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Facebook Recovers Typo Domain Names

Bill Hartzer

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.

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Don’t Try to Sell a Celebrity Their Domain Name on Twitter

Bill Hartzer

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.

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Does Your Domain Name Need To Be Exact Match?

Small Business Mavericks

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.

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dot coma – Are Domain Names Even Relevant Now?

Convince & Convert

When I started, domain names were free , because why would anyone pay money for something of no consequence? Domain names were free, and brands didn’t even know what the World Wide Web was in many cases (given that graphical browsers barely existed). That was the apex of the domain name. .

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Microsoft Buys 8 Search Engine Optimization Domain Names

Bill Hartzer

Microsoft has purchased eight domain names related to search engine optimization (SEO). There could be a few reasons, the most logical being brand and trademark protection, as I do not suspect that Microsoft is going to go into the search engine optimization business anytime soon. Share this on Facebook. seoforbing.info.

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Update: Microsoft’s Synsup Labs Domain Names

Bill Hartzer

Last month I first discovered that Microsoft had secretly acquired 47 domain names related to a brand called “Synsup Labs&#. Those domain names had previously been pointed to the Bing.com search results for a keyword search for SynsupLabs. Share this on Facebook. Post on Google Buzz. Tweet This!

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Big Reddit Changes Coming? Conde Nast Purchases 285 Reddit Domain Names

Bill Hartzer

As you may or may not know, I typically watch the domain name purchases of many of the web’s biggest brands online. When a large group of domain names is purchases by an organization that is popular on the web, it usually indicates something big is coming. Share this on Facebook. alienreddit.com.