Patent covers using your voice to register domains, do Whois lookups, etc. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 11,451,511 (pdf) to Verisign for "Audio-based systems, devices, and methods for domain services." Yep, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Are these Amazon domain registrations really necessary?
· UncategorizedSending Alexa to space and flushing money down the drain. Lockheed Martin announced last week that it worked with Amazon and Cisco on technology for space flight. Essentially, they're going to test how Amazon's Alexa and Cisco's WebEx could help in ... Continue Reading1 Comment
New Amazon Alexa gadgets lead to profits for Verisign
· UncategorizedAmazon announced a bunch of products, which means it registered a bunch of domains controlled by Verisign. Every time Amazon announces a new product its domain name team goes to work defensively registering domain names. So when the company announces ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment