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The Domains
According To Alexa There Is No Traffic Leakage From Beat.La To BeatLa.com
For those that think that branding a site on any non-.com is going to automatically lead to traffic bleed over to the matching .com I present the case of Beat.La. The domain name was purchased just a couple of weeks ago by the Phoenix Suns on Sedo fo...
Discussion
According To Alexa There Is No Traffic Leakage From Beat.La To BeatLa.com
For those that think that branding a site on any non-.com is going to automatically lead to traffic bleed over to the matching .com I present the case of Beat.La. The domain name was purchased just a couple of weeks ago by the Phoenix Suns on Sedo fo...
Discussion
August 19, 2013, 7:55 pm
The Domains
Report: Godaddy Acquires Locu.com For $70 Million
GoDaddy, said it had acquired San Francisco startup Locu according to Allthingsd.com “While the company did not disclose the terms of the deal, sources close to the situation said it paid $70 million in cash and stock for the company.&r...
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Report: Godaddy Acquires Locu.com For $70 Million
GoDaddy, said it had acquired San Francisco startup Locu according to Allthingsd.com “While the company did not disclose the terms of the deal, sources close to the situation said it paid $70 million in cash and stock for the company.&r...
Discussion
August 19, 2013, 2:32 pm
The Domains
Donuts Beats Back Academy Sports Legal Rights Objection To new gTLD .Academy
Academy, LTD., d/b/a Academy Sports + Outdoors lost is Legal Rights Objection filed against Half Oaks, LLC (a Donuts compny) application for the new gTLD .Academy finding that “the common generic use of the term “academy”, as well a...
Discussion
Donuts Beats Back Academy Sports Legal Rights Objection To new gTLD .Academy
Academy, LTD., d/b/a Academy Sports + Outdoors lost is Legal Rights Objection filed against Half Oaks, LLC (a Donuts compny) application for the new gTLD .Academy finding that “the common generic use of the term “academy”, as well a...
Discussion
August 19, 2013, 1:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Academy, .Blue and .Bio new TLD objections denied
WIPO denies three more challenges to new top level domain names. World Intellectual Property Organization panels have denied three more top level domain name Legal Rights Objections. All of the objections were filed against strings that are not in co...
Discussion
.Academy, .Blue and .Bio new TLD objections denied
WIPO denies three more challenges to new top level domain names. World Intellectual Property Organization panels have denied three more top level domain name Legal Rights Objections. All of the objections were filed against strings that are not in co...
Discussion
August 19, 2013, 12:59 pm
The Domains
Biotechnology Industry Organization Loses WIPO Legal Rights Objection On New gTLD .Bio
Biotechnology Industry Organization of Washington, lost its Legal Rights Objection filed against Starting Dot applied for new gTLD .bio. Here are the relevance findings by the one member WIPO panel: A fundamental issue in this proceeding is the appro...
Discussion
Biotechnology Industry Organization Loses WIPO Legal Rights Objection On New gTLD .Bio
Biotechnology Industry Organization of Washington, lost its Legal Rights Objection filed against Starting Dot applied for new gTLD .bio. Here are the relevance findings by the one member WIPO panel: A fundamental issue in this proceeding is the appro...
Discussion
August 19, 2013, 12:58 pm
The Domains
Blue Cross Loses Legal Rights Objection To Block the New gTLD .Blue
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association just lost a Legal Rights Objection to Afilias Limited new gTLD application for .Blue Here are the relevant findings by the three member WIPO panel: “”The Applicant has not denied that it was aware of...
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Blue Cross Loses Legal Rights Objection To Block the New gTLD .Blue
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association just lost a Legal Rights Objection to Afilias Limited new gTLD application for .Blue Here are the relevant findings by the three member WIPO panel: “”The Applicant has not denied that it was aware of...
Discussion
August 19, 2013, 12:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
Marchex releases partial list of Q2 domain sales
BMW among companies that bought domain names from Marchex last quarter. Marchex, which is spinning off its domain name business Archeo sometime later this year or early next year, today released a partial list of the domain names it sold last quarter...
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Marchex releases partial list of Q2 domain sales
BMW among companies that bought domain names from Marchex last quarter. Marchex, which is spinning off its domain name business Archeo sometime later this year or early next year, today released a partial list of the domain names it sold last quarter...
Discussion
August 19, 2013, 12:17 pm
Elliot's Blog
10 Resources for New Domain Investors
I believe there are many people who read my blog who are new to domain investing. Perhaps they read an article about buying domain names, bought a few domain names, and they found my blog in their search for information about selling domain names. My...
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10 Resources for New Domain Investors
I believe there are many people who read my blog who are new to domain investing. Perhaps they read an article about buying domain names, bought a few domain names, and they found my blog in their search for information about selling domain names. My...
Discussion
August 19, 2013, 10:33 am
Domain Name Wire
Land Rover found guilty of RDNH in scathing cybersquatting decision
Panelist rips apart Land Rover. Land Rover has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a UDRP case it brought against a Montana dealer of old school Land Rovers that uses the domain MountainRovers.com. This is despite the car dealer not...
Discussion
Land Rover found guilty of RDNH in scathing cybersquatting decision
Panelist rips apart Land Rover. Land Rover has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a UDRP case it brought against a Montana dealer of old school Land Rovers that uses the domain MountainRovers.com. This is despite the car dealer not...
Discussion
August 19, 2013, 9:55 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain Capital lends $150,000 to SearchCore
Domain name and website investment firm borrows $150k from domain name financing company. SearchCore, Inc. has borrowed $150,000 from Domain Capital, a regulatory filing with the SEC discloses. The company put seven domains names up as collateral for...
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Domain Capital lends $150,000 to SearchCore
Domain name and website investment firm borrows $150k from domain name financing company. SearchCore, Inc. has borrowed $150,000 from Domain Capital, a regulatory filing with the SEC discloses. The company put seven domains names up as collateral for...
Discussion
August 19, 2013, 9:41 am
