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.
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.
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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].
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.
Social Media Today
JUNE 8, 2020
Facebook continues to ramp up its legal action against businesses looking to scam its users.
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
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! as real domain names, either! Domain Names' billhartzer.net.
Bill Hartzer
APRIL 4, 2013
Facebook announced Facebook Home, which turns any Android smartphone into a Facebook phone. I have an iPhone and Facebook works just fine on it. But what’s interesting, is that Facebook, after planning on Facebook Home for a while now, failed to secure all of the associated Facebook Home domain names.
Bill Hartzer
DECEMBER 13, 2013
In an offensive move, Facebook has registered twenty one new domain names in conjunction with their launch of Instagram Direct. Typically, when companies announce new products or services, the company will register related domain names at about the same time (or on the same day) as their announcement. directig.biz.
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.
Social Media Today
JUNE 8, 2020
Facebook continues to ramp up its legal action against businesses looking to scam its users.
Convince & Convert
AUGUST 26, 2012
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). Guinness: “It seems you have the Guinness.com domain name?”
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
MAY 24, 2011
Microsoft has purchased eight domain names related to search engine optimization (SEO). Microsoft purchased 49 domain names today, and eight of the domain names were related to “search engine optimization for their Bing.com search engine: searchengineoptimizationforbing.info. Share this on Facebook.
Bill Hartzer
APRIL 20, 2011
In an interesting move that might indicate an upcoming acquisition or a major project in the works, Microsoft has acquired 47 domain names related to Synsup Labs. Here is the list of domain names related to Synsuplabs that Microsoft has quietly acquired today: synsuplabs01.com. Share this on Facebook. synsuplabs02.com.
Bill Hartzer
MAY 16, 2014
In what looks to me like a possible response to the European Union’s ruling this week about the right to be forgotten, Google has just registered the domain name CookieChoices.org. So, I’m not sure how Google will use this CookieChoices.org domain name in the future. Domain Names Google Search Engines'
Bill Hartzer
MAY 25, 2011
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. Share this on Reddit.
Social Media Today
MARCH 5, 2020
Facebook has filed suit against a company for registering domain names which aim to deceive people by pretending to be affiliated with Facebook apps
Bill Hartzer
JUNE 1, 2011
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. Tweet This!
Jon Loomer
NOVEMBER 28, 2021
For the past couple of years now, I’ve used Google Tag Manager to manage the Facebook pixel and events (both standard and custom events). I wish I would have started using GTM to manage my Facebook pixel and events sooner. Within the Google Tag Manager workspace for your domain, go to Tags. Click “Tag Configuration.”
Bill Hartzer
JUNE 13, 2011
3M Corporation has filed a trademark infringement and anti-cybersquatting lawsuit over domain names that appear to be similar or confusingly similar to their own trademark. I mean, really–take a look at all of the domain names and companies that 3M is suing. Share this on Facebook. Case Number: 1:2011cv00627.
Bill Hartzer
NOVEMBER 13, 2014
It appears that Facebook has recently acquired the Messenger.com domain name. Checking the name servers and the whois data for Messenger.com, there was a recent change to the name servers: from lovellsnames.org to facebook.com, and the registrant is now Facebook. Gandy Blvd.,
Bill Hartzer
MARCH 13, 2019
It appears that several are mentioning that Facebook has been having issues today, March 13, 2019. I made a post asking if Facebook was down or having issues, and here’s what I got: Oops. You can always go to the Facebook Developers’ status page here to see the status. Something went wrong.
Bill Hartzer
OCTOBER 12, 2012
Twitter and Facebook , as well as many other social media networks such as Pinterest, both encourage and endorse reverse social media hijacking. Reverse Social Media Hijacking occurs when someone goes to a social media site (such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, etc.) How Facebook Handles Trademark Issues.
Bill Hartzer
JUNE 9, 2014
Facebook, who relies on Facebook promotions and ads for their revenue, failed to renew a domain name that they owned, FacebookPromotion.com. When you lookup that domain name in the whois, you’ll see “No domains found.” ” which shows that the domain name is not registered.
Bill Hartzer
FEBRUARY 13, 2014
After seeing that Twitter doesn’t actually recognize the new gTLDs as real links in Tweets, I was curious to see whether or not Facebook recognizes the new gTLDs as links in posts. Facebook actually changes links to the new gTLDs into clickable links in posts if you include them in a post. Domain Names Social Media'
Sherrilynne Starkie
JULY 13, 2012
domain was originally assigned to John Demco at the University of British Columbia (UBC) by Jon Postel , operator of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). domain names were registered on January 12, 1988, with the very first one claimed by the University of Prince Edward Island. domain names.
