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Afilias buys .Pro registry (and some pending TLD trademarks)
Afilias acquires RegistryPRO. Afilias has purchased Registry Services Corporation (d.b.a. RegistryPRO), which operates the .pro top level domain, from Hostway Corporation. .Pro has an interesting history. When .pro first launched the only way you cou...
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Afilias buys .Pro registry (and some pending TLD trademarks)
Afilias acquires RegistryPRO. Afilias has purchased Registry Services Corporation (d.b.a. RegistryPRO), which operates the .pro top level domain, from Hostway Corporation. .Pro has an interesting history. When .pro first launched the only way you cou...
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January 17, 2012, 11:05 am
Domain Name Wire
2012 Domain Name Wire Survey now open
Take part in the seventh annual domain industry survey. The Domain Name Wire Survey returns for its seventh year… This is your chance to give your opinion on the state of the domain name industry and its service providers. You’ll answer ...
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2012 Domain Name Wire Survey now open
Take part in the seventh annual domain industry survey. The Domain Name Wire Survey returns for its seventh year… This is your chance to give your opinion on the state of the domain name industry and its service providers. You’ll answer ...
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January 17, 2012, 10:18 am
Domain Name Wire
For sale on eBay: list of 25M companies that haven’t registered .xxx
A good way to waste a lot of money and get sued. eBay seller priccut88 wants to help you land in legal hot water — all for a one time payment of just $2,000. The user is selling a list that apparently has 25 million companies that haven’t...
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For sale on eBay: list of 25M companies that haven’t registered .xxx
A good way to waste a lot of money and get sued. eBay seller priccut88 wants to help you land in legal hot water — all for a one time payment of just $2,000. The user is selling a list that apparently has 25 million companies that haven’t...
Discussion
January 16, 2012, 6:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Ari Goldberger wins Libertad.com domain case
Nat Cohen’s Telepathy can keep Libertad.com domain name. Ari Goldberger’s ESQwire.com law firm has successfully defended Nat Cohen’s libertad.com domain name in a UDRP case. “Libertad” means freedom or liberty in Spanish...
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Ari Goldberger wins Libertad.com domain case
Nat Cohen’s Telepathy can keep Libertad.com domain name. Ari Goldberger’s ESQwire.com law firm has successfully defended Nat Cohen’s libertad.com domain name in a UDRP case. “Libertad” means freedom or liberty in Spanish...
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January 16, 2012, 1:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
After UDRP and lawsuit, FirstQuote.com given to insurance company
VeriSign transferred domain last week as result of court order. In June 2010 a UDRP panel found in favor of the respondent for the domain name FirstQuote.com. The owner, who lives in China, paid thousands of dollars for the domain and thousands to de...
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After UDRP and lawsuit, FirstQuote.com given to insurance company
VeriSign transferred domain last week as result of court order. In June 2010 a UDRP panel found in favor of the respondent for the domain name FirstQuote.com. The owner, who lives in China, paid thousands of dollars for the domain and thousands to de...
Discussion
January 16, 2012, 11:33 am
Domain Name Wire
MyVault.com: Inside a UDRP
MyVault.com owner fights back against UDRP complainant. Over the holidays I noticed a UDRP was filed against MyVault.com at National Arbitration Forum. I was immediately curious as to the back story on this given how this domain seems generic (and a ...
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MyVault.com: Inside a UDRP
MyVault.com owner fights back against UDRP complainant. Over the holidays I noticed a UDRP was filed against MyVault.com at National Arbitration Forum. I was immediately curious as to the back story on this given how this domain seems generic (and a ...
Discussion
January 16, 2012, 10:43 am
Domain Name Wire
jp.net: another example why brands may need to change their domain name strategy
Brand owners may need to rethink why and when to defensively register domain names. Last week I wrote an article suggesting that trademark holders many need to change the way they defensively register domains for their brands in light of the new top ...
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jp.net: another example why brands may need to change their domain name strategy
Brand owners may need to rethink why and when to defensively register domain names. Last week I wrote an article suggesting that trademark holders many need to change the way they defensively register domains for their brands in light of the new top ...
Discussion
January 16, 2012, 10:08 am
Domain Name Wire
Search spend to grow 15%-20% in 2012 but CPC down
Rise of mobile has big affect on CPCs. I just reviewed Efficient Frontier’s Q4 report for online advertising, which includes predictions for 2012. The good news? The company predicts search spend will increase 15%-20% in 2012. On the downside f...
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Search spend to grow 15%-20% in 2012 but CPC down
Rise of mobile has big affect on CPCs. I just reviewed Efficient Frontier’s Q4 report for online advertising, which includes predictions for 2012. The good news? The company predicts search spend will increase 15%-20% in 2012. On the downside f...
Discussion
January 13, 2012, 11:27 am
Domain Name Wire
Windows Phone site forced to give domain to Salesforce.com
Salesforce.com awarded hyphenated version of popular AppExchange.com web site. A service that helps app creators submit their wares to the Windows Phone marketplace must give its domain name to Salesforce.com, an arbitration panel has ruled. Singapor...
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Windows Phone site forced to give domain to Salesforce.com
Salesforce.com awarded hyphenated version of popular AppExchange.com web site. A service that helps app creators submit their wares to the Windows Phone marketplace must give its domain name to Salesforce.com, an arbitration panel has ruled. Singapor...
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January 13, 2012, 10:38 am
Domain Name Wire
How to import your Parked account into DomainApps
Manage your old Parked.com and WhyPark accounts in one interface. Earlier this month WhyPark announced it was changing its name to DomainApps. The name change made since, especially since the company had been acquired by Parked.com a couple years ago...
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How to import your Parked account into DomainApps
Manage your old Parked.com and WhyPark accounts in one interface. Earlier this month WhyPark announced it was changing its name to DomainApps. The name change made since, especially since the company had been acquired by Parked.com a couple years ago...
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January 13, 2012, 9:59 am
