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Was Michele.watch registered for Porn or for Watches?
Domain name registrant came up with a creative defense in UDRP. A National Arbitration Forum panel has ordered the domain name Michele.watch transferred to watchmaker Fossil Group, Inc. I’ve got to hand it to the respondent in this case. He put...
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Was Michele.watch registered for Porn or for Watches?
Domain name registrant came up with a creative defense in UDRP. A National Arbitration Forum panel has ordered the domain name Michele.watch transferred to watchmaker Fossil Group, Inc. I’ve got to hand it to the respondent in this case. He put...
Discussion
January 28, 2015, 2:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy to change controversial Super Bowl Commercial
GoDaddy won’t run controversial “Journey Home” commercial. GoDaddy’s 2015 Super Bowl commercial, which it just released this morning, won’t air on Sunday after all. GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving tweeted this afternoon: In man...
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GoDaddy to change controversial Super Bowl Commercial
GoDaddy won’t run controversial “Journey Home” commercial. GoDaddy’s 2015 Super Bowl commercial, which it just released this morning, won’t air on Sunday after all. GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving tweeted this afternoon: In man...
Discussion
January 27, 2015, 10:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy’s Super Bowl Commercial will be its most controversial yet [Watch]
Here’s proof you can have controversy without nudity. GoDaddy made a name for itself with controversial Super Bowl commercials. If you thought its move from sexy commercials to one featuring a puppy dog meant the company was shying away from co...
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GoDaddy’s Super Bowl Commercial will be its most controversial yet [Watch]
Here’s proof you can have controversy without nudity. GoDaddy made a name for itself with controversial Super Bowl commercials. If you thought its move from sexy commercials to one featuring a puppy dog meant the company was shying away from co...
Discussion
January 27, 2015, 3:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
This week’s new TLDs: .Space, Google’s .How and .RIP
5 new top level domain names will be released on Wednesday. A number of new top level domain names are being launched in general availability this week, all on Wednesday. Radix’s .Space hits registrars’ shelves at a price of about $10. It...
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This week’s new TLDs: .Space, Google’s .How and .RIP
5 new top level domain names will be released on Wednesday. A number of new top level domain names are being launched in general availability this week, all on Wednesday. Radix’s .Space hits registrars’ shelves at a price of about $10. It...
Discussion
January 27, 2015, 2:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
A look back at last month’s NameJet sales
Joseph Peterson reviews last month’s sales on NameJet. What a difference a month makes (to misquote Dinah Washington)! During November, NameJet reported only 61 domain sales over $2,000 with just 1 solitary auction up in the 5 figures; but...
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A look back at last month’s NameJet sales
Joseph Peterson reviews last month’s sales on NameJet. What a difference a month makes (to misquote Dinah Washington)! During November, NameJet reported only 61 domain sales over $2,000 with just 1 solitary auction up in the 5 figures; but...
Discussion
January 26, 2015, 7:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Photo.com — sold for over $1 million twice — saved in UDRP
Complainant makes interesting allegations in UDRP. A three person WIPO panel has handed down a decision in a UDRP for Photo.com in a case I wrote about in October. The complainant owns Foto.com, but there’s a lot more to the story than just a c...
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Photo.com — sold for over $1 million twice — saved in UDRP
Complainant makes interesting allegations in UDRP. A three person WIPO panel has handed down a decision in a UDRP for Photo.com in a case I wrote about in October. The complainant owns Foto.com, but there’s a lot more to the story than just a c...
Discussion
January 26, 2015, 5:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
New TLDs with Donuts’ Richard Tindal – DNW Podcast #017
A discussion about new top level domain names with the biggest new TLD company. Donuts Inc doesn’t sell baked goods by the dozen — it sells new domain names. But like Krispy Kreme, it sells a lot of varieties of its product. In this episo...
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New TLDs with Donuts’ Richard Tindal – DNW Podcast #017
A discussion about new top level domain names with the biggest new TLD company. Donuts Inc doesn’t sell baked goods by the dozen — it sells new domain names. But like Krispy Kreme, it sells a lot of varieties of its product. In this episo...
Discussion
January 26, 2015, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Buying Bids at Flippa: A look at marketplace integrity
Joseph Peterson explores the problem of shill bidding at Flippa. Are you paying more than you should to buy a domain name at auction? That might be the case at some online venues. Throughout 2014, it was possible to purchase fake bids and endorsement...
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Buying Bids at Flippa: A look at marketplace integrity
Joseph Peterson explores the problem of shill bidding at Flippa. Are you paying more than you should to buy a domain name at auction? That might be the case at some online venues. Throughout 2014, it was possible to purchase fake bids and endorsement...
Discussion
January 26, 2015, 3:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
New TLD company Architelos sued after threatening IP Law Firm
Architelos sent cease and desist letter to intellectual property law firm, with a predictable result. What happens when you send a cease & desist letter alleging trademark infringement to an intellectual property law firm? You get sued. That&rsqu...
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New TLD company Architelos sued after threatening IP Law Firm
Architelos sent cease and desist letter to intellectual property law firm, with a predictable result. What happens when you send a cease & desist letter alleging trademark infringement to an intellectual property law firm? You get sued. That&rsqu...
Discussion
January 23, 2015, 2:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
SelfieSticks.com sells for $29,100 and more expired domain name sales
Joseph Peterson runs down the latest expired domain name sales at NameJet. If you’re as un-with-it as uncool me, then you’ll look at the $29.1k high bid for SelfieSticks.com and say, “Huh?” Apparently, selfie sticks are r...
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SelfieSticks.com sells for $29,100 and more expired domain name sales
Joseph Peterson runs down the latest expired domain name sales at NameJet. If you’re as un-with-it as uncool me, then you’ll look at the $29.1k high bid for SelfieSticks.com and say, “Huh?” Apparently, selfie sticks are r...
Discussion
January 23, 2015, 2:12 pm
