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The Domains
For Years We Have Been Telling You Every Word Is Trademarked & Now Even The ‘F” Word Is
If you have been a frequent reader of thedomains.com, you know we have been looking at the trademark system warning that every word, two letter, three letter and every saying your grandma taught you is trademarked somewhere in the world. So we were n...
Discussion
For Years We Have Been Telling You Every Word Is Trademarked & Now Even The ‘F” Word Is
If you have been a frequent reader of thedomains.com, you know we have been looking at the trademark system warning that every word, two letter, three letter and every saying your grandma taught you is trademarked somewhere in the world. So we were n...
Discussion
September 14, 2011, 11:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Demand Media is Down 55% from Its IPO, But It’s Not Alone
Majority of 2011 U.S. IPOs are under water. If you managed to buy Demand Media’s stock at the $17 offering price in January, you’ve taken a 55% hit. The stock closed today at $7.62. More likely if you bought on the first day you paid nort...
Discussion
Demand Media is Down 55% from Its IPO, But It’s Not Alone
Majority of 2011 U.S. IPOs are under water. If you managed to buy Demand Media’s stock at the $17 offering price in January, you’ve taken a 55% hit. The stock closed today at $7.62. More likely if you bought on the first day you paid nort...
Discussion
September 14, 2011, 9:27 pm
Elliot's Blog
Should You Buy the .Net or .Org to Protect the .Com?
I am often asked whether it’s recommended that a person buy the .net and/or .org domain names when they purchase a .com domain name. In my opinion, the simple answer is yes if you are going to develop, but no if you aren’t. While it&rsquo...
Discussion
Should You Buy the .Net or .Org to Protect the .Com?
I am often asked whether it’s recommended that a person buy the .net and/or .org domain names when they purchase a .com domain name. In my opinion, the simple answer is yes if you are going to develop, but no if you aren’t. While it&rsquo...
Discussion
September 14, 2011, 5:56 pm
Elliot's Blog
CalRipkenJr.com Expires
“Ripken Baseball and the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation count on the MNS Group team to keep all of our IT needs up to date and functioning. They do a wonderful job, are very responsive and reliable. I consider MNS Group a valuable part of our team....
Discussion
CalRipkenJr.com Expires
“Ripken Baseball and the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation count on the MNS Group team to keep all of our IT needs up to date and functioning. They do a wonderful job, are very responsive and reliable. I consider MNS Group a valuable part of our team....
Discussion
September 14, 2011, 2:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
“Book” + Social Networking = Trademark Delay
Facebook asks trademark office for more time to oppose trademarks. If you want the U.S. Patent and Trademark office to approve a trademark for your social networking site that includes the word “book”, you can expect a challenge. That&rsq...
Discussion
“Book” + Social Networking = Trademark Delay
Facebook asks trademark office for more time to oppose trademarks. If you want the U.S. Patent and Trademark office to approve a trademark for your social networking site that includes the word “book”, you can expect a challenge. That&rsq...
Discussion
September 14, 2011, 1:34 pm
Elliot's Blog
Domain Gang Fools Geek.com
It’s very likely that people who follow domain investing blogs and forums know that DomainGang.com is a satirical website with Onion-esque articles. Although there are occasionally articles that are factual, the majority seem to be written to g...
Discussion
Domain Gang Fools Geek.com
It’s very likely that people who follow domain investing blogs and forums know that DomainGang.com is a satirical website with Onion-esque articles. Although there are occasionally articles that are factual, the majority seem to be written to g...
Discussion
September 14, 2011, 1:08 pm
Domain Shane
The Daily What the F Are They Thinking Domains
I’m starting a new segment here on DomainShane. It’sa look at some of the odd, questionable, or just plain stupid registrations we find. It never ceases to amaze me what domains people will spend their hard earned money on. Br...
Discussion
The Daily What the F Are They Thinking Domains
I’m starting a new segment here on DomainShane. It’sa look at some of the odd, questionable, or just plain stupid registrations we find. It never ceases to amaze me what domains people will spend their hard earned money on. Br...
Discussion
September 14, 2011, 10:56 am
Domain Name Wire
Spotlight on 13 End User Domain Name Sales This Past Week
From Rediff to a company in Santa Claus, Indiana, end users bought a number of domain names this week. As I report every week, here’s a look at end users who recently bought domain names through Afternic. Ho Ho Holdings, which owns a number of ...
Discussion
Spotlight on 13 End User Domain Name Sales This Past Week
From Rediff to a company in Santa Claus, Indiana, end users bought a number of domain names this week. As I report every week, here’s a look at end users who recently bought domain names through Afternic. Ho Ho Holdings, which owns a number of ...
Discussion
September 14, 2011, 9:56 am
Domain Name News
DirectI to Merge Big Jumbo and Domain Advertising
DirectI, the parent company of BigJumbo, DomainAdvertising.com, Logicboxes and ResellerClub amongst others has announced today with an email to its customers that it will be merging the DomainAdvertising and BigJumbo brands. From the email: DomainAdv...
Discussion
DirectI to Merge Big Jumbo and Domain Advertising
DirectI, the parent company of BigJumbo, DomainAdvertising.com, Logicboxes and ResellerClub amongst others has announced today with an email to its customers that it will be merging the DomainAdvertising and BigJumbo brands. From the email: DomainAdv...
Discussion
September 14, 2011, 9:50 am
Domain Name Wire
Owner of Screams.com Sues to Halt Transfer
Haunted house files suit to stop transfer and asks that trademark be canceled. The owner of the domain name Screams.com has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to halt the imminent transfer of his domain name following an adverse UDRP ruling. Last week I wrote abo...
Discussion
Owner of Screams.com Sues to Halt Transfer
Haunted house files suit to stop transfer and asks that trademark be canceled. The owner of the domain name Screams.com has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to halt the imminent transfer of his domain name following an adverse UDRP ruling. Last week I wrote abo...
Discussion
September 14, 2011, 9:16 am
