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Domain Name Wire
Oversee.net Pays $1,500 To Filer of SnapNames Class Action Lawsuit
Class representative gets a small check. Oversee.net has paid $1,500 to Stewart Resmer, the “class representative” for a lawsuit filed against Oversee.net in the wake of the halvarez shill bidding scandal. Resmer originally filed suit aga...
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Oversee.net Pays $1,500 To Filer of SnapNames Class Action Lawsuit
Class representative gets a small check. Oversee.net has paid $1,500 to Stewart Resmer, the “class representative” for a lawsuit filed against Oversee.net in the wake of the halvarez shill bidding scandal. Resmer originally filed suit aga...
Discussion
August 26, 2011, 11:08 am
Domain Name Wire
French Company Files UDRP Against Google’s AdWords.com
Company that was subject to Google UDRP fights back. French company Francotel, LLC has filed a UDRP complaint with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) over the domain name Adwords.com, Domain Name Wire has learned. The case is not yet pos...
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French Company Files UDRP Against Google’s AdWords.com
Company that was subject to Google UDRP fights back. French company Francotel, LLC has filed a UDRP complaint with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) over the domain name Adwords.com, Domain Name Wire has learned. The case is not yet pos...
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August 26, 2011, 10:37 am
Elliot's Blog
Here’s a Good Hurricane Domain Name to Develop: GoBags.com
As I’ve done in the past, I want to share a domain name with you that’s for sale and I think the price is pretty reasonable. There’s no affiliate code with this, and I am not going to make a dime if you buy it (nor have I been paid ...
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Here’s a Good Hurricane Domain Name to Develop: GoBags.com
As I’ve done in the past, I want to share a domain name with you that’s for sale and I think the price is pretty reasonable. There’s no affiliate code with this, and I am not going to make a dime if you buy it (nor have I been paid ...
Discussion
August 26, 2011, 10:04 am
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy Inks Deal with Andretti Family
Domain registrar gets in bed with another Indy deal. Just a day after Danica Patrick announced her move to NASCAR full time, GoDaddy has announced a new IndyCar sponsorship. The domain name registrar has inked a deal with all three Andretti’s &...
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GoDaddy Inks Deal with Andretti Family
Domain registrar gets in bed with another Indy deal. Just a day after Danica Patrick announced her move to NASCAR full time, GoDaddy has announced a new IndyCar sponsorship. The domain name registrar has inked a deal with all three Andretti’s &...
Discussion
August 26, 2011, 9:58 am
The Domains
Check Out The Guy Who Is Using A Six Figure Domain For His LinkedIn Page
As domainers we have seen a lot of great domains used pretty strange ways. Lets add the domain name SEC.com to that list Without a doubt SEC.com is a six figure, if not a seven figure domain name. SEC stands for among other things the Security and Ex...
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Check Out The Guy Who Is Using A Six Figure Domain For His LinkedIn Page
As domainers we have seen a lot of great domains used pretty strange ways. Lets add the domain name SEC.com to that list Without a doubt SEC.com is a six figure, if not a seven figure domain name. SEC stands for among other things the Security and Ex...
Discussion
August 25, 2011, 9:23 pm
Domain Name News
DomainTools Announced Investment in OpenRegistry
The .SX (Saint Martin) registry operator, Open Registry, announced today during the Dot NXT conference that it had received an additional investment by a strategic investors, including DomainTools.com. While the amount of the investment was not discl...
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DomainTools Announced Investment in OpenRegistry
The .SX (Saint Martin) registry operator, Open Registry, announced today during the Dot NXT conference that it had received an additional investment by a strategic investors, including DomainTools.com. While the amount of the investment was not discl...
Discussion
August 25, 2011, 8:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
Judge Dismisses Verizon Lawsuit Against DirectNIC
Judge grants Motion to Dismiss against large domain name registrar and its parent company. The judge presiding over Verizon’s cybersquatting lawsuit has granted a Motion to Dismiss (pdf) filed by Intercosmos Media Group, Inc., directNIC, LLC an...
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Judge Dismisses Verizon Lawsuit Against DirectNIC
Judge grants Motion to Dismiss against large domain name registrar and its parent company. The judge presiding over Verizon’s cybersquatting lawsuit has granted a Motion to Dismiss (pdf) filed by Intercosmos Media Group, Inc., directNIC, LLC an...
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August 25, 2011, 8:32 pm
The Domains
DomainTools.com Makes A “Strategic Investment” & Gets A Board Seat On OpenRegistry.com
OpenRegistry SA, ” announced today in a press release, is has raised capital “from strategic investors including DomainTools (www.domaintools.com) and that DomainTools.com will be getting a seat on the Board.” OpenRegistry provides ...
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DomainTools.com Makes A “Strategic Investment” & Gets A Board Seat On OpenRegistry.com
OpenRegistry SA, ” announced today in a press release, is has raised capital “from strategic investors including DomainTools (www.domaintools.com) and that DomainTools.com will be getting a seat on the Board.” OpenRegistry provides ...
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August 25, 2011, 6:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Overstock.com To Get Into Daily Deals or Flash Sales with SwarmShop.com?
Company goes to domain aftermarket to buy domain name SwarmShop.com. Overstock.com (or should I call it O.co?) is aggressive about entering new ecommerce markets. A recent domain purchase may be a clue to what’s next for the company: The compan...
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Overstock.com To Get Into Daily Deals or Flash Sales with SwarmShop.com?
Company goes to domain aftermarket to buy domain name SwarmShop.com. Overstock.com (or should I call it O.co?) is aggressive about entering new ecommerce markets. A recent domain purchase may be a clue to what’s next for the company: The compan...
Discussion
August 25, 2011, 2:59 pm
The Domains
John Perry Barlow of the Electronic Frontier Foundation: “I Don’t Think Domain Names Are Necessary”
John Perry Barlow of the Electronic Frontier foundation was the keynote speaker at the Dot Nxt show this morning and pretty much blasted the new gTLD program, ICANN and domain names in general. “”I can’t see how expanding the ...
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John Perry Barlow of the Electronic Frontier Foundation: “I Don’t Think Domain Names Are Necessary”
John Perry Barlow of the Electronic Frontier foundation was the keynote speaker at the Dot Nxt show this morning and pretty much blasted the new gTLD program, ICANN and domain names in general. “”I can’t see how expanding the ...
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August 25, 2011, 1:58 pm
