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2011 Domain Dunce award: elephant hunting and domain names
Elephant hunting and viral internet causes. Let’s keep our Domain Dunce awards going with Bob Parsons’ elephant shooting video and the aftermath. In March, GoDaddy founder Bob Parsons posted a video of him shooting a “problem elepha...
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2011 Domain Dunce award: elephant hunting and domain names
Elephant hunting and viral internet causes. Let’s keep our Domain Dunce awards going with Bob Parsons’ elephant shooting video and the aftermath. In March, GoDaddy founder Bob Parsons posted a video of him shooting a “problem elepha...
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January 2, 2012, 12:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
First two .xxx UDRP disputes filed
First of many .xxx UDRP cases filed. The first two uniform domain name dispute resolution (UDRP) cases for .xxx domain names have been filed. As with any new TLD launch, you can expect many more in the months to come. The honors for the first case go...
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First two .xxx UDRP disputes filed
First of many .xxx UDRP cases filed. The first two uniform domain name dispute resolution (UDRP) cases for .xxx domain names have been filed. As with any new TLD launch, you can expect many more in the months to come. The honors for the first case go...
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January 1, 2012, 10:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Monte Cahn gets a court victory as judge denies summary judgment
Oversee.net’s motion for summary judgment is denied. The court presiding over Monte Cahn vs. Oversee.net has given a victory to the former Moniker CEO in its final act of 2011. The court denied (pdf) Oversee.net’s motion for summary judgm...
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Monte Cahn gets a court victory as judge denies summary judgment
Oversee.net’s motion for summary judgment is denied. The court presiding over Monte Cahn vs. Oversee.net has given a victory to the former Moniker CEO in its final act of 2011. The court denied (pdf) Oversee.net’s motion for summary judgm...
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January 1, 2012, 9:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy releases statement about “spike” in domain transfers due to SOPA
Company says outbound transfers are up due to prior support of controversial bill. Responding to inquiries from Domain Name Wire and other news outlets, domain name registrar GoDaddy.com has issued a statement about an increase in domain transfer act...
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GoDaddy releases statement about “spike” in domain transfers due to SOPA
Company says outbound transfers are up due to prior support of controversial bill. Responding to inquiries from Domain Name Wire and other news outlets, domain name registrar GoDaddy.com has issued a statement about an increase in domain transfer act...
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December 29, 2011, 3:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
Apple “wins”, but plays whac-a-mole with counterfeiters
Company wins domain name dispute, but it won’t do the company much good. Apple has won a domain name dispute against what it alleges to be an outfit selling counterfeit Apple products. But it might have to continue chasing the perpetrators. In ...
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Apple “wins”, but plays whac-a-mole with counterfeiters
Company wins domain name dispute, but it won’t do the company much good. Apple has won a domain name dispute against what it alleges to be an outfit selling counterfeit Apple products. But it might have to continue chasing the perpetrators. In ...
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December 29, 2011, 1:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
USDA, NHRA and EverBank put domain names under the Christmas tree
Which end users put domain names under the Christmas tree this week? Here’s Domain Name Wire’s weekly list. Before getting to this week’s end user domain sales report, I wanted to report an observation about Afternic. For those that...
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USDA, NHRA and EverBank put domain names under the Christmas tree
Which end users put domain names under the Christmas tree this week? Here’s Domain Name Wire’s weekly list. Before getting to this week’s end user domain sales report, I wanted to report an observation about Afternic. For those that...
Discussion
December 29, 2011, 10:34 am
Domain Name Wire
Google bats .740 against YouTube typosquatter
Google wins 37 of 50 typo domain names. Google has won rights to 37 typo domain names of its YouTube brand, but it won’t be happy with the results. That’s because the National Arbitration Forum panelist who decided the case also determine...
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Google bats .740 against YouTube typosquatter
Google wins 37 of 50 typo domain names. Google has won rights to 37 typo domain names of its YouTube brand, but it won’t be happy with the results. That’s because the National Arbitration Forum panelist who decided the case also determine...
Discussion
December 29, 2011, 8:51 am
Domain Name Wire
DOMAINfest discount ends Saturday
Ticket price increases $100 on January 1. The price of admission to Oversee.net’s DOMAINfest conference next month increases on Sunday. Tickets are currently $1,195 and the price increases to $1,295 Sunday. DOMAINfest kicks off January 31, 2012...
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DOMAINfest discount ends Saturday
Ticket price increases $100 on January 1. The price of admission to Oversee.net’s DOMAINfest conference next month increases on Sunday. Tickets are currently $1,195 and the price increases to $1,295 Sunday. DOMAINfest kicks off January 31, 2012...
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December 28, 2011, 11:56 am
Domain Name Wire
Top 10 Domain Name Wire stories of 2011
What a year in domaining. Here’s a look back. Here’s a look back at the top stories on Domain Name Wire for all of 2011. These are ranked by number of pageviews. 1. Apple gets control over porn domain names – apparently Apple + Porn...
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Top 10 Domain Name Wire stories of 2011
What a year in domaining. Here’s a look back. Here’s a look back at the top stories on Domain Name Wire for all of 2011. These are ranked by number of pageviews. 1. Apple gets control over porn domain names – apparently Apple + Porn...
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December 28, 2011, 11:09 am
Domain Name Wire
Bidding for Righthaven.com domain up to $1,850 with 10 days to go
Domain already attracted attention with a long way to go. Domain auctions usually don’t attract much attention until the final hours. But bidding for the domain name RightHaven.com, which is being auctioned off to help settle a legal judgement,...
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Bidding for Righthaven.com domain up to $1,850 with 10 days to go
Domain already attracted attention with a long way to go. Domain auctions usually don’t attract much attention until the final hours. But bidding for the domain name RightHaven.com, which is being auctioned off to help settle a legal judgement,...
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December 28, 2011, 8:42 am
