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Even Those Sending Spam Don’t Understand the New gTLDs

Posted By Bill Hartzer on June 10, 2016at 11:00 am

Search Engine Registration

One of the issues that seems to be plaguing the New gTLD domain name extensions is public acceptance. It’s a hurdle that those selling these new domain name extensions have to overcome. As the public gets more familiar with the fact that there are domain name endings other than .COM, .NET, and .ORG, I’m certain that more of the New gTLD domains names will be sold. Most websites are adopting to the fact that there are new domain name extensions out there, such as .email, and even .ninja (I own www.Bill.Ninja), and most online forms are beginning to accept email address that’s not a .COM email address. What I found hilarious, though, was the fact that some spammers don’t even understand the New gTLDs. [Read more…]

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Facebook Acquired AccountKit.com Domain, Registers Other Typos

Posted By Bill Hartzer on March 22, 2016at 3:58 pm

Facebook has acquired the domain name AccountKit.com and they have also just recently registered a lot of typo domain names related to AccountKit.com. Usually when a company registers a lot of typos for a domain name, they plan on using that domain name publicly–and expect that people might mistype the domain name. [Read more…]

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Microsoft Working on Project Madeira

Posted By Bill Hartzer on March 15, 2016at 11:26 am

Based on domain name registrations by Microsoft in the past few days, Microsoft appears to be working on a project called “Microsoft Madeira”. It could also be called “Project Madeira”. I haven’t seen anything related to this yet based on a Google search: [Read more…]

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More Proof Apple Moving to .Apple TLD Soon?

Posted By Bill Hartzer on March 8, 2016at 5:33 pm

register.apple domain name

Is Apple going to finally move to their new TLD (Top Level Domain) .Apple soon? Well, if new domain name registrations are any indication, there are 10 new ways that may show proof of that. Apple recently registered 10 new domain names that all end in their brand name, Apple. [Read more…]

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Google Using Twitter to Promote New gTLD Domain Names

Posted By Bill Hartzer on February 22, 2016at 9:23 am

Google is using promoted Tweets on Twitter to promote the use of new gTLD domain names. This is the first time that I’ve seen a promoted Tweet from Google Domains that is specifically that “hundreds of new domains are available”. [Read more…]

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Moving Your .COM to a .BRAND Domain? Google Says…

Posted By Bill Hartzer on February 10, 2016at 5:46 pm

Brands that have purchased their own .BRAND TLD (Top Level Domain) shouldn’t worry about moving their websites. I recently asked Gary Illyes, the Webmaster Trends Analyst at Google, about the effect on search when you move your website from a .COM domain name to a domain on your own .BRAND TLD. [Read more…]

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Apple Registers 682 More Nonsense Domain Names

Posted By Bill Hartzer on January 13, 2016at 3:26 pm

nonsense mystery domain names

Again, on January 9th, Apple register another 682 (six hundred and eighty two!) nonsense domain names. I’ve been following these nonsense domain name purchases since they started purchasing them a while back. Here are a few of the domains on the latest purchase: [Read more…]

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Apple Registers Another Set of Nonsense Domain Names

Posted By Bill Hartzer on January 5, 2016at 10:38 am

mystery domain names

I’ve written about this before. And it’s been a while since Apple has registered a set of nonsense domain names. On December 31, 2015, they did it again, they registered 62 new domain names that consist of just nonsense characters. From what I can tell, they don’t really mean anything. Here are a few of the domains that they recently registered: [Read more…]

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Holiday Deal: Take 50 Percent Off Any Verified Domains Service

Posted By Bill Hartzer on December 23, 2015at 9:56 am

It’s that time of year. Holiday shopping, spending time with family and friends, and looking back at the past year. It’s been a fabulous year, and I thought that I’d mention a great deal that we are having over at Verified Domains. Between now and the end of 2015, you can take 50% off any Verified Domains service. [Read more…]

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A Domain Name Related Contest

Posted By Bill Hartzer on September 4, 2015at 11:11 am

money diver podcast

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. [Read more…]

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I Just bought Bill.Ninja Domain Name

Posted By Bill Hartzer on August 19, 2015at 12:59 pm

Bill Ninja

As you may be aware, I am a big fan of the new gTLD domain name extensions, there are hundreds of them already in General Availability. So, I was hunting around today, using the technique below, to find available domain names and names that I wish to pre-register.

