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Domain Name Wire
Qwalify does’t qualify for transfer in Qualify.com domain name dispute
Panel says Qualify.com wasn’t registered in bad faith to take advantage of Qwalify, Inc. Greg Ricks has successfully defended his third UDRP dispute in under a month. Ricks previously defended JustBelieve.com and Massy.com, and today WIPO issue...
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Qwalify does’t qualify for transfer in Qualify.com domain name dispute
Panel says Qualify.com wasn’t registered in bad faith to take advantage of Qwalify, Inc. Greg Ricks has successfully defended his third UDRP dispute in under a month. Ricks previously defended JustBelieve.com and Massy.com, and today WIPO issue...
Discussion
May 5, 2014, 3:56 pm
The Domains
Qwalify Loses Bid To Grab Qualify.com In UDRP But Panel Fails To Find RDNH
Qwalify, Inc. of Ontario, Canada, lost its bid to grab the domain name qualify.com from Gregory Ricks the domain holder who represented himself. The Complainant based its claim to the domain based on its trademark on the term QWALIFY which is of cour...
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Qwalify Loses Bid To Grab Qualify.com In UDRP But Panel Fails To Find RDNH
Qwalify, Inc. of Ontario, Canada, lost its bid to grab the domain name qualify.com from Gregory Ricks the domain holder who represented himself. The Complainant based its claim to the domain based on its trademark on the term QWALIFY which is of cour...
Discussion
May 5, 2014, 3:44 pm
The Domains
Acquired In 2009 As Part of $96 Million Purchase, Getty Images Launches Photos.com
Getty Images officially launched Photos.com, more than five years after they acquired the domain as part of its acquisition of Jupitermedia Corporation (“Jupitermedia”) (NASDAQ: JUPM) We reported back in February of 2009 that Jupit...
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Acquired In 2009 As Part of $96 Million Purchase, Getty Images Launches Photos.com
Getty Images officially launched Photos.com, more than five years after they acquired the domain as part of its acquisition of Jupitermedia Corporation (“Jupitermedia”) (NASDAQ: JUPM) We reported back in February of 2009 that Jupit...
Discussion
May 5, 2014, 3:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top 5 Domain Name Wire stories from April
April was a notable month in the domain name industry. April showers bring May flowers. Or so they say. Unfortunately, not in Austin this year. The drought continues. But it rained lots of stories in the domain industry last month: a big acquisition,...
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Top 5 Domain Name Wire stories from April
April was a notable month in the domain name industry. April showers bring May flowers. Or so they say. Unfortunately, not in Austin this year. The drought continues. But it rained lots of stories in the domain industry last month: a big acquisition,...
Discussion
May 5, 2014, 2:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Rich still not getting rich
More domains registered…by the registry’s executive director. Last month I wrote about the .rich top level domain name, which had a mere 22 domain names in its zone file. (It was actually just 21 because I counted a registry domain.) Aft...
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.Rich still not getting rich
More domains registered…by the registry’s executive director. Last month I wrote about the .rich top level domain name, which had a mere 22 domain names in its zone file. (It was actually just 21 because I counted a registry domain.) Aft...
Discussion
May 5, 2014, 1:51 pm
Domain Shane
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Sunday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on May 4th, 2014
Just when I thought I was running pretty well Aaron, the other half of this fine blog, goes out and lays down a 50 mile run this past weekend. What we lack in long articles we evidently make up in long runs. Speaking of long runs, here a few d...
Discussion
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Sunday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on May 4th, 2014
Just when I thought I was running pretty well Aaron, the other half of this fine blog, goes out and lays down a 50 mile run this past weekend. What we lack in long articles we evidently make up in long runs. Speaking of long runs, here a few d...
Discussion
May 5, 2014, 11:35 am
The Domains
Does Google Glass Really Cost Just $80 to Produce
There seems to be some discrepancy on just how much money it costs for Google to make their Google Glass product. Sci Tech Today wrote about it Sunday, Given the current price of $1,500 for Google Glass, how much could the tech giant make? A n...
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Does Google Glass Really Cost Just $80 to Produce
There seems to be some discrepancy on just how much money it costs for Google to make their Google Glass product. Sci Tech Today wrote about it Sunday, Given the current price of $1,500 for Google Glass, how much could the tech giant make? A n...
Discussion
May 5, 2014, 8:16 am
The Domains
What Do PitBull & Juan Calle & John Ferber Have In Common? They Will All Be Speaking At eMerge In Miami
What do Pitbull and Juan Calle of .Co and John Ferber of DomainHoldings.com have in Common? They will all be speaking this week at the eMerge Americas Techweek being held in Miami otherwise known as the Magic City. eMerge Americas Techweek is describ...
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What Do PitBull & Juan Calle & John Ferber Have In Common? They Will All Be Speaking At eMerge In Miami
What do Pitbull and Juan Calle of .Co and John Ferber of DomainHoldings.com have in Common? They will all be speaking this week at the eMerge Americas Techweek being held in Miami otherwise known as the Magic City. eMerge Americas Techweek is describ...
Discussion
May 5, 2014, 2:24 am
Domain Shane
Flippa Recap: ForeclosureSales.com, HotelsManhattan.com, Abolished.com, Gift.info, Logo.io
Following up on last week’s $20,000 sale of Chisel.com, the buyer was upgrading from the .net, and their screenshot is below. “Chisel Contemporary Metals Collection features alternative metals for durability and a distinctive appearance.&...
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Flippa Recap: ForeclosureSales.com, HotelsManhattan.com, Abolished.com, Gift.info, Logo.io
Following up on last week’s $20,000 sale of Chisel.com, the buyer was upgrading from the .net, and their screenshot is below. “Chisel Contemporary Metals Collection features alternative metals for durability and a distinctive appearance.&...
Discussion
May 5, 2014, 1:13 am
The Domains
Decoding The Secret Messages in Chinese Domain Names
The New Republic took a look inside the meaning of Chinese numerical domains Why the preference for digits over letters? It mostly has to do with ease of memorization. To a native English-speaker, remembering a long string of digits might seem harder...
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Decoding The Secret Messages in Chinese Domain Names
The New Republic took a look inside the meaning of Chinese numerical domains Why the preference for digits over letters? It mostly has to do with ease of memorization. To a native English-speaker, remembering a long string of digits might seem harder...
Discussion
May 4, 2014, 11:13 pm
