Here are my notes from Frank Schilling's keynote at NamesCon this evening. In a couple spots I changed the order of his comments because he discussed the same issue at two or more spots in his talk (mostly in response to Q&A). The introduction of new ... Continue Reading29 Comments
Frank Schilling sets the stage for 2014. More domain parking revenue?
· Domain ParkingWill Google pay more to domain name owners in 2014? Frank Schilling thinks it's possible. Frank Schilling just sent a newsletter to DomainNameSales.com clients, and in it he makes a couple predictions for 2014. One is that new top level domain ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Top 5 Domain Name Wire stories for November
· UncategorizedGoDaddy, Sedo, Frank Schilling's new TLDs, and a .xxx domain name make the news. Tired of turkey leftovers yet? Here are some domain name leftovers from last month...the top five stories on Domain Name Wire, ranked by order of views. 1. GoDaddy ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Frank Schilling’s first new top level domain name is live
· UncategorizedYou can now visit a .tattoo domain name. Frank Schilling's .tattoo is alive with nic.tattoo. Yes, that's a domain name. And it's now on the internet. It's the first second level domain of Schilling's TLD bids that you can actually visit from your ... Continue Reading23 Comments
JetGo guilty of RDNH after filing “seriously misleading” case against Frank Schilling
· Policy & LawAustralian charter jet company didn't give the full story to WIPO panel. Frank Schilling's Name Administration has successfully defended another UDRP filed against one of its domain names. The three person UDRP panel also found the complainant guilty ... Continue Reading19 Comments
DomainNameSales.com announces new hybrid domain name brokering approach
· Domain SalesYou can handle your fresh leads and they'll take your stale ones. A common complaint about domain name marketplaces is that your parked domain names are generated all of their leads. Why should you pay the marketplace when someone first expresses ... Continue Reading14 Comments
Aptus Tech nailed for trying to hijack domain name from Frank Schilling
· Policy & LawPanel determines that Aptus Tech engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. Last month I asked why people didn't do a bit of research before filing a UDRP against Frank Schilling. The specific case that prompted my article was Klipz.com, which had ... Continue Reading1 Comment
UDRP complainant Talks the Talk, Fails to Walk The Walk
· Policy & LawWalk the Walk Worldwide fails in domain name dispute. In April I wrote about how a charity had filed a UDRP against Frank Schilling for the domain name WalkTheWalk.com. Walk the Walk Worldwide, which operates WalkTheWalk.org, raises money for breast ... Continue Reading7 Comments
RDNH alert: Duplicitous dealings doom Digilove domain dispute
· Policy & LawElectronic dance website guilty of reverse domain name hijacking after engaging in "duplicitous dealings". I have to admit, I don't expect much business or legal sense from a company that uses the domain name digi10ve.com for a site it calls ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Why do people waste money filing this sort of UDRP against Name Administration?
· Policy & LawNo one has ultimately prevailed after filing a UDRP against Name Administration. Before you filed a UDRP, you'd think you'd google the domain name's owner to learn more. Yet time after time I see people file long shot UDRP complaints against Frank ... Continue Reading14 Comments