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That makes me wonder when (not whether) Microsoft will build/brand their own search services...
I ran a patent search and found over 50 search-engine related patents held by Microsoft, including some indexing and crawling ones...
"Method and system for generating accurate search results using a content-index"
5,701,469 [patft.uspto.gov]
"Network search access construct for accessing web-based search services".
Snippet: "A list of hypertext links related to the keyword is displayed within a frame on the same web page. The list which is displayed in place includes hypertext links to applicable search clips, predefined topic lists, and conventional web sites where the search clips are placed at the top of the list..."
6,256,623 [patft.uspto.gov]
"Method and apparatus for concept searching using a Boolean or keyword search engine"
6,363,373 [patft.uspto.gov]
"Text proximity filtering in search systems using same sentence restrictions"
6,363,374 [patft.uspto.gov]
"Method for searching a file having a format unsupported by a search engine"
Specifically mentions Microsoft Office documents
6,327,589 [patft.uspto.gov]
"Method of web crawling utilizing address mapping"
6,145,003 [patft.uspto.gov]
Most (but not all) of these patents were filed around the time MSN first launched Inktomi-based search services.
SnapNames.com, Inc., the provider of domain name infrastructure
technology and authoritative industry data and analysis, uses its
patent-pending technologies to facilitate an equal-opportunity
secondary domain name marketplace.
In english translates to....
Snapnames let's you essentially put a deposit on a domain that's already registered. If that domain expires, the moment the registry recieves the DELETE command, SnapNames sends a register request, essentially in the end the following happens:
You want iDontExist.co.xx
You pay SnapNames thier $60 or whatever they charge
If iDontExist.co.xx becomes available, they register it within a few seconds of it becoming available.
Some people use it as an insurance policy, they'll refund you if they dont get it or it doesnt become available, so you can simply pay them to keep an eye on your domains, if you slip up they'll register it for you, if you dont slip up you get the cash back. Of course it can get costly, but for a 3 letter domain it's worth the insurance.
HTH,
Dw
I like what Joel said about that guy: "RealNames is going out of business. They deserve it. It was just a dumb scam to try and establish yet another Verisign-like monopoly on everybody else's trademarks. And it was a "boil the ocean" business plan, one which required everybody on earth to go along with their stupid scheme. And Keith Teare's public crybabying is really quite unprofessional, albeit fun to read."
I of course informed him that he should investigate this further and sent him a link to RealNames so he could read up before she arrived.
Well, she arrived and pitched the deal to them. $500.00 for each keyword phrase that he wanted to purchase. Mind you, the client already researched information through the RealNames web site and found that he could pay $49.00 per keyword or phrase directly from RealNames.
The client of course had some fun with the woman before they told her that they knew about RealNames and that they already purchased 5 of them just a few days prior at $49.00 each. She was going to charge them $2,500.00 for the 5 keywords or phrases and they paid $245.00 through RealNames directly.
Never really gave RealNames much thought. I did not realize there were resellers out there who were overcharging for this type of service!
Of course I sent an e-mail with a link to this topic and another news article from Search Day. I'm looking forward to hearing their response. I told them from the very first minute, don't waste your money, but they had to find out the hard way. I wonder if there will be any refunds!?
VeriSign spokesperson Cheryl Regan said: "With RealNames going out of business there will be an impact" on IDN resolution. She said that RealNames' network will continue to resolve IDNs through IE until June 29, and that VeriSign is seeking a "long term solution". There are several hundred thousand IDNs registered in .com.Under a deal signed with Japan Registry Service Co Ltd (JPRS) last year, RealNames provides the resolution of all Japanese-character domain names under the .jp country-code top-level domain. With RealNames out of business, JPRS is going to have to find a new way to allow Japanese users to access .jp names come July.
Do anybody know if it is the same system (using RealNames) that is used for Scandinavian carachters under .nu?
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-915042.html
Ok has anyone heard of other companies providing the same service as RealNames?Yes, there's a JWord service [webmasterworld.com] being offered thru Excite Japan that does roughly the same thing for Japanese keywords. This was derived from a similar service in China that has been in operation for a few years.
Ok has anyone heard of other companies providing the same service as RealNames?
The company who held the Realnames registry rights in Denmark now provides an .exe file (IE plugin I presume) that "updates the Keyword functionality". And they keep selling the product with the same selling points.
