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Domain Name Wire
Verisign gets another patent for ccTLD registration
Patent covers bulk checking and registration of country code top level domains. Verisign has been granted U.S. patent number 8,356,081 for “Automated Domain Name Registration”. This patent, applied for in 2005, is a divisional patent of 7...
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Verisign gets another patent for ccTLD registration
Patent covers bulk checking and registration of country code top level domains. Verisign has been granted U.S. patent number 8,356,081 for “Automated Domain Name Registration”. This patent, applied for in 2005, is a divisional patent of 7...
Discussion
January 15, 2013, 11:40 am
Elliot's Blog
The Money Won’t Always Be On The Table
Just about every day, I spend some time reaching out to end user buyers to try and sell a domain name. Frequently, I will receive an offer for one of these domain names, either as an opening offer or a counter offer to my price. More often than not, ...
Discussion
The Money Won’t Always Be On The Table
Just about every day, I spend some time reaching out to end user buyers to try and sell a domain name. Frequently, I will receive an offer for one of these domain names, either as an opening offer or a counter offer to my price. More often than not, ...
Discussion
January 15, 2013, 11:04 am
Domain Name Wire
Using live chat to sell domain names
Live support chat can help sell domain names if executed well. Have you ever been on an e-commerce site when a window pops up asking you if you need help? Live chat on e-commerce sites is a critical component of pushing sales and reducing cart abando...
Discussion
Using live chat to sell domain names
Live support chat can help sell domain names if executed well. Have you ever been on an e-commerce site when a window pops up asking you if you need help? Live chat on e-commerce sites is a critical component of pushing sales and reducing cart abando...
Discussion
January 15, 2013, 10:11 am
Domain Name Wire
Tracy Morgan goes after TracyMorgan.com domain name
Comedian Tracy Morgan wants control of his domain name. Comedian and 30 Rock star Tracy Morgan has filed a complaint to get the domain name TracyMorgan.com. The UDRP complaint was filed with World Intellectual Property Forum. The case notice was publ...
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Tracy Morgan goes after TracyMorgan.com domain name
Comedian Tracy Morgan wants control of his domain name. Comedian and 30 Rock star Tracy Morgan has filed a complaint to get the domain name TracyMorgan.com. The UDRP complaint was filed with World Intellectual Property Forum. The case notice was publ...
Discussion
January 15, 2013, 9:32 am
The Domains
UDRP: Texaco Gets Control Of Texaco.net; Google Gets GoogleMap.com
Quite a few UDRP rulings out this morning in favor of large public companies and some huge brands. The better question to ask is how did these domain not get registered by the companies in the first place and how secondly what took the companies so l...
Discussion
UDRP: Texaco Gets Control Of Texaco.net; Google Gets GoogleMap.com
Quite a few UDRP rulings out this morning in favor of large public companies and some huge brands. The better question to ask is how did these domain not get registered by the companies in the first place and how secondly what took the companies so l...
Discussion
January 15, 2013, 9:02 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 15th
I’m not buying this hand reg domainer thing. A domain investor is a domain investor. It’s like stocks. Some buy penny stocks, some buy Berkshire-Hathaway. They are both stocks. We all can afford different pri...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 15th
I’m not buying this hand reg domainer thing. A domain investor is a domain investor. It’s like stocks. Some buy penny stocks, some buy Berkshire-Hathaway. They are both stocks. We all can afford different pri...
Discussion
January 15, 2013, 5:06 am
The Domains
Forbes: Spend a Few Thousand Dollars On A Domain, Not A Fortune
Forbes.com just published a piece entitled “Get A Domain Name Without Bankrupting Your Startup” which basically tells its readers its Ok to spend a few thousand of dollars on a domain but there isn’t a need to spend a fortune buying...
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Forbes: Spend a Few Thousand Dollars On A Domain, Not A Fortune
Forbes.com just published a piece entitled “Get A Domain Name Without Bankrupting Your Startup” which basically tells its readers its Ok to spend a few thousand of dollars on a domain but there isn’t a need to spend a fortune buying...
Discussion
January 14, 2013, 7:23 pm
The Domains
DotGreen Suggests How ICANN Should Use Funds From Contention Auctions
In a letter sent to ICANN by Annalisa Roger the Founder and CEO of DotGreen Community which has applied for the .GREEN TLD, suggested that ICANN use the proceeds of an auction of a contention string to go back to the “communities...
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DotGreen Suggests How ICANN Should Use Funds From Contention Auctions
In a letter sent to ICANN by Annalisa Roger the Founder and CEO of DotGreen Community which has applied for the .GREEN TLD, suggested that ICANN use the proceeds of an auction of a contention string to go back to the “communities...
Discussion
January 14, 2013, 7:03 pm
Domain Shane
I’m Officially Headed to Webfest: A Look Back at My “10 Reasons You Want to Meet Me”
In a change of heart I have decided to attend Webfest. Originally I had decided there was just too much rearranging of schedules to make it happen. A few friends calling and asking me to go combined with a little realization that I NEED t...
Discussion
I’m Officially Headed to Webfest: A Look Back at My “10 Reasons You Want to Meet Me”
In a change of heart I have decided to attend Webfest. Originally I had decided there was just too much rearranging of schedules to make it happen. A few friends calling and asking me to go combined with a little realization that I NEED t...
Discussion
January 14, 2013, 6:43 pm
The Domains
Thanks To The TM Lobby Even The Tiny Island Of Vanuatu (.Vu) Is Worried About Cybersquatters
I just read a story about the tiny pacific island nation of Vanuatu which is discussing what shall become of its Top Level Domain name (ccTLD) .vu It was pretty shocking to me how the trademark lobby message of “cybersqautting” has reache...
Discussion
Thanks To The TM Lobby Even The Tiny Island Of Vanuatu (.Vu) Is Worried About Cybersquatters
I just read a story about the tiny pacific island nation of Vanuatu which is discussing what shall become of its Top Level Domain name (ccTLD) .vu It was pretty shocking to me how the trademark lobby message of “cybersqautting” has reache...
Discussion
January 14, 2013, 4:55 pm
