How to beget bad broadside for your company -
Corporate attorneys aren’t always the best PR people. Take the folks at telecom provider BT Ireland.
BT Ireland found out about the web site BTIrelandSucks.com. Clearly the domain was set up as a gripe site. Very few people visited the site. But then BT Ireland sent a cease desist letter to the owner. The owner laughed it off and the press picked up the story. Now thousands of people are hitting the BTIrelandSucks.com site and reading the owner’s gripes ... read more ...
Monthly Archives: October 2005
Mon 3rd October 2005
Yahoo wins doubtful domains -
Yahoo recently won rights to 54 disputed domain names that were similar to the Yahoo! trademark. Included are domains like YahooSports.com, launchYah00.com, matchYahoo.com, YahooCalendar.com, YahooSpots.com, and BaseballYahoo.com. The prior registrant of the domains did not respond to the complaint. This person obviously knew they wouldn’t win, but probably made some money from paid parking before Yahoo took over the domains.
You can read the complete case here. ... read more ...
Baseball domain names -
Major League Baseball playoffs are about to start. Have you invested in baseball domain names? Here are some you can add to your collection:
Available at Afternic
Baseball.us
BaseballCap.com
BaseballStore.com
AllBaseball.com
BaseballItems.com
BaseballVideo.com
BaseballLink.com
ProfessionalBaseball.com
BaseballFilms.com
BaseballPhoto.com
BaseballReport.com
BaseballPreview.com
BaseballLegends.com
BaseballWebsite.com
CoachBaseball.com
BaseballJournal.com
BaseballNewsletter.com
Click ... read more ...