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No, I’m not going to remove your link from my web site
Google’s rhetoric about unnatural linking has created quite a hassle. I have a number of old web sites I haven’t touch in a while. Many of these are directory type sites I set up nearly a decade ago. That mostly get a few hundred visitors...
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No, I’m not going to remove your link from my web site
Google’s rhetoric about unnatural linking has created quite a hassle. I have a number of old web sites I haven’t touch in a while. Many of these are directory type sites I set up nearly a decade ago. That mostly get a few hundred visitors...
Discussion
August 24, 2012, 9:41 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Wire’s posting frequency
It’s been fairly steady since 2008. Occasionally I’ll run into someone at a conference who says “I’ve noticed you don’t post nearly as much ever since you started doing work for Media.net” or something to that effe...
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Domain Name Wire’s posting frequency
It’s been fairly steady since 2008. Occasionally I’ll run into someone at a conference who says “I’ve noticed you don’t post nearly as much ever since you started doing work for Media.net” or something to that effe...
Discussion
August 24, 2012, 9:25 am
Domain Name Wire
SnapNames releases iPhone App
Bidding on the go now much easier. SnapNames just released an iPhone app to make it easier to bid on SnapNames auctions on the go. The app makes it easier for customers to update bids and see current bidding history from a mobile phone. It does not a...
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SnapNames releases iPhone App
Bidding on the go now much easier. SnapNames just released an iPhone app to make it easier to bid on SnapNames auctions on the go. The app makes it easier for customers to update bids and see current bidding history from a mobile phone. It does not a...
Discussion
August 23, 2012, 11:57 am
Domain Name Wire
.Nxt conference is .gone
New top level domain name conference scheduled for next week is cancelled. A conference can survive one cancellation if there are extenuating circumstances. That may have been the case with the .Nxt conference previously scheduled for June in London....
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.Nxt conference is .gone
New top level domain name conference scheduled for next week is cancelled. A conference can survive one cancellation if there are extenuating circumstances. That may have been the case with the .Nxt conference previously scheduled for June in London....
Discussion
August 23, 2012, 10:54 am
Domain Name Wire
Above.com settles lawsuit with Verizon
Company settles cybersquatting lawsuit ahead of trial. Above.com and related parties have settled a cybersquatting lawsuit filed by Verizon. The case was filed in February 2011 and Above.com was served during the DOMAINfest Global conference in Santa...
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Above.com settles lawsuit with Verizon
Company settles cybersquatting lawsuit ahead of trial. Above.com and related parties have settled a cybersquatting lawsuit filed by Verizon. The case was filed in February 2011 and Above.com was served during the DOMAINfest Global conference in Santa...
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August 23, 2012, 10:39 am
Domain Name Wire
Oakley finds that UDRP is not a surefire way to take down a counterfeit web site
If a domain name says the goods are fake, that’s not confusingly similar. On the face of it, it might seem appealing for a trademark owner to use UDRP to take down a web site selling counterfeit goods. But trademark holders need to understand t...
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Oakley finds that UDRP is not a surefire way to take down a counterfeit web site
If a domain name says the goods are fake, that’s not confusingly similar. On the face of it, it might seem appealing for a trademark owner to use UDRP to take down a web site selling counterfeit goods. But trademark holders need to understand t...
Discussion
August 23, 2012, 9:27 am
Domain Name Wire
At least 38 domains will sell in Dotster auction ending tomorrow
Nearly half of domains in auction have already hit their reserves. It’s genuinely refreshing to see a domain name auction with good quality mid-market domain names and reasonable reserves. That’s how I’d describe the current Dotster...
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At least 38 domains will sell in Dotster auction ending tomorrow
Nearly half of domains in auction have already hit their reserves. It’s genuinely refreshing to see a domain name auction with good quality mid-market domain names and reasonable reserves. That’s how I’d describe the current Dotster...
Discussion
August 22, 2012, 2:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
.TV and .Me among two dozen end user domain sales this week
.tv, .me, and a slurl. This week a .tv and a .me domain were amongst the best end user domain name sales. But before we get into this week’s normal end user sales report, I want to call out a Slurl. Divorce Detox bought the domain name divorcet...
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.TV and .Me among two dozen end user domain sales this week
.tv, .me, and a slurl. This week a .tv and a .me domain were amongst the best end user domain name sales. But before we get into this week’s normal end user sales report, I want to call out a Slurl. Divorce Detox bought the domain name divorcet...
Discussion
August 22, 2012, 11:42 am
Domain Name Wire
North Carolina food delivery service files UDRP against Takout.com
Local restaurant food delivery service wants a big prize: Takeout.com. Oh, I can’t wait to see the result of this UDRP! A North Carolina company that delivers food from local and chain restaurants has filed a UDRP for the domain name Takeout.co...
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North Carolina food delivery service files UDRP against Takout.com
Local restaurant food delivery service wants a big prize: Takeout.com. Oh, I can’t wait to see the result of this UDRP! A North Carolina company that delivers food from local and chain restaurants has filed a UDRP for the domain name Takeout.co...
Discussion
August 22, 2012, 10:02 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN terminates two domain name registrars
Two small registrars get the ax. ICANN’s contract compliance efforts with domain registrars seem to go in fits and starts. The past couple months have been active, and this month the company fully terminated two accredited domain name registrar...
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ICANN terminates two domain name registrars
Two small registrars get the ax. ICANN’s contract compliance efforts with domain registrars seem to go in fits and starts. The past couple months have been active, and this month the company fully terminated two accredited domain name registrar...
Discussion
August 22, 2012, 9:38 am
