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Would free domains upend the retail domain market?
There will be plenty of free and low cost domain registration options, but don’t expect them to have a big impact on the domain registration market. I’ve had a number of conversations with people over the past month about the idea of free...
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Would free domains upend the retail domain market?
There will be plenty of free and low cost domain registration options, but don’t expect them to have a big impact on the domain registration market. I’ve had a number of conversations with people over the past month about the idea of free...
Discussion
July 11, 2012, 10:30 am
Domain Name Wire
Name.com piggybacks NameCheap.com $.98 Twitter domain offer
Name.com vs. NameCheap. It’s on! Here’s an interesting duel going on between two domain registrars that have mastered social media: Name.com and NameCheap.com. NameCheap.com is asking people to retweet a message about 98 cent domain regis...
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Name.com piggybacks NameCheap.com $.98 Twitter domain offer
Name.com vs. NameCheap. It’s on! Here’s an interesting duel going on between two domain registrars that have mastered social media: Name.com and NameCheap.com. NameCheap.com is asking people to retweet a message about 98 cent domain regis...
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July 10, 2012, 5:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
What Afternic’s expanded deal with Go Daddy means for domainers
More eyeballs and more sales. This morning Afternic announced an expanded deal with Go Daddy to distribute its non-fixed price domain sales listings through the registrar. Here’s what this means for you… The Afternic deal will help you g...
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What Afternic’s expanded deal with Go Daddy means for domainers
More eyeballs and more sales. This morning Afternic announced an expanded deal with Go Daddy to distribute its non-fixed price domain sales listings through the registrar. Here’s what this means for you… The Afternic deal will help you g...
Discussion
July 10, 2012, 3:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Plans for Frank Schilling’s Uniregistry go way back
Uniregistry.com registered back in 2006, original trademark application in 2010. Last month Uniregistry Corp., Frank Schilling’s new top level domain venture, filed trademark applications for the mark “Uniregistry” as well as its st...
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Plans for Frank Schilling’s Uniregistry go way back
Uniregistry.com registered back in 2006, original trademark application in 2010. Last month Uniregistry Corp., Frank Schilling’s new top level domain venture, filed trademark applications for the mark “Uniregistry” as well as its st...
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July 10, 2012, 10:53 am
Domain Name Wire
Lance Armstrong’s fight against USADA reminds me a lot of the arguments against UDRP
Not enough time to respond to “kangaroo court”. Lance Armstrong is fighting hard to not have to defend himself against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), which he calls a “Kangaroo court”. Armstrong wants nothing to do with ...
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Lance Armstrong’s fight against USADA reminds me a lot of the arguments against UDRP
Not enough time to respond to “kangaroo court”. Lance Armstrong is fighting hard to not have to defend himself against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), which he calls a “Kangaroo court”. Armstrong wants nothing to do with ...
Discussion
July 9, 2012, 9:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy.com adds two factor authentication
New security option available to customers with a U.S. mobile phone number. GoDaddy.com has added two factor authentication capabilities for U.S. customers. The feature appears to have been added within the past couple days. The added security layer,...
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GoDaddy.com adds two factor authentication
New security option available to customers with a U.S. mobile phone number. GoDaddy.com has added two factor authentication capabilities for U.S. customers. The feature appears to have been added within the past couple days. The added security layer,...
Discussion
July 9, 2012, 9:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign “Domain Exchange” patent application says service would be useful for typosquatters
Application filed shortly after pulling ICANN request admits a domain exchange service could be a boon for typosquatters. In April 2010 Verisign asked ICANN to allow it to introduce a “Domain Name Exchange” service. The service would have...
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Verisign “Domain Exchange” patent application says service would be useful for typosquatters
Application filed shortly after pulling ICANN request admits a domain exchange service could be a boon for typosquatters. In April 2010 Verisign asked ICANN to allow it to introduce a “Domain Name Exchange” service. The service would have...
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July 9, 2012, 11:45 am
Domain Name Wire
At least 23 domain companies heading to HostingCon next week
Web hosting industry (and lots of domain name companies) head to Boston. In many ways the domain industry and web hosting industry are one. The world’s largest domain name registrar is also the world’s largest shared web hosting provider,...
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At least 23 domain companies heading to HostingCon next week
Web hosting industry (and lots of domain name companies) head to Boston. In many ways the domain industry and web hosting industry are one. The world’s largest domain name registrar is also the world’s largest shared web hosting provider,...
Discussion
July 9, 2012, 11:01 am
Domain Name Wire
My first Amazon.com purchase with sales tax
Amazon.com starts charging sales tax in Texas. That won’t hope local retailers much. Last week I made a purchase on Amazon.com that had a new line item: sales tax. A week ago Sunday Amazon.com started collecting sales tax in Texas. Local retail...
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My first Amazon.com purchase with sales tax
Amazon.com starts charging sales tax in Texas. That won’t hope local retailers much. Last week I made a purchase on Amazon.com that had a new line item: sales tax. A week ago Sunday Amazon.com started collecting sales tax in Texas. Local retail...
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July 9, 2012, 10:30 am
Domain Name Wire
SMA.com spared in UDRP case
Panel rules domain not registered in bad faith. In May I wrote about how the owner of SMA.de — SMA Solar Technology AG — had filed a UDRP to get the domain name SMA.com. A three person World Intellectual Property Organization panel just h...
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SMA.com spared in UDRP case
Panel rules domain not registered in bad faith. In May I wrote about how the owner of SMA.de — SMA Solar Technology AG — had filed a UDRP to get the domain name SMA.com. A three person World Intellectual Property Organization panel just h...
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July 6, 2012, 3:05 pm
