Monthly Archives: June 2008

Thu 12th June 2008
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Tucows to Auction Expiring Domain Names during Afternic - Registrar opts for Afternic platform for expiring domain names. When domain registrar Tucows (AMEX: TCX) recently announced they were shutting down their in-house expiring domain platform, there was speculation where they would send their domains. (Although Tucows had an auction platform, it also sold domain names through SnapNames). We now know the answer: Tucows is sending expiring domains to Afternic. Afternic will add the domains to its auction system alongside ... read more ...
 
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Dear Maxunis, Thanks for a Spam - Auction seller sends (lots of) spam to promote his domain name. Dear “Maxunis”, I received your e-mail from maxunis@gmail.com this morning about your auction of a domain name on Sedo. In fact, all four of the e-mails. In your four e-mails (from your e-mail address maxunis@gmail.com) you wrote: Dear Sir/Madam, Your website features strongly in search engines when looking for “Adult Video” or “Adult Videos” and I believe this precise and short domain name ... read more ...
 
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Moniker Streamlines Auction Submission Process - No more e-mailing spreadsheets; Moniker enables online auction submissions. Anyone who has submitted a domain name to Moniker for inclusion in its auctions knows how much of a pain it can be. You have to fill out lots of data on a spreadsheet and send it into your account representative. Then you have to fill out and fax in a contract. Today, Moniker announced a new online submission process for auctions that significantly reduces the time and headaches. Here’s ... read more ...
 
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Facebook Wins Facebook.com.au Domain Name - Social networking behemoth wins domain name from Australian company. Facebook has won the Facebook.com.au domain name from Australian company Callverse Pty Ltd. The domain name currently advertises a “click to call service” that is “coming soon”. The decision was handed down by a three person panel at World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The decision has not been posted online yet so details of the dispute are not available. Domain Name Wire ... read more ...
Wed 11th June 2008
Written by The Domains in EN
New .CA Privacy Policy for WHOIS Announced - The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) announced today that it has launched a new privacy policy and WHOIS search tool to protect the privacy of dot-ca domain name registrants. The new policy limits public access to personal information except under extraordinary circumstances or through explicit consent of the registrant. Under the new policy the personal information of individual domain name registrants, including registrant name, home address, phone number and e-mail address, will ... read more ...
 
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IDC Report: The Internet to be a #2 Ad Medium in Five Years - According to a recently released study by  IDC, , Internet advertising revenue will double from $25.5 billion in 2007 to $51.1 billion in 2012. During this period Internet advertising will grow about eight times as fast as advertising at large. In this five year period the report says that The Internet will go in the next 5 years from the number 5 advertising medium all the way to the number 2, making it bigger than newspapers, bigger than cable TV, bigger even than broadcast TV, and second only ... read more ...
 
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Moniker Announces Live Auction List for Paris Domainers Meeting - Moniker.com announced their live auction list for the Paris Domainers Meeting that will be held on Friday, June 20, from 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. CEST / 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. EST. As always Moniker.com lists a range of reserve prices. With just a quick look through the list there are some good two and three letter/number domains with low reserves, and some excellent one word country code domains, mixed in with some nice .com, /net and .org’s As always remote bidding will be available through SnapNames.com Here ... read more ...
 
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Canadian Broadcaster CTV Loses Battle for CTV.com - CTV goes after valuable generic domain name through UDRP and loses. Murat Yikilmaz has successfully defended an attempt by Canadian broadcasting company CTV to take away his three character domain name. CTV currently uses CTV.ca as its domain name. In a 2-1 decision at National Arbitration Forum, the panel found that CTV doesn’t have worldwide exclusive rights to the term “CTV”, and that Yikilmaz’s purchase of the domain to attract traffic was a legitimate ... read more ...
 
