http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/domains/archive/tags/defensive+domain+name+registration/default.aspxTags: defensive domain name registrationenCommunityServer 2008 SP2 (Build: 31104.93)http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/domains/archive/2012/01/30/defensive-domain-name-registration-strategies.aspxMon, 30 Jan 2012 17:23:00 GMT1e469e21-c924-44fa-a132-47b5d0a8ad47:18765Pete Prestipino2http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/domains/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=18765http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/domains/archive/2012/01/30/defensive-domain-name-registration-strategies.aspx#comments<hr /> <p><strong><img height="100" width="100" src="http://www.websitemagazine.com/images/blog/domains-mini.gif" style="float:left;margin:15px;" alt="" />The practice of reserving domain names that are &quot;hostile&quot; toward a company (or its staff) is not uncommon. The most recent case has been that of investing company Blackstone Gruop and its CEO Stephen Schwartzman. </strong><br /><br /> Tim Bradshaw of the Financial Times <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/a3564da8-3c7d-11e1-8d38-00144feabdc0.html">reported</a> that Blackstone Group has been purchasing web domain names such as blackstonesucks.com and schwarzmansucks.com. This kind of &quot;defensive registration&quot; is common for large companies and there are many vendors serving the market to support a company&#39;s defensive domain registration initiatives.</p> <p>Some of the premier vendors in the space include MarkMonitor, SafeNames, MelBourne IT and others. These vendors typically offer some variation or mix of domain portfolio managment, brand monitoring, trademark protection, and domain recovery services.&nbsp;</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/aggbug.aspx?PostID=18765" width="1" height="1">domainsdomain namesdefensive domain name registrationblackstone group