Facebook Launches New Legal Action Over Attempted Domain Name Abuse Scams
Social Media Today
APRIL 15, 2021
Facebook is taking legal action against a company that's been looking to use lookalike domain names to dupe users.
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Social Media Today
APRIL 15, 2021
Facebook is taking legal action against a company that's been looking to use lookalike domain names to dupe users.
The Realtime Report
JULY 10, 2020
Domain Name Extensions to Benefit from. ” “We feel the court’s decision is very good news for any business using a strong domain name as their brand. Online Businesses Using.CLUB and other. Supreme Court “Booking.com” Ruling. On 30th June 2020, in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office v.
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BeingOptimist
AUGUST 22, 2020
Finding out how to change domain names could be complex sometimes. It is crucial but not an uncommon situation to change your existing domain name to another. Is it Possible to Change Domain Name? It is not possible to change the existing domain name. Why Should I Change my Domain Name?
Bill Hartzer
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
Google has activated their first New gTLD domain name, which is nic.google. If you haven’t noticed yet, I’m a big fan of the New gTLD domain names, but not because I just “like them” or like the way they sound. Is.Com Better than a New gTLD Domain Name? Domain Names'
Social Media Today
JANUARY 16, 2020
Google has expanded its mobile search listing format, displaying website icons and domain names, to desktop queries.
Bill Hartzer
DECEMBER 12, 2014
Apple has deleted over 500 domain names this week, and decided not to renew these domain names. Most of these domain names were registered by Apple exactly one year ago, and after coming up for renewal they have not renewed them. The post Apple Deletes Over 500 Domain Names appeared first on Bill Hartzer.
Bill Hartzer
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
A New gTLD Domain Name forum has recently launched. As you may know by now if you haven’t been following my blog, I’m a big fan of the new gTLD domain names, and especially the keyword-rich opportunities they provide. Again, here’s the link to the new gTLD domain name forum: [link].
The Realtime Report
NOVEMBER 18, 2019
Get The Best Domain Name By Avoiding These Mistakes. However, it can be painstakingly hard to find an available domain name as well. Hundreds of millions of domain names get registered daily, which makes the most basic and effective names virtually taken already. Don’t make it too long.
Bill Hartzer
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
For a few months now, I have had the opportunity to have access to the Google Domains program, where you can buy (and transfer in) domain names. Google has been a domain name registrar for many, many years now, but has only recently opened up their registrar services to the public.
Bill Hartzer
MAY 22, 2014
I’ve written before about how Twitter , Facebook , and even recently how Google’s Gmail were or were not recognizing the new gTLD domain names as real domain names. as real domain names, either! Domain Names' IPhone email doesn't recognize gtlds either. billhartzer.net.
Jason Yormark
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
Needless to say that often has me frequently looking for good names to inspire me enough to go through with those ideas. I always feel like if I can actually find an affordable name, it’s more likely that I’ll see them through. Of course it goes without saying that finding a good domain name is incredibly hard these days.
Bill Hartzer
SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
There are several reasons that I can come up with right off the top of my head why you shouldn’t try to sell a celebrity a domain name on Twitter. Especially if that domain name is their brand or their name. And especially if you’re a cyber squatter, looking to profit by selling the domain name.
Bill Hartzer
APRIL 18, 2013
It’s solid proof that the right keyword rich domain name will out-rank a hyphenated domain name in the search results every time. silktide did an SEO challenge where they used 3 different domain names and web sites and saw if nonsensical content or real keyword rich content would rank better.
Bill Hartzer
MAY 20, 2014
TLDs, Gmail turns them into clickable links in the email when it was received, whether the sender made the domain name a clickable link or not. Then, I opened it and Gmail automatically made those domains (well only certain ones) clickable links. Domain Names' With the.com,net,org,biz,info, and.tv
Bill Hartzer
MARCH 31, 2014
While some domain names are being held back by Google (meaning that some names are not going to be available for purchase by the general public), most names, including trademarks and most company and brand names will be available. starting at 10:00am Central Standard Time on April 1, 2014.
