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Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy posts its first 2014 Super Bowl Commercial
No naked women. Just men this time. GoDaddy has published one of its Super Bowl Commercials that will air during the big game February 2. As promised, it’s a distinct departure from previous years in which the company featured scantily clad wom...
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GoDaddy posts its first 2014 Super Bowl Commercial
No naked women. Just men this time. GoDaddy has published one of its Super Bowl Commercials that will air during the big game February 2. As promised, it’s a distinct departure from previous years in which the company featured scantily clad wom...
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January 22, 2014, 4:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
Donuts has bad luck of the draw, loses .ski as well
Panelist from .sports decisions also rules against Donuts for .ski. Earlier today I wrote about how Donuts lost a community objection brought against its .sports top level domain name application. It also lost an objection brought against .ski. This ...
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Donuts has bad luck of the draw, loses .ski as well
Panelist from .sports decisions also rules against Donuts for .ski. Earlier today I wrote about how Donuts lost a community objection brought against its .sports top level domain name application. It also lost an objection brought against .ski. This ...
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January 22, 2014, 4:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
TKO: There will be no .sports top level domain in the first round
Objection panel rules that the the sport community would face material detriment for a .sports domain name. Well, at least this decision is consistent. Except it isn’t. An International Chamber of Commerce panelist has upheld SportAccord’...
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TKO: There will be no .sports top level domain in the first round
Objection panel rules that the the sport community would face material detriment for a .sports domain name. Well, at least this decision is consistent. Except it isn’t. An International Chamber of Commerce panelist has upheld SportAccord’...
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January 22, 2014, 3:48 pm
The Domains
TeamWork.com Sold For $675,000 To Company With $12 Million In Sales
According to Siliconrepublic.com, an Irish software company located in Cork, TeamworkPM just bought the domain name Teamwork.com for $675,000. According to domaintools.com is appears the domain name was actually sold last year by domain investor Ale...
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TeamWork.com Sold For $675,000 To Company With $12 Million In Sales
According to Siliconrepublic.com, an Irish software company located in Cork, TeamworkPM just bought the domain name Teamwork.com for $675,000. According to domaintools.com is appears the domain name was actually sold last year by domain investor Ale...
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January 22, 2014, 1:17 pm
The Domains
Company Wins UDRP On Domain It Let Drop After Domain Holder Says He Bought It For $21K
We just wrote about a guy who bought a domain name for $31,000, let it drop and lost a UDRP to regain control. This time Intrac Group AB of Stockholm, just won the rights to the domain name intrac.com, from intrac.biz, who said they paid $21,50...
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Company Wins UDRP On Domain It Let Drop After Domain Holder Says He Bought It For $21K
We just wrote about a guy who bought a domain name for $31,000, let it drop and lost a UDRP to regain control. This time Intrac Group AB of Stockholm, just won the rights to the domain name intrac.com, from intrac.biz, who said they paid $21,50...
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January 22, 2014, 1:07 pm
The Domains
Guy Buys iSound.com For $31K Asks $4M; Lets Its Drop & Loses UDRP, To Get It Back
In one of the more interesting UDRP cases I’ve not because of the law or the decision but because of the fact pattern. Jeremy Same (The Complainant) just lost his bid to get iSound.com back, a domain he bought in 2012 for $31,000 and let...
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Guy Buys iSound.com For $31K Asks $4M; Lets Its Drop & Loses UDRP, To Get It Back
In one of the more interesting UDRP cases I’ve not because of the law or the decision but because of the fact pattern. Jeremy Same (The Complainant) just lost his bid to get iSound.com back, a domain he bought in 2012 for $31,000 and let...
Discussion
January 22, 2014, 12:51 pm
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on January 22nd, 2014
Got quite a bit of feedback from me actually writing a few articles. I had made a promise to be more positive but people seemed to enjoy my articles that proposed changes or improvements to things in our industry. I look at them as opport...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on January 22nd, 2014
Got quite a bit of feedback from me actually writing a few articles. I had made a promise to be more positive but people seemed to enjoy my articles that proposed changes or improvements to things in our industry. I look at them as opport...
Discussion
January 22, 2014, 11:08 am
The Domains
Did Expedia Get Caught Trying to Buy Its Way To The Top of Google ?
Search Engine Land wrote a piece yesterday on the travel website Expedia losing 25 % of their search visibility in Google. The possible reason is for unnatural links. From the article: Expedia.com’s Google Traffic Decline: Patrick Altoft notice...
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Did Expedia Get Caught Trying to Buy Its Way To The Top of Google ?
Search Engine Land wrote a piece yesterday on the travel website Expedia losing 25 % of their search visibility in Google. The possible reason is for unnatural links. From the article: Expedia.com’s Google Traffic Decline: Patrick Altoft notice...
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January 22, 2014, 5:53 am
Domain Name Wire
Network Solutions auto enrolls customer into $1,850 “WebLock” service
Email to customer informs him that his credit card will be billed unless he opts out. Domain name registrar Network Solutions, part of Web.com, is taking some heat today for notifying a customer that it is auto enrolling him into a program that will ...
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Network Solutions auto enrolls customer into $1,850 “WebLock” service
Email to customer informs him that his credit card will be billed unless he opts out. Domain name registrar Network Solutions, part of Web.com, is taking some heat today for notifying a customer that it is auto enrolling him into a program that will ...
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January 21, 2014, 11:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Big company’s website suspended thanks to 2013 RAA
Sports site suspended because someone didn’t click on a confirmation email. It’s not exactly Amazon.com, but a website belonging to a large company has been suspended thanks to a whois verification snafu. Fixtures365.com, a sports betting...
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Big company’s website suspended thanks to 2013 RAA
Sports site suspended because someone didn’t click on a confirmation email. It’s not exactly Amazon.com, but a website belonging to a large company has been suspended thanks to a whois verification snafu. Fixtures365.com, a sports betting...
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January 21, 2014, 9:37 pm
