Monthly Archives: April 2005

Mon 11th April 2005
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New York Times covers itunes.co.uk domain name dispute - The New York Times has an article today about the legal battle over the itunes.co.uk domain in the UK. I’ve weighed in on this debate several times. For more information, see these posts: -Apple fans don’t understand domain name rights -ITunes.co.uk Owner to Appeal Domain Order to High Court -Apple wins cybersquatting battle…for now ... read more ...
 
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Google Adsense introduces real-time channel reporting - Many domain name owners use Google Adsense, and use Adsense’s channel reporting feature to understand which of their domain names and web sites are performing best. Until now, channel reporting was only available two days later than the clicks actually occurred. Now, Google has announced that channel data will be in REAL TIME, making it much more useful for domain name owners. Google also announced impression vs. page reporting. This is something I’ve been ... read more ...
 
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.Travel, .Jobs domain names closer to fruition - News is flowing after ICANN’s latest round of meetings: “ICANN is pleased to announce the designation of two new sponsored Top-Level Domains (sTLDs), .JOBS and .TRAVEL. The ICANN Board approved the designation at the 22nd ICANN International conference in Mar del Plata, Argentina. The announcement marks the culmination of the independent evaluation and contract negotiation process for these two sponsored Top-Level Domains that was outlined in an ICANN request ... read more ...
 
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New sell for domain names launches - A new secondary domain name market option is now available at the registrar level. The Global Domain Name Exchange (GDNX) is an exchange created for and supporting the valuation and transfer of previously registered or held domain names. Its membership is open to ICANN-accredited registrars and registries. Information about GDNX can be found at GDNX.org. This looks promising, but note that this is not a new front end service for the typical domain name owner. Instead, ... read more ...
 
Fri 8th April 2005
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Top failing domain names - I’ve compiled a list of excellent dropping domains that will drop over the next 5 days. The expected drop date and characteristics follow each domain: nwp.net 4/10 yoi.net 4/9 shadyaftermath.com 4/12 -1094 overture with extension spaceygenius.com 4/10 -269 overture with extension garnished.com 4/12 plater.com 4/9 sedge.com 4/9 – 4095 overture searches w/o extension bought.org 4/10 ignition.org 4/10 insomniac.org 4/9 operation.org 4/9 prisoner.org 4/11 beanbags.biz ... read more ...
Thu 7th April 2005
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Network Solutions introduces backorder keyword warning service - Network Solutions has launched a backorder keyword service that alerts you when domains are expiring that contain your specific keywords. According to Network Solutions: This new service makes it even easier to find the expired domains you want to Backorder by eliminating the need to search for hours through thousands of expiring domains. Instead, you can receive e-mail notification(s) when domain names matching the criteria you select appear on the list and are ... read more ...
 
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.in prolongation crosses 1M registrations -

According to a National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI), over 1,000,000 .in domain names have been purebred to date. People in over 100 countries possess a domains, with a many renouned countries being India, a US, and Germany.

Via: domainnamewire.com

 
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Register.com batch competence be delisted - There was a time when Register.com and Network Solutions were considered the only “stable” registrars, and all of the others as up-and-comers that carried risk of bankruptcy. As reported earlier on Domain Name Wire, Register.com is facing serious financial trouble. The latest twist is that the NASDAQ sent a delisting notice to Register.com for failing to submit its 10-K on time. Register.com has until April 12 to request a hearing to prevent delisting. ... read more ...
 
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Network Solutions offers VIP packages - Following an industry trend, Network Solutions is offering “VIP” packages to people that own a number of domains at the registrar. It is unclear if these perks are offered when users start transferring domains out, or if it’s when you hit a certain threshold of domains in your account. In the “Gold” plan, users get the following benefits: -Dedicated customer support -Priority issues handling -Enhanced online management tools -Special pricing as follows: ... read more ...
Tue 5th April 2005
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PetSupplies.com sells for $75,000 - DNJournal’s weekly sales chart is out and there was a great sale this week–PetSupplies.com went for $75,000. Notice that it isn’t PetFood.com…we all know that pet food doesn’t sell well over the internet There weren’t many other big sales in the .com world, but .us brought bid news with the sale of connect.us for $7,500. You can check out last week’s complete sales list here. ... read more ...
Mon 4th April 2005
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ICANN meetings start in Argentina -

ICANN meetings will run from Apr 4 to Apr 8 in Argentina. ICANN’s bulletin equipment include:

-DNS Security
-Domain Name Hijacking
-The World Summit on Information Society
-Regional At-Large meetings with user groups from opposite Latin America
-Whois Policy Development
-Deployment of Internationalised Domain Names (IDNs)

Via: domainnamewire.com

 
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Gripe site wins heading case - A San Diego man won a trademark infringement suit for his domain www.bosleymedical.com. The man set up the site to gripe about Bosley’s hair restoration program. According to an AP article, “The appeals court, mirroring rulings by at least two other circuit courts of appeal, said the so-called “gripe site” was not infringing on a copyright [sic] because the Web site was not created to make a profit or to confuse Bosley’s customers and potential clients. ... read more ...
Sun 3rd April 2005
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U.S. Sen. Barack Obama roughly loses domain name -

According to The Chicago Tribune, up-and-coming domestic start U.S. Sen. Barack Obama roughly let his domain name expire. Obama’s domain, www.barackobama.com, was about to be forsaken when dump use Pool.com contacted Obama and offering to assistance him get a domain behind during no charge.

It still surprises me that politicians don’t put domain name government during a tip of their to-do lists!

Via: domainnamewire.com

Fri 1st April 2005
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Register.com financial issues continue -

Register.com, one of a internet’s largest domain name registrars, has missed a revised deadline to record a Annual Report 10-K. Register.com has found errors in a accounting systems and competence need to reiterate earnings. Register.com is traded on a Nasdaq underneath batch pitch RCOM.

Via: domainnamewire.com

 
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Appeals justice upholds Sex.com ruling - As a reminder that domain name hijacking was alive and well even before ICANN’s recent policy changes, a federal appeals court last week rejected Steven Cohen’s appeal last week that he pay businessman Gary Kremen $65M for stealing the domain name sex.com in 1995. Cohen skipped the company shortly after the original ruling in 2001 and hasn’t paid Kremen one cent. However, Kremen did snag a mansion owned by Cohen and received a settlement from Network Solutions. ... read more ...