Tag Archives: microsoft

Mon 21st September 2015
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Microsoft registers 6 2-letter domain names - Microsoft registers at least a half dozen short domains. New top level domain name company Donuts released thousands of two character domains under its top level domain names last week. Microsoft was among the buyers. I count at least a half dozen two character domains registered by the company: ad.center ie.domains ie.gallery ie.photos os.expert pc.engineering The top four names are arguably brand domains, while the last two are more generic/descriptive. IE are the initials for Internet Explorer, ... read more ...
Sun 13th September 2015
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Microsoft Registers Oct Event Domain Names, Confirming The Rumored Event? - It has been rumored  by many tech sites starting around Aug 20, 2015 that Microsoft Corporation is planning a big event in October 2015 but no confirmation on that event until, well, Microsoft registered the domain names: MicrosoftOctober2015Event.com | .net  October2015Event.com | .net I would say that should confirm it, unless they just like spending money on domain names for fun that will have little to no meaning after the month of October 2015? According to TheVerge.com, “the software ... read more ...
Wed 19th August 2015
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Did Microsoft Acquire Zikera, Owners of Groove Music App? Appears So! - Microsoft announced the rebrand of Xbox Music to Groove Music back in early July 2015 and ZDNet.com and many other sites questioned if Microsoft had acquired a company called Zikera, which was founded in 2009 and had over 1.5 Million downloads of its app according to CrunchBase. A Microsoft spokesperson said “we have nothing more to share at this time.” according to the ZDNet article in early July 2015. Why would Microsoft want to buy Zikera? Well, Zikera already had a music app called Groove: ... read more ...
Wed 15th July 2015
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Microsoft registers generics as they come off collision list - Tech giant registers domains such as desktop.computer and computer.systems. Microsoft has started registering generic/descriptive new top level domain names as they are released from the collision list. Specifically, Microsoft has registered at least a half dozen domain names in Donuts’ domains that were recently released as part of the registry’s phased release of names: arcade.zone 7/1 download.center 7/1 developer.center 7/1 desktop.computer 7/8 datacenter.systems 7/8 computer.systems 7/13 The ... read more ...
Thu 13th June 2013
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Microsoft registers domains to frustrate botnets - Microsoft registers domains previously used by Citadel malware. Microsoft has registered a number of domain names to thwart a cybercrime ring credited with over a half billion dollars in financial fraud. The action aims to thwart Citadel malware, which installs keyloggers on users’ machines. The malware and crime ring had over 1,000 botnets. Although Microsoft’s press release about its actions against Citadel doesn’t mention domains, an attachment to the lawsuit ... read more ...
Wed 5th June 2013
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Microsoft buys ToDoApp.com and 16 other domain name sales - Microsoft and Magazines.com among end user buyers at Sedo last week. Is Microsoft about to release an organization app a la Evernote and Google’s Keep? It bought ToDoApp.com last week on Sedo. Here are details on that sale and many other end user sales. Financing First Limited in the United Kingdom bought DentalFinance.co.uk for 1,500 GBP. Vertical Media, which owns VMPublishing.com, bought VerticalMedia.com for $10,000. Upperdog Interactive AB, owner of upperdog.se, ... read more ...
Wed 14th November 2012
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Microsoft registers domains for Karaoke web standard - Is Microsoft working on a new web standard? Every once in a while I come across domain name registrations that leave me puzzled. [Update: now we know why Microsoft registered the Karaoke Web Standard domains.] Microsoft registered six domain names yesterday related to “Karaoke Web Standard”. I’ve searched the web and can’t find anything related to Microsoft and a new web standard by the karaoke name. The only thing that comes up is karaoke software. So that ... read more ...
Wed 20th June 2012
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Microsoft gets dotBing.com, though what about other dot domains? - Company gets control of dotBing.com domain name, but doesn’t have dot domains related to most other TLD bids. This week Microsoft took control of dotBing.com, a domain that was registered back in 2009. Its interest in the domain is clearly related to the company’s bid for a .bing top level domain name. The company applied for 11 top level domains in total. But it doesn’t own the corresponding .com in most of them. And obtaining them won’t be easy; many of ... read more ...