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GoDaddy Playing Hardball with NeuStar? - Pricing at GoDaddy for NeuStar’s .us and .biz domains is oddly high. In February I wrote about GoDaddy’s price increase for .biz domain names. The registrar was charging $14.99 for .biz domain names, even though its wholesale cost at the registry is about the same as .com domain names (which GoDaddy sells for $9.99). It appeared that GoDaddy was just trying to make some extra profit. But a couple weeks ago a friend pointed out that I may have missed the boat ... read more ...
Tue 10th June 2008
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Remember CADNA?: They Are Still Coming After You - This past Thursday, the Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) held a conference in London called the “Online Brand Abuses and Internet Governance Education Forum”. We will reprint the press release below, but here the important parts you need to know: CANDA is getting better organized, gaining more support throughout the world, in both membership and dollars, and in particular does not like domainers. Particularly troubling is the following language: “””This forum brought together ... read more ...
 
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2 Life Lessons from Big Brown - As most of you know, Big Brown failed in his attempt to become the first triple crown winner in 30 years on Saturday finishing last in the Belmont Stakes. In the three weeks leading up to the race, Big Brown’s trainer, Rick Dutrow Jr., boasted that it was “a foregone conclusion” his horse would win the Belmont. Dutrow went as far as to insult the horse that looked like his main competition (before he was scratched Saturday Morning) Casino Drive by stating “He’s got no chance of beating ... read more ...
 
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Domain Name Trivia Lands on Jeopardy - Final Jeopardy question tests contestants’ domain name knowledge. ICANN’s blog has a story about one of this week’s “Final Jeopardy” questions on the popular Jeopardy game show: “On March 10, 2003, this nation got control of the .af internet domain”. The answer is “What is Afghanistan?”. This trivia got me thinking about a few other possible Jeopardy answers for domain name trivia buffs. Most of the “questions” can be found on Domain Name Wire. ... read more ...
 
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Tucker Carlson Gets His Domain Name - Celebrity wins decision for TuckerCarlson.com. Conservative talk show host Tucker Carlson has won rights to the domain name TuckerCarlson.com. The decision handed down through World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) under UDRP on June 2. In Carlson’s complaint, he claimed common law rights to the name “Tucker Carlson”: Complainant states that he is “an internationally famous television news anchor and author, most famous for his role as anchor of ... read more ...
 
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Affiliate Programs May Be Future of Parked Domain Names - Cost per action and cost per sale is a good alternative to pay-per-click. With all of this talk about dying pay-per-click revenue and the potential for Yahoo (YHOO) and Google (GOOG) to stop supporting the domain channel, domain owners are looking for alternatives. One alternative is cost-per-action (CPA) programs. With CPA, you direct visitors to other web sites, but instead of getting paid for the click you get paid if someone performs an action at the target ... read more ...
 
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Domain Name Wire Reader Feedback - Quick survey lets you shape the future of Domain Name Wire. Domain Name Wire has been online for over 3 years, and I frequently incorporate reader feedback into the site and news coverage. But I thought it would be helpful to expand this effort and invite readers to take part it a brief, two page survey about Domain Name Wire. Whether you are a casual reader or a junkie, your feedback is valued. Take Domain Name Wire reader feedback survey. ... read more ...
Mon 9th June 2008
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UK Domain Backordering/DropCatching System Announced - Enter Hubbard Media, a UK tech company announced today a new program for Backordering and Drop Catching expiring .uk domain names. However the system they announced is completely different from the auction systems we’re used to here. “There are no difficult APIs to follow; no auctions, and no third-party intermediaries to worry about as there are in the .com space. You become your own registrar for a small fee for membership registration and system access (via the ‘DAC’ or ‘Domain Availability ... read more ...
 
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Marchex Launches New Pay Per Click Advertising Channel; Adhere - Marchex today launched Marchex Adhere™, a new pay-per-click advertising channel that provides advertisers and agencies with exclusive placement on hundreds of premium publisher Web sites and on Marchex’s OpenList® network. Marchex is also adding several new premium publishers and locally focused Web sites to Marchex Adhere. According to the press release: Marchex Adhere allows advertisers of any size and budget to reach a unique, highly-qualified audience ... read more ...
 