Idaconcpts
OCTOBER 2, 2013
A Great Domain Name Can Make All The Difference. A startup’s name is so important that the creators should should invest a good amount of time time to ensure that they choose a good one. And once that name is chosen, the startup should make the best possible job to match that great name with a great domain name.
Bill Hartzer
JUNE 8, 2013
Do domain names make good investments? Domain names are the real estate of the internet. In fact, with millions of people getting online, the value of a domain name can only go up. The leader in domain name sales, Domain Name Sales , founded by Frank Schilling, just redesigned their website.
Bill Hartzer
NOVEMBER 11, 2013
So, here’s an interesting question: when are domain names like guns? Well, apparently if you are searching Google, then domain names are so related to guns that Google shows a popular domain name registrar along with search results related to, you guessed it: guns. domain names.
Bill Hartzer
AUGUST 7, 2012
Godaddy , the domain name registrar, has apparently been caught registering domain names after someone has looked up the availability of a domain name. This guy claims that he looked up a domain name to see if that domain name was available.
Kikolani
AUGUST 10, 2017
If so, you’ll want to be extremely careful about the domain name that you choose for your new official company website. The wrong domain name is one that could haunt you for years to come. On the other hand, the right domain name can help you get a healthy start and advantage over your competitors.
Social Media with Romona
JUNE 16, 2020
The post HOW DO I BUY A DOMAIN NAME? Disclosure: Some companies that I mention are my marketing and training partners. I am an affiliate of others. I get commissions for purchases made through… Read more. appeared first on Social Media Workshops | Washington DC, Maryland & Virginia | Social Media How To's with Romona.
Small Business Mavericks
NOVEMBER 14, 2013
listed more than 100 domain names for auction at Sedo. was in the domain name business. Some of these domain names are actually pretty valuable and whoever ends up with them will have great keyword-based domain names that should do well in the search engines for years to come. postajob.com.
Bill Hartzer
OCTOBER 3, 2013
I’m not sure what, but I am really curious as to why Microsoft recently registered 26 domain names at once: all related to the word contosoyams. The whole reason I bring this up is that Microsoft doesn’t normally register a lot of domain names all at once like this. Domain Names' contosoyams.net.
Bill Hartzer
MARCH 8, 2014
When it comes to search engine marketing, one issue that many people struggle with is the domain name. There’s some confusion out there regarding domain names and how they effect a site’s ability (or inability) to rank well in the search engines. Looking right now for expired domains to register?
Bill Hartzer
AUGUST 20, 2013
If you own a domain name, and you don’t currently have a live website on that domain, then one option is to park that domain name and potentially earn revenue from it. Whatever you do, don’t leave the default name servers and let your registrar keep all the revenue from your domain name.
Bill Hartzer
JUNE 5, 2012
There is what I would call an intellectual property domain name scam that companies are still falling for–and the individuals behind the scam have been successfully running it for over 10 years now. They want you to reply to them, so you can then pay them ridiculous fees to register useless domain names.
Small Business Mavericks
SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
Is it necessary that your domain name be an exact match for your primary keyword? However, many websites have been successful without exact match domain names. I would consider it a partial match domain name since we do cater to small businesses, however, we provide online marketing services for small businesses.
Bill Hartzer
OCTOBER 3, 2012
Reverse Domain Name Hijacking is “a disgusting practice…”, according to Rick Schwartz (aka the Domain King), and co-founder of T.R.A.F.F.I.C. “I always think about the mom and pop with one domain and their entire lives wrapped up in it. What is Reverse Domain Name Hijacking?
Social Media Today
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Facebook has filed a new lawsuit against two providers who've used Facebook-like domain names in order to dupe users.
Bill Hartzer
APRIL 15, 2013
Regions Bank , an FDIC insured bank with 1,700 branches and 2,400 ATMs across a 16-state network in the South, Midwest, and Texas, failed to renew their domain name. One of your employees didn’t do their job–they didn’t renew the regions.com domain name. Domain Names'
Bill Hartzer
OCTOBER 7, 2011
Most likely a result of Facebook having sued a whole lot of cyber-squatters recently, Facebook has recovered 44 domain names that are typos of the Facebook brand. If you look at the new owner of these domains, they are owned by Facebook: Registrant: Domain Administrator. Facebook, Inc. California Ave. Palo Alto CA 94304.
