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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
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, 8:59 am
The Domains
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...
Discussion
January 15, 2013, 7:03 pm
The Domains
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...
Discussion
January 15, 2013, 4:42 pm
The Domains
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...
Discussion
January 15, 2013, 3:18 pm
The Domains
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...
Discussion
January 15, 2013, 11:35 am
The Domains
Shares Of Tucows Are Up Over 20% In Five Days
Shares of Tucows, Inc. (TCX) are on a tear. Shares are currently trading at $1.82 up from $1.55 of just Friday. So shares are up $.27 in the last three days of trading . Tucows.com concluded it dutch tender offer at $1.5o on January 10, 2012 ju...
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Shares Of Tucows Are Up Over 20% In Five Days
Shares of Tucows, Inc. (TCX) are on a tear. Shares are currently trading at $1.82 up from $1.55 of just Friday. So shares are up $.27 in the last three days of trading . Tucows.com concluded it dutch tender offer at $1.5o on January 10, 2012 ju...
Discussion
January 15, 2013, 11:30 am
The Domains
UDRP: Texaco Gets Control Of Texaco.net; Google Gets GoogleMap.com
Quite a few UDRP rulings out this morning in favor of large public companies and some huge brands. The better question to ask is how did these domain not get registered by the companies in the first place and how secondly what took the companies so l...
Discussion
UDRP: Texaco Gets Control Of Texaco.net; Google Gets GoogleMap.com
Quite a few UDRP rulings out this morning in favor of large public companies and some huge brands. The better question to ask is how did these domain not get registered by the companies in the first place and how secondly what took the companies so l...
Discussion
January 15, 2013, 8:02 am
The Domains
Forbes: Spend a Few Thousand Dollars On A Domain, Not A Fortune
Forbes.com just published a piece entitled “Get A Domain Name Without Bankrupting Your Startup” which basically tells its readers its Ok to spend a few thousand of dollars on a domain but there isn’t a need to spend a fortune buying...
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Forbes: Spend a Few Thousand Dollars On A Domain, Not A Fortune
Forbes.com just published a piece entitled “Get A Domain Name Without Bankrupting Your Startup” which basically tells its readers its Ok to spend a few thousand of dollars on a domain but there isn’t a need to spend a fortune buying...
Discussion
January 14, 2013, 6:23 pm
The Domains
DotGreen Suggests How ICANN Should Use Funds From Contention Auctions
In a letter sent to ICANN by Annalisa Roger the Founder and CEO of DotGreen Community which has applied for the .GREEN TLD, suggested that ICANN use the proceeds of an auction of a contention string to go back to the “communities...
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DotGreen Suggests How ICANN Should Use Funds From Contention Auctions
In a letter sent to ICANN by Annalisa Roger the Founder and CEO of DotGreen Community which has applied for the .GREEN TLD, suggested that ICANN use the proceeds of an auction of a contention string to go back to the “communities...
Discussion
January 14, 2013, 6:03 pm
The Domains
Thanks To The TM Lobby Even The Tiny Island Of Vanuatu (.Vu) Is Worried About Cybersquatters
I just read a story about the tiny pacific island nation of Vanuatu which is discussing what shall become of its Top Level Domain name (ccTLD) .vu It was pretty shocking to me how the trademark lobby message of “cybersqautting” has reache...
Discussion
Thanks To The TM Lobby Even The Tiny Island Of Vanuatu (.Vu) Is Worried About Cybersquatters
I just read a story about the tiny pacific island nation of Vanuatu which is discussing what shall become of its Top Level Domain name (ccTLD) .vu It was pretty shocking to me how the trademark lobby message of “cybersqautting” has reache...
Discussion
January 14, 2013, 3:55 pm