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NameJet Auction Update - Notable sales from NameJet.com this week remixed.com $9,200 cost.org $8,900 noles.com $5,901 myman.com $4,860 begins.com $4,100 lightsticks.com $3,900 scarycostumes.com $3,700 privacylock.com $3,630 8g.net $3,600 sexlube.com $3,101 golfbasics.com $2,800 ynca.com $2,736 electricalwire.com $2,690 thegreens.com $2,611 tant.com $2,600 sittingroom.com $2,360 touches.com $2,300 rightaway.com $2,300 azzardo.com $2,100 petitions.org $1,911 toolsales.com $1,255 idealcare.com $1,250 gourmettravel.com $1,209 Google+Michael ... read more ...
 
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Marc Ostrofsky to Get Married in Aspen - Congrats to Marc Ostrofsky, whom is set to marry Beverle Rivers Gardner, an expert on vintage costume jewelry, in Aspen, Colo. on June 29. The couple will be married at the foot of Maroon Bells, a permit was required for the ceremony and all those limos transporting the coterie of guests to the national park. Then, it’s back into town and up to the Aspen Mountain Club via gondola for the reception. Marc Ostrofsky was founder of ireit.com and made his mark in the domain industry by selling business.com ... read more ...
 
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Can Marchex Pull it Off? - Local search evangelist pushes forward with Adhere. Is it enough? Marchex (NASDAQ: MCHX), the company that helped make domain portfolio sales popular with its purchase of Yun Ye’s portfolio, is moving forward with its local ad plans by integrating two platforms. The company announced today that it is combining its Industry Brains and Enhance pay-per-click services into a new platform called Adhere. The goal is to bring local online advertising to the masses in ... read more ...
 
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Guest Article: Selling a Domain Name to an End User - The story of one domainer who sold his domain to “an elephant”. [Editor’s note: Many of you know Steve, a frequent reader and commenter on Domain Name Wire. He has a great story about selling a domain name to an end user. Although he can’t retire on the sale, he turned an investment of under $100 into $15,000. Some of you have similar stories. For everyone else, here’s a little inspiration, told in his own words.] What should you do if and when an end ... read more ...
Sat 7th June 2008
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Adult Film Producer Max Hardcore Loses His Freedom and His Domains. - After a two week federal obscenity trial in Tampa, the jury found Max Hardcore, whose real name is Paul F. Little, guilt of producing and distribution of obscene material. The jury convicted him and his company, Max World Entertainment, on 20 obscenity counts, required him to forfeit his three most popular domain names, including Maxhardcore.com and he is facing as many as 50 years in prison. Sentencing is set for September 5. Of course selling or distributing porn is not illegal, but it is illegal ... read more ...
 
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Oil: Has a Economy Fundamentally Changed and If So What Does it Mean to Domainers? - Oil prices made their biggest single one day gain ever on Friday to almost $139 a barrel up $11 for the day on top of the $5.50 increase on Thursday. The US government reported the nation’s unemployment rate zoomed to 5.5 percent in May, a monthly rise of half a percentage point, the biggest in 22 years. One analyst predicted a barrel of crude will hit $150 by the 4th of July. It was back just six weeks ago on April 23, when we blogged that gas was going to blow past $4 and hit $5 a gallon. Now ... read more ...
Fri 6th June 2008
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DailyDomainDrop.com Announces a New Pre-Drop Service - DailyDomainDrop.com announced a new “pre-drop” service, which starts on June 16th for domainers who have domains that are planning on not renewing. Basically you submit the domains your are intending not to renew to DailyDomainDrop.com and they will select the best of these and send it out to their members. The members pay $50 for each of the domains they want, directly to the domainer who owns the domain, and the selling domainer then pays DailyDomainDrop.com $10 for each domain, on the honor ... read more ...
 
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And You Thought Domains were Expensive - As a reader to this blog knows we track auctions of collectibles as we believe they support our theory that good domains are rare assets and therefore regardless of PPC earnings, will continue to rise in value. Here are a few recent sales A black jumbo watermelon auctioned off in Japan sold for $6,100 today, making it the most expensive watermelon ever. Last month, a pair of “Yubari” cantaloupe melons sold for a record $23,500. The domain cantaloupe.com sold for $21,250 at traffic auction last ... read more ...