KeyDrive companies want to play a role in new TLD rollout. SnapNames and Moniker have announced they will support sunrise and landrush auctions for new top level domain registries. The company will, of course, also offer premium generic sales and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Moniker Spring auction results
· Domain SalesMoniker auction nets close to $20,000 in sales. The Moniker Premium Spring Auction at SnapNames just concluded. Here are the (unofficial) results: drivinggloves.com 6450 - this is a recently developed site. Auction included Facebook page (with ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Large Moniker Client Sues Over Expired Domains
· Domain RegistrarsCompany says Moniker didn't appropriately notify it of expiring domain names. [Update: see Moniker Oversee.net comment below] A large client of domain name registrar Moniker has sued the company and parent company Oversee.net over alleged shenanigans ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Monte Cahn Calls Oversee’s Motion to Dismiss “Boilerplate”
· Domain RegistrarsJudge again to decide on motion to dismiss some of Cahn's claims against his former employer. Monte Cahn has responded (pdf) to Oversee.net's Motion to Dismiss certain claims in his case against his former employer. Cahn's lawyers write: "As this ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Moniker Accepting Submissions for Premium Year-End Auction
· Domain SalesCompany to hold month long auction with just 50 domains. Moniker is holding a premium domain name auction starting next month that will be limited to 50 top domains. The auction will run for a full month beginning October 1820. Domain submissions ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Oversee.net Blasts Monte Cahn’s Amended Lawsuit
· Domain RegistrarsOversee.net continues to say lawsuit with Monte Cahn is merely about contract claims. Oversee.net has filed a motion to dismiss (pdf) numerous claims in Monte Cahn's second amended lawsuit. The motion to dismiss starts out with this telling ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Lots of Bids With One Day to Go in Moniker Auction
· Domain SalesMoniker auction attracting lots of bids with one more day left. 28 domain names in Moniker's DOMAINfest Meet-Up NYC auction have received bids with still one day to go, although only 14 domain names have met their reserves. The auction is taking ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Monte Cahn Updates Lawsuit Against Oversee.net with New Details
· Domain RegistrarsCahn claims company deliberately shifted Moniker's revenue to other Oversee.net entities. Monte Cahn has filed an amended complaint (pdf) against Oversee.net after a judge tossed out many of his original claims against his former employer. The ... Continue Reading3 Comments
UBM Confirms Data.com Domain Name Sale at $4.5 Million
· Domain SalesFinancial report mentions sale of "portfolio" of domains for $4.5 million. We basically already knew that Salesforce.com paid $4.5 million for the domain name Data.com. But if you're looking for a little bit more proof of the transaction price, you'll ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Moniker Privacy Services Named in Lawsuit Against Top Porn Site
· Domain RegistrarsMore proof that providing whois proxy services isn't free. Remember when a Miami blog suggested that Moniker provided child porn? Now Moniker is named in another porn lawsuit (pdf), and it appears the lawyers filing the case are confused. But it's ... Continue Reading2 Comments