Group forms to object to .jobs expansion. A group calling itself The .JOBS Charter Compliance Coalition is asking ICANN's board to reconsider its decision to open up the .jobs top level domain name to non-company name registrations. The coalition's ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Archives for August 2010
DomainName.com Domain and Registrar Sells
· Domain SalesDomainConsultant.com reports that domain sold during auction today. DomainConsultant.com, which organized an auction today for DomainName.com, is reporting that the name has sold. Due to non-disclosure requests on both sides, we unfortunately ... Continue Reading2 Comments
NBC Tries to Wriggle Out Of $1 Million Women.com Sale
· Policy & LawNBC wants lawsuit over domain name dismissed. NBC Universal has filed a motion to dismiss (pdf) a lawsuit filed by DONE! Ventures over DONE!'s failed purchase of Women.com. DONE! claims it had an agreement to buy women.com and women.net from NBC, and ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Sedo Retools Domain Searching
· Domain SalesDomain marketplace release new search system. Sedo has released new searching tools that make it much easier to sift through the site's 7 17 million domain names for sale. The new search allows you to add and change search criteria and get updated ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Angels.com Sells for $200,000
· Domain SalesBroker sells Angels.com domain name. Sedo has sold the domain name Angels.com for $200,000 according to the company's updated sales feed. The domain name is currently pending transfer. Earlier this month I pointed out that the domain being listed ... Continue Reading7 Comments
MyHealth.com Saved at National Arbitration Forum
· Policy & LawCase over generic domain name denied. A National Arbitration Forum panelist has rejected a company's claim to the domain name MyHealth.com. My Health, Inc registered its mark for "My Health" in 2009. But the registrant of the domain name acquired ... Continue Reading5 Comments
A Look at Go Daddy’s Growth (in Numbers)
· Domain RegistrarsAn official look at Go Daddy's revenue numbers. I still remember a conversation just before the Super Bowl in 2005. I was eating lunch with a bunch of techies and the topic of Super Bowl commercials came up. Someone asked "who is this Go Daddy ... Continue Reading17 Comments
Michael Phelps Foundation Sues Over Domain Name
· Policy & LawSwimmer's foundation goes after domain name owner. The non-profit Michael Phelps Foundation, established by the Olympic swimmer, has sued to get the domain name MichaelPhelpsFoundation.com. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Maine, names ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Lawsuit Against Original CamRoulette.com Owner Settled
· Policy & LawCase dropped pending settlement. A ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Court Wants Explanation for Conflict of Interest over TRAFFIC Auction
· Policy & LawCourt asks for explanation, but it's probably a moot point anyway. United States District Judge Susan Illston has asked DS Holdings and The United States to file a response to accusations that auctioning off domains previously held by John Zuccarini ... Continue Reading6 Comments