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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 ...
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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 ...
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January 16, 2012, 9:08 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...
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January 13, 2012, 10:27 am
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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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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, 9:38 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, 8:59 am
Domain Name Wire
Wow: Judge orders UDRP transfers, including Apple typo, to be reversed
We do things differently in Texas. District Judge Royal Furgeson has ordered (pdf) that World Intellectual Property Organization cases from as early as 2010 be overturned and ordered a number of domain names now owned by Apple and Public storage be t...
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Wow: Judge orders UDRP transfers, including Apple typo, to be reversed
We do things differently in Texas. District Judge Royal Furgeson has ordered (pdf) that World Intellectual Property Organization cases from as early as 2010 be overturned and ordered a number of domain names now owned by Apple and Public storage be t...
Discussion
January 12, 2012, 3:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Octane360 founders start social media agency
After cashing out to Local.com, Octane360 founders return to agency roots. The founders of geo domain monetization platform Octane360 have returned to their agency roots with a new social media agency Next Step Social. Adam Rioux and Mark Roah founde...
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Octane360 founders start social media agency
After cashing out to Local.com, Octane360 founders return to agency roots. The founders of geo domain monetization platform Octane360 have returned to their agency roots with a new social media agency Next Step Social. Adam Rioux and Mark Roah founde...
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January 12, 2012, 12:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
DOMAINfest brings back “Dine With an Expert”
A great opportunity for an hour of quality time with an expert. One of the more successful features of DOMAINfest is “Dine With an Expert”. It’s an opportunity to have breakfast or lunch with one of the conference speakers. A lot of...
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DOMAINfest brings back “Dine With an Expert”
A great opportunity for an hour of quality time with an expert. One of the more successful features of DOMAINfest is “Dine With an Expert”. It’s an opportunity to have breakfast or lunch with one of the conference speakers. A lot of...
Discussion
January 12, 2012, 10:40 am
Domain Name Wire
6 things that could go horribly wrong with new TLDs
If any of these things happen the new TLD program will have some serious headaches. ICANN officially opens its application window for top level domain names today, giving companies, organizations, and individuals 90 days to submit their plans for a ....
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6 things that could go horribly wrong with new TLDs
If any of these things happen the new TLD program will have some serious headaches. ICANN officially opens its application window for top level domain names today, giving companies, organizations, and individuals 90 days to submit their plans for a ....
Discussion
January 12, 2012, 9:55 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN to critics: we’ve already done pilot TLD rounds
ICANN says it’s done three pilot rounds of top level domain expansion. A frequent complaint about ICANN’s new top level domain plans in recent months is the scale, with numerous groups asking ICANN to run a pilot program. But in response ...
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ICANN to critics: we’ve already done pilot TLD rounds
ICANN says it’s done three pilot rounds of top level domain expansion. A frequent complaint about ICANN’s new top level domain plans in recent months is the scale, with numerous groups asking ICANN to run a pilot program. But in response ...
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January 12, 2012, 9:11 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN relaxes trademark rule in needy TLD applicant plan
NGOs and communities can apply for reduced fees for TLD even if the string represents a trademark. ICANN has relaxed a restriction on trademark top level domain names qualifying for its applicant support program for needy applicants. An updated guide...
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ICANN relaxes trademark rule in needy TLD applicant plan
NGOs and communities can apply for reduced fees for TLD even if the string represents a trademark. ICANN has relaxed a restriction on trademark top level domain names qualifying for its applicant support program for needy applicants. An updated guide...
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January 11, 2012, 8:44 pm
