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Five Domain Name Battles Of The Early Web

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At the dawn of World Wide Web, early adopters were scooping domain names like crazy.
There were quite a few battles over domains such as MTV.com, McDonalds.com, etc.

The list includes stories behind some of the earliest domain name battles:

MTV.com

McDonalds.com

Candyland.com

PETA.org

RoadRunner.com

Check out the stories behind domain battles of some of the earliest names
 
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