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Domain Name Wire
FTC rules search bias is OK, settles on Google scraping
FTC says it’s OK that Google promotes its own vertical search properties over rivals since it is designed to improve overall search experience. The FTC has closed its investigation of Google and the search giant has agreed to make certain chang...
Discussion
FTC rules search bias is OK, settles on Google scraping
FTC says it’s OK that Google promotes its own vertical search properties over rivals since it is designed to improve overall search experience. The FTC has closed its investigation of Google and the search giant has agreed to make certain chang...
Discussion
January 3, 2013, 2:37 pm
Elliot's Blog
The Surprise Contest Winner Is…
I want to announce the winner of a contest that I held on my blog. You didn’t hear or know about this contest because I didn’t advertise it, but the winner will receive a $100 gift certificate to a domain registrar of his choice. As I&rsq...
Discussion
The Surprise Contest Winner Is…
I want to announce the winner of a contest that I held on my blog. You didn’t hear or know about this contest because I didn’t advertise it, but the winner will receive a $100 gift certificate to a domain registrar of his choice. As I&rsq...
Discussion
January 3, 2013, 2:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
WIPO received record number of cybersquatting cases in 2012
UDRP cases hit record at WIPO in 2012. World Intellectual Property Organization received a record number of UDRP cases in 2012. The organization’s web site reports 2,879 cases were filed in 2012, compared to 2,764 in 2011. The cases covered a t...
Discussion
WIPO received record number of cybersquatting cases in 2012
UDRP cases hit record at WIPO in 2012. World Intellectual Property Organization received a record number of UDRP cases in 2012. The organization’s web site reports 2,879 cases were filed in 2012, compared to 2,764 in 2011. The cases covered a t...
Discussion
January 3, 2013, 1:50 pm
Elliot's Blog
Important Consideration when Reading Domain Blogs
I think one of the best developments in the domain investment space in the last five years is the emergence of domain blogs. Some may say there are too many, but I think the variety is great. We can read different perspectives, advice, and news from ...
Discussion
Important Consideration when Reading Domain Blogs
I think one of the best developments in the domain investment space in the last five years is the emergence of domain blogs. Some may say there are too many, but I think the variety is great. We can read different perspectives, advice, and news from ...
Discussion
January 3, 2013, 1:28 pm
The Domains
.Co Registry Lands On ABC/Univision: “The Americas: 13 to Watch in 2013″ List
In a story just out by ABCNews/Univision entitled “The Americas: 13 to Watch in 2013” sitting among people and topics like the President of Mexico Enrique Peña Nieto, Hugo Chavez and President Barack Obama, the .CO domain nam...
Discussion
.Co Registry Lands On ABC/Univision: “The Americas: 13 to Watch in 2013″ List
In a story just out by ABCNews/Univision entitled “The Americas: 13 to Watch in 2013” sitting among people and topics like the President of Mexico Enrique Peña Nieto, Hugo Chavez and President Barack Obama, the .CO domain nam...
Discussion
January 3, 2013, 11:35 am
The Domains
1st .XXX Domain Sale Of The Year Turns Out To Defensive As Well: Loft.com Buys Loft.XXX
Yesterday we wrote about what looks to be the 1st .XXX domain sale of the year, coming across Sedo.com sales wire at very respectable $17,000 Yesterday when we wrote about the sale the whois was showing the domain still being in escrow at Sedo.com bu...
Discussion
1st .XXX Domain Sale Of The Year Turns Out To Defensive As Well: Loft.com Buys Loft.XXX
Yesterday we wrote about what looks to be the 1st .XXX domain sale of the year, coming across Sedo.com sales wire at very respectable $17,000 Yesterday when we wrote about the sale the whois was showing the domain still being in escrow at Sedo.com bu...
Discussion
January 3, 2013, 11:14 am
The Domains
SmartRecovery.com Lost In UDRP
A one member UDRP panel just awarded the domain name smartrecovery.com to the Complainant is Alcohol & Drug Abuse Self-Help Network, Inc., d/b/a SMART The domain owner did not submit a formal response. Complainant is the owner of the SMART RECOVE...
Discussion
SmartRecovery.com Lost In UDRP
A one member UDRP panel just awarded the domain name smartrecovery.com to the Complainant is Alcohol & Drug Abuse Self-Help Network, Inc., d/b/a SMART The domain owner did not submit a formal response. Complainant is the owner of the SMART RECOVE...
Discussion
January 3, 2013, 10:31 am
Domain Name Wire
Sedo holiday end user sales report
A slow couple weeks but some good end user domain purchases. Domain sales typically slow during the holidays, and that’s evident in Sedo’s year end sales report. The company turned in $1.38 million in sales over two weeks. It typically se...
Discussion
Sedo holiday end user sales report
A slow couple weeks but some good end user domain purchases. Domain sales typically slow during the holidays, and that’s evident in Sedo’s year end sales report. The company turned in $1.38 million in sales over two weeks. It typically se...
Discussion
January 3, 2013, 10:14 am
Domain Name Wire
2012 Domain Dunce: new TLD applicants
Many companies made big screw-ups on their $185k TLD applications. New top level domain applications are long. They are tedious. They are (mostly) boring. Still, some applicants made some huge errors on their applications. Consider VeriSign, which me...
Discussion
2012 Domain Dunce: new TLD applicants
Many companies made big screw-ups on their $185k TLD applications. New top level domain applications are long. They are tedious. They are (mostly) boring. Still, some applicants made some huge errors on their applications. Consider VeriSign, which me...
Discussion
January 3, 2013, 9:32 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 3rd
There was some interesting news yesterday from Morgan Linton. He’s hired Raymond of Hybrid Domainer to start writing for his blog. A great hire for two reasons. One, Raymond is a good writer and very knowledgeable about domains. Two, I think he...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 3rd
There was some interesting news yesterday from Morgan Linton. He’s hired Raymond of Hybrid Domainer to start writing for his blog. A great hire for two reasons. One, Raymond is a good writer and very knowledgeable about domains. Two, I think he...
Discussion
January 3, 2013, 3:15 am
