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== History ==
== History ==
Name.com was founded by Bill Mushkin, in 2003. Bill Mushkin also holds two other registrars, [[domainsite.com]] and [[name.net]].
Name.com was founded by Bill Mushkin in 2003. Bill Mushkin also holds two other registrars, [[domainsite.com]] and [[name.net]].
== Products and Services offered by Name.com ==
== Products and Services offered by Name.com ==
== Awards ==
== Awards ==
* Lifehacker, a popular tech/lifestyle blog, featured Name.com in it's list of Five Best Domain Name Registrars<ref>[http://lifehacker.com/5683682/five-best-domain-name-registrars Five Best Domain Name Registrars by Lifehacker]</ref>.
* Lifehacker, a popular tech/lifestyle blog, featured Name.com in it's list of Five Best Domain Name Registrars.<ref>[http://lifehacker.com/5683682/five-best-domain-name-registrars Five Best Domain Name Registrars by Lifehacker]</ref>
== Controversies ==
== Controversies ==
Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman argued that Name.com and Spot Domain registered more than 40 domain names that infringed on their trademarks and sought damages of at least $100,000 per name. Examples included NeimanMarco.com and BerdgorfGoodman.com.
Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman argued that Name.com and Spot Domain registered more than 40 domain names that infringed on their trademarks and sought damages of at least $100,000 per name. Examples included NeimanMarco.com and BerdgorfGoodman.com.
The defendants allegedly took advantage of five-day trial periods for each domain name to figure out how much traffic each site attracted and canceled registrations that failed to draw enough traffic. Neiman Marcus said Mushkin's domain name operations hosted Web sites featuring pop-up ads and got paid when people clicked.
The defendants allegedly took advantage of five-day trial periods for each domain name to figure out how much traffic each site attracted and canceled registrations that failed to draw enough traffic. Neiman Marcus said Mushkin's domain name operations hosted websites featuring pop-up ads, and that he got paid when people clicked.
In the settlement, Name.com and Spot Domain were required to "perform several tasks," according to the court documents. Mushkin declined to say what the agreement specifically called for<ref>[http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jan/30/paton-big-brands-target-entrepreneur-in-domain/ Big brands target entrepreneur in domain name battle]</ref>.
In the settlement, Name.com and Spot Domain were required to "perform several tasks", according to the court documents. Mushkin declined to say what the agreement specifically called for.<ref>[http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jan/30/paton-big-brands-target-entrepreneur-in-domain/ Big brands target entrepreneur in domain name battle]</ref>
== References ==
== References ==