In a recent WIPO decision, comedian Bill Cosby won the rights to the FatAlbert.org domain. Cosby complained that the domain was registered in bad faith and linking to adult web sites. The registrant of the domain, Sterling Davenport, didn't even bother ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Bill Cosby wins Fat Albert domain name
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Apple needs to get its domain name strategy together
· Policy & Law, UncategorizedFor being an innovator in the technology market, Apple is a laggard in the domain name market. One of the biggest domain name disputes in recent memory is over iTunes.co.uk. I won't go into the details of this dispute, but you can read my previous ... Continue Reading5 Comments
1&1 adds free WhoIs privacy to domain package
· Domain Registrars, Services1&1 Internet, which already offers domains for a rock-bottom $5.99 per year, announced that it is adding free private registration at no additional charge. $5.99 was a great deal to begin with, and now 1&1 Internet is adding something that other ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain name sales continue to explode
· Domain SalesDNJournal posted domain name sales for the past two weeks...and the domain name market shows no signs of cooling off. There were 3 reported 6-figure sales over the past two weeks: -Chris Chena (see previous news about Chris Chena) picked up ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
The GoDaddy Blog: Over the top?
· Domain RegistrarsGoDaddy CEO Bob Parsons has always been outspoken. But I have to question the purpose of his "personal" blog, which is closely tied to the company. You can click to the blog from the very top of the GoDaddy home page, so it is certainly endorsed by ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Spamhaus slams Yahoo for domains registered
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawSpamhaus has slammed Yahoo for allowing the registration and/or hosting of thousands of domain names that can be used in phishing attacks. These domains have words in them like "bank", "ebay", and "PayPal". Obviously, not all of these are used for ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
New Trafficz Templates, More on D.O.S. Attacks
· UncategorizedTrafficz has created some of the most attractive generic templates for parking pages. EbbFlow.com is one example. Their payouts are improving too, but they are not as high as industry leaders Domain Sponsor and Gold Key. Most of the parking ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Katrina.com
· Policy & Law, UncategorizedKatrina Blankenship has owned Katrina.com for 7 years. But it wasn't a big deal until the massive hurricane hit the Gulf Coast. She has converted the site from a person/small business site to a resource for hurricane victims. The sad part is that a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Registrar provides free .CN domain names
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawThe largest domain name registrar in China is giving free .cn domains to its current customers who already own .com or .net versions of domain names. Apparently, Chinese officials believe that owning a .cn domain name is patriotic. My guess is it makes ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Unsavvy politicians
· Policy & LawWhen will politicians learn? A college student in Nebraska registered the name of a local politician running for a district seat. The politician, Tony Ojeda, is mad. But the college student didn't even register the domain until 2 weeks after Ojeda ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
