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Four newcomers among Top 10 domain parking companies
Sedo is top parking company, but many newcomers rank in the top 10. Sedo and SedoPro are the top domain name parking companies according to respondents in Domain Name Wire’s 7th annual domain name industry survey. But a lot of new parking compa...
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Four newcomers among Top 10 domain parking companies
Sedo is top parking company, but many newcomers rank in the top 10. Sedo and SedoPro are the top domain name parking companies according to respondents in Domain Name Wire’s 7th annual domain name industry survey. But a lot of new parking compa...
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February 24, 2012, 11:31 am
Domain Name Wire
Survey: DNForum is top domain forum
DNForum is rated “top domain forum”. DNForum once again finds itself on top of the Domain Name Wire annual survey for “best forum”. 54% of people who voted for a top forum selected DNForum as best, and then there was a big dro...
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Survey: DNForum is top domain forum
DNForum is rated “top domain forum”. DNForum once again finds itself on top of the Domain Name Wire annual survey for “best forum”. 54% of people who voted for a top forum selected DNForum as best, and then there was a big dro...
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February 24, 2012, 9:09 am
Domain Name Wire
FCM.com, hijacked from owner in phishing attack, returned to owner
UDRP case returns domain to rightful owner. Fermat Capital Management LLC has won a UDRP for the domain name FCM.com, a domain name it used to own. According to the company, in December it fell victim to a phishing attach targeting GoDaddy customers....
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FCM.com, hijacked from owner in phishing attack, returned to owner
UDRP case returns domain to rightful owner. Fermat Capital Management LLC has won a UDRP for the domain name FCM.com, a domain name it used to own. According to the company, in December it fell victim to a phishing attach targeting GoDaddy customers....
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February 23, 2012, 1:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
Microsoft files patent application for “safe” URL shortening, says no more Rick-Rolling
Safer link clicking. Microsoft has filed a patent application for safer URL shortening, and the patent application actually uses the term “rick-rolling”. The application was filed in 2010 but just published by the U.S. Patent and Trademar...
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Microsoft files patent application for “safe” URL shortening, says no more Rick-Rolling
Safer link clicking. Microsoft has filed a patent application for safer URL shortening, and the patent application actually uses the term “rick-rolling”. The application was filed in 2010 but just published by the U.S. Patent and Trademar...
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February 23, 2012, 11:29 am
Domain Name Wire
Survey says GoDaddy is top domain registrar
GoDaddy dominant, especially with larger domain registrars. 1,164 people answered the question “Which domain registrar do you think is best overall” on the 7th annual Domain Name Wire survey. But some of these survey takers responded to s...
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Survey says GoDaddy is top domain registrar
GoDaddy dominant, especially with larger domain registrars. 1,164 people answered the question “Which domain registrar do you think is best overall” on the 7th annual Domain Name Wire survey. But some of these survey takers responded to s...
Discussion
February 23, 2012, 10:35 am
Domain Name Wire
What do people look for in a domain registrar?
Don’t lose my domains, give them to me cheap, and be there to help. We’re going to kick off the results from this year’s Domain Name Wire survey with a look at which factors drive people to select their domain registrar. About 1,500...
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What do people look for in a domain registrar?
Don’t lose my domains, give them to me cheap, and be there to help. We’re going to kick off the results from this year’s Domain Name Wire survey with a look at which factors drive people to select their domain registrar. About 1,500...
Discussion
February 23, 2012, 10:08 am
Domain Name Wire
TD Bank files 15th complaint about .xxx
Only 15 UDRPs for .xxx after more than two months (but 15 rapid disputes). TD Bank has filed a UDRP for TDBank.xxx, making it the fifteenth entity to use UDRP in an effort to get control of a .xxx domain name. This seems like a relatively low number ...
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TD Bank files 15th complaint about .xxx
Only 15 UDRPs for .xxx after more than two months (but 15 rapid disputes). TD Bank has filed a UDRP for TDBank.xxx, making it the fifteenth entity to use UDRP in an effort to get control of a .xxx domain name. This seems like a relatively low number ...
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February 22, 2012, 11:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
21 end user domain purchases in the past week including Fool.com, Novartis
Here are 21 domain purchases made by “end users”. This week’s chock-full end user sales report has 21 end user domain purchases. Notable buyers include Fool.com, Novartis, Southern Company, and The Future Project. All sales were at ...
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21 end user domain purchases in the past week including Fool.com, Novartis
Here are 21 domain purchases made by “end users”. This week’s chock-full end user sales report has 21 end user domain purchases. Notable buyers include Fool.com, Novartis, Southern Company, and The Future Project. All sales were at ...
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February 22, 2012, 11:43 am
Domain Name Wire
Military Order of the Purple Heart demands PurpleHeart.com
Group chartered by Congress targets domain names. The Purple Heart is a military decoration given to those who’ve made the ultimate sacrifice for the U.S. military: being wounded or killed in duty. The Military Order of the Purple Heart was cha...
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Military Order of the Purple Heart demands PurpleHeart.com
Group chartered by Congress targets domain names. The Purple Heart is a military decoration given to those who’ve made the ultimate sacrifice for the U.S. military: being wounded or killed in duty. The Military Order of the Purple Heart was cha...
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February 22, 2012, 11:11 am
Domain Name Wire
ARI gets .sydney, .melbourne and .victoria contract
ARI Registry Services picks up three more new top level domains. ARI Registry Services has won a contract with the governments of New South Wales and Victoria to provide registry services for .sydney, .melbourne and .victoria, the company announced t...
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ARI gets .sydney, .melbourne and .victoria contract
ARI Registry Services picks up three more new top level domains. ARI Registry Services has won a contract with the governments of New South Wales and Victoria to provide registry services for .sydney, .melbourne and .victoria, the company announced t...
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February 22, 2012, 10:28 am
