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The Domains
1st New gTLD’s Could Be Delegated As Soon As Aug 28th w/ Sunrise Ending Oct 27th
As part of its Webinar today ICANN laid out a “best case scenario” for when the first new gTLD’s might roll out. According to a time line laid out by ICANN the first new gTLD could be delegated to the root by as early as Augus...
Discussion
1st New gTLD’s Could Be Delegated As Soon As Aug 28th w/ Sunrise Ending Oct 27th
As part of its Webinar today ICANN laid out a “best case scenario” for when the first new gTLD’s might roll out. According to a time line laid out by ICANN the first new gTLD could be delegated to the root by as early as Augus...
Discussion
June 5, 2013, 1:09 pm
Elliot's Blog
Can CrunchBase Help You Find a Buyer for Your Domain Name?
I’ll start this post off with a caveat. I have a couple of CrunchBase listings for my companies, and I hate it when I receive the exact same email from people who are using CrunchBase to send out emails that are not even remotely of interest to...
Discussion
Can CrunchBase Help You Find a Buyer for Your Domain Name?
I’ll start this post off with a caveat. I have a couple of CrunchBase listings for my companies, and I hate it when I receive the exact same email from people who are using CrunchBase to send out emails that are not even remotely of interest to...
Discussion
June 5, 2013, 1:04 pm
Elliot's Blog
Ghost Domain Capital Fund Launched
I read a press release in the Wall Street Journal announcing the launch of a venture capital fund called the Ghost Domain Capital Fund. The business “invests in ‘category killer’ Internet domains that are mostly oriented toward B2B ...
Discussion
Ghost Domain Capital Fund Launched
I read a press release in the Wall Street Journal announcing the launch of a venture capital fund called the Ghost Domain Capital Fund. The business “invests in ‘category killer’ Internet domains that are mostly oriented toward B2B ...
Discussion
June 5, 2013, 12:41 pm
The Domains
ICANN New gTLD Applications To Start In October
ICANN intends to have the first round of its Last Resort auction starting in October for those Contention sets which DO NOT include community applications. Auction are also not expected for string that have outstanding objections. Much more informati...
Discussion
ICANN New gTLD Applications To Start In October
ICANN intends to have the first round of its Last Resort auction starting in October for those Contention sets which DO NOT include community applications. Auction are also not expected for string that have outstanding objections. Much more informati...
Discussion
June 5, 2013, 12:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
A subtle (yet big) change in GoDaddy’s ads
Verisign paying to include .com in GoDaddy ad. I was watching the Cardinals game last night when I noticed ads for GoDaddy.com behind the batter. This is nothing new. GoDaddy frequently advertises on baseball broadcasts. But something about the ad lo...
Discussion
A subtle (yet big) change in GoDaddy’s ads
Verisign paying to include .com in GoDaddy ad. I was watching the Cardinals game last night when I noticed ads for GoDaddy.com behind the batter. This is nothing new. GoDaddy frequently advertises on baseball broadcasts. But something about the ad lo...
Discussion
June 5, 2013, 11:29 am
The Domains
TechCrunch Covers Twitch.Tv Which Gets 35 Million Viewers a Month
TechCrunch.com covered the “E-sports streaming startup Twitch.TV this morning. The site according to TechCrunch “has already seen massive growth in its audience since launching to the public just about two years ago and gets “more t...
Discussion
TechCrunch Covers Twitch.Tv Which Gets 35 Million Viewers a Month
TechCrunch.com covered the “E-sports streaming startup Twitch.TV this morning. The site according to TechCrunch “has already seen massive growth in its audience since launching to the public just about two years ago and gets “more t...
Discussion
June 5, 2013, 10:59 am
Domain Name Wire
Scammy survey site beats Tumblr in domain dispute
Lawyers don’t provide enough evidence to convince panel that domain was registered in bad faith. Tumblr, the company that Yahoo is acquiring for $1.1 billion, has lost a cybersquatting claim for the domain name tublr.com. In its complaint filed...
Discussion
Scammy survey site beats Tumblr in domain dispute
Lawyers don’t provide enough evidence to convince panel that domain was registered in bad faith. Tumblr, the company that Yahoo is acquiring for $1.1 billion, has lost a cybersquatting claim for the domain name tublr.com. In its complaint filed...
Discussion
June 5, 2013, 10:05 am
The Domains
indura.com Acquired In a NameJet Auction Saved in UDRP
Jakri ApS of Vildbjerg, Denmark just lost a UDRP decision on the domain name indura.com which was owned by Sanela Jankovic of Copenhagen who represented himself in the proceeding. The domain was acquired through a NameJet.com auction in just February...
Discussion
indura.com Acquired In a NameJet Auction Saved in UDRP
Jakri ApS of Vildbjerg, Denmark just lost a UDRP decision on the domain name indura.com which was owned by Sanela Jankovic of Copenhagen who represented himself in the proceeding. The domain was acquired through a NameJet.com auction in just February...
Discussion
June 5, 2013, 9:53 am
Domain Name Wire
Irony alert: Trademark company loses cybersquatting claim on TrademarkDirect.com.au
“UK’s Leading Trade Mark Service” loses cybersquatting complaint. Oh, it’s delicious. Trade Mark Direct Ltd of London has lost a cybersquatting complaint filed under the .au Dispute Resolution Policy for the domain name Tradem...
Discussion
Irony alert: Trademark company loses cybersquatting claim on TrademarkDirect.com.au
“UK’s Leading Trade Mark Service” loses cybersquatting complaint. Oh, it’s delicious. Trade Mark Direct Ltd of London has lost a cybersquatting complaint filed under the .au Dispute Resolution Policy for the domain name Tradem...
Discussion
June 5, 2013, 9:47 am
The Domains
Gucci Wins UDRP on 165 Domain Names
Gucci this morning Won a UDRP seeking 165 domain names which all contain the famous trademark. The complaint was filed by the formal name of the company that owns the trademark to the Gucci brand, Guccio Gucci S.p.A. Many of these domains make ...
Discussion
Gucci Wins UDRP on 165 Domain Names
Gucci this morning Won a UDRP seeking 165 domain names which all contain the famous trademark. The complaint was filed by the formal name of the company that owns the trademark to the Gucci brand, Guccio Gucci S.p.A. Many of these domains make ...
Discussion
June 5, 2013, 9:45 am
