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Blog on the domain industry including sales of domains, news and views on the industry including ICANN, UDRP, new gTLD's
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Berryhill Wins His 2nd UDRP Of The Day & Almost Another RDNH Finding
John Berryhill has won his second UDRP of the day this time beating back the Complaint was brought Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea, Inc. Read more
Posted on 18 January 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
Governement Of Monaco Files UDRP Against MonteCarloVodka.com Made In France
Here’s an interesting UDRP filing, the Government of Monaco, officially; Gouvernement de la Principauté de Monaco SAM Marques de l’Etat de Monaco has just... Read more
Posted on 18 January 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
Government Of Monaco Files UDRP Against MonteCarloVodka.com Made In France
Here’s an interesting UDRP filing, the Government of Monaco, officially; Gouvernement de la Principauté de Monaco SAM Marques de l’Etat de Monaco has just... Read more
Posted on 18 January 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
Finally A UDRP Panel Gets The Domain Aftermarket Finding RDNH On ColdFront.com
Mr Schwartz feel free to add Personally Cool Inc. of New York, USA to your list of companies found Guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the domain... Read more
Posted on 18 January 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
EU Tells Google Change The Search Results In Europe Or Face Anti-trust Charges
According to FT.com, The EU competition chief Joaquín Almunia told Google today is going to have to change its presents it search results in Europe or face... Read more
Posted on 17 January 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
You’re Not Going To Believe This One: Buy.com To Change Its Name to Rakuten.com
On Jan. 31 Buy.com is changing its name to Rakuten.com No its not April’s fools day. In May 2010 a Japanese company Rakuten bought Buy.com for $250 million. No... Read more
Posted on 17 January 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
ICANN Files Memorandum In Support Of Dismissing Suit Over .Web
ICANN filed this memorandum in support (pdf) of its motion to dismiss over lawsuit that IMAGE ONLINE DESIGN, INC a previously applicant for .Web filed against... Read more
Posted on 17 January 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
Godaddy Goes Brick & Mortar Teaming Up With Office Max
Go Daddy has teamed up with Office Max to Provide Exclusive Website Service Bundles for Small Business Customers Marking the first time websites and domain name... Read more
Posted on 17 January 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
Insurance Company W/ 30 Billion In Policies Loses UDRP For MidlandInsurace.com
Midland National Life Insurance Company brought this URDP on the domain name midlandinsurance.com which was owned by ItemWire / Edwin Sherman (and represented b... Read more
Posted on 17 January 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
Insurance Company W/ 30 Billion In Policies Loses UDRP For MidlandInsurance.com
Midland National Life Insurance Company brought this URDP on the domain name midlandinsurance.com which was owned by ItemWire / Edwin Sherman (and represented b... Read more
Posted on 17 January 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
Sean Sullivan Rolls Out Monetization Solutions For: Auto Insurance, Mortgage...
According to his Facebook page Sean Sullivan has rolled out a domain monetization solution for auto insurance, mortgage and incorporation services at BankAds. Read more
Posted on 16 January 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
Another UDRP “Win”: TM Holder Failed To Register The Domain Of It New Product:...
A couple of days ago we wrote about several UDRP decisions all involving famous trademarks and or common typo’s of them and I blamed the trademark holder for th... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
Alexander Schubert Of .Gay “The Only Good Domainer Is A Dead Domainer”
If you have attended any TRAFFIC conferences or Domainfest conferences you have probably have run into Alexander Schubert who was a self admitted domainer from... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
Afternic.com Sales Total $970K
Afternic.com just reported its sales for the week of 1/7/12 – 1/13/13. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000,... Read more
Posted on 15 January 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
Godaddy.com Girl Danica Patrick Is Back On the Market As She Files For Divorce
According ESPN.com, the public face of Godaddy.comgthe worlds largest domain name registrar and Sprint Cup Series driver Danica Patrick filed for divorce on Jan. Read more
Posted on 15 January 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
Shares Of Tucows Are Up Over 20% In Five Days
Shares of Tucows, Inc. (TCX) are on a tear. Shares are currently trading at $1.82 up from $1.55 of just Friday. So shares are up $.27 in the last three days... Read more
Posted on 15 January 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
UDRP: Texaco Gets Control Of Texaco.net; Google Gets GoogleMap.com
Quite a few UDRP rulings out this morning in favor of large public companies and some huge brands. The better question to ask is how did these domain not get... Read more
Posted on 15 January 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
Forbes: Spend a Few Thousand Dollars On A Domain Not A Fortune
Forbes.com just published a piece entitled “Get A Domain Name Without Bankrupting Your Startup” Here’s the highlight of the story “I’m sure you have all been... Read more
Posted on 15 January 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
DotGreen Suggests How ICANN Should Use Funds From Contention Auctions
In a letter sent to ICANN by Annalisa Roger the Founder and CEO of DotGreen Community which has applied for the .GREEN TLD, suggested that ICANN use the... Read more
Posted on 15 January 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
Thanks To The TM Lobby Even The Tiny Island Of Vanuatu (.Vu) Is Worried About...
I just read a story about the tiny pacific island nation of Vanuatu which is discussing what shall become of its Top Level Domain name (ccTLD) . Read more
Posted on 14 January 2013 BUSINESS, TECH
