Yahoo-Google partnership may deliver Google ads on Yahoo-parked domains. Before everyone in the domain industry starts freaking out about the Google (GOOG)- Yahoo (YHOO) partnership (and there are plenty of reasons to worry), there may be some good ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Archives for June 2008
Tucows and Afternic Deal Q&A
· Expired DomainsBill Sweetman of Tucows answers questions about its deal with Name Media's Afternic. After today's announcement that Tucows (AMEX: TCX) is sending expired domain names to Afternic, there were a couple lingering questions. I asked Bill Sweetman, ... Continue Reading17 Comments
Tucows to Auction Expiring Domain Names at Afternic
· Expired DomainsRegistrar opts for Afternic platform for expiring domain names. When domain registrar Tucows (AMEX: TCX) recently announced they were shutting down their in-house expiring domain platform, there was speculation where they would send their domains. ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Dear Maxunis, Thanks for the Spam
· Domain SalesAuction seller sends (lots of) spam to promote his domain name. Dear "Maxunis", I received your e-mail from [email protected] this morning about your auction of a domain name on Sedo. In fact, all four of the e-mails. In your four e-mails (from ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Moniker Streamlines Auction Submission Process
· Domain SalesNo more e-mailing spreadsheets; Moniker enables online auction submissions. Anyone who has submitted a domain name to Moniker for inclusion in its auctions knows how much of a pain it can be. You have to fill out lots of data on a spreadsheet and send ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Facebook Wins Facebook.com.au Domain Name
· Policy & LawSocial networking behemoth wins domain name from Australian company. Facebook has won the Facebook.com.au domain name from Australian company Callverse Pty Ltd. The domain name currently advertises a "click to call service" that is "coming ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Canadian Broadcaster CTV Loses Battle for CTV.com
· Policy & LawCTV goes after valuable generic domain name through UDRP and loses. Murat Yikilmaz has successfully defended an attempt by Canadian broadcasting company CTV to take away his three character domain name. CTV currently uses CTV.ca as its domain ... Continue Reading12 Comments
GoDaddy Playing Hardball with NeuStar?
· Domain RegistrarsPricing at GoDaddy for NeuStar's .us and .biz domains is oddly high. In February I wrote about GoDaddy's price increase for .biz domain names. The registrar was charging $14.99 for .biz domain names, even though its wholesale cost at the registry is ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Domain Name Trivia Lands on Jeopardy
· UncategorizedFinal Jeopardy question tests contestants' domain name knowledge. ICANN's blog has a story about one of this week's "Final Jeopardy" questions on the popular Jeopardy game show: "On March 10, 2003, this nation got control of the .af internet ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Tucker Carlson Gets His Domain Name
· Policy & LawCelebrity wins decision for TuckerCarlson.com. Conservative talk show host Tucker Carlson has won rights to the domain name TuckerCarlson.com. The decision handed down through World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) under UDRP on June 2. ... Continue Reading8 Comments