More time to weigh in on new top level domain name plan. ICANN frequently extends the deadline to submit public comments on both major and minor issues. But this is done prior to the comment period ending to give people more time to consider how they ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Archives for 2010
Tucows Not Liable for Porn Spammer
· Domain Registrarsby Kevin Murphy Domain name registrars cannot be held responsible for spammers who hide behind Whois privacy services, a California appeals court has ruled. Plaintiff Daniel L Balsam had won a $1.125 million default judgment against a spammer after ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
California ISP Guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
· Policy & LawISP tries to get domain name registered many years before it even existed. A World Intellectual Property Forum panel has found California internet service provider Webpass, Inc guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in its attempt to get the domain ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Afternic Premium Now Works with eNom and Moniker
· Domain SalesAfternic "turns on" its two new partners, giving domain name owners access to a powerful sales network. Yesterday I wrote about my success with Go Daddy Premium Listings. The only downside to the service is that your domain names have to be at Go ... Continue Reading11 Comments
AT&T Takes Advantage of “Expired Phone Numbers”
· UncategorizedCompany redirects out of service phone numbers to similar businesses. When a domain name expires it is often snapped up by someone with a similar business to the previous owner in an effort to get more business. Or the domain ends up parked with ads ... Continue Reading4 Comments
My Sales Results from One Year of Go Daddy Premium Listings
· Domain SalesThe future of SMB domain sales is in the registration path. It's been about a year since I first start using Go Daddy's Premium Listings option for selling domain names. This option lists your domain names for sale in Go Daddy Auctions, but more ... Continue Reading34 Comments
Apple Wins Appl.com and Why It Was the Right Decision
· Policy & LawFour letter domain transferred to Apple based on content of parking page. Last month I wrote about how Apple had filed a complaint with World Intellectual Property Forum to get the domain name Appl.com. Apple just one the case. But before you get ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Possible New TLD Application Date: August 2011
· UncategorizedApplication window for new TLDs could be pushed back to August. ICANN's board set back the process for new top level domain names last week by agreeing to meet with the Governmental Advisory Committee in February to hash out their differences. How ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Woolworths Buys Hardware.com.au for $33,333 After Rival Lets it Expire
· Expired DomainsBig bucks for an expired domain -- but an even more interesting story. Australia's Woolworths Limited got into the domain name drop catching game recently by picking up the domain name Hardware.com.au for $33,000 AUS. What makes this story more ... Continue Reading5 Comments
How Would You Visit .Nike, Anyway?
· UncategorizedI don't understand the protocol for visiting a web site at a top level domain name. Let's say a brand like Nike gets its own top level domain name -- in this case .nike. Just how would people visit that TLD, anyway? I must confess I'm a bit ... Continue Reading15 Comments