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The Domains
Marchex & Berryhill Beat Back UDRP on Phones4u.com
Marchex represented by John Berryhill, Ph.d., Esq beat back a UDRP challage on the domain name phones4u.com. The Complainants were two companies Phones4U Limited and Mobileserv Limited of Staffordshire UK. Here are the r...
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Marchex & Berryhill Beat Back UDRP on Phones4u.com
Marchex represented by John Berryhill, Ph.d., Esq beat back a UDRP challage on the domain name phones4u.com. The Complainants were two companies Phones4U Limited and Mobileserv Limited of Staffordshire UK. Here are the r...
Discussion
January 18, 2012, 11:00 am
Domain Name Wire
$85k of your $185k new gTLD app goes to phantom costs
What should happen to the extra $85,000? When you write that check for $185,000 for your new top level domain application, $85,000 of it is going to rather interesting uses. $60,000 of it will go to a reserve fund for “risk costs”. In oth...
Discussion
$85k of your $185k new gTLD app goes to phantom costs
What should happen to the extra $85,000? When you write that check for $185,000 for your new top level domain application, $85,000 of it is going to rather interesting uses. $60,000 of it will go to a reserve fund for “risk costs”. In oth...
Discussion
January 18, 2012, 10:45 am
Elliot's Blog
Nice MLK Tribute from Frank Schilling
On Monday in the United States, it was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (MLK Day), a federal holiday that honors the slain Civil Rights leader. When you search Google for “Martin Luther King, Jr,” The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Non...
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Nice MLK Tribute from Frank Schilling
On Monday in the United States, it was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (MLK Day), a federal holiday that honors the slain Civil Rights leader. When you search Google for “Martin Luther King, Jr,” The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Non...
Discussion
January 18, 2012, 9:45 am
The Domains
Meebo Founder: Apps Will Be Dead In 3-5 Years
There are many who think that Apps will kill domains. Stories have been written on the topic, Sessions at domain name conferences have been dedicated to the subject and we have written about it on TheDomains.com as well.&hellip...
Discussion
Meebo Founder: Apps Will Be Dead In 3-5 Years
There are many who think that Apps will kill domains. Stories have been written on the topic, Sessions at domain name conferences have been dedicated to the subject and we have written about it on TheDomains.com as well.&hellip...
Discussion
January 18, 2012, 8:18 am
Domain Shane
Wednesday’s Big List of Domains at Auction and Dropping Around the World 1/18/12
I was talking to a guy the other day about investments and I came up with a simple portfolio for him within 5 seconds. Apple, Ford, Exxon, Energy Transfer Partners, and Apple again. It’s a portfolio that in my opinion will treat you...
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Wednesday’s Big List of Domains at Auction and Dropping Around the World 1/18/12
I was talking to a guy the other day about investments and I came up with a simple portfolio for him within 5 seconds. Apple, Ford, Exxon, Energy Transfer Partners, and Apple again. It’s a portfolio that in my opinion will treat you...
Discussion
January 18, 2012, 3:00 am
Domain Name Wire
Insurance company claims rights to AutoOwner.com and others
Insurance company says it should get AutoOwner.com. Is it generic? Auto-Owners Insurance has filed UDRP cases against the owners of four domain names that it thinks infringe its intellectual property rights, including AutoOwner.com. The insurance com...
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Insurance company claims rights to AutoOwner.com and others
Insurance company says it should get AutoOwner.com. Is it generic? Auto-Owners Insurance has filed UDRP cases against the owners of four domain names that it thinks infringe its intellectual property rights, including AutoOwner.com. The insurance com...
Discussion
January 17, 2012, 10:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Justin.tv wins argument over Twitch.tv copycat
Arbitration panel find in favor of Justin.tv over video game site. The creators of Justin.tv launched Twitch.tv last June as a topic-specific video site about video games. The site quickly ballooned, snagging 8 million unique users by July. It didn&r...
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Justin.tv wins argument over Twitch.tv copycat
Arbitration panel find in favor of Justin.tv over video game site. The creators of Justin.tv launched Twitch.tv last June as a topic-specific video site about video games. The site quickly ballooned, snagging 8 million unique users by July. It didn&r...
Discussion
January 17, 2012, 9:41 pm
The Domains
Afternic.com Sells $1.2 Million In Domains
Afternic.com sold $1.2 Million in domain names this week. The reportable sales for the week were led by Local360.com for $51K .com Sales Local360.com $51,000.00 dopo.com $10,000.00 fleetworks.com &nbs...
Discussion
Afternic.com Sells $1.2 Million In Domains
Afternic.com sold $1.2 Million in domain names this week. The reportable sales for the week were led by Local360.com for $51K .com Sales Local360.com $51,000.00 dopo.com $10,000.00 fleetworks.com &nbs...
Discussion
January 17, 2012, 7:16 pm
Domain Shane
Forty Percent of Sedo’s Weekly Sales Were Buy It Now: This Week’s Total $1.5 Million
A hack, gold, and a three letter dot com led this week’s list for a total of $1.5 million dollars worth of domain sales. The gorilla in the room is the 40% of sales at BIN. It’s hard to deny that instant purchases are appealin...
Discussion
Forty Percent of Sedo’s Weekly Sales Were Buy It Now: This Week’s Total $1.5 Million
A hack, gold, and a three letter dot com led this week’s list for a total of $1.5 million dollars worth of domain sales. The gorilla in the room is the 40% of sales at BIN. It’s hard to deny that instant purchases are appealin...
Discussion
January 17, 2012, 6:13 pm
Elliot's Blog
Afternic: $1.2 Million in Sales
Afternic just released its weekly sales report, and the company closed $1,210,999 in domain sales, including private and publicly reported sales. Local360.com sold for $51,000 last week to a company called 360 Local Inc. Dopo.com was the next highest...
Discussion
Afternic: $1.2 Million in Sales
Afternic just released its weekly sales report, and the company closed $1,210,999 in domain sales, including private and publicly reported sales. Local360.com sold for $51,000 last week to a company called 360 Local Inc. Dopo.com was the next highest...
Discussion
January 17, 2012, 6:09 pm
