As we get closer to advertising transition, scope of changes become apparent. We're getting nearer to D-Day, when the Yahoo and Microsoft ad deal starts to affect advertisers on the former's platform. Here's just one example of the headaches ahead ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Bing! Microsoft Wants Your Bing Domain Names
· Policy & LawMicrosoft picks up Bing domain names through arbitration. Since launching its new Bing search engine last year, Microsoft has frequently called upon National Arbitration Forum to help it get Bing related domain names registered by cybersquatters. ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Yahoo-Microsoft Benefits for Domain Parking Closer to Fruition
· Domain ParkingYahoo-Microsoft payday for domainers is finally within view. It's getting closer. Yahoo and Microsoft have announced they've cleared U.S. and European regulatory requirements for their search partnership. The first change will be that Bing's ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Yahoo to Provide Ad Contracts to Department of Justice
· Domain ParkingDOJ probing advertising contracts for Yahoo-Microsoft search deal. Domain Name Wire has learned that Yahoo! advertising partners have received a notice that the company will be providing copies of their advertising contracts to the Department of ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Microsoft Buys Office.com Using a Different Tact
· Domain SalesMicrosoft uses Marksmen to acquire Office.com. Microsoft has acquired the domain name Office.com, but the software company appears to have taken a slightly different tact in acquiring it than it has in the past. As I wrote after Microsoft acquired ... Continue Reading15 Comments
Dear DOJ: Don’t Slow Down Yahoo-Microsoft Deal
· UncategorizedDeal will create competition, not destroy it. Dear Department of Justice: After a long courtship, Yahoo and Microsoft have agreed to a long term search and advertising deal. The deal is going to end up in your lap early next year, and a number of ... Continue Reading7 Comments
SAP and Microsoft Lose Domain Name Case
· Policy & LawSoftware giants fail to get domain name SAP-Microsoft.com. What happens when two of the world's biggest software companies, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) and SAP (NYSE: SAP), team up to do battle? They lose. A World Intellectual Property Organization ... Continue Reading15 Comments
Microsoft, Time Warner, Others Weigh In On New TLDs
· Policy & LawA quick synopsis of public comments about new top level domains. The deadline to comment on the latest revisions of ICANN's plan for introducing new top level domains was Monday. As is usually the case, the big companies waited until the last minute ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Microsoft Could Use Domain Channel to Get Leg Up in Search
· Domain ParkingIs Microsoft looking to buy into the domain market? It could be a winning strategy. You may have read a few rumors lately that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) may be getting into the domain name business. The last time I talked to a Microsoft ... Continue Reading14 Comments
Google Wins Yahoo Advertising Battle
· ServicesRegardless of outcome, Google has won. You may have read yesterday evening that the Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) advertising deal may not go through, thanks to the U.S. government getting involved. Bad new for the companies? Not ... Continue Reading7 Comments