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Domain Name Wire
Here are the missing Amazon and .Pets new TLD documents
Domain Name Wire data recovery services to the rescue. This morning I read Amazon.com’s spirited response to the Governmental Advisory Committee’s advice to kill .amazon. This afternoon, shortly after Top Level Domain Holdings CEO Antony ...
Discussion
Here are the missing Amazon and .Pets new TLD documents
Domain Name Wire data recovery services to the rescue. This morning I read Amazon.com’s spirited response to the Governmental Advisory Committee’s advice to kill .amazon. This afternoon, shortly after Top Level Domain Holdings CEO Antony ...
Discussion
August 29, 2013, 9:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
6 of top 20 websites vulnerable to attack that took down NYTimes.com
Amazon.com and Pinterest among those sites more vulnerable to unauthorized nameserver changes. Yesterday I wrote about how NYTimes.com could have avoided its nameserver hijacking on Tuesday had it paid about $50 a month for a service called Registry ...
Discussion
6 of top 20 websites vulnerable to attack that took down NYTimes.com
Amazon.com and Pinterest among those sites more vulnerable to unauthorized nameserver changes. Yesterday I wrote about how NYTimes.com could have avoided its nameserver hijacking on Tuesday had it paid about $50 a month for a service called Registry ...
Discussion
August 29, 2013, 5:05 pm
Elliot's Blog
Mike Berkens Lists Internet.biz on Flippa
If you watch the Portfolio Review video on Domain Sherpa today, you probably noticed that Mike Berkens mentioned that his company owns Internet.biz. Worldwide Media was the original registrant of Internet.biz, having registered / acquired i...
Discussion
Mike Berkens Lists Internet.biz on Flippa
If you watch the Portfolio Review video on Domain Sherpa today, you probably noticed that Mike Berkens mentioned that his company owns Internet.biz. Worldwide Media was the original registrant of Internet.biz, having registered / acquired i...
Discussion
August 29, 2013, 4:47 pm
The Domains
Vertical Axis Beats Back UDRP On Generic Parajumpers.com By Owner Of Parajumpers.it
PJS International SA of Luxembourg just lost its bid to grab the generic domain name Parajumpers.com which is owned by Vertical Axis who was represented by Esquire.com The three member panel failed to find Reverse Domain Name Hijacking although the d...
Discussion
Vertical Axis Beats Back UDRP On Generic Parajumpers.com By Owner Of Parajumpers.it
PJS International SA of Luxembourg just lost its bid to grab the generic domain name Parajumpers.com which is owned by Vertical Axis who was represented by Esquire.com The three member panel failed to find Reverse Domain Name Hijacking although the d...
Discussion
August 29, 2013, 3:23 pm
The Domains
Chanel & Adidas/Reebok File More Federal Cybersquatting Lawsuits
Both Chanel and Adidas/Rebook filed federal lawsuits today over domain names. These are separate suits to the suits Chanel and Adidas filed last week. Both suits as the one’s filed last week, were filed in the Florida Southern District Court. H...
Discussion
Chanel & Adidas/Reebok File More Federal Cybersquatting Lawsuits
Both Chanel and Adidas/Rebook filed federal lawsuits today over domain names. These are separate suits to the suits Chanel and Adidas filed last week. Both suits as the one’s filed last week, were filed in the Florida Southern District Court. H...
Discussion
August 29, 2013, 2:27 pm
Elliot's Blog
Don’t Regret The Deals You Make (or Don’t Make)
A week ago, Rick Schwartz posted an interesting article regarding Google’s announcement about the launch of Helpouts and its acquisition of the Helpout.com and Helpouts.com domain names. Rick linked to an old DNForum post from 5 years ago where...
Discussion
Don’t Regret The Deals You Make (or Don’t Make)
A week ago, Rick Schwartz posted an interesting article regarding Google’s announcement about the launch of Helpouts and its acquisition of the Helpout.com and Helpouts.com domain names. Rick linked to an old DNForum post from 5 years ago where...
Discussion
August 29, 2013, 12:54 pm
The Domains
The NewYorker Mag Covers New gTLDs: “The Great Internet Land Grab” & Calls Mr. Schilling A Squatter
The New Yorker Magazine just did a cover story on the new gTLD program entitled “The Great Internet Land Grab” “Suddenly reorganizing the way we navigate the web with new strings like .guru, .club, or .google might seem ...
Discussion
The NewYorker Mag Covers New gTLDs: “The Great Internet Land Grab” & Calls Mr. Schilling A Squatter
The New Yorker Magazine just did a cover story on the new gTLD program entitled “The Great Internet Land Grab” “Suddenly reorganizing the way we navigate the web with new strings like .guru, .club, or .google might seem ...
Discussion
August 29, 2013, 12:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
What is this new domain name scam?
I think I know, but feel free to dig in some more. I just received a scam phone call and I’m trying to figure out what the perpetrator’s goal is. I have an idea, but I figure some readers might know more. The caller said he was with &ldqu...
Discussion
What is this new domain name scam?
I think I know, but feel free to dig in some more. I just received a scam phone call and I’m trying to figure out what the perpetrator’s goal is. I have an idea, but I figure some readers might know more. The caller said he was with &ldqu...
Discussion
August 29, 2013, 12:37 pm
The Domains
Archeo (Marchex) Puts Up Over $7,400,000 (Estibot Value) Of Domains In Auction At SnapNames
Archo the company that Marchex is hoping to spin off into a separate public company is holding an auction of 71 domain names that have an appraised Estibot value of over $7.4 Million dollars. The auction which is currently ongoing closes on September...
Discussion
Archeo (Marchex) Puts Up Over $7,400,000 (Estibot Value) Of Domains In Auction At SnapNames
Archo the company that Marchex is hoping to spin off into a separate public company is holding an auction of 71 domain names that have an appraised Estibot value of over $7.4 Million dollars. The auction which is currently ongoing closes on September...
Discussion
August 29, 2013, 12:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
Analyzing new TLD string objection panelists
A breakdown of panelists’ decisions and what went wrong. I’ve called String Confusion Objections a clusterf@ck based on seemingly conflicting opinions by different panelists. It’s clear that which panelist is assigned to a case has ...
Discussion
Analyzing new TLD string objection panelists
A breakdown of panelists’ decisions and what went wrong. I’ve called String Confusion Objections a clusterf@ck based on seemingly conflicting opinions by different panelists. It’s clear that which panelist is assigned to a case has ...
Discussion
August 29, 2013, 11:12 am