Bill Hartzer
NOVEMBER 4, 2013
Based on recent domain name registrations by Facebook , it looks to me like the social media network is up to something related to prepaid. Facebook has acquired several domain names related to prepaid. So potentially this could mean that Facebook is getting into the prepaid business. Facebook, Inc.
Bill Hartzer
FEBRUARY 26, 2014
In the past day or so, Facebook has registered “Content Fellowship” related domain names, possibly indicating that they have a plan to offer a content fellowship. There are several domain names that they’ve registered that seemingly would protect a new possible project that they’re working on.
Bill Hartzer
MARCH 22, 2016
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. Jamie Zoch first discovered all of these typo domain name registrations and posted about it on Twitter on March 19th: Facebook Inc. accountki5.com.
Bill Hartzer
OCTOBER 18, 2013
Today, I decided that I would share a really super duper online marketing tip on my Facebook page. This tip has to do with domain names, but not just any domain names. You have to have a good domain name along with good traffic to that domain name in order to market your business online.
Forbes Social Media
MARCH 6, 2020
Facebook is attempting to crack down on 'deceptive' domain names that, it says, impersonate the company and can be used for scams and fraud.
Bill Hartzer
JULY 28, 2011
Facebook , the social network, has filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of California, claiming trademark infringement. The case, “Facebook, Inc. et al , involves a lot of domain names, which are essentially “typos and other names that closely related to the Facebook.com domain name.
Bill Hartzer
DECEMBER 6, 2013
Facebook is the first brand owner to file under the new Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) domain dispute system. Facebook used the new Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) system to dispute the ownership of the domain name Facebook.pw, where they prevailed. Domain Names'
Bill Hartzer
SEPTEMBER 2, 2013
I was offered 2,000 Facebook Likes for $60 today, from someone offering a service that allows you to buy Facebook Likes. According to this unsolicited commercial email (spam), getting more Facebook Likes will increase your search engine rankings. I’m even amazed that it has one Facebook Like. href=[link].
ProBlogger
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
Now I’ve got my first domain and I have no idea how to use it.” Your first domain name most-likely had a.blogspot or.wordpress in it. We’re too focused positioning Adsense ads and garnering Facebook likes. Oh well, more networking, more Facebook marketing! Day 3: Pick a new domain.
Janet Fouts
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
Have you been having issues editing link previews, titles or descriptions when you create a link post on Facebook? Facebook stopped allowing users to customize these elements when you post on your page a while ago. What if the image Facebook chooses isn’t representative of what you want people to see? I feel you.
ProBlogger
FEBRUARY 12, 2012
You can also create a domain email address from the cpanel given to you by your hosting providers—they’ll also provide at least one free email address for your account. By following the steps I’ll explain here, I created an email address that uses my domain name, and I now use it everywhere.
Firebelly
NOVEMBER 17, 2010
Firebelly recently helped Network Solutions , a leading provider of online solutions for small businesses (including web hosting and domain name registration), develop and launch the $1000 Network Solutions Gift Certificate Sweepstakes on their Facebook page among additional efforts.
agora pulse
JANUARY 5, 2017
Why was my Facebook Ad rejected seems to be a common question amongst social media marketers. In fact, soon after I posted “ What To Do When Your Facebook Ad Account is Suspended ,” I was asked “Why Was My Facebook Ad Rejected?” The Top 10 Basics Rules of Running a Facebook Ad.
The Realtime Report
JUNE 26, 2020
Join Facebook groups, forums, Reddit, Quora, wherever they are, then look and listen for the most common issues. Pick A Domain Name. It’s unnecessary to use a domain name that has an obvious connection to your niche. Most bloggers use their name, but if you can add relevancy after your name, all the better.
ProBlogger
MAY 12, 2015
When there’s more than 284 million registered domain names online, you’re going to want yours to stand out. It’s very easy to buy a domain name that you come to regret later. The four things you should consider when choosing your domain name are: The Human Perspective. Readability.
Bill Hartzer
JUNE 16, 2011
As you may or may not know, I usually monitor the domain name purchases of some of the major online retailers and web properties. Certain domain name purchases catch my eye, and I try to post about it when something noteworthy is in the works. Share this on Facebook. GetOnlineSouthdakota.com. Post on Google Buzz.
Small Business Mavericks
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
That said, here are five Internet marketing terms every small business owner should know: Domain Name – I still talk to people who don’t have a clue about what a domain name is. If you look in your Web browser, at the top of the browser where the website address is, that’s the domain name.
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