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Yeah DSW definately rushed to judgement on this one. Hopefully the overall effect will be Zappos selling more shoes. Zappos is a great company win a history of leading by example.
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This is very common in Business world. A lot of time when you can't compete like DSW, you find other ways to slow your competitors down. The other part is, you get PR from doing this. A PR is a PR...
View Articlemore difficult than it looked
Depending on the niche. For example, if you are in the adult/lingerie business, it's hard due to censorship and how other deem your products. Some sites won't even bother as your content is not Google...
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I've removed the guy's name from this post following a polite request, claiming that the Twitter account really was controlled by someone else. There are numerous inconsistencies in his story that are...
View ArticleYawn
Another day, another clueless company and frivolous lawsuit. There's nothing to say that hasn't been said before.
View ArticlePerhaps...
This may be a simple case of Safe Harbor -- unless it turns out that Zappos knoew about the website name DSW-shoes. I submit that if they are an affiliate, that Zappos certainly know that a website...
View ArticleA simple email...give affiliates credit!
You can nurture and guide your affiliates 110%, but some of them may not follow. I'm sure Zappos wouldn't encourage their affiliates to buy up competitor domains and drive opposing traffic. If you're...
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On top of SEOColumbus deleting his LinkedIn profile, he also just deleted his Twitter account: http://twitter.com/SEOColumbus
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Zappos should have rejected the affiliate claim, and never allowed them to become an affiliate. This time, I think, it's not a Safe Harbor case. How? Any site with DSW in the site name? And then be...
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They're full of it, DSW is just trying to get media attention since they're launching an online store soon. THATS THE ONLY REASON!!! Zappos.com would never do that on purpose, what a bunch of bs.
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Correction: Their site is only a few weeks old. It's so obvious that they are picking on Zappos.com to get free press for their website. They didn't even tell Zappos.com, they just told the press...
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Oh http://twitter.com/SEOColumbus is know known as http://twitter.com/MannyRamon
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Another clear case of, "If you can't make money legitimately, Use legal larceny!"
View ArticleShop at Zappos
See, that's what I think. DSW is just trying to stir up some press. Any idiot can look at the site and see that is not built by Zappos, but even if they did that, they chose to issue a press...
View ArticleI don't like twits
I don't like twits, and I don't want to read about your exploits in twitcasting.
View ArticleRe: Re: Perhaps... To Dave Z.
How? Any site with DSW in the site name? And then be subjected to no safe harbor protection. It is up to DSW to police its own brand and trademarks correctly. Hell yes any site with "DSW SHOES" in the...
View ArticleDallas Shoe Warehouse can suck ZAPPO's toes...
I hate it when clueless company officials get all hot & bothered by imagined infringements by other, better-established competitors. DSW (formerly called "Dallas Shoe Warehouse" and still based...
View ArticleRe: Dallas Shoe Warehouse can suck ZAPPO's toes...
Not to get technical but they started in Dublin Ohio (Columbus) and are still headquartered in Columbus Ohio (Google is great). I believe DSW stands for Designer Shoe Warehouse not sure if it stood for...
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