Opinion retains most of Frederick Hsu's claims against Oversee.net investors, officers and board members. Last year, I wrote about a lawsuit that Oversee.net co-founder Frederick Hsu (through the Frederick Hsu Living Trust) filed against Oversee.net ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
The unhappy decline of Oversee.net
· UncategorizedLawsuit reveals details on the company's deal with Oak Hill and its subsequent fall from prominence. Oversee.net was once a high-flying darling of the domain name industry. It was rolling in dough--over $200 million a year in revenue at one point. It ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Moniker customer sues over expired domain names
· Domain RegistrarsCustomer, which has previously sued Moniker, says domains should have been renewed. A client of domain name registrar Moniker has sued the registrar, arguing that the registrar mistakenly let domain names expire. Given the troubles Moniker has ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Oversee.net co-founder Lawrence Ng launches $10 million incubator
· UncategorizedOnRamp Fund is just the latest of Ng's ventures post Oversee.net. Lawrence Ng today announced the launch of OnRamp Fund, a new incubator with $10 million to invest in early-stage startups. Ng co-founded Oversee.net, best known for its ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Igloo to market 300k+ DomainSponsor domain names
· Domain SalesDomain name portfolio acquired by Rook Media will be marketed by Igloo. When Rook Media acquired DomainSponsor earlier this year, it also acquired Oversee.net's large portfolio of domain names. Domain brokerage Igloo will begin marketing many of ... Continue Reading1 Comment
4chan demands 4chan.com domain name
· Policy & LawPopular bulletin board asks arbitration panel to give it the 4chan.com domain name. One of the world's most trafficked websites is on a .org domain name, and now its asking an arbitration panel to give it the matching .com. Image-based bulletin ... Continue Reading14 Comments
DomainFest returns to Hollywood, plans conference for end of March
· ServicesOversee.net's DomainSponsor announces plans for 2014 conference. DomainSponsor's annual DomainFest conference is changing its branding back to DomainFest and has set its dates for 2014. The nine year old conference changed its name last year to ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Oversee.net launches TrafficMatch to pitch domain traffic to advertisers
· Domain ParkingTrafficMatch promotes domain name traffic to advertisers. Oversee.net, the parent company of DomainSponsor, somewhat quietly launched TrafficMatch last month. TrafficMatch pitches the company's 300 million monthly visitors direct to advertisers - ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
DOMAINfest rebrands as Webfest Global
· Domain ParkingDOMAINfest gets a new name as it branches out from domains. It was only a matter of time. Oversee.net's DOMAINfest has new name beginning with next year's show: Webfest Global. This shouldn't come as a huge surprise. Although the conference is ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
DOMAINfest set for Feb 5-8, 2013
· ServicesDates finally set for big domain industry conference. Oversee.net has set the dates for its annual DOMAINfest Global conference. Next year's shindig will take place February 5-8. The show will return to the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment