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Suddenly, people happier with ICANN
Satisfaction with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers skyrockets. ICANN is the domain industry’s favorite punching bag. But people want to punch it less this year. Every year on the Domain Name Wire survey I ask people to ra...
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Suddenly, people happier with ICANN
Satisfaction with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers skyrockets. ICANN is the domain industry’s favorite punching bag. But people want to punch it less this year. Every year on the Domain Name Wire survey I ask people to ra...
Discussion
March 1, 2012, 10:42 am
Domain Name Wire
February’s top 5 stories on Domain Name Wire
A look back at February on Domain Name Wire. 1. Amazon buys Prime.xxx domain name – Amazon scoops up Prime.xxx. It also bought YoYo.xxx for its YoYo.com brand. 2. KeyDrive acquires Moniker and SnapNames – you can also read my interview wi...
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February’s top 5 stories on Domain Name Wire
A look back at February on Domain Name Wire. 1. Amazon buys Prime.xxx domain name – Amazon scoops up Prime.xxx. It also bought YoYo.xxx for its YoYo.com brand. 2. KeyDrive acquires Moniker and SnapNames – you can also read my interview wi...
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March 1, 2012, 9:55 am
Domain Name Wire
An easy way to register domains for $2 each
How to register domains for $2.00 at big name registrars. I know a lot of readers are always on the lookout for domain coupons and special offers. So I’m going to tell you a way to register domain names for as little as $2 each. And I’m n...
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An easy way to register domains for $2 each
How to register domains for $2.00 at big name registrars. I know a lot of readers are always on the lookout for domain coupons and special offers. So I’m going to tell you a way to register domain names for as little as $2 each. And I’m n...
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February 29, 2012, 8:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Monte Cahn and Michael Berkens get trademarks for “Right of the Dot”
Two trademarks issued yesterday. Right of the Dot, the new top level domain advisory company founded by Monte Cahn and Michael Berkens, has been granted two trademarks related to its brand. Both trademarks, registrations number 4,104,592 and 4,104,59...
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Monte Cahn and Michael Berkens get trademarks for “Right of the Dot”
Two trademarks issued yesterday. Right of the Dot, the new top level domain advisory company founded by Monte Cahn and Michael Berkens, has been granted two trademarks related to its brand. Both trademarks, registrations number 4,104,592 and 4,104,59...
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February 29, 2012, 4:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
Fantasy Island returns home to Columbia Pictures
Colombia Pictures wins dispute over domain name. “The domain! The domain!” Fantasy Island has been returned to Columbia Pictures — in cyberspace, that is. The company just won a domain name dispute for FantasyIsland.com. You can&rsq...
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Fantasy Island returns home to Columbia Pictures
Colombia Pictures wins dispute over domain name. “The domain! The domain!” Fantasy Island has been returned to Columbia Pictures — in cyberspace, that is. The company just won a domain name dispute for FantasyIsland.com. You can&rsq...
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February 29, 2012, 1:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
.XXX “most important” domain news story of 2011
New domain selected as most important news story of 2011. .XXX was the “most important” domain news story/topic of 2011, according to over 1,000 people who answered the question on the 7th annual Domain Name Wire survey. Why did 25% selec...
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.XXX “most important” domain news story of 2011
New domain selected as most important news story of 2011. .XXX was the “most important” domain news story/topic of 2011, according to over 1,000 people who answered the question on the 7th annual Domain Name Wire survey. Why did 25% selec...
Discussion
February 29, 2012, 11:49 am
Domain Name Wire
.Net still second best to .com, say domain investors
When forced to choose an alternative, most go with .net. If a domain investor can’t get the .com for a domain name but has to choose a secondary gTLD, they choose .net 62% of the time. That’s based on 1,137 survey responses in Domain Name...
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.Net still second best to .com, say domain investors
When forced to choose an alternative, most go with .net. If a domain investor can’t get the .com for a domain name but has to choose a secondary gTLD, they choose .net 62% of the time. That’s based on 1,137 survey responses in Domain Name...
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February 29, 2012, 10:30 am
Domain Name Wire
HP buys CloudFolders.com for $3,790 (and 18 other domain sales)
HP buys domain for cloud offering and a look at 18 other end user domain purchases this past week. HP is the biggest name on this week’s end user domain sales report. The company purchased CloudFolders.com for what amounts to pennies (or a frac...
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HP buys CloudFolders.com for $3,790 (and 18 other domain sales)
HP buys domain for cloud offering and a look at 18 other end user domain purchases this past week. HP is the biggest name on this week’s end user domain sales report. The company purchased CloudFolders.com for what amounts to pennies (or a frac...
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February 29, 2012, 9:44 am
Domain Name Wire
Abbott Laboratories gets defensive with domains for spin-off CEO
Company registers “sucks” domains and others for new pharma unit CEO Richard Gonzalez. Abbott Laboratories is splitting into two this year, and Richard A. Gonzalez will be the CEO of its pharmaceuticals unit. As a number of companies do f...
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Abbott Laboratories gets defensive with domains for spin-off CEO
Company registers “sucks” domains and others for new pharma unit CEO Richard Gonzalez. Abbott Laboratories is splitting into two this year, and Richard A. Gonzalez will be the CEO of its pharmaceuticals unit. As a number of companies do f...
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February 28, 2012, 11:44 am
Domain Name Wire
Government regulation is top issue facing domain market in 2012
21% of those surveyed think government regulation is biggest issue in domain market this year. Domain investors think government regulation is the top issue facing the domain name market in 2012. That’s according to 1,143 people who answered th...
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Government regulation is top issue facing domain market in 2012
21% of those surveyed think government regulation is biggest issue in domain market this year. Domain investors think government regulation is the top issue facing the domain name market in 2012. That’s according to 1,143 people who answered th...
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February 28, 2012, 10:13 am
