Facebook snaps up FB.com; currently owns FB.com and .biz. Remember when .biz registry Neustar auctioned off two letter domain names at twodotbiz.biz? Facebook participated and picked up the domain name FB.com. The company registered the domain name ... Continue Reading5 Comments
[UPDATED] FB.com Domain Name Sells…to Facebook?
· Domain SalesFB.com domain name sells. Likely buyer: Facebook. American Farm Bureau has sold the domain name FB.com, as George Kirikos noted this morning on Twitter. The domain names whois record now points to a division of Mark Monitor, which manages domain ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Facebook Fights for Facebook.me Domain Name
· Policy & LawFacebook files for arbitration to get Facebook.me domain name. Facebook has filed a complaint with World Intellectual Property Organization to get the domain name Facebook.me. The domain name is currently registered to a United Arab Emirates ... Continue Reading7 Comments
How to Promote Your Web Site with Facebook
· ServicesAnother way to promote your developed web sites. Big companies use fan pages on Facebook, and so should you. If you have a web site you actively promote, it makes sense to set up a fan page on the social network. The benefit should be fairly clear, ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Top Domain Name News Stories of June 2009
· UncategorizedA look back at the past month in domaining. Here are the top five news stories on Domain Name Wire in June, ranked by number of views. 1. VeriSign Gets Walloped in Court, .Com Domain Prices Could Fall - a court ruled that a case against VeriSign ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Facebook Usernames Set Dangerous Precedent
· Policy & LawCompanies may try to capture their trademarks anywhere in URLs. When Facebook announced that it was letting users reserve vanity URLs, the company put in place trademark protection measures. Twitter also has rules governing the use of usernames, which ... Continue Reading16 Comments
Facebook Wins Facebook.com.au Domain Name
· Policy & LawSocial networking behemoth wins domain name from Australian company. Facebook has won the Facebook.com.au domain name from Australian company Callverse Pty Ltd. The domain name currently advertises a "click to call service" that is "coming ... Continue Reading7 Comments
GoDaddy Looks to Social Networking for Growth
· Domain RegistrarsDomain registrar and web hosting company files patents for aggregating social network sites. The world's biggest domain registrar, GoDaddy, may be looking to social networking to grow its business. The company filed three patents this year, ... Continue Reading6 Comments