Joseph Peterson looks back at the past week in expired domain name sales at NameJet. NameJet's top expired domain sale during the past week was Lucie.com at only $5.6k. Last week, that same domain would have been #7 – far behind the $29.1k leader. That ... Continue Reading13 Comments
Archives for January 2015
Puppy dogs for sale on GoDaddy parody site
· Domain RegistrarsSomeone is having fun with GoDaddy's withdrawn commercial...and doing it with GoDaddy services. GoDaddy won't run its controversial Journey Home commercial during the Super Bowl on Sunday. The ad featured a site called Gabby's Goldens that sold dogs ... Continue Reading1 Comment
LeadPages is a Reverse Domain Name Hijacker
· Policy & LawWIPO panel finds that lead generation technology company abused UDRP. A three person World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found the company behind LeadPages.net to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking in a cybersquatting ... Continue Reading3 Comments
27 End User Domain Name Sales
· Domain SalesA weekly run-down of end user domain name sales at Sedo. Sedo's top reported sale last week was SuperSeats.com, which Michael Berkens sold for a staggering $48,888. With Sedo still in possession of the domain, I can't confirm my hunch that ... Continue Reading4 Comments
GoDaddy’s Super Bowl ad switcheroo: planned or not?
· Domain RegistrarsGoDaddy, once again, is getting a lot of press for its Super Bowl ad. How much of it was planned? If you pay for a Super Bowl commercial and no one talks about it before or after the big game, you got ripped off. GoDaddy discovered this many years ... Continue Reading3 Comments
.Space wins this week’s new TLD releases
· Uncategorized.Space tops in registrations with about 1,700 on first day. When it comes to most registrations, .space appears to have topped the list of this week's new top level domain name launches. That doesn't come as a big surprise since it's the most ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Owner of Good.com sues business that uses Good.co
· Policy & LawCompany miffed that consumers may be confused by Good.co vs. Good.com. Good Technology Corporation, a mobility services company that uses the domain name Good.com, has sued (pdf) a career app and social network company using the name Good.co. I ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Was Michele.watch registered for Pole Dances or for Watches?
· Policy & LawDomain name registrant came up with a creative defense in UDRP. A National Arbitration Forum panel has ordered the domain name Michele.watch transferred to watchmaker Fossil Group, Inc. I've got to hand it to the respondent in this case. He put up ... Continue Reading2 Comments
GoDaddy to change controversial Super Bowl Commercial
· Domain RegistrarsGoDaddy won't run controversial "Journey Home" commercial. GoDaddy's 2015 Super Bowl commercial, which it just released this morning, won't air on Sunday after all. GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving tweeted this afternoon: The ad was criticized by ... Continue Reading18 Comments
GoDaddy’s Super Bowl Commercial will be its most controversial yet [Watch]
· Domain RegistrarsHere's proof you can have controversy without nudity. [Update: GoDaddy won't run this ad after all.] GoDaddy made a name for itself with controversial Super Bowl commercials. If you thought its move from sexy commercials to one featuring a puppy ... Continue Reading28 Comments