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Marchex readies Archeo, but what is it?
Company files trademark application with broad description. Last week Marchex filed an intent-to-use trademark application for “Archeo”. The field of use is so broad that it’s hard to pin down exactly what it’s for. The compan...
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Marchex readies Archeo, but what is it?
Company files trademark application with broad description. Last week Marchex filed an intent-to-use trademark application for “Archeo”. The field of use is so broad that it’s hard to pin down exactly what it’s for. The compan...
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October 30, 2012, 9:38 am
Domain Name Wire
Garage door domain argument goes to court
Garage door wars. A couple weeks ago I wrote about a UDRP in which a panelist who knew little about internet marketing awarded the domain name BoiseGarageDoor.com to a garage door company in Boise. Now the respondent in that case has filed a lawsuit ...
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Garage door domain argument goes to court
Garage door wars. A couple weeks ago I wrote about a UDRP in which a panelist who knew little about internet marketing awarded the domain name BoiseGarageDoor.com to a garage door company in Boise. Now the respondent in that case has filed a lawsuit ...
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October 30, 2012, 9:09 am
Domain Name Wire
Lawyers snap up Hurricane Sandy domains
Domain names could be used to get clients upset over insurance settlements. As Hurricane Sandy heads toward the northeastern united states, people are heading to their domain registrar to register related domain names. While some of those people are ...
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Lawyers snap up Hurricane Sandy domains
Domain names could be used to get clients upset over insurance settlements. As Hurricane Sandy heads toward the northeastern united states, people are heading to their domain registrar to register related domain names. While some of those people are ...
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October 29, 2012, 11:38 am
Domain Name Wire
Backlash rising against second level .uk domains
Existing .uk domain owners upset about plans for second level domains. Earlier this month I reported about .uk registry Nominet and its plan to release second level .uk domains. As of right now you can only register third level .uk domains, such as d...
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Backlash rising against second level .uk domains
Existing .uk domain owners upset about plans for second level domains. Earlier this month I reported about .uk registry Nominet and its plan to release second level .uk domains. As of right now you can only register third level .uk domains, such as d...
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October 29, 2012, 10:12 am
Domain Name Wire
Commerce to Verisign: are you making too much money?
U.S. government reviewing .com agreement price hikes. Verisign has a wonderful business model. Running the .com registry has huge efficiencies of scale. As the .com base gets bigger, it throws off more cash. For years the company and its investors ha...
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Commerce to Verisign: are you making too much money?
U.S. government reviewing .com agreement price hikes. Verisign has a wonderful business model. Running the .com registry has huge efficiencies of scale. As the .com base gets bigger, it throws off more cash. For years the company and its investors ha...
Discussion
October 26, 2012, 12:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
For VeriSign, it’s 2009 all over again
Growth in .Com/.net base slows down thanks in part to search engine changes. Immediately after Verisign released its earnings yesterday that showed slowing growth, fellow blogger Michael Berkens sent me this tweet: Michael was referring to my earlier...
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For VeriSign, it’s 2009 all over again
Growth in .Com/.net base slows down thanks in part to search engine changes. Immediately after Verisign released its earnings yesterday that showed slowing growth, fellow blogger Michael Berkens sent me this tweet: Michael was referring to my earlier...
Discussion
October 26, 2012, 11:56 am
Domain Name Wire
Man claims he and friends were duped for $123,000 in new top level domain scheme
Man says he and friends invested $123,000 for new top level domain project that never got off the ground. A Florida man has filed a lawsuit alleging he was duped by a new top level domain name scheme. David Ways planned to apply for the .bim top leve...
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Man claims he and friends were duped for $123,000 in new top level domain scheme
Man says he and friends invested $123,000 for new top level domain project that never got off the ground. A Florida man has filed a lawsuit alleging he was duped by a new top level domain name scheme. David Ways planned to apply for the .bim top leve...
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October 26, 2012, 9:58 am
Domain Name Wire
Verisign shares drop 14% after hours on pricing concerns, slower growth
Shares off sharply as .com price hikes in doubt. VeriSign shares are down 14% in after hours trading to about $40.00 at the time of writing. This is likely do mostly to concerns over VeriSign being able to hike prices 7% per year in its .com contract...
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Verisign shares drop 14% after hours on pricing concerns, slower growth
Shares off sharply as .com price hikes in doubt. VeriSign shares are down 14% in after hours trading to about $40.00 at the time of writing. This is likely do mostly to concerns over VeriSign being able to hike prices 7% per year in its .com contract...
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October 25, 2012, 5:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
Will Lance Armstrong fallout hurt Demand Media?
One of the risks disclosed in Demand Media’s S-1 has come true. When Demand Media filed to go public in 2010 it disclosed a laundry list of risk factors for the company. One of those risks was the reputation hit the company could take if any of...
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Will Lance Armstrong fallout hurt Demand Media?
One of the risks disclosed in Demand Media’s S-1 has come true. When Demand Media filed to go public in 2010 it disclosed a laundry list of risk factors for the company. One of those risks was the reputation hit the company could take if any of...
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October 25, 2012, 3:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Go Daddy files patent applications for geo domain suggestion tools
Patent applications are related to geo domain search tool released in 2009. In 2009 Go Daddy released a geo domain research tool to help domainers find local domains, such as cityHotels.com. The tool is online at geo.godaddy.com/. The company subsequ...
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Go Daddy files patent applications for geo domain suggestion tools
Patent applications are related to geo domain search tool released in 2009. In 2009 Go Daddy released a geo domain research tool to help domainers find local domains, such as cityHotels.com. The tool is online at geo.godaddy.com/. The company subsequ...
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October 25, 2012, 11:06 am
