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Microsoft Goes After Kinect Domain Names
December 30, 2010 @ 6:37 AMCompany files arbitration cases to get domain names. If you registered domain names with Kinect in them with plans to develop sites related to the XBox Kinect system, you better watch out. Microsoft has filed 7 UDRP cases at National Arbitration Forum since Christmas, all targeting domain names with Kinect in them…
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Web Host Go Daddy Passes 45 Million Domain Mark
December 29, 2010 @ 11:06 AMIn an informal notice sent out on December 27, web hosting and domain registration giant Go Daddy (www.godaddy.com) announced that it had passed the 45 million mark for domain names under management.
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What to Do if Someone Backs Out of a Domain Deal
December 29, 2010 @ 10:20 AMIf you’ve been investing in domain names long enough, it’s likely that you’ve experienced one of the most frustrating things that can happen to a domain
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How to Choose a Domain Name [Podcast]
December 29, 2010 @ 8:00 AMDomain names have become big business in the world of ecommerce, and there is potential value in getting your domain name right the first time. Ideally, when someone hears your website name, it should be simple to remember and conventionally spelled, regardless of how tempted you are to use clever play on words. Whenever possible, it is best to establish the same domain name as your company name.
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Our Fearless Predictions for 2011: for Domain Holders Its Going to Be a Very Good Year
December 29, 2010 @ 5:26 AMWe entered 2010 with much trepidation about what was awaiting us in this year. As it turned out the domain world made it through another year in a bad economy, once again proving that domains are like a commodities, which like gold and silver continued to rise in prices.
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Groupon Heads for Australia But Deals With Identity Issues
December 28, 2010 @ 12:37 PMGroupon, the world’s largest and ever growing daily deals website that spurned Google’s $6 billion earlier this month now has its sights set on Australia. But an existing Australian company has received approval to use the Groupon name within the country, leaving the U.S. based company scrambling for a new domain name to use for their Australian operations.
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Top 10 Domain Name Wire Stories of 2010
December 28, 2010 @ 11:29 AMA look back at 2010 on Domain Name Wire. 2010 is drawing to a close, but let’s not look forward without looking back. Here are the top 10 stories on Domain Name Wire in 2010 based on total page views. 1. .Co Domain Name is .Coming – the headline may have been an understatement. .Co made headlines across the tech world this year, and will …
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3 Domain Industry Predictions for 2011
December 28, 2010 @ 10:37 AMWith the year coming to a close, I thought it would be a good time to make some predictions for the upcoming year. • There will be a significant number of
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Go Daddy Crosses 45 Million Domain Name Mark
December 27, 2010 @ 2:58 PMRegistrar group hits another milestone. Yesterday at 6:02 PM MST, The Go Daddy Group topped 45 million domain names under management across its registrars. This comes about 9 months after the company crossed the 40 million mark. This is an incredible accomplishment, as the nearest competitor has about 10 million domain names under…
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ICANN to Neustar: Yes, You Can Own a Registrar
December 27, 2010 @ 6:54 AMRegistry-Registrar separation will create interesting circumstances for established registries. ICANN Senior Vice President Kurt Pritz sent a letter to Neustar Vice President Jeff Neuman last week (pdf) regarding registry-registrar separation. ICANN’s board dropped a bombshell in November when it said there would be no restrictions on…
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