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Ron Paul Loses Disputes Over Ronpaul.com and Ronpaul.org Domain Names
May 22, 2013 @ 11:19 PMFormer politician denied relief in dispute over two Ron Paul domain names. [Update: Paul found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in RonPaul.org case.] Ron Paul has lost two separate domain name disputes filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization. The two cases covered RonPaul.com and RonPaul.org, and were part of a public spat between […]
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Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway Now Owns Over 5% of Verisign
May 22, 2013 @ 11:06 PMBack In February we told you that Warren Buffets’s Berkshire Hathaway purchased 3,685,700 shares of Verisign (VRSN) which at the time of acquisition represented an investment of around $165 Million dollars. Today according to Cnbc.com, Berkshire Hathaway added another 4.49 million shares last quarter and now owns 5.35% of VeriSign….
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Bargain.com Domain Name Sells for $150,000
May 22, 2013 @ 10:50 PMAfter many times on the auction block, Bargain.com finally sells. Bargain.com sold for $150,000 during the Hilco Streambank auction yesterday. There was only one bidder for the domain. Bargain.com had been offered for sale previously through both Sedo and Moniker, but with a much higher asking price. The last time it was offered at a […]
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Who’s This New GoDaddy Girl?
May 22, 2013 @ 10:34 PMGoDaddy.com has replaced Danica Patrick with a real small business customer. For most of last five years, GoDaddy girl Danica Patrick has graced the GoDaddy.com home page. Over the past few months GoDaddy has tried a couple different approaches, as you can see at Screenshots.com. Today there’s a new home page design with another “girl”, […]
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Bill Sweetman Unveils Name Ninja
May 22, 2013 @ 10:16 PMName Ninja to provide wide variety of domain name services including domain portfolio management, domain acquisition, and new TLD strategy. Former Tucows executive Bill Sweetman formally unveiled his domain name consulting shop today. Name Ninja will offer services to three core groups: startups, entrepreneurs and marketers; individual and corporate domain name owners; and new gTLD […]
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.eu 2012 Annual Report: 3.7 Million Registered Domain Names and 5.4% Annual Growth
May 22, 2013 @ 9:19 PMGeneral Manager of the .eu registry EURid, Marc Van Wesemael, shares his views on changes in the domain market in the .eu 2012 annual report. “2012 was a very productive year for Europe’s top-level domain, despite the challenges faced by…
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Over 1,000 Xbox One Domains Registered Yesterday
May 22, 2013 @ 4:14 AMMicrosoft’s big product launch followed by a flurry of domain registration activity. Yesterday Microsoft announced its latest video game console called XBox One. Immediately, cybersquatters went to work. Over 1,000 XBox One related domain names were registered in .com alone yesterday. To be sure, some of those registrations were by Microsoft itself. But the vast […]
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Dotster, MyDomain.com & Domain.com Hiking Up .com Renewal Prices to Earn $300k More Per Year
May 22, 2013 @ 1:31 AMDotster, MyDomain.com & Domain.com which are basically one company are hiking up .com domain name prices by $0.50 based on the .net, .org, .info and .biz price increases that are coming up in the next months. They are trying to …
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Marchex Report: Corporations With Local Branches Likely to Lose Billions Each Year in Digital Ads
May 21, 2013 @ 11:11 PMA report released today by Marchex, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHX) found that billions in ad dollars likely go to waste when corporations with local branches invest in separate digital marketing campaigns with no centrally-controlled brand message. The report, titled “National Brands, …
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What ICANN's Board Decided On Saturday
May 21, 2013 @ 11:07 PMBoard passes resolution that might delay certain new TLDs and approves a new UDRP provider. While most of us were hanging with our families or on the golf course this weekend, ICANN’s board was approving a number of resolutions that could have a big affect on some parts of the domain name industry…
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