Sat 16th June 2012
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Microsoft’s Generation App: F’ it, it blows (so contend domain names) - Microsoft registers dirty names related to its new Generation App. Microsoft is releasing its Generation App (Or Gen App), which is a suite of tools to help you build an app for Microsoft platforms within 30 days. The web sites for the initiative are 30tolaunch.com and GenerationApp.com. The company isn’t taking any chances, snatching up lots of typos of GenerationApp.com including generatonapp.com and generat6ionapp.com. These two and many other domains are registered ... read more ...
Wed 13th June 2012
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Microsoft relates for 11 (mostly) .brand domain names including .skype - Microsoft goes easy on new top level domains. Compared to other internet giants Google and Amazon, Microsoft was conservative on the top level domains it has applied for. There are 11 in total: AZURE BING DOCS HOTMAIL LIVE MICROSOFT OFFICE SKYDRIVE SKYPE WINDOWS XBOX All of these look like brands, save for perhaps .docs. This looks like more of a defensive play than anything else, although I’m sure Microsoft can find a good way to put .office and .skype to use. The ... read more ...
Tue 19th July 2011
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Microsoft Adds More Domains to Sedo - Company adds typo, .co, and other domains up for sale. Microsoft has added more domain names for sale on domain name brokerage site Sedo. Abdu Tarabichi, who spotted the initial batch of Microsoft domains listed for sale, noticed that Microsoft added 18 domain names to its list of domains. These are only the domains it lists on its sales landing pages; it’s possible the company has more listed in its account. Newly added domains include the generic typo HighDefintitionVideo.com, ... read more ...
Sun 26th June 2011
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Microsoft Lists Over 100 Domains For Sale on Sedo - Company gets proactive with domain sales. Yesterday I wrote about Microsoft’s sale of Do.com. Last month Microsoft finally relented and sold HotList.com to startup TheHotList.com. But it appears that Microsoft might also be proactively selling some of its domain names. Abdu Tarabichi noticed that the software giant has listed over 100 domain names for sale on domain marketplace Sedo. If you type any of the domains into your browser, they’ll forward you to a ... read more ...
Sat 25th June 2011
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Microsoft Sells (or Places for Sale) Do.com - Domain name transfers to IP protection company. An old Microsoft domain name has changed hands. The whois record for Do.com changed yesterday from Microsoft to Glendale, California company Marksmen. Marksmen is an intellectual property company that often helps companies acquire domain names. But it also owns NameQuiver, a domain name brokerage that sells domains on behalf of other companies. NameQuiver was the seller broker for the now complete $2.6 million Social.com ... read more ...
Fri 3rd June 2011
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Will Microsoft App Your Web Site? - Company registers intriguing domain names. Is Microsoft working on a way to quickly turn your web site into an app? On June 1 the company registered the domain name AppYourSites.com, along with at least 6 other top level domain names of the same name. After a bit of searching (on Google, but also Bing to be fair to Microsoft) I can’t find any information about what Microsoft plans to do with this domain name. However, there’s an existing company at AppYourSite.com ... read more ...
Tue 24th May 2011
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TheHotList.com Buys HotList.com From Microsoft - Startup pries domain name loose from software giant. When your startup wants to upgrade its domain name, it’s never a good sign when the domain you want is owned by one of the biggest companies in the world. That’s what happened recently with “social discovery engine” The Hotlist. The company uses TheHotlist.com as its main domain name. As any domain investor will tell you, this means a lot of people tried to find the site at Hotlist.com. (Remember how ... read more ...
Wed 9th February 2011
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Microsoft Scores Bi.ng Domain Name - Company registers short Nigerian domain name. Microsoft registered the short URL Bi.ng on February 4 thanks to the liberalization of Nigeria’s .ng domain name to allow limited second level registrations. Previously you were required to register .ng domain names at the third level, e.g. name.com.ng. However, Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA) is now selling second level domains through an “auction“. Companies with trademark rights in a particular ... read more ...
