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Major League Baseball and Current TV buy domain names
A look at end user domain name sales from the past week. My list of end user domain purchases for the week is a little bit shorter than usual, but contains big names including Major League Baseball. All sales were at Afternic unless otherwise noted. ...
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Major League Baseball and Current TV buy domain names
A look at end user domain name sales from the past week. My list of end user domain purchases for the week is a little bit shorter than usual, but contains big names including Major League Baseball. All sales were at Afternic unless otherwise noted. ...
Discussion
December 14, 2011, 8:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Macy’s sues company trying to restore its legacy brands
Company tries to revive old brands such as Bullock’s and The Broadway. File this one under “did you think to ask a lawyer about this first?” Department store company Macy’s has filed a federal lawsuit (pdf) against a company t...
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Macy’s sues company trying to restore its legacy brands
Company tries to revive old brands such as Bullock’s and The Broadway. File this one under “did you think to ask a lawyer about this first?” Department store company Macy’s has filed a federal lawsuit (pdf) against a company t...
Discussion
December 14, 2011, 3:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top 20 web sites now safe in .xxx
Top 20 web sites won’t be “sexsquatted”. The top 20 most visited web sites (according to Quantcast) are now “safe” from cybersquatting/sexsquatting in the new .xxx domain name. Earlier this week I ran an analysis and fou...
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Top 20 web sites now safe in .xxx
Top 20 web sites won’t be “sexsquatted”. The top 20 most visited web sites (according to Quantcast) are now “safe” from cybersquatting/sexsquatting in the new .xxx domain name. Earlier this week I ran an analysis and fou...
Discussion
December 14, 2011, 10:11 am
Domain Name Wire
James Brown estate fights for JamesBrown.com
Late singer’s estate files complaint over domain name JamesBrown.com. The estate of the late “Godfather of Soul” James Brown has filed an arbitration case with National Arbitration Forum over the domain name JamesBrown.com. The doma...
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James Brown estate fights for JamesBrown.com
Late singer’s estate files complaint over domain name JamesBrown.com. The estate of the late “Godfather of Soul” James Brown has filed an arbitration case with National Arbitration Forum over the domain name JamesBrown.com. The doma...
Discussion
December 14, 2011, 10:00 am
Domain Name Wire
Better Business Bureau thinks it should have first dibs on BBB.xxx
Group’s IP attorney miffed that it couldn’t get bbb.xxx under ICM Registry sunrise process. In planned testimony for today’s hearing about new TLDs in the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology on new TLDs, Council of Better ...
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Better Business Bureau thinks it should have first dibs on BBB.xxx
Group’s IP attorney miffed that it couldn’t get bbb.xxx under ICM Registry sunrise process. In planned testimony for today’s hearing about new TLDs in the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology on new TLDs, Council of Better ...
Discussion
December 14, 2011, 9:39 am
Domain Name Wire
Walden messes up Apple domain example in ICANN hearing
Chairman of committee calls out iPad.com as an example of someone buying a domain just to sell it to a big brand. Want to know how to lose credibility in a hurry? Take a look at the statement of Greg Walden Chairman, Subcommittee on Communications an...
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Walden messes up Apple domain example in ICANN hearing
Chairman of committee calls out iPad.com as an example of someone buying a domain just to sell it to a big brand. Want to know how to lose credibility in a hurry? Take a look at the statement of Greg Walden Chairman, Subcommittee on Communications an...
Discussion
December 14, 2011, 9:19 am
Domain Name Wire
Sorry domainers, but Microsoft’s study has nothing to do with domains
Study is about brand loyalty to certain web sites, not the quality of a domain name. A study by Microsoft over “domain bias” in searches is making the rounds today. Unfortunately I think domainers are misinterpreting what it says. I&rsquo...
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Sorry domainers, but Microsoft’s study has nothing to do with domains
Study is about brand loyalty to certain web sites, not the quality of a domain name. A study by Microsoft over “domain bias” in searches is making the rounds today. Unfortunately I think domainers are misinterpreting what it says. I&rsquo...
Discussion
December 13, 2011, 3:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
The two biggest misconceptions about .xxx domain names
News stories propagate fear over .xxx. I’ve watched with amusement over the past week as the press has written story after story about defensive .xxx domain name registrations. Almost every article I’ve read suggests two things about .xxx...
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The two biggest misconceptions about .xxx domain names
News stories propagate fear over .xxx. I’ve watched with amusement over the past week as the press has written story after story about defensive .xxx domain name registrations. Almost every article I’ve read suggests two things about .xxx...
Discussion
December 13, 2011, 1:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Democrats register Bet10k.com domain name
Democrats register two domain names that could be used to attack Mitt Romney. Mitt Romney’s attempt to bet Rick Perry $10,000 during a televised debate is the latest (non-issue) making waves in the Republican primaries. His opponents are seizin...
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Democrats register Bet10k.com domain name
Democrats register two domain names that could be used to attack Mitt Romney. Mitt Romney’s attempt to bet Rick Perry $10,000 during a televised debate is the latest (non-issue) making waves in the Republican primaries. His opponents are seizin...
Discussion
December 13, 2011, 10:31 am
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GoDaddy rocks on with Kid Rock (video)
GoDaddy party transforms Chase Field into amusement park. Every year Go Daddy spends millions of dollars on a holiday party for its employees at Chase Field in Phoenix. This year it expanded with a road show in Iowa and Colorado, but the big show in ...
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GoDaddy rocks on with Kid Rock (video)
GoDaddy party transforms Chase Field into amusement park. Every year Go Daddy spends millions of dollars on a holiday party for its employees at Chase Field in Phoenix. This year it expanded with a road show in Iowa and Colorado, but the big show in ...
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December 13, 2011, 10:04 am
