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Your Not Going To Believe This One: Buy.com To Change Its Name to Rakuten.com
On Jan. 31 Buy.com is changing its name to Rakuten.com No its not April’s fools day. In May 2010 a Japanese company Rakuten bought Buy.com for $250 million. Now that company wants to rebrand buy.com internationally as Rakut...
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Your Not Going To Believe This One: Buy.com To Change Its Name to Rakuten.com
On Jan. 31 Buy.com is changing its name to Rakuten.com No its not April’s fools day. In May 2010 a Japanese company Rakuten bought Buy.com for $250 million. Now that company wants to rebrand buy.com internationally as Rakut...
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January 17, 2013, 10:32 am
The Domains
ICANN Files Memorandum In Support Of Dismissing Suit Over .Web
ICANN filed this memorandum in support (pdf) of its motion to dismiss over lawsuit that IMAGE ONLINE DESIGN, INC a previously applicant for .Web filed against ICANN last year. Here are the highlights of the ICANN filing: In 2000, IOD ...
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ICANN Files Memorandum In Support Of Dismissing Suit Over .Web
ICANN filed this memorandum in support (pdf) of its motion to dismiss over lawsuit that IMAGE ONLINE DESIGN, INC a previously applicant for .Web filed against ICANN last year. Here are the highlights of the ICANN filing: In 2000, IOD ...
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January 17, 2013, 9:42 am
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Godaddy Goes Brick & Mortar Teaming Up With Office Max
Go Daddy has teamed up with Office Max to Provide Exclusive Website Service Bundles for Small Business Customers Marking the first time websites and domain names Are delivered through a tradtional brick & Mortar retail channel. According to a pre...
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Godaddy Goes Brick & Mortar Teaming Up With Office Max
Go Daddy has teamed up with Office Max to Provide Exclusive Website Service Bundles for Small Business Customers Marking the first time websites and domain names Are delivered through a tradtional brick & Mortar retail channel. According to a pre...
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January 17, 2013, 9:07 am
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Insurance Company W/ 30 Billion In Policies Loses UDRP For MidlandInsurace.com
Midland National Life Insurance Company brought this URDP on the domain name midlandinsurance.com which was owned by ItemWire / Edwin Sherman (and represented by Zak Muscovitch of The Muscovitch Law Firm. Its a pretty interesting case which seemed to...
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Insurance Company W/ 30 Billion In Policies Loses UDRP For MidlandInsurace.com
Midland National Life Insurance Company brought this URDP on the domain name midlandinsurance.com which was owned by ItemWire / Edwin Sherman (and represented by Zak Muscovitch of The Muscovitch Law Firm. Its a pretty interesting case which seemed to...
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January 17, 2013, 8:54 am
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Sean Sullivan Rolls Out Monetization Solutions For: Auto insurance, Mortgage and Incorporation On BankAds.com
According to his Facebook page Sean Sullivan has rolled out a domain monetization solution for auto insurance, mortgage and incorporation services at BankAds.com Here is what Sean had to say on Facebook: “”Domain Investors & Web Publi...
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Sean Sullivan Rolls Out Monetization Solutions For: Auto insurance, Mortgage and Incorporation On BankAds.com
According to his Facebook page Sean Sullivan has rolled out a domain monetization solution for auto insurance, mortgage and incorporation services at BankAds.com Here is what Sean had to say on Facebook: “”Domain Investors & Web Publi...
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January 16, 2013, 5:49 pm
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Another UDRP “Win”: TM Holder Failed To Register The Domain Of It New Product: xboxfitness.com
A couple of days ago we wrote about several UDRP decisions all involving famous trademarks and or common typo’s of them and I blamed the trademark holder for the problem. Today comes another UDRP decision that points out what I was talking abou...
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Another UDRP “Win”: TM Holder Failed To Register The Domain Of It New Product: xboxfitness.com
A couple of days ago we wrote about several UDRP decisions all involving famous trademarks and or common typo’s of them and I blamed the trademark holder for the problem. Today comes another UDRP decision that points out what I was talking abou...
Discussion
January 16, 2013, 9:59 am
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Alexander Schubert Of .Gay “The Only Good Domainer Is A Dead Domainer”
If you have attended any TRAFFIC conferences or Domainfest conferences you have probably have run into Alexander Schubert who was a self admitted domainer from 1997-2004. Alexander was o...
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Alexander Schubert Of .Gay “The Only Good Domainer Is A Dead Domainer”
If you have attended any TRAFFIC conferences or Domainfest conferences you have probably have run into Alexander Schubert who was a self admitted domainer from 1997-2004. Alexander was o...
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January 15, 2013, 8:03 pm
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Afternic.com Sales Total $970K
Afternic.com just reported its sales for the week of 1/7/12 – 1/13/13. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $ 967,502. My favorite of the week is TuitionPaymentPlan.com which sold for $5...
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Afternic.com Sales Total $970K
Afternic.com just reported its sales for the week of 1/7/12 – 1/13/13. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $ 967,502. My favorite of the week is TuitionPaymentPlan.com which sold for $5...
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January 15, 2013, 5:42 pm
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Sedo Transactions Total $1.8 Million Led By Wolfgangs.com at $50K
Sedo.com just issued its weekly report and in all 1,055 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling over $1.78m. Over 46% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: &middo...
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Sedo Transactions Total $1.8 Million Led By Wolfgangs.com at $50K
Sedo.com just issued its weekly report and in all 1,055 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling over $1.78m. Over 46% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: &middo...
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January 15, 2013, 4:18 pm
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Godaddy.com Girl Danica Patrick Is Back On the Market As She Files For Divorce
The public face of Godaddy.com, Sprint Cup Series driver Danica Patrick has cited an “irretrievably broken” marriage as the cause for her filing for divorce with Paul Hospenthal. Patrick filed for divorce on Jan. 3 in the Superior C...
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Godaddy.com Girl Danica Patrick Is Back On the Market As She Files For Divorce
The public face of Godaddy.com, Sprint Cup Series driver Danica Patrick has cited an “irretrievably broken” marriage as the cause for her filing for divorce with Paul Hospenthal. Patrick filed for divorce on Jan. 3 in the Superior C...
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January 15, 2013, 12:35 pm
