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The Domains
Mike Mann’s Domain Asset Holdings Loses UDRP On universalassistance.com
Universal Assistance S.A. of Buenos Aires, Argentina, just won a UDRP against Mike Mann’s Domain Asset Holdings, LLC on the domain name universalassistance.com Here are the relevant facts and findings by the one member panel: The Complainant is...
Discussion
Mike Mann’s Domain Asset Holdings Loses UDRP On universalassistance.com
Universal Assistance S.A. of Buenos Aires, Argentina, just won a UDRP against Mike Mann’s Domain Asset Holdings, LLC on the domain name universalassistance.com Here are the relevant facts and findings by the one member panel: The Complainant is...
Discussion
April 15, 2013, 11:06 am
Domain Name Wire
Final new TLD objection tally: Donuts 55, Amazon 24, Google 22
Three of the largest applicants for new TLDs are facing a mountain of objections. Donuts, Amazon, and Google have the dubious honor of having the most objected-to applications for new top level domains. There were 263 formal objections to new top lev...
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Final new TLD objection tally: Donuts 55, Amazon 24, Google 22
Three of the largest applicants for new TLDs are facing a mountain of objections. Donuts, Amazon, and Google have the dubious honor of having the most objected-to applications for new top level domains. There were 263 formal objections to new top lev...
Discussion
April 15, 2013, 10:50 am
Domain Name Wire
SnapNames no reserve auction ends Thursday
Three auctions are running on SnapNames. SnapNames has three auctions running this month, and the first one ends Thursday. SnapNames’ “April Deals” auction ends Thursday, April 18. The auction includes just 44 domains and all have n...
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SnapNames no reserve auction ends Thursday
Three auctions are running on SnapNames. SnapNames has three auctions running this month, and the first one ends Thursday. SnapNames’ “April Deals” auction ends Thursday, April 18. The auction includes just 44 domains and all have n...
Discussion
April 15, 2013, 9:57 am
Domain Name Wire
Google beats Google in UDRP
Company wins case against spoofer. It’s pretty easy to spoof someone else in a whois record, and a recent UDRP is a case in point. Officially, Google Inc. prevailed over Google Inc. in a UDRP for the domain GoogleDNSService.com. When you first ...
Discussion
Google beats Google in UDRP
Company wins case against spoofer. It’s pretty easy to spoof someone else in a whois record, and a recent UDRP is a case in point. Officially, Google Inc. prevailed over Google Inc. in a UDRP for the domain GoogleDNSService.com. When you first ...
Discussion
April 15, 2013, 9:27 am
Elliot's Blog
Mexico.com Up For Sale
It’s no secret that I believe exact match .com geodomain names can be turned into profitable businesses. I haven’t had much luck doing this, but I believe exceptional geodomain names like Mexico.com or Philadelphia.com have considerable v...
Discussion
Mexico.com Up For Sale
It’s no secret that I believe exact match .com geodomain names can be turned into profitable businesses. I haven’t had much luck doing this, but I believe exceptional geodomain names like Mexico.com or Philadelphia.com have considerable v...
Discussion
April 15, 2013, 7:58 am
DomainSherpa
ZipSmart.com Revisited: How to Google-proof Your Business – With Jake Ackerman
In the past, through its portfolio of category-killer, industry-defining domain names, ZipSmart sites hosted geography-based directories and allowed companies to own their zip code online for products and services and – in the process – t...
Discussion
ZipSmart.com Revisited: How to Google-proof Your Business – With Jake Ackerman
In the past, through its portfolio of category-killer, industry-defining domain names, ZipSmart sites hosted geography-based directories and allowed companies to own their zip code online for products and services and – in the process – t...
Discussion
April 15, 2013, 7:30 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Monday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 14th
I had the pleasure of doing an interview with Michael Cyger last night and I realize I could talk all day about domains (thankfully I didn’t). I talk plants all day and it’s a nice change of pace to talk about my other love. I...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Monday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 14th
I had the pleasure of doing an interview with Michael Cyger last night and I realize I could talk all day about domains (thankfully I didn’t). I talk plants all day and it’s a nice change of pace to talk about my other love. I...
Discussion
April 15, 2013, 7:18 am
Domain Name Wire
Hmm… Perhaps 20th Century Fox really is rebranding to 21st Century Fox
Latest domain registrations suggest movie studio might rebrand to 21st Century Fox. Last week I wrote about how movie studio 20th Century Fox had registered domains to protect itself for the next millennium: It registered domains from 22ndcenturyfox....
Discussion
Hmm… Perhaps 20th Century Fox really is rebranding to 21st Century Fox
Latest domain registrations suggest movie studio might rebrand to 21st Century Fox. Last week I wrote about how movie studio 20th Century Fox had registered domains to protect itself for the next millennium: It registered domains from 22ndcenturyfox....
Discussion
April 14, 2013, 1:47 pm
The Domains
5 Arbitration Institutes Team Up To File An UDRP For 17 Domains
Well here is something you don’t see everyday 5 Arbitration Institutes have jointly filed one UDRP seeking 17 domain names which seem to be mainly comprised of the name of the association with the word arbitration added. These are exactly the t...
Discussion
5 Arbitration Institutes Team Up To File An UDRP For 17 Domains
Well here is something you don’t see everyday 5 Arbitration Institutes have jointly filed one UDRP seeking 17 domain names which seem to be mainly comprised of the name of the association with the word arbitration added. These are exactly the t...
Discussion
April 14, 2013, 10:34 am
The Domains
Commercial Connect Leads All New gTLD Objectors With 21; Verisign Files 13
Not counting the ICANN Independent Objector that filed 23 formal objections to new gTLD’s, Commercial Connect LLC and applicant for the new gTLD .Shop filed the most objections to new gTLD applications. Commercial Connect filed objections...
Discussion
Commercial Connect Leads All New gTLD Objectors With 21; Verisign Files 13
Not counting the ICANN Independent Objector that filed 23 formal objections to new gTLD’s, Commercial Connect LLC and applicant for the new gTLD .Shop filed the most objections to new gTLD applications. Commercial Connect filed objections...
Discussion
April 14, 2013, 9:07 am
