App for runners tries to get domain registered well before it had trademark rights. Financial software company Intuit has won a reverse domain name hijacking charge against RunSmart Online, LLC. RunSmart Online, LLC filed a cybersquatting ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Intuit missed TurboTaxSucksAss.com
· Policy & LawCompanies can't register all domains that can be used to attack them. Last year, Intuit registered lots of domain names defensively as reports surfaced about its nefarious tactics with TurboTax. It had lobbied the government not to make its own tax ... Continue Reading4 Comments
May’s top stories: Intuit, Uber and RDNH
· UncategorizedHere's a look back at the stories that got the most pageviews on Domain Name Wire last month, as well as links to listen to the podcasts. 1. F**K Intuit, says Intuit - It's been a difficult few months for Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU), maker of TurboTax. ... Continue Reading2 Comments
F**K Intuit, says Intuit
· UncategorizedTax prep company registers derogatory domains as the public dials up the heat. Millions of Americans just finished filing their taxes. Many of them used Intuit's TurboTax to figure out how much they owed and file their return. Over the past ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Intuit buys Apps.net for 24,100 EUR among 25 end user domain sales
· Domain SalesIntuit picks up Apps.net domain name and other notable domain purchases. The biggest name on this week's end user domain sales report is Intuit. The company (of Quicken and Quickbooks fame) bought Apps.net for EUR 21,400 at Sedo. It already owns ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Google Promotes Domain Names to Small Businesses
· UncategorizedGoogle evangelizes web sites for small businesses. Remember all those getonline.com domain names Google registered last month? Now we know what they're for, and it's good news for domain name owners. Google is going state-to-state, city-to-city ... Continue Reading8 Comments