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The Domains
Sedo.com Sells $1.4MM In Domains Led By Connect.to for $16,500
Sedo.com just announced its weekly sales data ending July 2nd, 2012. In all over $1.4MM of domains were sold. The top seller was Connect.to at $16,500. Other domains topping the list of public sales were Vision247.com for $13,000 & Iles.com for &...
Discussion
Sedo.com Sells $1.4MM In Domains Led By Connect.to for $16,500
Sedo.com just announced its weekly sales data ending July 2nd, 2012. In all over $1.4MM of domains were sold. The top seller was Connect.to at $16,500. Other domains topping the list of public sales were Vision247.com for $13,000 & Iles.com for &...
Discussion
July 3, 2012, 4:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Patent granted for automated web site valuation method
Patent describes system for generating automated appraisals of web sites. There are a lot of automated web site valuation and appraisal tools out there. Now the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent covering a method of automatically v...
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Patent granted for automated web site valuation method
Patent describes system for generating automated appraisals of web sites. There are a lot of automated web site valuation and appraisal tools out there. Now the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent covering a method of automatically v...
Discussion
July 3, 2012, 12:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
Waiter.com sues GoWaiter.com for trademark infringement
Does GoWaiter.com infringe Waiter.com’s mark? Here’s an interesting lawsuit that shows the challenges of building a business on a a descriptive (aka ‘generic’) domain name. Waiter.com, a food delivery web site started in 1995,...
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Waiter.com sues GoWaiter.com for trademark infringement
Does GoWaiter.com infringe Waiter.com’s mark? Here’s an interesting lawsuit that shows the challenges of building a business on a a descriptive (aka ‘generic’) domain name. Waiter.com, a food delivery web site started in 1995,...
Discussion
July 3, 2012, 12:08 pm
Elliot's Blog
Make Sure Your Sites Are 100% Functional
For most people who operate websites, their focus is on one or two main sites, and they are constantly working on those sites. Some people may have more sites than that, but ultimately, they spend their time working on their websites, so if something...
Discussion
Make Sure Your Sites Are 100% Functional
For most people who operate websites, their focus is on one or two main sites, and they are constantly working on those sites. Some people may have more sites than that, but ultimately, they spend their time working on their websites, so if something...
Discussion
July 3, 2012, 11:12 am
Domain Name Wire
Entrepreneur Media continues to sue entrepreneurs who use the word entrepreneur
Got ‘entrepreneur’ in your name? If you publish information to help entrepreneurs, you might be sued. Entrepreneur Media (EMI), the company that publishes Entrepreneur magazine, continues to file lawsuits against people that use the term ...
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Entrepreneur Media continues to sue entrepreneurs who use the word entrepreneur
Got ‘entrepreneur’ in your name? If you publish information to help entrepreneurs, you might be sued. Entrepreneur Media (EMI), the company that publishes Entrepreneur magazine, continues to file lawsuits against people that use the term ...
Discussion
July 3, 2012, 11:06 am
The Domains
Microsoft Could Have Bought The Domain Industry For Less, Instead It Bought aQuantive & Lost Over 6 Billion
Back in 2008 we made the suggestion that Microsoft which was then sitting on $46 Billion should spent what we estimated would be less than $5 Billion and buy out all the top domain name portfolio’s, thereby shifting percentages of traffic away ...
Discussion
Microsoft Could Have Bought The Domain Industry For Less, Instead It Bought aQuantive & Lost Over 6 Billion
Back in 2008 we made the suggestion that Microsoft which was then sitting on $46 Billion should spent what we estimated would be less than $5 Billion and buy out all the top domain name portfolio’s, thereby shifting percentages of traffic away ...
Discussion
July 3, 2012, 8:45 am
Domain Shane
Tuesday’s Big List of Names at Auction or Dropping Around the Net 7-3-12
I don’t know if any of you read Eric Borgos’ blog or site but its a must read. In the mountain of repetitive pick lists and sites that are written only for affiliate links (irony of saying this on a pick list post is a bit much isn’...
Discussion
Tuesday’s Big List of Names at Auction or Dropping Around the Net 7-3-12
I don’t know if any of you read Eric Borgos’ blog or site but its a must read. In the mountain of repetitive pick lists and sites that are written only for affiliate links (irony of saying this on a pick list post is a bit much isn’...
Discussion
July 3, 2012, 6:30 am
The Domains
Apple Win UDRP On Applestor.com, wwwitune.com
A one member UDRP panel awarded Apple two domain names that are pretty obviously typo’s The domain names are applestor.com and wwwitune.com and considering that the domain holder didn’t even respond to the complaint and that the domains w...
Discussion
Apple Win UDRP On Applestor.com, wwwitune.com
A one member UDRP panel awarded Apple two domain names that are pretty obviously typo’s The domain names are applestor.com and wwwitune.com and considering that the domain holder didn’t even respond to the complaint and that the domains w...
Discussion
July 3, 2012, 5:56 am
The Domains
Founder of Full Tilt Poker Arrested At JFK Airport & Faces 145 Years In Prision
According to cnet.com, Raymond Bitar, founder and CEO of Full Tilt Poker, was arrested yesterday as he arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York and charged with gambling, bank fraud, and money laundering offenses, face...
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Founder of Full Tilt Poker Arrested At JFK Airport & Faces 145 Years In Prision
According to cnet.com, Raymond Bitar, founder and CEO of Full Tilt Poker, was arrested yesterday as he arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York and charged with gambling, bank fraud, and money laundering offenses, face...
Discussion
July 3, 2012, 4:41 am
The Domains
ICANN Awarded Renewal Of IANA Contract By US Department of Commerce
Thought Domainincite.com broke the news last night, here is the official press release by ICANN that its contract with IANA has been renewed with the US Department of Commerce.” Apparently the outgoing CEO Rd Beckstrom signed off on it on his l...
Discussion
ICANN Awarded Renewal Of IANA Contract By US Department of Commerce
Thought Domainincite.com broke the news last night, here is the official press release by ICANN that its contract with IANA has been renewed with the US Department of Commerce.” Apparently the outgoing CEO Rd Beckstrom signed off on it on his l...
Discussion
July 3, 2012, 4:35 am
