrars is have a good social media presence. It has the right mix between humor, special offers, and support. Name.com also lik...
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Humorous Twitter conversation between Name.com and Go Daddy
Two domain registrars have fun with each other on Twitter. One thing Name.com does better than most (all?) domain name registrars is have a good social media presence. It has the right mix between humor, special offers, and support. Name.com also lik...
Discussion
February 5, 2013, 12:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
SnapNames picks up Host Europe expired domain stream
Deal gives company a strong partner in Europe. SnapNames has picked up a new partner to bolster its expired domain name inventory. The company has gone live with Host Europe, a top three domain registrar in Europe and the largest registrar based in t...
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SnapNames picks up Host Europe expired domain stream
Deal gives company a strong partner in Europe. SnapNames has picked up a new partner to bolster its expired domain name inventory. The company has gone live with Host Europe, a top three domain registrar in Europe and the largest registrar based in t...
Discussion
February 4, 2013, 11:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Co says best Super Bowl ad yet
.Co happy with Super Bowl ad results. Last night was the third Super Bowl ad .co has run in conjunction with Go Daddy (or should I say GoDaddy.co). I reached out to .Co Internet founder Juan Diego Calle to ask how it went: “Sweet! Much better f...
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.Co says best Super Bowl ad yet
.Co happy with Super Bowl ad results. Last night was the third Super Bowl ad .co has run in conjunction with Go Daddy (or should I say GoDaddy.co). I reached out to .Co Internet founder Juan Diego Calle to ask how it went: “Sweet! Much better f...
Discussion
February 4, 2013, 2:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
My battle with a Google Malware warning
The past 15 hours haven’t been fun for me. It all started around 8 pm last night when I started getting emails like this: “Hey, when I try to visit Domain Name Wire I get a warning that your site is infected with malware.” If you tr...
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My battle with a Google Malware warning
The past 15 hours haven’t been fun for me. It all started around 8 pm last night when I started getting emails like this: “Hey, when I try to visit Domain Name Wire I get a warning that your site is infected with malware.” If you tr...
Discussion
February 4, 2013, 2:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
Go Daddy Auctions sells 35,156 in January
Go Daddy has a good month for aftermarket sales. Go Daddy Auctions saw an uptick in sales last month, completing 35,156 domain sales. That’s higher than previous months by about 2,000 domain names. The top 10 sales were: numotion.com $45,750 &n...
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Go Daddy Auctions sells 35,156 in January
Go Daddy has a good month for aftermarket sales. Go Daddy Auctions saw an uptick in sales last month, completing 35,156 domain sales. That’s higher than previous months by about 2,000 domain names. The top 10 sales were: numotion.com $45,750 &n...
Discussion
February 4, 2013, 9:18 am
Domain Name Wire
Wow: the Bar Refaeli Go Daddy Super Bowl commercial
People will be talking about this commercial Monday morning. Wow. I have a feeling this commercial will be more talked about than many of Go Daddy’s previous Super Bowl commercials. That’s despite this ad not having any nudity or suggesti...
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Wow: the Bar Refaeli Go Daddy Super Bowl commercial
People will be talking about this commercial Monday morning. Wow. I have a feeling this commercial will be more talked about than many of Go Daddy’s previous Super Bowl commercials. That’s despite this ad not having any nudity or suggesti...
Discussion
February 1, 2013, 10:28 am
Domain Name Wire
If ICANN and WIPO can’t comply with WHOIS, who can?
Technically ICANN and WIPO’s whois records aren’t compliant. Since the meltdown of Registerfly.com several years ago, ICANN has continued to promise to better police compliance with the registrar accreditation agreement (RAA), including t...
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If ICANN and WIPO can’t comply with WHOIS, who can?
Technically ICANN and WIPO’s whois records aren’t compliant. Since the meltdown of Registerfly.com several years ago, ICANN has continued to promise to better police compliance with the registrar accreditation agreement (RAA), including t...
Discussion
February 1, 2013, 10:09 am
Domain Name Wire
SnipesShop.de was $50,000 buyers of Snipes.com
Company shrinks URL and gets a .com for its online store. In December Afternic reported that it had brokered the sale of Snipes.com for $50,000. I’ve patiently watched the domain as it sat in escrow for a loooong time. The whois record on the d...
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SnipesShop.de was $50,000 buyers of Snipes.com
Company shrinks URL and gets a .com for its online store. In December Afternic reported that it had brokered the sale of Snipes.com for $50,000. I’ve patiently watched the domain as it sat in escrow for a loooong time. The whois record on the d...
Discussion
February 1, 2013, 8:44 am
Domain Name Wire
Kieren McCarthy to become Executive Director of IFFOR
McCarthy takes bigger role in IFFOR and group offers policy making services. Former ICANN General Manager of Public Participation Kieren McCarthy will become Executive Director of IFFOR this April. McCarthy has been IFFOR’s manager of public pa...
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Kieren McCarthy to become Executive Director of IFFOR
McCarthy takes bigger role in IFFOR and group offers policy making services. Former ICANN General Manager of Public Participation Kieren McCarthy will become Executive Director of IFFOR this April. McCarthy has been IFFOR’s manager of public pa...
Discussion
January 31, 2013, 3:06 pm
