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<title>Christopher Hofman - EzineArticles Expert Author</title>
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<description><![CDATA[CEO, European Domain Centre ApS.
MBA from ESCP-EAP, Paris. CEO and founder of EDC since 2003.]]></description>
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<title>How to Get an Expired Domain Name at an Auction</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:08:34 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are no great domain names left. However this article will explain how you can get a great expired domain name at an auction at a low cost.]]></description>
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<title>Your Company's Domain Names - Attention to Brand Abuse</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:36:54 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This article explains about common misunderstanding by brand owners and trademark holders. If you think you have an automatic right to recover any domain name with your brand name then this is not correct. See the "nominative fair use" case between Tabari and Toyota, which allowed Tabari to use the Nexus brand in domain names promoting their own business.]]></description>
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<title>Should You Buy the Premium Domain Name of Your Niche?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 14:29:57 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The author makes three points to consider if you should buy the premium domain name for your niche. The one of a kind premium domain name can move your business to another level.]]></description>
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<title>Dallas Cowboys - How to Fumble a Domain Name Renewal</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 09:28:34 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[According to the Dallas News, someone from the US football team Dallas Cowboys "apparently forgot to renew its registration on the dallascowboys dot com domain". This article is about the importance of domain renewals for companies.]]></description>
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<title>How to Protect Your Brand Against Typosquatting</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:43:45 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A new study from FairWinds Partners reported that the companies owning the 250 most trafficked websites are losing over 448 million impressions a year through domains that are misspelled. These potential visitors are led to typosquatters' websites instead, and it is a lucrative business estimated around USD 350 millions per year. Not only top traffic sites are under fire. Most brands are experiencing abuse of their brand through typosquatting. See here how you can protect against typosquatting.]]></description>
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<title>Why Your Trademark Is a Plastic Sword on the Internet</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:37:58 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Historically, registering a trademark gave you the right to "prevent an offending use that creates consumer confusion." Those were the old days in the physical world. On the Internet trademark holders use a plastic sword against domain pirates and other spoilers.]]></description>
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<title>Fancy a Cafe Dot EU? - EU IDN Domains Now Possible</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:58:26 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[IDN domains will be available in all twenty-three official EU languages on a first-come first-served basis (Landrush) from 10 December 2009. As the landrush is open for all, and as there will be no special rights period, then expect to see a lot of work for IP lawyers in 2010. ]]></description>
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<title>How to Find the Correct Language Version of Your Site in Any Local Search Engine</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:08:24 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If your web site has different language versions, then the search results which appear in local search engines should forward users directly to the correct language version on your web site. More often than not, this is not happening. In the following you can see how easy it is to solve this matter using country-specific domains.]]></description>
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<title>Planning to Move Your Domains? Consider This Before Doing So</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:15:03 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Fed up with your domain registrar? Handling your domains with too many registrars? In the following is explained what you should consider before moving your domains.]]></description>
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<title>Local Keyword Domains to Improve Your Company's Google Ranking</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 10:25:46 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Domainers have struck gold with keyword domains. This article explains how companies should start researching for local keyword domains to get in front of the competition and receive high value traffic to their web site.]]></description>
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<title>.tel - A Unique Opportunity to Connect With Your Customers</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:00:03 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[.tel, the new top level domain, is unique as it comes with a web site where you can insert all your contact data for customers to communicate with you in the way they prefer. .tel and email are basics, however the concept is especially interesting when it comes to social networking]]></description>
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<title>Is Your Domain Registrant Email Active? Check Here For the Potential Consequences</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:22:56 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Make sure to check if your registrant email for domain names is correctly spelled, is active and will remain so in the future. You risk losing the domain if it is not up to date. Here is what you should do, and why you should do it.]]></description>
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<title>Dot TEL - Here is All You Need to Know About the New Top Level Domain</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:23:51 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Considering to register the new top level domain .tel? If you have a trademark which matches the domain then you are eligible from the 2nd of December 2008. Here is a run down on all you need to know.]]></description>
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<title>Your Company's Domain Names - Find All Domains Registered by Your Company</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:29:13 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Domain names have gone from being the company URL to part of  the corporate online brand. Do you have a clear overview of domains registered by your company? In the following it will be explained how to obtain it.]]></description>
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<title>Dot Com Abuse of the FIAT Brand</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:07:01 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Domain pirates spotted a long time ago the value of registering typo domains including company brands. Companies have been very slow to react and as seen in the example below apparently ignoring the infringement. Typo domains are spelling mistakes which lead the visitor to a different URL than expected.  In the following we go through the case of Fiat. Especially the car industry is in focus given that an estimated 80% of the value are in intangible assets, so IP should be a focus area - apparently it is not!]]></description>
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<title>Industry Secret Revealed - .com Brand Abuse - And What You Can Do to Prevent It</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:12:33 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Be one step ahead of domain pirates. Identify the top 10 common terms which are used for .com brand abuse and test your own brand.]]></description>
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<title>Time for &quot;Dot Asia&quot; - Another &quot;Dot Eu&quot; Chaos for TM Owners?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:22:54 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[.ASIA is - together with .EU - the 2nd most important Top Level Domain launch in the history of domains. As with the introduction of .EU, the .ASIA launch is divided into a Sunrise phase for registrants with prior rights and then a Landrush phase open for all.]]></description>
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