Monthly Archives: April 2010

Tue 27th April 2010
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Domain Name Wire Auction Ends Shortly - Last chance to bid. The Domain Name Wire auction at SnapNames ends today at 12:15 PDT / 3:15 EDT. I realize there are a lot of domain name auctions going on right now, so let me break this one down for you: – Only about 50 domains, so it’s easy to review the inventory – Many domains starting at $99 with no reserve – Over 20% of the domains have already met their reserves You’ll find active bidding wars for Duj.net and BeefJerky.net going on right now. The ... read more ...
 
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.XXX? Just Wait Until They Learn About New TLDs - People commenting on .xxx must not be aware of looming new TLDs. I’ve written a couple times about the comment period for what to do with ICM Registry and the .xxx top level domain name. The majority of comments submitted to ICANN are from people opposed to pornography in general. Religious and conservative leaders are calling on others to submit similar comments. Not only is the question ICANN is seeking input on not being answered , but it’s clear that these ... read more ...
Mon 26th April 2010
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Our Picks From The DomainNameWire.com SnapNames.com Auction Ending Tuesday - The DomainNameWire.com auction on Snapnames.com is ending tomorrow on Tuesday April 27th at 3:15pm EST in accordance with SnapNames normal closing procedures. The auction currently has 9 domain names that have hit reserve and about $16K in bids. Here are our picks from the auction (the one’s in bold are our domains): Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
 
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Go Daddy Sells 778.com for $23,000 - Go Daddy cracks the five figure mark with three digit domain. Go Daddy Auctions, still often referred to as TDNAM in domainer circles, is known for selling a high volume of domains but rarely very valuable ones. This past week was an exception as 778.com traded hands on the platform for $23,000. Unlike many domains that sell at GoDaddy, this wasn’t an expired domain auction. It was an offer/counter-offer transaction. Many of the domains at Go Daddy sell for ... read more ...
 
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Name.com Faces Backlash Over Whois Privacy Charge - Customers voice frustration over paying for whois privacy. When you give something away for free, it’s really hard to then start charging for it. Just ask Name.com. On April 21 the company announced via its blog that new domain name registrations would no longer come with free whois privacy. Domains that already have privacy turned on will continue to receive the service for free; new registrations must pay $1.99 per year for the service as “promotional price”. ... read more ...
 
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When a Domain Partnership Goes Bad - Sex.com disagreement isn’t sexy, but it is an important warning. If you’ve ever formed a partnership or had a business partner in a venture, you know how contentious it can get. When you draft the legal documents, the lawyer wants a provision for every possible outcome under the sun. Everyone is on good terms at the time, so you don’t suspect there’s any reason for half of the provisions. But when things do go wrong, it can really be a mess. In the case ... read more ...
 
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Businesses Continue to Buy and Use 3 Letter Domain Names - Three letter domains continue to be hot commodity. With Comwired’s relaunch as DNS.com, I found a recent study by domain investor Nat Cohen on three character domains rather timely. Cohen randomly generated 100 three letter domain names that contained only premium letters (no j, k, q, x, y, z) to see who owned them. Here’s what he found: Small and Medium Business: 51% Large Business: 20% Domainers: 20% Non-profits/Educational/Government/Religious: 2% Personal: ... read more ...
 
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Comwired Acquires DNS.com Domain Name - DNS management company acquires the perfect domain name. What happens when a DNS company with a domainer background wants to upgrade its brand? It acquires the category-killer, three letter domain name DNS.com. Comwired, which offers hosted DNS management services, acquired DNS.com and is changing its brand. It appears the acquisition was made about two months ago, but the company is just now undergoing the rebrand. In a press release, Comwired CEO Dan Kimball said ... read more ...
 
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WIPO Panelist Study Sheds More Light on UDRP Practices - WIPO panelist selection numbers are very different from National Arbitration Forum. Why? Attorney Zak Muscovitch released a study last month about distribution of cases to panelists at National Arbitration Forum. His findings were shocking. Not only were there “runaway panelists” who have heard a disproportionate number of cases, but those runaway panelists happen to find in favor of complainants much more than the typical panelist. With the help of UDRPsearch.com, ... read more ...
Sun 25th April 2010
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Domain With 126,000 Monthly Visitors & Valued during $69K, Only Has A $2,500 Bid @ Godaddy.com - Currently at auction at Godaddy is the domain MundoVideos.com which according to godaddy is has an “estimated monthly website traffic” of  a whopping 126K+. Godaddy.com values the domain at $69,162. The word mundo in Spanish means “World”. Alexa ranks the site in the 360K range and compete is only tracking a little over 2,000 visitors. The parked page has links to all sorts of DVD type products, everything from DVD duplication to Netflix.com. Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
 
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ICANN Green Lights 1 and 2 Letter .Info Domain Names - Here comes 1.info. The ICANN Board approved a resolution granting Afilias the right to register one and two character .info domain names during its Board meeting last Thursday. .Info registry Afilias made the request in February. It plans to model the distribution of the short domain names similar to how Neustar handled the release of one and two character .biz domain names: 1. Requests for Proposal, where anyone can submit a proposal for developing a particular ... read more ...
 