I found that the first owner of Bill.Ninja failed to renew the domain name, so I was able to pick it up at a minimal cost. I consider that a huge win for me, as it’s a great, short, domain name. I even set up a short email address on it, as well. [Read more…]

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The New gTLD Domain Name Extensions Explained, Using Pizza

Posted By Bill Hartzer on August 17, 2015at 9:05 am

Recently, there have been a few interesting posts and videos that I’ve liked that make their points using pizza. So, here are the new gTLD domain name extensions, explained using pizza. Really, it’s pretty simple:

1. The old, traditional .COM is the cheese pizza.

cheese pizza [Read more…]

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Google Now a Part of Alphabet, Uses New gTLD Domain Extension

Posted By Bill Hartzer on August 10, 2015at 4:15 pm

G is for Gooogle

Google has been officially moved to a new organization called Alphabet. Larry Page, in a letter on their new site, explained that they traditionally don’t do normal things. Sometimes they do things differently because Google isn’t a conventional company. [Read more…]

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Verified Domains Provides Comprehensive Background Checks for Domains

Posted By Bill Hartzer on July 30, 2015at 7:44 pm

Verified Domains Due Diligence for Domain Names

This week, I’ve launched our new service called Verified Domains. Verified Domains is the first-ever service on the internet that provides comprehensive background checks for domain names. I have personally been working on this patent-pending process since the beginning of this year. Before you buy a domain name and start using it for your website, I urge you to get your domain verified. Not only will we uncover any potential problems with the domain name before you use it, we guarantee it, up to $50,000. [Read more…]

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Even Huge Institutions Can’t Move Their Sites Properly to a New gTLD

Posted By Bill Hartzer on May 18, 2015at 9:05 am

moving to a new gTLD domain name

As you may already know, I am an advocate of the New gTLD domain names. Whenever possible, I recommend moving away from a .COM domain name to a New gTLD domain name if that new domain you’re moving to is “better”. Meaning that if you can get a keyword-rich domain (with the keyword in the ending), that ultimately will be the better choice for your site. The New gTLD domains, however, have been slowly been adopted, and what it’s going to take is for more and more mainstream businesses to start moving to a New gTLD. That way the public will be much more accepting of the New gTLDs. [Read more…]

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Google Removing Domain Names From Search Results Increases Internet User Vulnerability

Posted By Bill Hartzer on May 7, 2015at 12:07 pm

On Thursday, April 16, 2015, Google announced that they are beginning to remove the domain name from the mobile search results. Rather than displaying a URL in the search results or a domain name, Google has begun to display a website name or a website name and a breadcrumb of the website’s page. Domain names generally have been removed from the mobile search results. This move by Google is wrong, and ultimately increases internet user vulnerability to potential fraud and deception. Furthermore, it undermines the whole entire Domain Name System as we know it. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Domain Names, Google, Search Engines

ZDNet Buys Domain Name: Immediately Gets 2 Year Old Trusted Site Banned in Google

Posted By Bill Hartzer on April 29, 2015at 12:50 pm

google bans domain name

ZDNet bought a new domain name from the domain name aftermarket (a domain name auction), and almost immediately got their trusted, authoritative, 2 year old website banned in Google. ZDNet wrote a scathing article on their site, blaming Google for the error, claiming that Google got it all wrong. But, that’s not the case. Google absolutely got it right, and was correct in banning the site in Google. Here’s how ZDNet bought a domain name, redirected their trusted, authoritative site to this new domain name, and then got their website banned in Google. [Read more…]

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Laureate Education Sues Domain Name Proxy Service for Trademark Infringement

Posted By Bill Hartzer on March 21, 2015at 10:11 pm

LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. v. DOMAIN NAME PROXY SERVICE, INC.

Laureate Education, Inc. is suing Domain Name Proxy Service, Inc. for alleged trademark infringement. Case number 2:15-cv-00879, a suit was filed on March 20th in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The Domain Name Proxy Service, Inc. address is in Louisiana, therefore Laureate Education decided that it was appropriate to file there. While the lawsuit alleges that OnlineUAEUniversities.com is infringing on trademarks owned by Laureate Education (namely the Walden University and University of Liverpool trademarks), Laureate Education has filed suit against Domain Name Proxy Service because they couldn’t contact the real owner of OnlineUAEUniversities.com. [Read more…]

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Apple Pay Supplies Coming for Merchants?

Posted By Bill Hartzer on February 19, 2015at 10:30 am

Apple Pay Supplies
Apple Pay image courtesy of App Advice.

Based on several domain names that have been registered by Apple in the past 24 hours, it appears that Apple could soon offer Apple Pay supplies to merchants. Apple registered domain names like applepaysupply.com and applepaymerchantsupplies.com, along with a host of other similar domain names: [Read more…]

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35 Speakers to See at NamesCon 2015

Posted By Bill Hartzer on January 9, 2015at 3:30 pm

From January 11 to January 15, 2015, the NamesCon 2015 domain name conference is being held in Las Vegas. I’m personally speaking in two separate sessions, and will be attending the conference all week. As with a lot of conferences that I’m attending and speaking at, I go through the list of speakers and hand pick a list of them that I think you should definitely not miss.

NamesCon 2015 [Read more…]

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