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Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 14th
Mark had a great little tidbit on buying domains yesterday. He talks about people being cheap and missing the huge opportunity of putting in a little extra money and buying quality domains rather than a little each time on junk. We don&rs...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 14th
Mark had a great little tidbit on buying domains yesterday. He talks about people being cheap and missing the huge opportunity of putting in a little extra money and buying quality domains rather than a little each time on junk. We don&rs...
Discussion
May 15, 2013, 6:33 am
The Domains
ICANN Tax Return: Ends With $440 Million In Cash & Securities
ICANN has published it Federal tax return form 990 for the tax year ending on June 30, 2012. According to the filing, ICANN ended its fiscal year with $466 Million in Assets and $388 Million in Liablities therefore showing a net asset balance o...
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ICANN Tax Return: Ends With $440 Million In Cash & Securities
ICANN has published it Federal tax return form 990 for the tax year ending on June 30, 2012. According to the filing, ICANN ended its fiscal year with $466 Million in Assets and $388 Million in Liablities therefore showing a net asset balance o...
Discussion
May 14, 2013, 8:36 pm
The Domains
3 More New gTLD Withdraw; .Inc, .Ltd and .Mail
3 More new gTLD applications have been withdrawn on the ICANN site. C.V. TLDcare out of the Netherlands withdrew its two new gTLD applications for .Ltd and .Inc Prioritization numbers for the two applications were 1,381 and 1,503 respecti...
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3 More New gTLD Withdraw; .Inc, .Ltd and .Mail
3 More new gTLD applications have been withdrawn on the ICANN site. C.V. TLDcare out of the Netherlands withdrew its two new gTLD applications for .Ltd and .Inc Prioritization numbers for the two applications were 1,381 and 1,503 respecti...
Discussion
May 14, 2013, 8:06 pm
The Domains
United Press UDRP For UpiPhoto.com Denied Based On Laches
United Press International, Inc. attempt to grab the domain name upiphoto.com from the United Photographers Internationals of Greece was just denied by a one member UDRP panel to which the domain holder didn’t even respond. It seems the panel o...
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United Press UDRP For UpiPhoto.com Denied Based On Laches
United Press International, Inc. attempt to grab the domain name upiphoto.com from the United Photographers Internationals of Greece was just denied by a one member UDRP panel to which the domain holder didn’t even respond. It seems the panel o...
Discussion
May 14, 2013, 6:01 pm
The Domains
Afternic Sells $1M In Domain Names Led By FreeBackup.com For $45K
Afternic’s just published its reportable weekly domain sales for the week of 5/06/13 – 5/12/13. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $ 1,009,097 Sales were led by FreeBackup.com wh...
Discussion
Afternic Sells $1M In Domain Names Led By FreeBackup.com For $45K
Afternic’s just published its reportable weekly domain sales for the week of 5/06/13 – 5/12/13. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $ 1,009,097 Sales were led by FreeBackup.com wh...
Discussion
May 14, 2013, 5:03 pm
The Domains
Guy Registers TM Infringing Domain At The Same Registrar The Domain Infringes On
Demand Media, Inc. (DMD) just won a UDRP on the domain name TheBulkRegister.com against The Bulk Register of Ontario, Canada. Demand Media, Inc. owns Enom which also owns BulkRegister.com Its a pretty easy win for Demand as it has a trademark f...
Discussion
Guy Registers TM Infringing Domain At The Same Registrar The Domain Infringes On
Demand Media, Inc. (DMD) just won a UDRP on the domain name TheBulkRegister.com against The Bulk Register of Ontario, Canada. Demand Media, Inc. owns Enom which also owns BulkRegister.com Its a pretty easy win for Demand as it has a trademark f...
Discussion
May 14, 2013, 4:31 pm
The Domains
Sedo Transactions Totoal $1.15M Led By iPark.com For $23K
Sedo just reported that 677 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling over $1.15m for last week. Over 40% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: · ...
Discussion
Sedo Transactions Totoal $1.15M Led By iPark.com For $23K
Sedo just reported that 677 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling over $1.15m for last week. Over 40% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: · ...
Discussion
May 14, 2013, 4:13 pm
The Domains
Marchex & Berryhill Beat Back UDRP Challenge On WebAnywhere.com
Marchex Sales, LLC (“Respondent”), represented by John Berryhill just beat back a UDRP on the domain name WebAnywhere.com that was brought by Webanywhere Ltd of the UK. At the end of the day this was a slam dunk case decided by a th...
Discussion
Marchex & Berryhill Beat Back UDRP Challenge On WebAnywhere.com
Marchex Sales, LLC (“Respondent”), represented by John Berryhill just beat back a UDRP on the domain name WebAnywhere.com that was brought by Webanywhere Ltd of the UK. At the end of the day this was a slam dunk case decided by a th...
Discussion
May 14, 2013, 4:09 pm
Elliot's Blog
Hidden Costs of Domain Name Leasing
I’ve written a number of articles about domain name leasing. I’ve discussed the benefits of leasing a domain name, and I’ve also discussed the downsides of domain name leases. In 2009, I also wrote about additional problems with dom...
Discussion
Hidden Costs of Domain Name Leasing
I’ve written a number of articles about domain name leasing. I’ve discussed the benefits of leasing a domain name, and I’ve also discussed the downsides of domain name leases. In 2009, I also wrote about additional problems with dom...
Discussion
May 14, 2013, 2:46 pm
The Domains
How Can It Take Over 5 Months For A UDRP Decision?
Its over 5 months now since a UDRP was filed on the two letter domain name, YU.com. The complaint which was filed on December 11, 2012 with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). We wrote about the UDRP when it was filed back in Decembe...
Discussion
How Can It Take Over 5 Months For A UDRP Decision?
Its over 5 months now since a UDRP was filed on the two letter domain name, YU.com. The complaint which was filed on December 11, 2012 with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). We wrote about the UDRP when it was filed back in Decembe...
Discussion
May 14, 2013, 2:35 pm
