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The Domains
With 4 Hours To Go Moniker Premium & ccTLD Auction Has Over $160K But Only $400 Domain Has Hit Reserve
The SnapNames/Moniker International Premium & ccTLD Auction ends today at 3:15 EST over at SnapNames.com. With four hours to go more than $160,000 in bids have been placed on 13 domain names yet only one, smokers.co.uk which was a no reserve name...
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With 4 Hours To Go Moniker Premium & ccTLD Auction Has Over $160K But Only $400 Domain Has Hit Reserve
The SnapNames/Moniker International Premium & ccTLD Auction ends today at 3:15 EST over at SnapNames.com. With four hours to go more than $160,000 in bids have been placed on 13 domain names yet only one, smokers.co.uk which was a no reserve name...
Discussion
July 19, 2012, 11:10 am
Domain Name Wire
DomainTools lawsuit dismissed for lack of jurisdiction
Preemptive case against New Jersey man can’t go forward in Washington, judge rules. DomainTools’ preemptive lawsuit against Russ Smith has been dismissed (pdf) with prejudice for lack of personal jurisdiction and improper venue. Russ Smit...
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DomainTools lawsuit dismissed for lack of jurisdiction
Preemptive case against New Jersey man can’t go forward in Washington, judge rules. DomainTools’ preemptive lawsuit against Russ Smith has been dismissed (pdf) with prejudice for lack of personal jurisdiction and improper venue. Russ Smit...
Discussion
July 19, 2012, 9:11 am
Elliot's Blog
Moniker Now Offering “Expanded Phone Support Hours”
I’ve written about Moniker customer support before, and it wasn’t in a positive light. I couldn’t get through to someone at Moniker via phone, email, or through the submit a ticket option on its website. The company was going throug...
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Moniker Now Offering “Expanded Phone Support Hours”
I’ve written about Moniker customer support before, and it wasn’t in a positive light. I couldn’t get through to someone at Moniker via phone, email, or through the submit a ticket option on its website. The company was going throug...
Discussion
July 19, 2012, 9:11 am
Domain Name Wire
Kohls loses UDRP over for letter Kols.com domain name
KOLS.com was registered three years before Kohls.com. Retailer Kohls.com has lost a UDRP dispute for the domain name Kols.com, which it claimed was a typo of its domain name Kohls.com. The respondent, Fox Business Systems / KansasNet, said it registe...
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Kohls loses UDRP over for letter Kols.com domain name
KOLS.com was registered three years before Kohls.com. Retailer Kohls.com has lost a UDRP dispute for the domain name Kols.com, which it claimed was a typo of its domain name Kohls.com. The respondent, Fox Business Systems / KansasNet, said it registe...
Discussion
July 19, 2012, 9:02 am
Domain Name Wire
Brothel beats Victoria’s Secret in titillating domain name dispute
…and it’s seriously a fascinating UDRP case. An Australian brothel has rebuffed an attempt by lingerie retailer Victoria’s Secret to take its domain name VictoriasSecrets.com.au. The decision was handed down on a couple weeks ago a...
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Brothel beats Victoria’s Secret in titillating domain name dispute
…and it’s seriously a fascinating UDRP case. An Australian brothel has rebuffed an attempt by lingerie retailer Victoria’s Secret to take its domain name VictoriasSecrets.com.au. The decision was handed down on a couple weeks ago a...
Discussion
July 19, 2012, 8:45 am
Domain Name News
Snapnames/Moniker International Premium & ccTLD Auction ends today
The Snapnames/Moniker International Premium & ccTLD Auction ends today with only one domain so far having met the reserve price (since it was listed at no reserve), smokers.co.uk. At the time of the posting the auction is running for seven ...
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Snapnames/Moniker International Premium & ccTLD Auction ends today
The Snapnames/Moniker International Premium & ccTLD Auction ends today with only one domain so far having met the reserve price (since it was listed at no reserve), smokers.co.uk. At the time of the posting the auction is running for seven ...
Discussion
July 19, 2012, 8:08 am
Domain Shane
Tuesday’s Big List of Names at Auction or Dropping Around the Net 7-19-12
My 2nd Cousin was a professional treasure hunter/sailor. His dream was to find the wreck that they found recently. 1.4 million ounces of silver in a ship that sunk in 1941. If I didn’t hate diving, sailing, and being away from...
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Tuesday’s Big List of Names at Auction or Dropping Around the Net 7-19-12
My 2nd Cousin was a professional treasure hunter/sailor. His dream was to find the wreck that they found recently. 1.4 million ounces of silver in a ship that sunk in 1941. If I didn’t hate diving, sailing, and being away from...
Discussion
July 19, 2012, 6:22 am
The Domains
Social.org Auction Hits $150K On NameJet.com
Social.org is back up for auction at NameJet.com and has hit a high bid of $149,099. The auction ends on Friday around 3pm EST. There are 435 bidders in the auction. The NameJet.com reserve has been meet, at $130K so the domain will sell. You may rec...
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Social.org Auction Hits $150K On NameJet.com
Social.org is back up for auction at NameJet.com and has hit a high bid of $149,099. The auction ends on Friday around 3pm EST. There are 435 bidders in the auction. The NameJet.com reserve has been meet, at $130K so the domain will sell. You may rec...
Discussion
July 18, 2012, 5:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
Go Daddy makes its first “business” acquisition
Go Daddy acquires Outright. More to come? Go Daddy today announced the acquisition of Outright, a provider of online financial software for small businesses. This is only the company’s third acquisition in its history, and the first one that in...
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Go Daddy makes its first “business” acquisition
Go Daddy acquires Outright. More to come? Go Daddy today announced the acquisition of Outright, a provider of online financial software for small businesses. This is only the company’s third acquisition in its history, and the first one that in...
Discussion
July 18, 2012, 3:31 pm
Domain Shane
10 MORE Thoughts From a Middle Aged Man
Back in June I did a post regarding a few “rules” I check in with fairly regularly. It seemed to go over pretty well and I had a few more up my sleeve. They are neither wrong nor right but have served me well. Checking back to...
Discussion
10 MORE Thoughts From a Middle Aged Man
Back in June I did a post regarding a few “rules” I check in with fairly regularly. It seemed to go over pretty well and I had a few more up my sleeve. They are neither wrong nor right but have served me well. Checking back to...
Discussion
July 18, 2012, 12:02 pm