Sun 2nd January 2011
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Microsoft Buys Kinect.com Domain Name - Microsoft gets domain name to go along with popular Kinect product. Microsoft has purchased the domain name Kinect.com, updated whois records show. The company launched its popular motion based Kinect system for Xbox last year, and it was a hot Christmas gift. Last week the company filed a UDRP to get a typo of Kinect.com, wwwKinect.com. At about the same time, both Kevin Murphy and I noted that Microsoft might be trying to acquire Kinect.com. Apparently we ... read more ...
Thu 30th December 2010
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Microsoft Goes After Kinect Domain Names - Company files arbitration cases to get domain names. If you registered domain names with “Kinect” in them with plans to develop sites related to the XBox Kinect system, you better watch out. Microsoft has filed 7 UDRP cases at National Arbitration Forum since Christmas, all targeting domain names with “Kinect” in them. Among the domains targeted: MicrosoftKinect.com, KinectWorld.com, KinectPro.com, and KinectReviews.us. Most of the domain names being challenged ... read more ...
Mon 11th October 2010
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Microsoft Files Cybersquatting Lawsuit Over Bing Domain Names - Microsoft goes after Bing cybersquatters. Microsoft has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against a California man and several John Does over their registration of domain names containing the “Bing” mark. The suit lists 21 allegedly infringing domain names ranging from aolbing.com to BingPornTube.com to Bing-Search.com. Microsoft says that over 1,500 domain names containing “bing” were registered each month in the two months following the announcement of its search ... read more ...
 
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Internet Explorer 13? Microsoft is Covering the Bases with Domain Registrations - Microsoft registers domain names for future versions of Internet Explorer. How many versions of Internet Explorer, Microsoft’s market-leading web browser, will we see? Just in case, Microsoft has registered a handful of domain names up to version number 13. Through its domain name management company, Microsoft recently registered InternetExplorer12.com and InternetExplorer13.com. It also registered ie12beta.com and ie13beta.com. Microsoft is a slow learner. InternetExplorer8.com ... read more ...
Tue 13th July 2010
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Microsoft Gets Patent for “Cybersquatter Patrol” - Company granted patent for typosquatting and cybersquatting tools. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office today granted Microsoft U.S. patent number 7,756,987 (pdf) for “Cybersquatter Patrol”. The patent is for a system of generating lists of typo and cybersquatted domains and peeling back the onion to determine their ownership and revenue source. It also refers to methods to block these cybersquatted domain names. An exemplary method includes providing a typographically ... read more ...
Thu 1st July 2010
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Yahoo-Microsoft Ad Transition is Going to be a Cluster… - As we get closer to advertising transition, scope of changes become apparent. We’re getting nearer to D-Day, when the Yahoo and Microsoft ad deal starts to affect advertisers on the former’s platform. Here’s just one example of the headaches ahead for Yahoo advertisers. Today the company sent out an email telling all of its advertisers that it will need to cut their ad headline length to no more than 25 characters. Yahoo currently allows 40. This means that ... read more ...
Mon 29th March 2010
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Bing! Microsoft Wants Your Bing Domain Names - Microsoft picks up Bing domain names through arbitration. Since launching its new Bing search engine last year, Microsoft has frequently called upon National Arbitration Forum to help it get Bing related domain names registered by cybersquatters. National Arbitration Forum records show that, since December 29, the company has won arbitration cases for at least 40 domain names. The first batch of domains the company won on December 29, 2009 were typical typos, including ... read more ...
Thu 18th February 2010
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Yahoo-Microsoft Benefits for Domain Parking Closer to Fruition - Yahoo-Microsoft payday for domainers is finally within view. It’s getting closer. Yahoo and Microsoft have announced they’ve cleared U.S. and European regulatory requirements for their search partnership. The first change will be that Bing’s search results will start showing up on Yahoo search pages. That means one less search engine to optimize for. The good news for domain name parking is that later this year — or perhaps in early 2011 — the Yahoo ... read more ...
Wed 18th November 2009
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Yahoo to Provide Ad Contracts to Department of Justice - DOJ probing advertising contracts for Yahoo-Microsoft search deal. Domain Name Wire has learned that Yahoo! advertising partners have received a notice that the company will be providing copies of their advertising contracts to the Department of Justice. The disclosure of this information to the Department of Justice is in conjunction with the DOJ’s review of the Yahoo-Microsoft search deal. The request by the DOJ is being made pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino ... read more ...