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The Domains
Google Gains Control Of 43 Domain Names In 2 Separate UDRP Decisions
In two separate UDRP decisions handed down today, Google won control of 43 domain names. In the 1st decision Google won control over 25 domain names: googelemaps.com googldocs.com googleail.com googleamail.com googleamaps.com googleboooks.com googlec...
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Google Gains Control Of 43 Domain Names In 2 Separate UDRP Decisions
In two separate UDRP decisions handed down today, Google won control of 43 domain names. In the 1st decision Google won control over 25 domain names: googelemaps.com googldocs.com googleail.com googleamail.com googleamaps.com googleboooks.com googlec...
Discussion
September 6, 2012, 9:12 am
The Domains
ICANN Announces The 7 Criteria On Whether Changes To New gTLD Applications Will Be Approved
ICANN announced overnight, how will evaluate the requested changes in new gTLD’s applications. ICANN will consider the 7 criteria below and inform the applicant whether the changes are approved or denied. As usually all seems to be left to the ...
Discussion
ICANN Announces The 7 Criteria On Whether Changes To New gTLD Applications Will Be Approved
ICANN announced overnight, how will evaluate the requested changes in new gTLD’s applications. ICANN will consider the 7 criteria below and inform the applicant whether the changes are approved or denied. As usually all seems to be left to the ...
Discussion
September 6, 2012, 9:01 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 6th
I love Andrew Allemann’s weekly post of what end users purchased domains off the weekly sales list. To me it is always interesting to see who is buying but ever more interesting is how cheap the end users are getting the domains. We...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 6th
I love Andrew Allemann’s weekly post of what end users purchased domains off the weekly sales list. To me it is always interesting to see who is buying but ever more interesting is how cheap the end users are getting the domains. We...
Discussion
September 6, 2012, 6:37 am
Domain Name Wire
4 new TLD applications withdrawn
Google and one .brand applicant withdraw applications. Kudos to Michele Neylon for spotting an option on ICANN’s web site to see which new top level domain name applications have been withdrawn. Thus far four applications have been withdrawn, i...
Discussion
4 new TLD applications withdrawn
Google and one .brand applicant withdraw applications. Kudos to Michele Neylon for spotting an option on ICANN’s web site to see which new top level domain name applications have been withdrawn. Thus far four applications have been withdrawn, i...
Discussion
September 5, 2012, 9:53 pm
The Domains
ICANN: 4 New gTLD Applications Withdrawn, 3 By Google
According to ICANN’s site, four applications for new gTLD’s have been withdrawn by the applicants so far, including three by Google. The strings Google has withdrawn its new gTLD application for are: .And .Are .Est All of Google applicati...
Discussion
ICANN: 4 New gTLD Applications Withdrawn, 3 By Google
According to ICANN’s site, four applications for new gTLD’s have been withdrawn by the applicants so far, including three by Google. The strings Google has withdrawn its new gTLD application for are: .And .Are .Est All of Google applicati...
Discussion
September 5, 2012, 9:40 pm
Domain Shane
“Aaron Rosenbaum” Is Getting the Appraisal and Trademark Verification Scam Going Again
At least he added a new trick with the Trademark verification. A scammer using the alias Aaron Rosenbaum kindly made me a $17,500 offer on a domain that I immediately knew was a scam because of the immediate high offer. I’ll p...
Discussion
“Aaron Rosenbaum” Is Getting the Appraisal and Trademark Verification Scam Going Again
At least he added a new trick with the Trademark verification. A scammer using the alias Aaron Rosenbaum kindly made me a $17,500 offer on a domain that I immediately knew was a scam because of the immediate high offer. I’ll p...
Discussion
September 5, 2012, 6:09 pm
Elliot's Blog
Weekly Brokerage Listings
Listed below are domain names that have either recently come under contract with a domain broker or has seen a significant price drop. If you are interested in buying one of the domain names, please be in touch directly with the listed broker. If you...
Discussion
Weekly Brokerage Listings
Listed below are domain names that have either recently come under contract with a domain broker or has seen a significant price drop. If you are interested in buying one of the domain names, please be in touch directly with the listed broker. If you...
Discussion
September 5, 2012, 2:31 pm
Elliot's Blog
Guest Post: Dynadot is Having a 10 Year Anniversary Sale Extravaganza!
The following is a guest post from Dynadot, a domain registrar that is celebrating its 10 year anniversary with a big sale. The company made a large donation to help support my fundraising effort for the Ronald McDonald House. If you could ...
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Guest Post: Dynadot is Having a 10 Year Anniversary Sale Extravaganza!
The following is a guest post from Dynadot, a domain registrar that is celebrating its 10 year anniversary with a big sale. The company made a large donation to help support my fundraising effort for the Ronald McDonald House. If you could ...
Discussion
September 5, 2012, 1:10 pm
The Domains
TeachBook.com Changes Its Name To TeachQuest.com, Bought For $1,950, As It Settles Its Lawsuit With Facebook.com
Back in August of 2010 we posted about Facebook.com suing the site, TeachBook.com alleging trademark infringement. Today comes word from chicagobusiness.com that TechBook.com has changed their name to TeachQuest.com. “Teachbook, the Northbrook-...
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TeachBook.com Changes Its Name To TeachQuest.com, Bought For $1,950, As It Settles Its Lawsuit With Facebook.com
Back in August of 2010 we posted about Facebook.com suing the site, TeachBook.com alleging trademark infringement. Today comes word from chicagobusiness.com that TechBook.com has changed their name to TeachQuest.com. “Teachbook, the Northbrook-...
Discussion
September 5, 2012, 12:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
AOL bought a new brand for $3,300 and AFL-CIO PAC buys a campaign domain name
End user sales report includes some big names. This week’s end user domain name sales report includes a purchase by AOL that’s likely for a new site and the Workers Voices PAC picking up a domain name for the upcoming campaign. Afternic T...
Discussion
AOL bought a new brand for $3,300 and AFL-CIO PAC buys a campaign domain name
End user sales report includes some big names. This week’s end user domain name sales report includes a purchase by AOL that’s likely for a new site and the Workers Voices PAC picking up a domain name for the upcoming campaign. Afternic T...
Discussion
September 5, 2012, 10:30 am
