Domain News: Weekly Digest, January 27, 2013

January 27, 2013

RM3.99 .NET Domain Gila Promo (1 Day Only) from Exabytes Malaysia - Melodika.net (press release)

RM3.99 .NET Domain Gila Promo (1 Day Only) from Exabytes Malaysia
Melodika.net (press release)
“There are now 2 billion Internet users in the world and having your own business domain name is the first step toward expanding your business online. It's undeniably true that e-Commerce has long changed the way businesses are conducted, with countless …

Twitter Goes With A .CO For New Mobile Video Creation Service: Vine.Co - TheDomains.com

Twitter Goes With A .CO For New Mobile Video Creation Service: Vine.Co
TheDomains.com
The domain name Vine.co is actually owned by Vine Labs, Inc. of New York. The domain was registered in 2011 and owned by a Ivan Stefanov of Georgia which looks to have sold the domain within a few months of registration. Vine.com is owned by Quidisi …

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Ally Sues Cybersquatting Enemy - Business 2 Community

Ally Sues Cybersquatting Enemy
Business 2 Community
In its suit against Donald Jones, Ally states that he registered at least three domain names that used the Ally name, AllyBankLoans.com, AllyBancShares.com, and AllyNationalBank.com, and redirected them to VerteransNationalBank.us, which he owns.

Know the 4 denial of service types that can threaten the Domain Name System - GCN.com

Know the 4 denial of service types that can threaten the Domain Name System
GCN.com
With the number of denial of service (DOS) attacks growing overall, a variety of techniques are being used to take advantage of the Domain Name System's openness to direct attacks against DNS servers and even against targets that do not maintain a DNS …

Verisign shares rise on strong 4Q results - Equities.com

Verisign shares rise on strong 4Q results
Equities.com
NEW YORK — Shares of Verisign Inc., which registers domain names on the Internet, rose Friday after it reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results. THE SPARK: Verisign earned $105.6 million, or 65 cents per share, nearly double the $53.7 million, …

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Go Daddy finally offers a CDN, but it’s limited right now - Domain Name Wire

Go Daddy finally offers a CDN, but it's limited right now
Domain Name Wire
The domain name for the account must also be registered at GoDaddy.com. While CloudFlare has brought free CDN to the masses, using the third party service with a Go Daddy site is more work than the typical shared hosting customer can handle. It sounds …

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GameTruck.com Just Bought in 2012 For A “Significant Sum” Saved In UDRP - TheDomains.com

GameTruck.com Just Bought in 2012 For A “Significant Sum” Saved In UDRP
TheDomains.com
The decision is interesting because although the domain name was originally registered before the complaintant's trademark was applied for, the domain holder just bought the domain name through DomainAdvisors.com in 2012, for a “for a significant sum” …

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HTC goes after ROM repository HTCRuu - Android Community

HTC goes after ROM repository HTCRuu
Android Community
This latest is HTCRuu.com and the owner has recently been contacted by lawyers from HTC demanding the site be taken down and the domain name transferred over to them. This all seems to come down to the fact the site was providing ROMs, however the …

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VeriSign’s Solid Growth, Predictable Business Model Support Its Outlook - Trefis

VeriSign's Solid Growth, Predictable Business Model Support Its Outlook
Trefis
Verisign (NASDAQ:VRSN) reported its earnings for the fiscal year 2012 on January 24, and it was mostly business as usual for the leading domain name registrar. It reported revenue of $874 million, up 13% year-over-year, which was driven primarily by an …

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