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The Domains
Vertical Axis Beats Back A UDRP On “A Misspelling of a Common Dictionary Word” Detur.com: By A 2-1 Decision
Vertical Axis Inc represented by Ari Goldberger, beat back a UDRP on the domain name Detur.com, which was described by the panel as being “A Misspelling of a Common Dictionary Word.” The domain was parked and available for sale. The Compl...
Discussion
Vertical Axis Beats Back A UDRP On “A Misspelling of a Common Dictionary Word” Detur.com: By A 2-1 Decision
Vertical Axis Inc represented by Ari Goldberger, beat back a UDRP on the domain name Detur.com, which was described by the panel as being “A Misspelling of a Common Dictionary Word.” The domain was parked and available for sale. The Compl...
Discussion
August 2, 2012, 9:54 am
Domain Shane
Thursday’s Big List of Names at Auction or Dropping Around the Net 8-2-12
I used to think the trading world was full of favoritism and money hungry people but ICANN is unbelievable. There really needs to be some kind of financial investigation and a panel set up to oversee their actions. Over the last few month...
Discussion
Thursday’s Big List of Names at Auction or Dropping Around the Net 8-2-12
I used to think the trading world was full of favoritism and money hungry people but ICANN is unbelievable. There really needs to be some kind of financial investigation and a panel set up to oversee their actions. Over the last few month...
Discussion
August 2, 2012, 6:40 am
The Domains
How Can ICANN “Meter” The Roll out Of New gTLD’s When It Couldn’t Decide Which Applications To Process 1st
ICANN in announcing that it would process all new gTLD applications in one batch, did so after abandoning its Digital Archery service which was its last attempt to figure out which applications to process first. Quite a while ago ICANN rejected a fir...
Discussion
How Can ICANN “Meter” The Roll out Of New gTLD’s When It Couldn’t Decide Which Applications To Process 1st
ICANN in announcing that it would process all new gTLD applications in one batch, did so after abandoning its Digital Archery service which was its last attempt to figure out which applications to process first. Quite a while ago ICANN rejected a fir...
Discussion
August 1, 2012, 8:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Demand Media and Donuts respond to lawyer’s accusations about TLD eligibility
Companies respond to allegations about their eligibility to run top level domain names. This morning I (and a handful of other bloggers) received a copy of a letter written by McCarter & English partner Jeffrey Stoler calling into question Demand...
Discussion
Demand Media and Donuts respond to lawyer’s accusations about TLD eligibility
Companies respond to allegations about their eligibility to run top level domain names. This morning I (and a handful of other bloggers) received a copy of a letter written by McCarter & English partner Jeffrey Stoler calling into question Demand...
Discussion
August 1, 2012, 4:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
One person submits 467 comments on new top level domain applications
That’s a whole lot of work. If you visit the new top level domain comments site today, you’re going to be doing quite a big of pagination before you see any unique comments. That’s because one person — a trademark manager at S...
Discussion
One person submits 467 comments on new top level domain applications
That’s a whole lot of work. If you visit the new top level domain comments site today, you’re going to be doing quite a big of pagination before you see any unique comments. That’s because one person — a trademark manager at S...
Discussion
August 1, 2012, 3:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user sales report and a warning to TED
End user domain purchases from the past week. Before we jump in with this week’s end user sales report, I have a warning for the famous TED conferences: be careful with your new domain. TED bought xNetwork.org for $1,788. I’m not sure wha...
Discussion
End user sales report and a warning to TED
End user domain purchases from the past week. Before we jump in with this week’s end user sales report, I have a warning for the famous TED conferences: be careful with your new domain. TED bought xNetwork.org for $1,788. I’m not sure wha...
Discussion
August 1, 2012, 11:42 am
The Domains
SIX Group AG Files UDRP On Six.com
A UDRP on the Generic domain name Six.com has just been filed. The domain is owned by Xedoc Holding SA, of Luxembourg. The domain name forwards to an adult site, sexvideo.com …
Discussion
SIX Group AG Files UDRP On Six.com
A UDRP on the Generic domain name Six.com has just been filed. The domain is owned by Xedoc Holding SA, of Luxembourg. The domain name forwards to an adult site, sexvideo.com …
Discussion
August 1, 2012, 10:55 am
Elliot's Blog
Video: Michele Neylon Shows The Difficulty in Submitting gTLD Comments
I want to share a video with you that was posted by Michele Neylon, CEO of Blacknight, a domain registrar and hosting company. In the video, Michele walks people through the process of posting a comment on ICANN’s gTLD website for the the gTLD ...
Discussion
Video: Michele Neylon Shows The Difficulty in Submitting gTLD Comments
I want to share a video with you that was posted by Michele Neylon, CEO of Blacknight, a domain registrar and hosting company. In the video, Michele walks people through the process of posting a comment on ICANN’s gTLD website for the the gTLD ...
Discussion
August 1, 2012, 10:15 am
Elliot's Blog
New Feature: Best New Brokerage Listings
There are a number of people and companies that read my blog who buy high value domain names. Brokerage listings are a good source for these companies to find domain names to purchase, and new listings often provide the best opportunity. I am going t...
Discussion
New Feature: Best New Brokerage Listings
There are a number of people and companies that read my blog who buy high value domain names. Brokerage listings are a good source for these companies to find domain names to purchase, and new listings often provide the best opportunity. I am going t...
Discussion
August 1, 2012, 8:58 am
Domain Shane
Wednesday’s Big List of Names at Auction or Dropping Around the Net 8-1-12
Today starts a new month. I will say that July was rough in the nursery world, pretty darn good in the domaining world. We had record heat and record dry. All time records. Not much incentive to buy plants. The only positive is so many things are dyi...
Discussion
Wednesday’s Big List of Names at Auction or Dropping Around the Net 8-1-12
Today starts a new month. I will say that July was rough in the nursery world, pretty darn good in the domaining world. We had record heat and record dry. All time records. Not much incentive to buy plants. The only positive is so many things are dyi...
Discussion
August 1, 2012, 6:40 am
