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Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 25th
I got a funny email from Alan that basically said “Update your damn Godaddy promo codes”. I hadn’t updated them since March so he was right. So here’s a 99 cent new domain registration that worked last night SMB99F and here ar...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 25th
I got a funny email from Alan that basically said “Update your damn Godaddy promo codes”. I hadn’t updated them since March so he was right. So here’s a 99 cent new domain registration that worked last night SMB99F and here ar...
Discussion
June 25, 2013, 5:39 am
The Domains
Do We Have Our 1st New gTLD Application Trade? 4 More Applications Withdrawn
Its possible that we have our first new gTLD application trade? Top Level Domain Holdings withdrew two applications tonight one for .Review which had a prioritization number of 492 and its application for .Science which had a prioritization number of...
Discussion
Do We Have Our 1st New gTLD Application Trade? 4 More Applications Withdrawn
Its possible that we have our first new gTLD application trade? Top Level Domain Holdings withdrew two applications tonight one for .Review which had a prioritization number of 492 and its application for .Science which had a prioritization number of...
Discussion
June 24, 2013, 9:06 pm
The Domains
Demand Media Acquires Society6 For $95 Million & Lowers Revenue Guidance For 2Q
In two announcements today Demand Media (DMD) acquired Society6, an e-commerce marketplace for artwork and related merchandise for $94 Million dollars. Society6, had 2012 revenue of $15M. The purchase price will be paid $75M in cash and $...
Discussion
Demand Media Acquires Society6 For $95 Million & Lowers Revenue Guidance For 2Q
In two announcements today Demand Media (DMD) acquired Society6, an e-commerce marketplace for artwork and related merchandise for $94 Million dollars. Society6, had 2012 revenue of $15M. The purchase price will be paid $75M in cash and $...
Discussion
June 24, 2013, 5:49 pm
Elliot's Blog
Town of Pohatcong Buys Pohatcong.com
I read an interesting story on LehighValleyLive.com involving a geodomain name, and I want to share it with you. According to the article, the town of Pohatcong, New Jersey (population 3,416 in 2010) purchased the Pohatcong.com for $10,000. The selle...
Discussion
Town of Pohatcong Buys Pohatcong.com
I read an interesting story on LehighValleyLive.com involving a geodomain name, and I want to share it with you. According to the article, the town of Pohatcong, New Jersey (population 3,416 in 2010) purchased the Pohatcong.com for $10,000. The selle...
Discussion
June 24, 2013, 3:40 pm
The Domains
IBM Loses UDRP On OpenPower.org Despite TM Being 5 Years Older Than The Domain
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) just lost a UDRP in an attempted grab of the domain name OpenPower.org against White Label Energy GmbH The UDRP decision was originally published in German. Although IBM had a trademark on the term OP...
Discussion
IBM Loses UDRP On OpenPower.org Despite TM Being 5 Years Older Than The Domain
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) just lost a UDRP in an attempted grab of the domain name OpenPower.org against White Label Energy GmbH The UDRP decision was originally published in German. Although IBM had a trademark on the term OP...
Discussion
June 24, 2013, 2:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
WIPO panel (grudgingly) denies UDRP for YahClick.com and YahLive.com
Both complainant and respondent have registered trademarks, so panelist determines UDRP not appropriate mechanism to decide case. WIPO panelist Torsten Bettinger has denied (pdf) a complaint filed against the domain names YahClick.com/.net and YahLiv...
Discussion
WIPO panel (grudgingly) denies UDRP for YahClick.com and YahLive.com
Both complainant and respondent have registered trademarks, so panelist determines UDRP not appropriate mechanism to decide case. WIPO panelist Torsten Bettinger has denied (pdf) a complaint filed against the domain names YahClick.com/.net and YahLiv...
Discussion
June 24, 2013, 2:36 pm
Elliot's Blog
Sometimes You Need to Bid in an Auction You Don’t Want to Drive Up The Price
The title of this article may be provocative, but I think bidding up auctions a person has no interest in winning is a wise strategy for specific types of domain names that are similar to names they own. I am absolutely not advocating shill bidding o...
Discussion
Sometimes You Need to Bid in an Auction You Don’t Want to Drive Up The Price
The title of this article may be provocative, but I think bidding up auctions a person has no interest in winning is a wise strategy for specific types of domain names that are similar to names they own. I am absolutely not advocating shill bidding o...
Discussion
June 24, 2013, 1:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sedo updates privacy policy due to Google changes
Privacy policy explains that it may release your personal information to Google. Sedo sent a notice to its parking customers today to inform them that it has updated its privacy policy. The company has added a line to its policy that states: It may b...
Discussion
Sedo updates privacy policy due to Google changes
Privacy policy explains that it may release your personal information to Google. Sedo sent a notice to its parking customers today to inform them that it has updated its privacy policy. The company has added a line to its policy that states: It may b...
Discussion
June 24, 2013, 12:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
TLD applicants pitch new web addresses at HostingCon
Applicants prepare web hosts and resellers for the coming namespace expansion. The annual HostingCon conference took place in Austin last week, drawing a large contingent of domain name companies to the city. There was a lot of talk about new top lev...
Discussion
TLD applicants pitch new web addresses at HostingCon
Applicants prepare web hosts and resellers for the coming namespace expansion. The annual HostingCon conference took place in Austin last week, drawing a large contingent of domain name companies to the city. There was a lot of talk about new top lev...
Discussion
June 24, 2013, 11:38 am
Domain Name Wire
Another domain scam, and this one is sent via fax
Official looking notice warns you about UDRP and urges you to register a .us domain name. There are a number of scams that try to trick unsuspecting domain name owners into paying hefty prices to renew their domains or register new domains. Here&rsqu...
Discussion
Another domain scam, and this one is sent via fax
Official looking notice warns you about UDRP and urges you to register a .us domain name. There are a number of scams that try to trick unsuspecting domain name owners into paying hefty prices to renew their domains or register new domains. Here&rsqu...
Discussion
June 24, 2013, 11:05 am
