Comments on: Billion Dollar Company Loses Key Domain Name http://domainnamewire.com/2009/03/12/billion-dollar-company-loses-key-domain-name/ Domain Name Industry News and Views Sat, 26 May 2012 20:25:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Domain Name Wire » News » Silicon Labs Gets Its Name Back - The Domain Industry's News Source http://domainnamewire.com/2009/03/12/billion-dollar-company-loses-key-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-379569 Domain Name Wire » News » Silicon Labs Gets Its Name Back - The Domain Industry's News Source Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:52:48 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=5139#comment-379569 [...] month Domain Name Wire wrote about Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB), a billion dollar company that let the domain name SiliconLabs.com [...]

[...] month Domain Name Wire wrote about Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB), a billion dollar company that let the domain name SiliconLabs.com [...]

]]> By: Top Domain News Stories of March 2009 http://domainnamewire.com/2009/03/12/billion-dollar-company-loses-key-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-375324 Top Domain News Stories of March 2009 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:44:57 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=5139#comment-375324 [...] Billion Dollar Company Loses Key Domain Name - Austin, TX based Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) lost the domain name SiliconLabs.com when it [...]

[...] Billion Dollar Company Loses Key Domain Name – Austin, TX based Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) lost the domain name SiliconLabs.com when it [...]

]]> By: Couch Potato Gal http://domainnamewire.com/2009/03/12/billion-dollar-company-loses-key-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-375266 Couch Potato Gal Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:56:43 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=5139#comment-375266 Jeff G. wrote: So some bozo types ‘www.siliconlabs.com’ goes to some squatter’s website. So what. Any intelligent web surfer would easily identify their mistake and use a search engine such as Google to look for the company. Jeff, with all due respect, that is the problem. Domaining will have much less value if due to poor practices we push everyone to search engines. We should keep in mind that type-in traffic is where much of the real value of domaining is. Jeff G. wrote:
So some bozo types ‘www.siliconlabs.com’ goes to some squatter’s website. So what. Any intelligent web surfer would easily identify their mistake and use a search engine such as Google to look for the company.

Jeff, with all due respect, that is the problem. Domaining will have much less value if due to poor practices we push everyone to search engines. We should keep in mind that type-in traffic is where much of the real value of domaining is.

]]> By: Website Builder Blog | Build a Website Blog | WebEden » Blog Archive » Don’t forget about your Domain Name http://domainnamewire.com/2009/03/12/billion-dollar-company-loses-key-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-368993 Website Builder Blog | Build a Website Blog | WebEden » Blog Archive » Don’t forget about your Domain Name Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:55:54 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=5139#comment-368993 [...] not in the recent case of Texas based ‘Silicon labs’, As first reported over on domain name wire, despite being a billion dollar company, they recently forgot to renew their domain [...]

[...] not in the recent case of Texas based ‘Silicon labs’, As first reported over on domain name wire, despite being a billion dollar company, they recently forgot to renew their domain [...]

]]> By: NameDrive Blog » Blog Archive http://domainnamewire.com/2009/03/12/billion-dollar-company-loses-key-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-359696 NameDrive Blog » Blog Archive Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:50:07 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=5139#comment-359696 [...] Billion Dollar Company Loses Key Domain Name Austin, Texas-based Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) has lost control of a key domain name, SiliconLabs.com. The company has filed for arbitration with National Arbitration Forum to regain control of the domain. Silicon Labs’ main domain name is SiLabs.com. But I suspect most people trying to find the company’s web site for the first time type in SiliconLabs.com, and a lot of e-mails are accidentally addressed to someone@siliconlabs.com. So how does a company with a billion dollar market cap lose control of a critical domain name? More… [...]

[...] Billion Dollar Company Loses Key Domain Name Austin, Texas-based Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) has lost control of a key domain name, SiliconLabs.com. The company has filed for arbitration with National Arbitration Forum to regain control of the domain. Silicon Labs’ main domain name is SiLabs.com. But I suspect most people trying to find the company’s web site for the first time type in SiliconLabs.com, and a lot of e-mails are accidentally addressed to someone@siliconlabs.com. So how does a company with a billion dollar market cap lose control of a critical domain name? More… [...]

]]> By: eric rice http://domainnamewire.com/2009/03/12/billion-dollar-company-loses-key-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-359669 eric rice Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:07:45 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=5139#comment-359669 Isn't it just as simple as them suing the current owner for $100,000, and I bet he will then give it back. Maybe they should hire Verizon's lawyer, as I bet he would not be fooling with arbitration. Isn’t it just as simple as them suing the current owner for $100,000, and I bet he will then give it back. Maybe they should hire Verizon’s lawyer, as I bet he would not be fooling with arbitration.

]]> By: Silicon Labs Loses Domain Name, Wants It Back | Blippitt http://domainnamewire.com/2009/03/12/billion-dollar-company-loses-key-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-359639 Silicon Labs Loses Domain Name, Wants It Back | Blippitt Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:00:47 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=5139#comment-359639 [...] Labs has lost the domain name, SiliconLabs.com.  The Texas-based company has filed for arbitration with National [...]

[...] Labs has lost the domain name, SiliconLabs.com.  The Texas-based company has filed for arbitration with National [...]

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