September was a fairly quiet month in the Domain Parking field. Sedo has been gradually increasing their PPC numbers, while Parking Site recovered nicely from August's DNS attacks. Several services continue to experience growing pains. Parking ... Continue Reading1 Comment
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How to generate bad publicity for your company
· Policy & LawCorporate attorneys aren't always the best PR people. Take the folks at telecom provider BT Ireland. BT Ireland found out about the web site BTIrelandSucks.com. Clearly the domain was set up as a gripe site. Very few people visited the site. But ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Yahoo wins disputed domains
· Policy & LawYahoo recently won rights to 54 disputed domain names that were similar to the Yahoo! trademark. Included are domains like YahooSports.com, launchYah00.com, matchYahoo.com, YahooCalendar.com, YahooSpots.com, and BaseballYahoo.com. The prior registrant ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Baseball domain names
· Domain Sales, Expired DomainsMajor League Baseball playoffs are about to start. Have you invested in baseball domain names? Here are some you can add to your collection: Available at ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
EU tries to wrestle for control of internet
· Policy & LawAccording to an article in TheRegister, a consortium of EU countries are trying to grab control of the internet from the US. There goal is to modify ICANN and make the internet overseen by an international community rather than the US. I am opposed ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Domain name WhoIs leads to piracy arrest
· Policy & LawThe October issue of Wired Magazine has a story about Randy Guthrie, a US citizen arrested in China for DVD piracy. What makes this story unique is how Guthrie was busted. A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent heard about Guthrie's web site, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Network Solutions admits to past problems
· Domain RegistrarsNetwork Solutions, which used to have a monopoly on the domain name registration market, is coming out in full force to admit its past poor customer service and promise better service going forward. If you flip through the October issue of Wired ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
2 letter .net sells for $15,000
· Domain SalesAccording to the recent sales list at Afternic.com, SY.net has sold for $15,000. The buyer originally offered $3,500, but eventually settled with the seller at $15,000. Just a few weeks ago Afternic sold a two character .com, EQ.com, for $100,000. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
EverQuest site paid $100,000 for EQ.com
· Domain SalesEver since Afternic posted a sale of $100,000 for the domain EQ.com, I've been curious about who ponied up that cash for the domain. The answer is in your browser: EQ.com forwards to IGE.com, a company that facilitates buying and selling of virtual goods ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Sex.com in $11.4M scuffle
· Domain Sales, Policy & LawAccording to an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer, a lawsuit was filed by a company that said it agreed to purchase Sex.com for $11.4M. According to the lawsuit, they paid a $500,000 deposit and then the deal fell through. Apparently the deal was ... Continue Reading1 Comment
