Names of some X Factor 2 contestants are registered. A number of personal names were recently registered by brand protection company DNStinations/Mark Monitor. It took me a while to figure out what they were up to. But it appears all of the names are ... Continue Reading4 Comments
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Yep, Google bought G.me and it now forwards to Google+
· Domain SalesGoogle adds another one letter domain name to its collection. In May I wrote about how Google may have purchased the domain name G.me. The domain name was registered to Mark Monitor's DNStinations, which often times registers domain names on behalf of ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Zynga acquires Chefville.com domain name
· UncategorizedZynga pockets key domain name for new game. Last month social gaming company Chefville announced its newest games including Chefville. But it didn't have the Chefville.com domain name -- until now. Chefville.com was registered back in January 2006. ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Microsoft’s Generation App: F’ it, it blows (so say domain names)
· UncategorizedMicrosoft registers dirty names related to its new Generation App. Microsoft is releasing its Generation App (Or Gen App), which is a suite of tools to help you build an app for Microsoft platforms within 30 days. The web sites for the initiative ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Did Google just buy G.me?
· Domain SalesG.me now registered to brand protection company. The whois record for the domain name G.me recently changed to DNStination Inc., which is the proxy service for brand protection company Mark Monitor: The change was just triggered on DomainTools ... Continue Reading3 Comments
.Us whois privacy is alive and well if you use Mark Monitor
· Domain RegistrarsMark Monitor helps keep .us domain registration records private. It's been years since the average consumer could register a .us domain name using whois privacy, thanks to a decision by the National Telecommunications and Information ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Confirmed: Netflix buys DVD.com
· UncategorizedNetflix buys DVD.com domain name. [Update: Netflix has confirmed its purchase of DVD.com. A spokesperson tells Domain Name Wire "Netflix cares about keeping DVD healthy, and this is just one small investment in keeping DVD healthy."] The nameservers ... Continue Reading16 Comments
OK, so maybe American Airlines hasn’t decided who to merge with, registers Delta and United domains
· UncategorizedAMR to merge with U.S. Airways, United, or Delta? Sunday evening I posted about how American Airlines or U.S. Airways registered a bunch of domain names related to a merger with U.S. Airways. Today I have clarity that the company doing the ... Continue Reading14 Comments
American Airlines merger with U.S. Airways is a go, suggest domain registrations
· UncategorizedCompany registers over a dozen domain names for airline merger. [Update: Now domains related to an American Airlines and Delta or United merger have been registered.] U.S. Airways has been rumored as a potential acquirer of American Airlines since ... Continue Reading21 Comments
Abbott Laboratories gets defensive with domains for spin-off CEO
· UncategorizedCompany registers "sucks" domains and others for new pharma unit CEO Richard Gonzalez. Abbott Laboratories is splitting into two this year, and Richard A. Gonzalez will be the CEO of its pharmaceuticals unit. As a number of companies do for their ... Continue Reading1 Comment