USPS wins domain dispute for mobile domain name. I wonder if the final decision was sent to the United States Postal Service via Fedex. USPS has prevailed in a dispute over the domain name USPS.mobi, in a case heard by National Arbitration Forum. ... Continue Reading12 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
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
One and Two Character Domains Coming to .Mobi
· UncategorizedICANN approves short domains for .mobi. ICANN's board has approved the release of one and two character second level domains on the .mobi top level domain. dotMobi announced the decision today and said it will release the domain names in a request ... Continue Reading9 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
Yale Wants Its Mobile Web
· Policy & LawYale University goes after Yale.mobi. Ivy League institution Yale University believes in the mobile web. Or at least it believes in protecting its name. The university has filed a UDRP arbitration at World Intellectual Property Organization ... Continue Reading4 Comments
November Auction is Defining Moment for .Mobi
· Domain SalesAuction of 200 reserved domain names will test the aftermarket for .mobi domain names. I know the folks over at dotMobi like me, but I'm honored they selected my birthday to launch a massive .mobi auction over at Sedo. The auction starting November ... Continue Reading14 Comments
Two Domain Name Observations on a Plane Trip
· UncategorizedDomainers always notice interesting domain names. Here are two examples from my recent trip. Last week I traveled to San Francisco. On the plane trip home I checked a bag at San Jose airport and was given my boarding pass with a claim check for the ... Continue Reading13 Comments
mobiSiteGalore Creates Mobile Web Sites Fast
· ServicesOnline site builder makes creating .mobi-compliant web sites easy. Any premium .mobi domain name owners worried about creating their .mobi web sites by the compliance deadline need not worry -- they can make them in about 10 minutes with a free online ... Continue Reading5 Comments
dotMobi to Enforce Compliance Rules for Premium Domains (Eventually)
· Domain SalesdotMobi says it will start to enforce guidelines for domains won at auction. In June I wrote a second article about premium dotMobi domain names that were won at auctions at Sedo. At the time, not a single domain won at the first Sedo auction was in ... Continue Reading7 Comments