Complicating matters is that the legitimate Evernote e-mail pushes users first to a website with the domain name "mkt5371" before taking them to Evernote itself.

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The website hosting firm said the domain name had expired in July 2012 because its fees had not been renewed.

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Still, I want to know whether the website domain is available and whether the name has already been registered with the state.

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The US Government also seized the domain name of his website, Isonews.com, which it said was being used to market the mod chips.

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We know that an ever-increasing number of employers are researching job applicants online, and owning your own website with your name in the domain gives you a great shot at showing up when someone searches for you.

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The Domain Name System (DNS) is the program for computers to understand website addresses such as Google.com, turn them into IP address and get the relevant content for the website.

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"Consumers and organisations should only engage with professional, reputable and accredited domain name registrars and not instinctively place their trust in anyone just because they have a website, " he said.

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