Sale would be highest ever on Go Daddy's auction platform. [Update: sale didn't go through.] An auction on GoDaddy.com for the domain name WAN.com closed overnight for a whopping $670,005. Of course, one of the first questions asked after an ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Archives for June 2012
Apple demands iPad3.com domain name
· Policy & LawApple files complaint over iPad3.com domain name. [Update: the registrant of iPad3.com has turned the domain over to Apple.] Apple didn't name its third generation iPad the "iPad 3", but that hasn't stopped most people from calling it that ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Google to let users “mute” remarketed ads
· Uncategorized"Mute This Ad" on the way. Google is rolling out a new system to allow users to block certain ads from showing up as they surf the web, and it's a very welcome feature. Over the past year the number of "remarketing" ads has exploded. These ads are ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Some .mobi owners concerned about .mobile domain applications
· UncategorizedCompetition? Confusion? It remains to be seen. Some owners of .mobi domain names are concerned about confusion and competition if one of the applicants for a .mobile domain name should be approved. Indeed, the strings mobi and mobile are very ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Twitter finally gets Twiter.com domain it won in dispute
· Policy & LawOver a half year later, Twitter finally gets high traffic typo. Last year Twitter filed a cybersquatting complaint against the owner of the Twiter.com domain name. Twitter was rightfully upset about the high traffic typo domain as it forward to a ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Sayonara, Digital Archery
· Policy & LawWe hardly knew ye. Resolved (2012.06.27.NG06), the New gTLD Program Committee directs the President and CEO to terminate the Digital Archery process as approved in Resolutions 2011.12.08.04-2011.12.08.07. Rationale for Resolution ... Continue Reading5 Comments
SnapNames strikes deals with two Chinese domain marketplaces
· Domain SalesDeals with Dnbiz and NameRich give company access to Chinese domain buyers and sellers. It seems that the big domain aftermarket players are setting their sights on China. SnapNames announced two partnerships this morning with Chinese domain name ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
What domains FC Barcelona and 22 other end users bought last week
· Domain SalesWeekly report of end user domain sales: 23 on tap this week. Gooooal! Football (that's soccer for us Americans) team FC Barcelona bought a domain on the aftermarket this week. Read on to find out which domain they bought. Afternic FC Barcelona ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
IDN community reacts to Verisign’s .com transliteration selections
· UncategorizedThe good, the bad, and the ugly of Verisign's IDN plans. Verisign applied for 12 internationalized top level domain names as part of the new TLD program. These domain names are transliterations of .com and .net. A transliteration is different ... Continue Reading12 Comments
.Nxt conference rescheduled for August
· ServicesLondon top level domain conference moved due to program delays. Kieren McCarthy's .Nxt conference about new top level domain names has been rescheduled for August 29-31. The event was originally scheduled for last week, but became of a victim of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment