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GoDaddy Premium Listings Back Up to 30%
Temporary 20% commission now back up to 30%. Go Daddy’s experimentation with commission rates for Premium Listings is over (at least for now). The commission charge is back to the original 30% on any new Premium listings or if you edit existing...
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GoDaddy Premium Listings Back Up to 30%
Temporary 20% commission now back up to 30%. Go Daddy’s experimentation with commission rates for Premium Listings is over (at least for now). The commission charge is back to the original 30% on any new Premium listings or if you edit existing...
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October 11, 2011, 2:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Ping Golf Considers .Ping Top Level Domain Name
Company behind Ping golf brand applies for .ping trademark, but it might be just a defensive play. Companies continue to file trademark applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office despite ICANN saying it will give no weight to .TLD tradema...
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Ping Golf Considers .Ping Top Level Domain Name
Company behind Ping golf brand applies for .ping trademark, but it might be just a defensive play. Companies continue to file trademark applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office despite ICANN saying it will give no weight to .TLD tradema...
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October 11, 2011, 2:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
VeriSign Proposes Takedown Procedures and Malware Scanning for .Com
New registry service seeks to eliminate sites knowingly spreading malware. VeriSign is asking ICANN to approve a new Verisign Anti-Abuse Domain Use Policy. The policy (pdf) would allow VeriSign to run malware scanning of .com, .net, and .name domain ...
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VeriSign Proposes Takedown Procedures and Malware Scanning for .Com
New registry service seeks to eliminate sites knowingly spreading malware. VeriSign is asking ICANN to approve a new Verisign Anti-Abuse Domain Use Policy. The policy (pdf) would allow VeriSign to run malware scanning of .com, .net, and .name domain ...
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October 11, 2011, 9:32 am
Domain Name Wire
Domains On Fire Finds Available Domains with Google Rankings
Service finds domains ranked in Google that you can register today. I received a pitch for a new domain search service today. Domains On Fire says it helps you find domain names ranked in Google that are either freely available or are dropping soon. ...
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Domains On Fire Finds Available Domains with Google Rankings
Service finds domains ranked in Google that you can register today. I received a pitch for a new domain search service today. Domains On Fire says it helps you find domain names ranked in Google that are either freely available or are dropping soon. ...
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October 10, 2011, 10:31 am
Domain Name Wire
After Losing UDRP, Save The Children Federation Sues to Get Domain Name
Non-profit sues after losing UDRP. Save the Children Federation is suing the owner of MySaveTheChildren.org after failing to win the same domain name in a UDRP proceeding. The non-profit filed a UDRP case against the domain owner ProServices in April...
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After Losing UDRP, Save The Children Federation Sues to Get Domain Name
Non-profit sues after losing UDRP. Save the Children Federation is suing the owner of MySaveTheChildren.org after failing to win the same domain name in a UDRP proceeding. The non-profit filed a UDRP case against the domain owner ProServices in April...
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October 10, 2011, 9:22 am
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Qwikster Typosquatters Lose Out As Netflix Drops Plans
Qwikster brand is already dead. Typosquatters of Netflix’s new Qwikster brand are about to lose out. The company announced today that it’s abandoning plans to split into two divisions with a separate Qwikster brand for DVD rental. I hated...
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Qwikster Typosquatters Lose Out As Netflix Drops Plans
Qwikster brand is already dead. Typosquatters of Netflix’s new Qwikster brand are about to lose out. The company announced today that it’s abandoning plans to split into two divisions with a separate Qwikster brand for DVD rental. I hated...
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October 10, 2011, 8:57 am
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Go Daddy Registers 600 Steve Jobs Domains in 36 Hours
People try to make a quick buck off Steve Jobs’ death. When news happens, domains get registered. People registered 1,517 domain names related to Osama bin Laden being killed in the 15 hours after news of his death broke — at GoDaddy alon...
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Go Daddy Registers 600 Steve Jobs Domains in 36 Hours
People try to make a quick buck off Steve Jobs’ death. When news happens, domains get registered. People registered 1,517 domain names related to Osama bin Laden being killed in the 15 hours after news of his death broke — at GoDaddy alon...
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October 8, 2011, 12:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
What Box? Adds 3 More TLDs to Trademark List
Mystery company files trademarks for .wedding, .club, and .discount. California’s What Box? Holdings, LLC has applied for three more top level domain name trademarks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The three applications are: .Weddin...
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What Box? Adds 3 More TLDs to Trademark List
Mystery company files trademarks for .wedding, .club, and .discount. California’s What Box? Holdings, LLC has applied for three more top level domain name trademarks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The three applications are: .Weddin...
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October 8, 2011, 11:55 am
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Sedo to Auction Over 170 Premium .Me Domain Names
Marketplace to hold registry auction for .me domain names. Sedo will auction more than 170 .me domain names currently held by the .me registry. The auction will start October 27th and runs until Thursday, November 3rd. Looking over the list there are...
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Sedo to Auction Over 170 Premium .Me Domain Names
Marketplace to hold registry auction for .me domain names. Sedo will auction more than 170 .me domain names currently held by the .me registry. The auction will start October 27th and runs until Thursday, November 3rd. Looking over the list there are...
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October 7, 2011, 12:46 pm
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Wholly Guacamole!
Maker of Wholly Guacamole goes after widow of domain registrant; loses. I love Wholly Guacamole. It’s the only guacamole I buy; I just picked some up at the grocery store over the weekend. Too bad it turns out some people at the company are ass...
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Wholly Guacamole!
Maker of Wholly Guacamole goes after widow of domain registrant; loses. I love Wholly Guacamole. It’s the only guacamole I buy; I just picked some up at the grocery store over the weekend. Too bad it turns out some people at the company are ass...
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October 7, 2011, 12:17 pm
