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The Domains
New Study: Nearly 50% Of All UDRP Cases Decided By NAF Are Decided By 7 Panelists
A new study comissioned by attorney Zak Muscovitch shows that of all the UDRP cases decided by the National Arbitration Forum one of the two organizations that decide almost all UDRP cases, 7 panelist account for 50% of the decisions. The NAF has adm...
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New Study: Nearly 50% Of All UDRP Cases Decided By NAF Are Decided By 7 Panelists
A new study comissioned by attorney Zak Muscovitch shows that of all the UDRP cases decided by the National Arbitration Forum one of the two organizations that decide almost all UDRP cases, 7 panelist account for 50% of the decisions. The NAF has adm...
Discussion
August 28, 2012, 8:41 am
Elliot's Blog
Wrestler Mister Saint Laurent (MSL) Acquires M.SL from Sierra Leone
I don’t usually publish press releases, but this one is pretty unique. Congratulations to professional wrestler Mister Saint Laurent, who was able to acquire the one letter M.SL domain name. .SL is the ccTLD operated by the county of Sierra Leo...
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Wrestler Mister Saint Laurent (MSL) Acquires M.SL from Sierra Leone
I don’t usually publish press releases, but this one is pretty unique. Congratulations to professional wrestler Mister Saint Laurent, who was able to acquire the one letter M.SL domain name. .SL is the ccTLD operated by the county of Sierra Leo...
Discussion
August 28, 2012, 8:34 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 28th
StatusRank.com The generic domain form of Klout. Reminds me of High School so I’m not a fan. Then again my braces and head gear are now off so I might rank higher now. PDDE.com I like this LLLL.com Looks like too open mouths. I may have had too...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 28th
StatusRank.com The generic domain form of Klout. Reminds me of High School so I’m not a fan. Then again my braces and head gear are now off so I might rank higher now. PDDE.com I like this LLLL.com Looks like too open mouths. I may have had too...
Discussion
August 28, 2012, 6:36 am
Domain Shane
7 Quick Tips for a Seller in a Domain Name Negotiation
Several times a week I get questions asking my opinion of what to do at certain stages of domain name negotiation. While I’m no Rick Schwartz or Mike Berkens, I think I’m asked so often merely because I come across as approachable. ...
Discussion
7 Quick Tips for a Seller in a Domain Name Negotiation
Several times a week I get questions asking my opinion of what to do at certain stages of domain name negotiation. While I’m no Rick Schwartz or Mike Berkens, I think I’m asked so often merely because I come across as approachable. ...
Discussion
August 27, 2012, 10:18 pm
Elliot's Blog
Sedo: ” At No Point Was Malware Distributed via Sedo”
On Friday, some Sedo users received a malware warning on their browsers when they tried to access Sedo’s website. In addition, Google added a warning on search results pages. I wrote an article urging users to be cautious when using Sedo. After...
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Sedo: ” At No Point Was Malware Distributed via Sedo”
On Friday, some Sedo users received a malware warning on their browsers when they tried to access Sedo’s website. In addition, Google added a warning on search results pages. I wrote an article urging users to be cautious when using Sedo. After...
Discussion
August 27, 2012, 6:09 pm
The Domains
Apple Does It Again: Names Its new Product The iPad Mini Without Securing The Domain Name iPadMini.com 1st
Apple just named its smaller iPad, the iPad Mini which is suppose to be released in October. The domain name iPadMini.com is owned by Elie Berreby of Paris. The domain was registered in 2005 well before the iPad was named, but after the iPod wa...
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Apple Does It Again: Names Its new Product The iPad Mini Without Securing The Domain Name iPadMini.com 1st
Apple just named its smaller iPad, the iPad Mini which is suppose to be released in October. The domain name iPadMini.com is owned by Elie Berreby of Paris. The domain was registered in 2005 well before the iPad was named, but after the iPod wa...
Discussion
August 27, 2012, 3:38 pm
Domain Name News
Cambridge Man supports Paul Ryan by buying domain names
As reported by The Daily Jeffersonian, Matt McKnight from Cambridge has registered a number of domain names in order to protect vice-president candidate Paul Ryan. The article calls him the “domain-ator” mentions that his main site is at ...
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Cambridge Man supports Paul Ryan by buying domain names
As reported by The Daily Jeffersonian, Matt McKnight from Cambridge has registered a number of domain names in order to protect vice-president candidate Paul Ryan. The article calls him the “domain-ator” mentions that his main site is at ...
Discussion
August 27, 2012, 3:38 pm
Elliot's Blog
Some Domain Owners Don’t Want To Be Contacted
In doing due diligence, I’ve come across domain owners and companies that are impossible to contact. Further research has led me to various articles and forums where others have mentioned the difficulty in contacting those companies, so one can...
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Some Domain Owners Don’t Want To Be Contacted
In doing due diligence, I’ve come across domain owners and companies that are impossible to contact. Further research has led me to various articles and forums where others have mentioned the difficulty in contacting those companies, so one can...
Discussion
August 27, 2012, 1:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Oops, I entrusted my domain name to a tiny island nation!
Company using .st domain name learns a hard lesson. The world takes .com’s uptime, along with that of many other TLDs run by large registries, for granted. Consider the story of registration site Voost!, which uses the “clever” doma...
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Oops, I entrusted my domain name to a tiny island nation!
Company using .st domain name learns a hard lesson. The world takes .com’s uptime, along with that of many other TLDs run by large registries, for granted. Consider the story of registration site Voost!, which uses the “clever” doma...
Discussion
August 27, 2012, 12:56 pm
The Domains
TRAFFIC Awards Voting Closes Tonight At 9PM EST
The ballots for the TRAFFIC awards went out this morning and voting closes tonight at 9pm EST. If you got a ballot in your email and want to vote you have to do it today. Congrats to all nominees Here is the info: “T.R.A.F.F.I.C. 2012 AWARDS BA...
Discussion
TRAFFIC Awards Voting Closes Tonight At 9PM EST
The ballots for the TRAFFIC awards went out this morning and voting closes tonight at 9pm EST. If you got a ballot in your email and want to vote you have to do it today. Congrats to all nominees Here is the info: “T.R.A.F.F.I.C. 2012 AWARDS BA...
Discussion
August 27, 2012, 12:50 pm