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ICANN Board Approves Delegation of Four IDN ccTLDs - Four IDN ccTLDs delegated, simultaneous delegation requests from China and Taiwan proceed. The ICANN Board of Directors approved the delegation of four internationalized domain name country code domains on Thursday. The four approved ccTLDs are for Russia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Egypt. Russia will get .рф (xn--p1ai) (“R.F.”), delegated to Coordination Center for TLD RU. Saudi Arabia is getting السعودية (xn--mgberp4a5d4ar) ... read more ...
Sat 24th April 2010
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RickLatona Premier Live Domain TRAFFIC Auction List Is Released: Tuscany.com, Cheesecake.com, Remix.com, Erotica.com, Hear.com Included - RickLatona.com just released the list of the domains he will be auctioning off in the Live Domain Auction from the TRAFFIC show in Milan. The auction will be held on April 28th at 10am EST and remote bidding will be on Proxibid.com. Reserve Ranges are stated in EURO’s. As of Friday’s close, the exchange rate of Euro’s to dollars is approximately:  1 Euro= $1.35 US. So if a domain has a reserve of 10,000 Euro’s your looking at $13,500 approximately. There are some great domains on this list. Tuscany.com, ... read more ...
 
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Auctions, Auctions, Auctions: 11 Major Domain Auctions Coming At You Over 30 Days Starting Next Week - I’m not sure there have ever been more major domain auctions in a 4 week period. No less than 11 Major auctions will be held starting next week, through the end of May. We will be writing about each of these in detail, but today I just wanted to layout the schedule of major auctions: The DomainNameWire.com auction at Snapnames.com is currently ongoing and closes this Tuesday on April 27th at 3:15pm EST. At time of publication there are 9 domains that have already met reserve. Also On April 27th ... read more ...
 
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Are We Addicted To The Internet? A New Study Says Yes - According to a study by the University of Maryland, American college students are hooked on cellphones, social media and the Internet, In the study, 200 students were asked to give up their Internet and cell phones and after 24 hours many showed signs of withdrawal, craving and anxiety along with an inability to function, showing symptoms similar to drug and alcohol addiction. So are we as a society addicted to the Internet? Are you? When was the last day you went without checking your e-mail, ... read more ...
 
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A Porn Star Saves A Guy From Spending 20 Years In Jail: A Cautionary Tale For Those Traveling Out Of The US - We wrote a post a couple of years ago about being careful when traveling back to the US for a trip outside the country. With the TRAFFIC show for Milan coming up next week, I wanted to remind all domainers that they do not have the same rights coming back into the US that they have while in the US. So here is a bedtime story for you. A New Yorker Carlos Simon-Timmerman, was traveling back from Venezuela when he got stopped in customs in Puerto Rico carrying a DVD called “Little Lupe the Innocent; ... read more ...
Fri 23rd April 2010
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SnapNames.com To Hold Gambling Domain Auction Next Month - SnapNames.com will be holding a gambling domain auction in conjunction with the iGaming Super Show to be held May 25-28, 2010, The auction will start on May 24 and end on June 1. Featured domains include: Poker.ca BlackJackTable.com PokerLessons.com SevenCardPoker.com BlackjackTouraments.com InternetGames.net For more info on the auction click here. Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
 
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.Info Registrations Hit 88 Cents At WebFusion For A Week - Webfusion.com announced today it was lowering the price of .info domain names to $0.88 but only until April 29, 2010. The price they charge is normally $9.99, so customers can now save over $9 on every .info that they register. To take advantage of this offer you can click here. (this is NOT an affiliate code, nor have we been paid in any way to promote) Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
 
 
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Seriously, Wooot a Hell? - Wooot.com case needs proofreading; sheds light on UDRP panelist practices. Yesterday Elliot Silver wrote a post about the UDRP decision for Wooot.com. The panelist found in the complainant’s favor, but ordered the domain name canceled rather than transferred. I have to admit, even as someone who reads a lot of UDRPs, until about a month ago I assumed that canceled meant transfer. Why? Because it’s so stupid to think of a domain being deleted rather than transferred ... read more ...
 
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GoDrops.com Relaunches Expired Domain Finder Service - After hiatus, GoDrops.com goes live again today. GoDrops.com, a service for finding expiring domain names, relaunched today. The service was originally created by Jason Cupp. Cupp partnered with Patrick Ruddell (aka Chef Patrick) last year with plans to upgrade and relaunch the service. The result of their efforts finally goes live today. GoDrops provides a daily list of hand-picked expiring domain names. Paying members ($19.97 per month) also see values from Estibot, ... read more ...
 
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The Limitations of UDRP to Recover Stolen Domain Names - Recent case involving restaurant guide shows limitations of UDRP for recovering stolen domains. Companies often use UDRP to recover stolen domain names. I’ve seen several cases of three character domain names being recovered this way. But there are limitations to using UDRP to recover a stolen domain name. Part of it has to do with how you position your trademark in the filing. Here’s a case in point: ChicagoRestaurant.com. For over ten years David M. Lissner ... read more ...
 
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Agenda and Air Travel Falling Into Place for TRAFFIC Milan - Everything coming together for next week’s conference in Milan. There are some things conference organizers can control, and there are some things they can’t. They can control the quality of their agenda. But volcanic eruptions? That’s a challenge. Fortunately for Rick Latona and crew, everything seems to be shaping up nicely for its April 27-29 show in Milan. First, on what they can control. TRAFFIC will look somewhat like Latona’s first foray into domain ... read more ...
Thu 22nd April 2010
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Quick Poll: How most Will Slots.com Sell For? - In the wake of the Poker.org sale for a cool million, Slots.com will be hitting the auction block next week. So its time to cast your vote for how much this domain is going to sell for. Poll is on the Right and comments are always welcome. Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
 
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Got To Love This Business: Typo OnlineTelevison.com Just Sold For $2,206 At Bido.com - You just got to love the domain business. A typo domain name, OnlineTelevison.com just sold for $2,206 on Bido.com after 44 bids so there were at least 2 bidders battling it out. The Bido price was only $28. The domain has no Alexa or Compete ranking and even Word Tracker only counts 2 people searching a month for the misspell. Congrats to the Seller. Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...