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Could Google Be Getting Into the SSL Certificate Business?
Company could dominate by offering in-search seals. Earlier this week Google registered the domain name GoogleCert.com. The company could have many uses for this domain name, but one possibility is SSL certificates. This got me thinking — Googl...
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Could Google Be Getting Into the SSL Certificate Business?
Company could dominate by offering in-search seals. Earlier this week Google registered the domain name GoogleCert.com. The company could have many uses for this domain name, but one possibility is SSL certificates. This got me thinking — Googl...
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June 16, 2011, 10:41 am
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Moniker Auction Sells Another 5 Domains Plus Data.com
Houses.co.uk leads premium domain name auction. Moniker‘s “make up” auction from last week’s Barcelona conference has found a home for five more domains on top of the multi-million dollar sale of Data.com to Salesforce.com. Da...
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Moniker Auction Sells Another 5 Domains Plus Data.com
Houses.co.uk leads premium domain name auction. Moniker‘s “make up” auction from last week’s Barcelona conference has found a home for five more domains on top of the multi-million dollar sale of Data.com to Salesforce.com. Da...
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June 15, 2011, 3:46 pm
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What I Think About Latona’s 5 Latest Web Sites for Sale
Opinions on Rick’s latest batch of web sites for sale. Rick Latona has posted his five latest web sites for sale, which he says his team hand picked from 1,000s of sites. I’m a big fan of buying and selling revenue-producing web sites and...
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What I Think About Latona’s 5 Latest Web Sites for Sale
Opinions on Rick’s latest batch of web sites for sale. Rick Latona has posted his five latest web sites for sale, which he says his team hand picked from 1,000s of sites. I’m a big fan of buying and selling revenue-producing web sites and...
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June 15, 2011, 12:25 pm
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Go Daddy Sued for Sending Domain Renewal Notices
Does sending renewal reminders violate patents? This isn’t meant to be a shock headline. It’s true. WhitServe LLC has filed a patent infringement lawsuit (pdf) against GoDaddy.com based on the renewal notices it sends to customers. WhitSe...
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Go Daddy Sued for Sending Domain Renewal Notices
Does sending renewal reminders violate patents? This isn’t meant to be a shock headline. It’s true. WhitServe LLC has filed a patent infringement lawsuit (pdf) against GoDaddy.com based on the renewal notices it sends to customers. WhitSe...
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June 15, 2011, 10:36 am
Domain Name Wire
Rock Band Queen Lays Claim to WeWillRockYou.com Domain Name
Group wants to get the WeWillRockYou.com domain name. The rock group Queen has filed a case against the owner of WeWillRockYou.com at World Intellectual Property forum, asking an arbitration panel to hand the domain name over. We Will Rock You is one...
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Rock Band Queen Lays Claim to WeWillRockYou.com Domain Name
Group wants to get the WeWillRockYou.com domain name. The rock group Queen has filed a case against the owner of WeWillRockYou.com at World Intellectual Property forum, asking an arbitration panel to hand the domain name over. We Will Rock You is one...
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June 15, 2011, 10:06 am
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U.S. Government to Drop .Gov Domain Names
.Gov domain deletions coming. Of course, you can’t have any. Via GovInfoSecurity.com comes news that the White House wants to trim the number of .gov domain names and associated web sites. I find it ironic that the Obama administration is the o...
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U.S. Government to Drop .Gov Domain Names
.Gov domain deletions coming. Of course, you can’t have any. Via GovInfoSecurity.com comes news that the White House wants to trim the number of .gov domain names and associated web sites. I find it ironic that the Obama administration is the o...
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June 14, 2011, 10:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
My Picks for Moniker Premium Auction Ending Wednesday
Some picks — including some big ones — for Wednesday’s auction. Moniker’s premium domain name auction, which was moved to an online-only event after technical problems in Barcelona last week, ends on Wednesday at 3:15 PM ET. A...
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My Picks for Moniker Premium Auction Ending Wednesday
Some picks — including some big ones — for Wednesday’s auction. Moniker’s premium domain name auction, which was moved to an online-only event after technical problems in Barcelona last week, ends on Wednesday at 3:15 PM ET. A...
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June 14, 2011, 9:43 pm
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Oversee.net Sells Chop.com for $60,000
No price chopping with Chop.com. Oversee.net has sold Chop.com from its owned and operated portfolio with the help of Afternic. A UK company that appears to be a battery importer purchased the domain name for $60,000. As of right now the domain name ...
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Oversee.net Sells Chop.com for $60,000
No price chopping with Chop.com. Oversee.net has sold Chop.com from its owned and operated portfolio with the help of Afternic. A UK company that appears to be a battery importer purchased the domain name for $60,000. As of right now the domain name ...
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June 14, 2011, 4:38 pm
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Expired Domain Rule Changes Closer to Reality
Group issues final report with recommended changes to how registrars handle expired domain names. ICANN’s Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery (PEDNR) Policy Development Process Working Group has issued its final report (pdf) with 18 recommenda...
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Expired Domain Rule Changes Closer to Reality
Group issues final report with recommended changes to how registrars handle expired domain names. ICANN’s Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery (PEDNR) Policy Development Process Working Group has issued its final report (pdf) with 18 recommenda...
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June 14, 2011, 2:28 pm
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U.S. Shuns .Music Trademark Ahead of New TLD Launch
Trademark office questions use in commerce of .music logo. Constantine Roussos has made it clear that he plans to use international trademarks to help him win the .music top level domain name during the application process. But the U.S. Patent and Tr...
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U.S. Shuns .Music Trademark Ahead of New TLD Launch
Trademark office questions use in commerce of .music logo. Constantine Roussos has made it clear that he plans to use international trademarks to help him win the .music top level domain name during the application process. But the U.S. Patent and Tr...
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June 14, 2011, 10:37 am
