Company asks ICANN to let it auction off short domain names. dotMobi is asking ICANN (pdf) for permission to auction off remaining one and two character .mobi domain names. Back in 2008 dotMobi requested permission to release one and two character ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Pinky Brand Discusses the Past, Present, and Future of .Mobi
· UncategorizedPinky Brand explains what's going on with the .mobi domain name. From the moment it launched, the .mobi top level domain name has been divisive in the domainer community. As people paid tens of thousands -- even hundreds of thousands -- for .mobi ... Continue Reading10 Comments
dotMobi Steps Up Enforcement for Non-Compliant Domain Names
· Policy & LawRegistry to take additional measures against buyers who haven't developed domain names. It's taken a long time, but buyers of premium .mobi domain names appear to finally be developing their domain names. dotMobi says it will take additional measures ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Red Bull Can Now Energize Mobile Phones
· Policy & LawEnergy drink seller Red Bull wins rights to RedBull.mobi. Red Bull, famous for giving you an energy boost, can now energize mobile phones with the domain name RedBull.mobi. The company won the domain name in a dispute at World Intellectual Property ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
RAI.mobi Owner Needs to Put a Foot in His Mouth
· Policy & LawRAI.mobi domain owner did himself a disservice in responding to UDRP. It's difficult to win a UDRP domain arbitration case when you don't respond to the proceedings. (Difficult, but not impossible). But sometimes not responding to a case is a better ... Continue Reading3 Comments
dotMobi Details 1 and 2 Character Domain Allocation Process
· UncategorizedShort .mobi domains are "free", if you develop them. As Domain Name Wire reported in November, dotMobi has the green light to allocate one and two character .mobi domain names. The company explained the process for acquiring these domain names on its ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Auction Results: Games.mobi Headlines Lackluster .Mobi Auction
· Domain SalesGames.mobi sold for $44,000 in .mobi domain name auction. If you believe in .mobi, the top level domain for mobile devices, then today was a great buying opportunity for you. The Sedo .mobi auction concluded with many domains selling at discounts of ... Continue Reading22 Comments
Sedo Completes Sale of All-In.com for $40,000
· Domain SalesDomain name aftermarket completes sale of domain name to Canadian man. Domain name aftermarket Sedo has completed the sale of All-In.com for $40,000 to a Canadian man. The seller was Internet Media Consutlants SA of Switzerland. There is currently ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Premium .Mobi Domain Names Still Out of Compliance
· Policy & LawDomain Name Wire review of top 25 sales from early auction shows none are in compliance. One of the stipulations for buyers of premium .mobi domain names through Sedo, Moniker, and other venues is that buyers actually develop them. The rules ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Acura Chooses .Com for Mobile Web Site
· UncategorizedCar company isn't using its .mobi domain name. Luxury car manufacturer Acura owns Acura.mobi, but it isn't using it for its new mobile web site. Instead, an announcement in the company's most recent email newsletter directs mobile phone users to go to ... Continue Reading6 Comments