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ProForma: Why Build a Brand When You Can Buy One?
Domain broker files trademark application for a great slogan. Domain name broker ProForma Inc has filed a trademark application for a nifty slogan: Why Build a Brand When You Can Buy One? ProForma handles domain name brokerage for “some of the ...
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ProForma: Why Build a Brand When You Can Buy One?
Domain broker files trademark application for a great slogan. Domain name broker ProForma Inc has filed a trademark application for a nifty slogan: Why Build a Brand When You Can Buy One? ProForma handles domain name brokerage for “some of the ...
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May 3, 2011, 12:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Fight Over .Jobs is About to Cost Domain Name Owners
Legal bills could start coming in as two sides bicker of .jobs domain name. An argument between .jobs registry Employ Media and ICANN has already cost some legal dollars, and I have a feeling it’s about to get more expensive. Although the two p...
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Fight Over .Jobs is About to Cost Domain Name Owners
Legal bills could start coming in as two sides bicker of .jobs domain name. An argument between .jobs registry Employ Media and ICANN has already cost some legal dollars, and I have a feeling it’s about to get more expensive. Although the two p...
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May 3, 2011, 11:54 am
Domain Name Wire
Top 5 Domain Name Wire Stories of April 2011
Here’s a look back at the last month in domaining. These are the top five stories from last month on Domain Name Wire. 1. Domain Owners Should Not Worry About Poker Domain Seizures – most domain owners need not worry about what happened t...
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Top 5 Domain Name Wire Stories of April 2011
Here’s a look back at the last month in domaining. These are the top five stories from last month on Domain Name Wire. 1. Domain Owners Should Not Worry About Poker Domain Seizures – most domain owners need not worry about what happened t...
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May 3, 2011, 9:24 am
Domain Name Wire
SedoMLS Opens to All, But Limited Registrar Partners
Distributed listings and instant transfer service now available to all domain name owners. Sedo has opened its SedoMLS program to all customers. The beta was previously only available for large customers. SedoMLS is similar to AfternicDLS, which lets...
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SedoMLS Opens to All, But Limited Registrar Partners
Distributed listings and instant transfer service now available to all domain name owners. Sedo has opened its SedoMLS program to all customers. The beta was previously only available for large customers. SedoMLS is similar to AfternicDLS, which lets...
Discussion
May 3, 2011, 8:53 am
Domain Name Wire
Osama bin Laden Domain Registrations by The Numbers
Over 100 Osama bin Laden domains registered per hour. Yesterday I wrote about how people were snapping up domain names related to Osama bin Laden and then trying to sell them on eBay. Although VeriSign’s Domain Tag Cloud showed that people were...
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Osama bin Laden Domain Registrations by The Numbers
Over 100 Osama bin Laden domains registered per hour. Yesterday I wrote about how people were snapping up domain names related to Osama bin Laden and then trying to sell them on eBay. Although VeriSign’s Domain Tag Cloud showed that people were...
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May 3, 2011, 3:55 am
Domain Name Wire
Here Come the Osama bin Laden Domain Names
Domain registrants try to capitalize on Osama bin Laden’s death. Whenever there’s a major news event — good or tragic — domain name registrations follow. Such is the case with the killing of Osama bin Laden on Sunday. People a...
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Here Come the Osama bin Laden Domain Names
Domain registrants try to capitalize on Osama bin Laden’s death. Whenever there’s a major news event — good or tragic — domain name registrations follow. Such is the case with the killing of Osama bin Laden on Sunday. People a...
Discussion
May 2, 2011, 6:57 am
Domain Name Wire
Four Domain Industry Execs including eNom Founder Paul Stahura Form New Venture
Venture in stealth mode, but deck stacked for new top level domain names. eNom founder Paul Stahura, who sold his domain name registrar to Demand Media in 2006, has teamed up several other industry vets for a new venture reports GeekWire. The stealth...
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Four Domain Industry Execs including eNom Founder Paul Stahura Form New Venture
Venture in stealth mode, but deck stacked for new top level domain names. eNom founder Paul Stahura, who sold his domain name registrar to Demand Media in 2006, has teamed up several other industry vets for a new venture reports GeekWire. The stealth...
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May 1, 2011, 3:11 am
Domain Name Wire
Google Buys Plus.me
Google bolsters +1 domain name coverage with .me purchases. Google has purchased the domain name Plus.me, updated whois records show. The domain name was apparently purchased in November of last year, but remained under whois privacy protection until...
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Google Buys Plus.me
Google bolsters +1 domain name coverage with .me purchases. Google has purchased the domain name Plus.me, updated whois records show. The domain name was apparently purchased in November of last year, but remained under whois privacy protection until...
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April 30, 2011, 2:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
My Commentary on Commentary.com, Which Just Survived a UDRP
Domain owner wins case but panelist’s rationale is troublesome. The owner of the generic domain name Commentary.com has successfully defended his domain name from The American Jewish Committee (AJC) in a UDRP. AJC has operated Commentary Magazi...
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My Commentary on Commentary.com, Which Just Survived a UDRP
Domain owner wins case but panelist’s rationale is troublesome. The owner of the generic domain name Commentary.com has successfully defended his domain name from The American Jewish Committee (AJC) in a UDRP. AJC has operated Commentary Magazi...
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April 30, 2011, 9:38 am
Domain Name Wire
Should We Expect .Com Price Increases, Too?
Yes. The question is how much. VeriSign is in the process of trying to renew its contract with ICANN to run .net. It includes significant price increases similar to its current contract. Should we expect VeriSign to ask for continuing .com price incr...
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Should We Expect .Com Price Increases, Too?
Yes. The question is how much. VeriSign is in the process of trying to renew its contract with ICANN to run .net. It includes significant price increases similar to its current contract. Should we expect VeriSign to ask for continuing .com price incr...
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April 29, 2011, 11:05 am
