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The Domains
Afternic Sells $850K In Domains Led By One Of Ours; TheFit.com at $31K
Afternic.com just released its sales for the week ending Sunday May 29th. All reportable domain sales $1k and over totalled $841,000. The top seller of the week was one of our domain names, TheFit.com, that sold for $30,900. QIS.com was a close 2nd a...
Discussion
Afternic Sells $850K In Domains Led By One Of Ours; TheFit.com at $31K
Afternic.com just released its sales for the week ending Sunday May 29th. All reportable domain sales $1k and over totalled $841,000. The top seller of the week was one of our domain names, TheFit.com, that sold for $30,900. QIS.com was a close 2nd a...
Discussion
May 31, 2011, 5:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Hospitality Company Claims Leisure.com Infringes Its Trademarks
Company wants to trade up to better domain name through lawsuit. Leisure Hotel Corporation has filed a lawsuit against the owner of Leisure.com claiming trademark infringement, counterfeiting, false designations of origin, and cybersquatting (pdf). L...
Discussion
Hospitality Company Claims Leisure.com Infringes Its Trademarks
Company wants to trade up to better domain name through lawsuit. Leisure Hotel Corporation has filed a lawsuit against the owner of Leisure.com claiming trademark infringement, counterfeiting, false designations of origin, and cybersquatting (pdf). L...
Discussion
May 31, 2011, 4:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lawsuit Alleges Reverse Domain Name Hijacking of AirFX.com
Man files lawsuit after losing UDRP. The same attorney who successfully defended the owner of glennbeckrapedandmurderedayounggirlin1990.com has filed a reverse domain name hijacking lawsuit on behalf of the owner of AirFX.com. Marc Lurie lost a case ...
Discussion
Lawsuit Alleges Reverse Domain Name Hijacking of AirFX.com
Man files lawsuit after losing UDRP. The same attorney who successfully defended the owner of glennbeckrapedandmurderedayounggirlin1990.com has filed a reverse domain name hijacking lawsuit on behalf of the owner of AirFX.com. Marc Lurie lost a case ...
Discussion
May 31, 2011, 3:46 pm
Elliot's Blog
Thrashers.com: News Can Quickly Hurt a Domain Name’s Value
BuyDomains owns the domain name Thrashers.com, and it is currently listed for sale at $145,000. I am sure this descriptive domain name receives a pretty good amount of traffic since there is an NHL team named the Thrashers. I don’t know if the ...
Discussion
Thrashers.com: News Can Quickly Hurt a Domain Name’s Value
BuyDomains owns the domain name Thrashers.com, and it is currently listed for sale at $145,000. I am sure this descriptive domain name receives a pretty good amount of traffic since there is an NHL team named the Thrashers. I don’t know if the ...
Discussion
May 31, 2011, 1:21 pm
The Domains
My Take On The New Guidebook: ICANN Will Approve The New gTLD Program In Singapore
After reading the new gTLD Applicant Guidebook (AG) that was published today, my feeling is that ICANN will approve the program in Singapore as planned while some of the specific rules in the Guidebook may and probably will change along the way...
Discussion
My Take On The New Guidebook: ICANN Will Approve The New gTLD Program In Singapore
After reading the new gTLD Applicant Guidebook (AG) that was published today, my feeling is that ICANN will approve the program in Singapore as planned while some of the specific rules in the Guidebook may and probably will change along the way...
Discussion
May 31, 2011, 1:15 pm
The Domains
TMZ: Bravo Coming After The Owner of RealHousewivesofScottsdale.com but Other RealHousewives.com Sites Are Owned By Others
According to TMZ.com, Bravo TV wants to shut down live cam website RealHousewivesofScottsdale.com. According to TMZ, “A rep for the reality network fired off a letter on Monday to RealHousewivesofScottsdale.com — a site that boasts ...
Discussion
TMZ: Bravo Coming After The Owner of RealHousewivesofScottsdale.com but Other RealHousewives.com Sites Are Owned By Others
According to TMZ.com, Bravo TV wants to shut down live cam website RealHousewivesofScottsdale.com. According to TMZ, “A rep for the reality network fired off a letter on Monday to RealHousewivesofScottsdale.com — a site that boasts ...
Discussion
May 31, 2011, 12:18 pm
Domain Shane
Google Pays 61% of Adsense Revenue to Publishers: What Percentage Should Parking Companies Take?
On May 24th Google finally revealed what percentage of Adwords revenue they are paying to their Adsense publishers. According to their Adsense blog AdSense for content publishers, who make up the vast majority of our AdSense publishers, earn a ...
Discussion
Google Pays 61% of Adsense Revenue to Publishers: What Percentage Should Parking Companies Take?
On May 24th Google finally revealed what percentage of Adwords revenue they are paying to their Adsense publishers. According to their Adsense blog AdSense for content publishers, who make up the vast majority of our AdSense publishers, earn a ...
Discussion
May 31, 2011, 12:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN Recommends Against Revamping UDRP
ICANN staff says now is not the time to open wholesale rethink of UDRP. Echoing the sentiments of a number of UDRP providers as well as prominent UDRP defense attorneys, ICANN’s staff has recommended against having the Generic Names Supporting ...
Discussion
ICANN Recommends Against Revamping UDRP
ICANN staff says now is not the time to open wholesale rethink of UDRP. Echoing the sentiments of a number of UDRP providers as well as prominent UDRP defense attorneys, ICANN’s staff has recommended against having the Generic Names Supporting ...
Discussion
May 31, 2011, 11:48 am
Elliot's Blog
10 Reasons Why a Domain Owner Won’t Partner With You
It seems like a great idea. A domain owner has “only” parked his domain name (or has minimal development), and you have a killer idea for a website or business on that particular domain name. You reach out to the domain owner, and you eit...
Discussion
10 Reasons Why a Domain Owner Won’t Partner With You
It seems like a great idea. A domain owner has “only” parked his domain name (or has minimal development), and you have a killer idea for a website or business on that particular domain name. You reach out to the domain owner, and you eit...
Discussion
May 31, 2011, 10:49 am
Domain Name Wire
New TLD Guidebook Won’t Be Approved in Singapore
The guidebook itself won’t be done — but ICANN will approve something in June. I’ve gone through the latest version of the new top level domain name applicant guidebook and read ICANN’s explanation of what it is. I’d cal...
Discussion
New TLD Guidebook Won’t Be Approved in Singapore
The guidebook itself won’t be done — but ICANN will approve something in June. I’ve gone through the latest version of the new top level domain name applicant guidebook and read ICANN’s explanation of what it is. I’d cal...
Discussion
May 31, 2011, 10:45 am
