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Register.com Owner to Acquire Network Solutions
Register.com and Network Solutions to get married. Two of the highest priced and oldest domain name registrars are getting married. Web.com, which owns Register.com, will pay $405 million plus 18 million shares of Web.com stock as well as take on Net...
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Register.com Owner to Acquire Network Solutions
Register.com and Network Solutions to get married. Two of the highest priced and oldest domain name registrars are getting married. Web.com, which owns Register.com, will pay $405 million plus 18 million shares of Web.com stock as well as take on Net...
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August 3, 2011, 5:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
What Domains Bruce Clay and Others Bought This Past Week
End user sales for the past week. Afternic turned in another strong performance for end user domain name sales last week. Here’s a look at some of the more interesting ones. Popular SEO firm Bruce Clay, Inc. bought Localware.com for $2,088 for ...
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What Domains Bruce Clay and Others Bought This Past Week
End user sales for the past week. Afternic turned in another strong performance for end user domain name sales last week. Here’s a look at some of the more interesting ones. Popular SEO firm Bruce Clay, Inc. bought Localware.com for $2,088 for ...
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August 3, 2011, 3:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Wikipedia Takes Down Web Hosting Site
Wikimedia wins dispute over web hosting comparison site. Wikipedia owner Wikimedia Foundation Inc. has won a case against the owner of WebhostingWikipedia.com, which will be transferred to Wikimedia as a result. From reading the case decision, it&rsq...
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Wikipedia Takes Down Web Hosting Site
Wikimedia wins dispute over web hosting comparison site. Wikipedia owner Wikimedia Foundation Inc. has won a case against the owner of WebhostingWikipedia.com, which will be transferred to Wikimedia as a result. From reading the case decision, it&rsq...
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August 3, 2011, 11:50 am
Domain Name Wire
Is .NGO the First Defensive TLD Registration Announcement?
Registry behind .org wants .ngo. This week Public Interest Registry (PIR) announced it will apply for the .ngo top level domain name when ICANN opens up its application process next year. Could this be the first example of a “defensive” T...
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Is .NGO the First Defensive TLD Registration Announcement?
Registry behind .org wants .ngo. This week Public Interest Registry (PIR) announced it will apply for the .ngo top level domain name when ICANN opens up its application process next year. Could this be the first example of a “defensive” T...
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August 3, 2011, 10:26 am
Domain Name Wire
Sony-Microsoft? How About Apple-MSN?
Microsoft has owned other brand name domain names before. There was quite a bit of buzz recently when Microsoft registered a couple domain names including the Sony brand name. A merger? A phone product? Video games? While certainly newsworthy, often ...
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Sony-Microsoft? How About Apple-MSN?
Microsoft has owned other brand name domain names before. There was quite a bit of buzz recently when Microsoft registered a couple domain names including the Sony brand name. A merger? A phone product? Video games? While certainly newsworthy, often ...
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August 3, 2011, 10:14 am
Domain Name Wire
ClickBank Cracks Down on Questionable Sales Practices
Payment processor and affiliate network changes guidelines for promoting products using its services. I’ve had a ClickBank account for over a decade. In college I used Clickbank to sell thousands of dollars worth of product a month. But over th...
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ClickBank Cracks Down on Questionable Sales Practices
Payment processor and affiliate network changes guidelines for promoting products using its services. I’ve had a ClickBank account for over a decade. In college I used Clickbank to sell thousands of dollars worth of product a month. But over th...
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August 2, 2011, 11:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Speek Buys Speak.com Domain Name
Company upgrades its domain name to something users know how to spell. Web-based teleconferencing system Speek has purchased the domain name Speak.com from a familiar face in the domain name industry. According to whois records, the domain name was s...
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Speek Buys Speak.com Domain Name
Company upgrades its domain name to something users know how to spell. Web-based teleconferencing system Speek has purchased the domain name Speak.com from a familiar face in the domain name industry. According to whois records, the domain name was s...
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August 2, 2011, 11:16 am
Domain Name Wire
9 Reasons Your New TLD Will Fail
Not all TLDs will fail. But here’s why yours will. Are you thinking about applying for a new top level domain name when the application window opens in January? Here are some things to consider — reasons your new TLD might be doomed to fa...
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9 Reasons Your New TLD Will Fail
Not all TLDs will fail. But here’s why yours will. Are you thinking about applying for a new top level domain name when the application window opens in January? Here are some things to consider — reasons your new TLD might be doomed to fa...
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August 2, 2011, 11:09 am
Domain Name Wire
Ryan Moran on Buying and Selling Developed Web Sites
Good guidance for people looking to buy undervalued web sites. I recently attended an internet marketing event in Austin where Ryan Moran gave a talk about buying and selling established web sites. Since I know this is a hot topic amongst many domain...
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Ryan Moran on Buying and Selling Developed Web Sites
Good guidance for people looking to buy undervalued web sites. I recently attended an internet marketing event in Austin where Ryan Moran gave a talk about buying and selling established web sites. Since I know this is a hot topic amongst many domain...
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August 2, 2011, 10:20 am
Domain Name Wire
Top Domain Name Wire Stories of July 2011
A sizzling July in domain name news. Here are the top five stories on Domain Name Wire last month ranked by page views. 1. Bob Parsons Explains Go Daddy – KKR Deal to Domain Name Wire – Go Daddy founder Bob Parsons explains what the inves...
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Top Domain Name Wire Stories of July 2011
A sizzling July in domain name news. Here are the top five stories on Domain Name Wire last month ranked by page views. 1. Bob Parsons Explains Go Daddy – KKR Deal to Domain Name Wire – Go Daddy founder Bob Parsons explains what the inves...
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August 1, 2011, 3:05 pm