American Express gets into .me UDRP game, Samsung starts collecting ccTLDs. American Express has joined a list of companies to use domain name arbitration to get their .me domain names. The company filed a complaint with WIPO for AmericanExpress.me, ... Continue Reading6 Comments
iPhone App Developer Loses .Me Domain Dispute
· Policy & LawProject.me (the company) fails to capture project.me domain name. Here's a follow up to a story back in September -- iPhone App developer Project.me has lost its attempt to get the domain name Project.me through domain arbitration. After failing to ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Tweet.me Sells for $11,505
· Domain SalesTwitter related .me domain names sells for five figures. The latest premium .me domain name auction is coming to an end, and Tweet.me looks to be the winner at $11,505. I can see this being used for a Twitter service, but I'm a bit concerned about all ... Continue Reading12 Comments
.Me at 250,000: What’s Next?
· Domain Registrars250,000 .me domain names have been registered. Here's what it means. 250,000 .me domain names have been registered since its relaunch earlier this year. I draw two conclusions from this. First, it shows the power a registrar has in pushing a ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Trademark Holders Continue to Reclaim .Me Domain Names
· Policy & LawSprite.me and Firefox.me go back to their rightful owners. When .me launched to the general public last year, it was clear that a lot of people hadn't heard of cybersquatting. Domain names like Porsche.me, Toyota.me, and Firefox.me were snapped up ... Continue Reading11 Comments
.Me Domains Getting Developed…Slowly
· UncategorizedSome .me domain names now resolving to "real" web sites. It's one thing for a "new" domain extension to sell well when it launches (.eu, .mobi). The true test if a domain will retain long term value is if it is actually used and embraced on the web. ... Continue Reading17 Comments
Global Warming May Be Hazardous to Your Domain Names
· Policy & LawCountry code domain names carry risks. Here are a couple examples. Sure is pretty. Until the water rises.This headline isn't a joke. Here's how global warming and subsequent rising ocean waters could doom a domain name extension. Last night I ... Continue Reading27 Comments
Porsche.me: Money Down the Drain
· Policy & LawMan who shelled out big bucks in .me auction kicking himself now. Pity poor Georg Kohler of Brazil. In August I wrote about how he snapped up car company names in the .me launch auctions. He even paid $90,025 for Toyota.me. Apparently he hadn't ... Continue Reading33 Comments
.Me Domains to be Auctioned at TRAFFIC
· Domain SalesMarry.me, Kiss.me among domain names to be auctioned at this month's TRAFFIC conference. Following very strong results from its online auction of .me domain names, the .me registry will release the first set of withheld domains at this month's TRAFFIC ... Continue Reading5 Comments
.Me Auctions Getting Out of Hand; Brazilian Buys Toyota.me
· Domain SalesWhy are .me domain auctions going so high? And why so many trademark domains? Auctions for .me domain names continue, but we've already seen some eye popping sales. Even more peculiar is the number of trademarks going for big dollars. Toyota.me is ... Continue Reading27 Comments