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UrbanHome.com Registered in 1999, Lost In UDRP To TM Registered in 2012
In what maybe the worst decisions of 2013, Urban Home of Oxnard, California was just awarded the domain name UrbanHome.com in a UDRP decision. The complainant just got its trademark in 2012. It registered the domain is operates its site at, sho...
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UrbanHome.com Registered in 1999, Lost In UDRP To TM Registered in 2012
In what maybe the worst decisions of 2013, Urban Home of Oxnard, California was just awarded the domain name UrbanHome.com in a UDRP decision. The complainant just got its trademark in 2012. It registered the domain is operates its site at, sho...
Discussion
March 4, 2013, 12:59 pm
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.Menu One Of The First New gTLD That Should Launch Goes With Namejet/Afternic
WhatBox? LLC, the applicant for the new top level domain .MENU, has selected NameJet and Afternic to operate the sunrise and landrush auctions, and offer premium name distribution for the .MENU top level domain (TLD). According to a press release we ...
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.Menu One Of The First New gTLD That Should Launch Goes With Namejet/Afternic
WhatBox? LLC, the applicant for the new top level domain .MENU, has selected NameJet and Afternic to operate the sunrise and landrush auctions, and offer premium name distribution for the .MENU top level domain (TLD). According to a press release we ...
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March 4, 2013, 8:59 am
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BankRate.com Buys CardOffers.com & Spends $34 Million On Domains & TM’s In 2012
Bankrate.com (RATE) spent almost $34 Million Dollars on Domain names and trademarks in 2012. One of the 2012 acquisitions appears to be purchased the large lead generation site, CardOffers.com sometime in October 2012. Bankrate.com applied for a trad...
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BankRate.com Buys CardOffers.com & Spends $34 Million On Domains & TM’s In 2012
Bankrate.com (RATE) spent almost $34 Million Dollars on Domain names and trademarks in 2012. One of the 2012 acquisitions appears to be purchased the large lead generation site, CardOffers.com sometime in October 2012. Bankrate.com applied for a trad...
Discussion
March 3, 2013, 9:21 am
The Domains
The Hottest Craze On Is The Harlem Shake, But Frank Schilling Knew About It Years Ago
The hottest craze in pop culture the past few weeks is the Harlem Shake which is certainly this years, Gangnam Style. If you Search YouTube for the Harlem Shake you’ll find more than 200,000 results. Although the world has just woken up to the ...
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The Hottest Craze On Is The Harlem Shake, But Frank Schilling Knew About It Years Ago
The hottest craze in pop culture the past few weeks is the Harlem Shake which is certainly this years, Gangnam Style. If you Search YouTube for the Harlem Shake you’ll find more than 200,000 results. Although the world has just woken up to the ...
Discussion
March 2, 2013, 10:24 am
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Google’s Matt Cutts: Not Alll ccTLD’s Are Created Equally In Generic Search Rankings
There is a very interesting video posted on YouTube.com from Matt Cutts of Google who is answering a question: “”We have a vanity domain (http://ran.ge) that unfortunately isn’t one of the generic TLDs, which means we can’t se...
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Google’s Matt Cutts: Not Alll ccTLD’s Are Created Equally In Generic Search Rankings
There is a very interesting video posted on YouTube.com from Matt Cutts of Google who is answering a question: “”We have a vanity domain (http://ran.ge) that unfortunately isn’t one of the generic TLDs, which means we can’t se...
Discussion
March 1, 2013, 2:41 pm
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WNP.com Saved In UDRP By The Czech Arbitration Court
The domain name WNP.com was saved in a UDRP decided by the ADR Center of the Czech Arbitration Court (CAC). The UDRP was actually filed on several domain names: wnp.com first registered on 9 June 1997 williams-partner.com first registered on 18 June ...
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WNP.com Saved In UDRP By The Czech Arbitration Court
The domain name WNP.com was saved in a UDRP decided by the ADR Center of the Czech Arbitration Court (CAC). The UDRP was actually filed on several domain names: wnp.com first registered on 9 June 1997 williams-partner.com first registered on 18 June ...
Discussion
March 1, 2013, 1:53 pm
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Pokerstars & Full Tilt Buys Altantic City Casino & Applies For License
According to Mashable.com, The Rational Group, which owns Pokerstars and Full Tilt, has filed a petition with the state gaming commission for an Interim Casio Authorization (ICA) to operate the Atlantic Club Casino Hotel in Atlantic city. &ldq...
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Pokerstars & Full Tilt Buys Altantic City Casino & Applies For License
According to Mashable.com, The Rational Group, which owns Pokerstars and Full Tilt, has filed a petition with the state gaming commission for an Interim Casio Authorization (ICA) to operate the Atlantic Club Casino Hotel in Atlantic city. &ldq...
Discussion
March 1, 2013, 9:54 am
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GoDaddy.com Aftermarket Sells 34,132 Domain Names In February
Godaddy.com sold 34,132 domain names through its auction system in February down slightly from January when it sold 35,803. February sales were led by Xe.com which sold for $37,500 Here are the top 10 sales for February as listed on Godaddy.com site ...
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GoDaddy.com Aftermarket Sells 34,132 Domain Names In February
Godaddy.com sold 34,132 domain names through its auction system in February down slightly from January when it sold 35,803. February sales were led by Xe.com which sold for $37,500 Here are the top 10 sales for February as listed on Godaddy.com site ...
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March 1, 2013, 8:56 am
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The Generic Opulence.com Hit With UDRP
The domain name Opulence.com has been hit with a UDRP. With almost 8,000,000 references in Google opulence is a dictionary word that has been registered since at least 2000 according to Domaintools.com The domain name was owned until recently by ...
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The Generic Opulence.com Hit With UDRP
The domain name Opulence.com has been hit with a UDRP. With almost 8,000,000 references in Google opulence is a dictionary word that has been registered since at least 2000 according to Domaintools.com The domain name was owned until recently by ...
Discussion
February 28, 2013, 6:06 pm
The Domains
CEO Of Marchex: We Don’t Believe The New TLDs Are A Significant Factor In Value of .Com’s
In the Marchex (MCHX) earnings call today a question was asked about how the new gTLD’s will effect .com’s values specifically those domains held by Marchex. and how the continued movement of consumers to smart phones will also effect the...
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CEO Of Marchex: We Don’t Believe The New TLDs Are A Significant Factor In Value of .Com’s
In the Marchex (MCHX) earnings call today a question was asked about how the new gTLD’s will effect .com’s values specifically those domains held by Marchex. and how the continued movement of consumers to smart phones will also effect the...
Discussion
February 27, 2013, 8:47 pm