Bill Hartzer
DECEMBER 20, 2013
Do you have a domain name that you just don’t want anymore? And you bought the domain name. But you ended up realizing that the domain name wasn’t so good after all. So, you just want to get rid of that unwanted domain name. Domain Names' Well, here is your chance.
Bill Hartzer
JUNE 19, 2012
Wikipedia , the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit, has just registered 11 new domain names in the past 24 hours. Usually moves like this indicate upcoming projects, especially because Wikipedia does not have a history of regularly registering new domain names. voyagewiki.org. wikguide.org. wikicompass.org.
Bill Hartzer
FEBRUARY 7, 2014
A few days ago, I uncovered the fact that Apple owns a bunch of mysterious domain names, most of which are resolving to a default Linux setup page on Amazon’s cloud. But today, after I reported that one of these mysterious domain names, trollqtkhoverlaysbynk.biz, was registered and then deleted, was just re-registered yesterday.
Bill Hartzer
JANUARY 8, 2014
This domain name conference is going to be amazing one, especially because of the speakers, the sponsors, and the attendees. Nonetheless, now is a very critical time for the domain industry as a whole, as the new gTLDS are launching soon. Domain Diction. Domain Name Association. Domain Name Sales.
Bill Hartzer
APRIL 9, 2014
Tired of having to pay for web hosting and don’t want to park your domain name with a domain name parking company ? Well, you can (temporarily) host your domain name with Bing.com for free. Log into the registrar where your domain name is located, and change the name servers so that they point to ns1.msft.net
Bill Hartzer
APRIL 3, 2014
GoDaddy , the domain name registrar, not only is a place where you can register domain names, but they also sell domain names on the aftermarket. GoDaddy’s domain name auctions are pretty popular, and apparently the site is down. Domain Names'
Bill Hartzer
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
On a regular basis, I watch the domain names that Google registers, as sometimes it is an indication of things to come–sometimes the registration of a domain name may indicate a future project. One of the domain name typos that they registered is coogle-analytics.com. coogle-analytics.com.
Bill Hartzer
MAY 3, 2012
Did Apple just reveal the name of the next Apple iPhone , the iPhone 4N via a new domain name registration? Based on whois records , Apple has apparently purchased the domain name iPhone4n.com: What is interesting (and perhaps suspect) is that this domain name, iPhone4n.com, was registered through Godaddy , and not MarkMonitor.
Bill Hartzer
OCTOBER 3, 2011
If you own domain names, then you are inevitably going to have answer the question: should I renew this domain name? Here are fourteen questions to ask yourself to help you decide on whether your should renew your domain name or not. What is the current status of the domain name?
Idaconcpts
FEBRUARY 26, 2013
On February 19, 2013, TV personality and restarenteur Guy Fieri became the poster child of the importance of securing your domain name. However, New York City programmer, Bryan Mytko thought that Fieri should promote that dish and be more careful about securing the domain containing the name of his newest restaurant.
Bill Hartzer
JUNE 21, 2011
Domainers, those who buy and sell domain names for a living, are not all evil. Olea, who owns domain names like ScienceBooks.com and hundreds of other generic, keyword rich domain names, saw the domain name JeffBezos.com, bid on the name, and ultimately won the domain name at auction.
Bill Hartzer
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
I was just interviewed by Borja for the Money Diver podcast about domain names and choosing the right domain name. As a part of this podcast, Borja and I put together a domain name related contest. If you want to learn more about choosing the right domain name, take a look at this article.
Bill Hartzer
DECEMBER 9, 2013
The new generic TLDs (top level domains) are coming soon. You’ll be able to buy a domain name other than they ‘typical’ com,net,org,info,biz domains. So, with all of these new TLDs, will these new domain names carry any extra weight when it comes to search engine rankings? Domain Names'
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