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Domain Name Wire
.Ping trademark in jeopardy, but Ping sailing through
PING golf manufacturer still has a TLD trademark going through the system. Last month I wrote about how the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office had caught on to an trademark application for .Ping. It was filed by Karsten Manufacturing, which owns the PI...
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.Ping trademark in jeopardy, but Ping sailing through
PING golf manufacturer still has a TLD trademark going through the system. Last month I wrote about how the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office had caught on to an trademark application for .Ping. It was filed by Karsten Manufacturing, which owns the PI...
Discussion
February 7, 2012, 10:29 am
Domain Name Wire
6 questions about DOMAINfest answered
A look back at last week’s DOMAINfest conference. Before heading to DOMAINfest I posed six questions that would be answered by the end of the week. Here are the answers. 1. How will Oversee.net’s new leadership present itself? Just before...
Discussion
6 questions about DOMAINfest answered
A look back at last week’s DOMAINfest conference. Before heading to DOMAINfest I posed six questions that would be answered by the end of the week. Here are the answers. 1. How will Oversee.net’s new leadership present itself? Just before...
Discussion
February 7, 2012, 10:11 am
The Domains
ICANN Opens Comment Period To Hear About Defensive New gTLD Extensions
ICANN has just opened a comment period to hear from people and companies concerned about defensive applications for new gTLD’s. “”Public comment is requested as to why there may be a perceived need for defensive new gTLD application...
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ICANN Opens Comment Period To Hear About Defensive New gTLD Extensions
ICANN has just opened a comment period to hear from people and companies concerned about defensive applications for new gTLD’s. “”Public comment is requested as to why there may be a perceived need for defensive new gTLD application...
Discussion
February 7, 2012, 8:27 am
Domain Shane
Tuesday’s Big List of Domains at Auction and Dropping Around the Net 2-6-12
Good morning. I forgot to mention how great I thought the chat with Biz Stone was at DomainFest. Here are a few of the quotes he gave that I really enjoyed. After that are a few names “Creativity is a renewable resource”...
Discussion
Tuesday’s Big List of Domains at Auction and Dropping Around the Net 2-6-12
Good morning. I forgot to mention how great I thought the chat with Biz Stone was at DomainFest. Here are a few of the quotes he gave that I really enjoyed. After that are a few names “Creativity is a renewable resource”...
Discussion
February 7, 2012, 4:15 am
The Domains
Bob Parsons & Richard Rosenblatt Makes The Reuters/Klout Top 50 “Most Influential Execs on the Web” List
Two CEO from the domain space have been named by Klout.com one of the top 50 “Most Influential Execs on the Web” Richard Rosenblatt, the CEO of Demand Media, Inc. is listed as number 34 on the list with a Klout Score of 56. Bob Parsons, t...
Discussion
Bob Parsons & Richard Rosenblatt Makes The Reuters/Klout Top 50 “Most Influential Execs on the Web” List
Two CEO from the domain space have been named by Klout.com one of the top 50 “Most Influential Execs on the Web” Richard Rosenblatt, the CEO of Demand Media, Inc. is listed as number 34 on the list with a Klout Score of 56. Bob Parsons, t...
Discussion
February 6, 2012, 8:10 pm
The Domains
Yahoo! Tells Tsavo Media Its Owes Them $4.8 million For Sending Low Quality Traffic to Yahoo Advertisers
According to a Press Release today Cyberplex Inc. (TSX:CX), subsidiary, Tsavo Media will have to repay Yahoo! approximately $4.8 million over a reasonable time period” for sending low quality traffic to Yahoo advertisers. &ldq...
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Yahoo! Tells Tsavo Media Its Owes Them $4.8 million For Sending Low Quality Traffic to Yahoo Advertisers
According to a Press Release today Cyberplex Inc. (TSX:CX), subsidiary, Tsavo Media will have to repay Yahoo! approximately $4.8 million over a reasonable time period” for sending low quality traffic to Yahoo advertisers. &ldq...
Discussion
February 6, 2012, 1:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domains American Airlines and others bought last week
American Airlines, The Nature Conservancy, New York Life, and other end user domain buys. I tried to do last week’s end user domain sales report during DOMAINfest, but some whois servers didn’t like my mobile connection. So it’s a b...
Discussion
What domains American Airlines and others bought last week
American Airlines, The Nature Conservancy, New York Life, and other end user domain buys. I tried to do last week’s end user domain sales report during DOMAINfest, but some whois servers didn’t like my mobile connection. So it’s a b...
Discussion
February 6, 2012, 1:02 pm
Elliot's Blog
Challenge of Being a Domain Flipper
Most of my business comes from flipping domain names. I buy domain names in private or at auction, and I try to sell them at a profit as quickly as possibly. I subscribe to the churn and burn method of domain sales, aside from those names I keep for ...
Discussion
Challenge of Being a Domain Flipper
Most of my business comes from flipping domain names. I buy domain names in private or at auction, and I try to sell them at a profit as quickly as possibly. I subscribe to the churn and burn method of domain sales, aside from those names I keep for ...
Discussion
February 6, 2012, 12:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy’s BYOB: Build Your Online Business
Company plans to start promoting a different kind of BYOB. It looks like GoDaddy.com will start promoting BYOB, but it has nothing to do with beer. The company filed two trademark applications at the end of last month. The company filed application 8...
Discussion
GoDaddy’s BYOB: Build Your Online Business
Company plans to start promoting a different kind of BYOB. It looks like GoDaddy.com will start promoting BYOB, but it has nothing to do with beer. The company filed two trademark applications at the end of last month. The company filed application 8...
Discussion
February 6, 2012, 11:11 am
The Domains
USA Today: Super Bowl Commericals: Dogs Win!!!
According to the USA Today Ad Meter, the race for the Super Bowl Ad race was won by the Dogs. The top three rated ads all featured dogs. The Doritos commercial where the big Dog bribes the cat owner was the top rated rate. The Volkswagen ad where the...
Discussion
USA Today: Super Bowl Commericals: Dogs Win!!!
According to the USA Today Ad Meter, the race for the Super Bowl Ad race was won by the Dogs. The top three rated ads all featured dogs. The Doritos commercial where the big Dog bribes the cat owner was the top rated rate. The Volkswagen ad where the...
Discussion
February 6, 2012, 11:09 am
