Monthly Archives: May 2011

Thu 5th May 2011
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QuinStreet Report: Revenue Up 17%, Education Vertical Up 26%; Shares Up 10% - QuinStreet, Inc. Nasdaq:QNST, reported announced its financial results for the fiscal third quarter ended March 31, 2011 yesterday after the market closed and the market reacted very positively. The Company reported total revenue of $107.7 million, an increase of 19% over the same quarter last year. Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was $23.2 million, or 22% of revenue. The Company reported GAAP net income of $6.3 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, for the quarter. Adjusted net income for the quarter ... read more ...
 
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.CO and 3D & Holo Technology Make The “List Of The Most Exciting Tech Ideas” - TheDailyReporter.com has just published a post entitled “The Most Exciting Under The Radar Tech Ideas” Number 2 on the list is .Co domains Number 3 on the list is 3D Holo Technology. “From websites to energy sources, here are a few of the best recent tech advances that have slipped under the radar.” “Solar powered everything” 2nd: .co domains “A relative newcomer to the domain name scene, .co domain names slipped onto the market in mid-2010 with little fanfare. For consumers, however, ... read more ...
 
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Hack t.ag Sells For $60,000 on Sedo.com - The domain name t.ag which is a hack for tag, just sold on Sedo.com for $60,000 Probably a record price for a .Ag domains (DnJournal.com will have to confirm). .Ag is the country code for Antigua and Barbuda (Yes I had to look it up). The domain was first registered in 2000. The domain is registered under privacy at Network Solutions but for some reason it showing the owner of the domain anyway and it is listed as  Kinetic Fin. I found a linkedin page for the company which describes itself as: “Kinetic ... read more ...
 
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DomainConvergence Canceled for Second Year in a Row - Domain conference canceled after failing to get sufficient registrations. DomainConvergence, a domain name conference held in Canada, has canceled its show for the second year in a row. In a blog post today, event organizer Frank Michlick wrote: I am sorry to inform you that the DomainConvergence conference, originally scheduled to be held next week here in Montreal (May 12/13) is canceled due to lack of registrations. All paid registration fees will be refunded and ... read more ...
 
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National Motor Club Hits Jackpot, Wins 3 Letter Domain in UDRP - Group wins 3 letter domain name when owner doesn’t respond. National Motor Club of America, Inc. is the proud new owner of the three letter domain name NMC.com, which it won in a UDRP decision handed down by National Arbitration Forum. The owner of the domain name has used whois privacy at Network Solutions for many years. They didn’t respond the the complaint, and my guess is they didn’t even receive it. Typically a panel will consider handing over a three ... read more ...
 
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Confirmed: New Paul Stahura Venture “Donuts” is for Domain Names - Stealth venture files trademark application indicating new domain name venture. This past weekend we learned that four domain name industry vets, including eNom founder Paul Stahura, were forming a new company called Donuts Inc. The company raised about a million dollars of investment. Although the company is in stealth mode, the players involved make me think the four are starting a venture related to new top level domain names. A trademark application with the ... read more ...
 
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Eva Longoria Adds .Org To Her Collection - Actress wins UDRP for EvaLongoria.org domain name. Actress Eva Longoria of Desperate Housewives fame has added the domain name EvaLongoria.org to her collection of domain names. Longoria won the domain name through an arbitration case with National Arbitration Forum. The domain name was registered to a Las Vegas company that forwarded the domain to an eBay search for the actress. The actress already owns EvaLongoria.com and EvaLongoria.net. All three domain names ... read more ...
 
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Kevin Ham Wins Another, and You Won’t Believe What a Complainant Argued - Complainant tells panel how it generated PPC results of its competitors. Kevin Ham’s Vertical Axis has successfully defended BrightSign.com in a UDRP with the help of Ari Goldberger of ESQwire. Vertical Axis won for a number of reasons, including that the domain name was registered well before the complainant started using the term “Bright Sign” in commerce. Of course, it’s also a generic domain name. But the funny part is the ridiculous assertion BrightSign ... read more ...
Wed 4th May 2011
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From House Hearing; ICANN: Domainers Are Against New gTLD’s Because They Will Lose The Value Of There Beachfront Property - The House subcommittee on the new gTLD’s just ended in Washington and it was as bloody as expected. Of course the representative from ICANN, Kurt Pritz its Senior Vice President, didn’t help himself or ICANN but making inaccurate statements, failing to explain the new gTLD process properly or putting the new gTLD process in a positive light. IP trademark interests dominated the hearing not only though the witnesses that were called but in statements made by the Representatives which appearently ... read more ...
 
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CreditCard.Co For $17K on Sedo - Add the domain name CreditCard.Co to the list of recent .Co domain sales was it just traded at $17,000 on Sedo.com We just wrote about Pizza.Co selling for $15K and other recent .Co sales an hour ago. Congrats to The Seller and Buyer   Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
 
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Pizza.Co Becomes Latest Sedo Sale during $15K - The domain name Pizza.Co just sold  for $15,000 adding to the recent string of .Co sales on Sedo.com Before you attack these are smallist sales the domain name attorneys.info just sold on Sedo.com for only $13K So in comparision to an extension which has been around for many years, these .Co sales are pretty impressive having been launched less than a year ago We have been tracking other .Co domain sales on another post, which include: Shop.co $22,000 CreditCard.co $17,000 Tequila.CO $14,500 Vodka.co ... read more ...
 
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Industry Leaders Send An Open Letter To The House Subcommittee on IP Regarding Today’s Hearing & Why we Signed It - Today some industry leaders submitted an open letter to the United States House Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and the Internet regarding the Oversight Hearing on new Top-Level Domains to be held on today, Wednesday 4 May. As you will note I signed the Letter. Actually somehow I wound up as the first signature on the letter, although its not alphabetical. I signed the letter because I believe it to be quite unfair for the United States House Of Representatives to hold a hearing on an issue ... read more ...
 
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Blackberry Makes Bing Its Default Search Engine - Give a big check to Microsft today which just beat Goolge out to become the default search engine for all Blackberry devices. Blackberry devices will use Bing as the preferred search provider in the browser, and Bing will be the default search and map application for new devices presented to mobile operators, both in the US and internationally. Also, Bing will have regular, featured placement and promotion on the BlackBerry App World carousel. Bing is already shipping as the default search engine ... read more ...
 
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Monte Cahn Sues Oversee.net Over $13 Million Incentive Plan [Updated] - Moniker founder files suit against acquirer. [Story updated with Moniker statement at end.] Moniker founder Monte Cahn has sued Oversee.net along with its current CEO Jeff Kupietzky and founder Lawrence Ng over a $13 million inventive plan. Cahn sold his Moniker domain name registrar and related businesses to Seevast in 2005. In 2007 Oversee.net approached Seevast and Moniker about buying the business, according to the complaint. It agreed to a purchase price of ... read more ...
 
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Company Behind “SkyCam” Sports Cameras Loses Domain Dispute - Kevin Ham’s company wins case brought by SkyCam. SkyCam, the company behind those overhead cameras used during football broadcasts, has lost a domain name dispute with Kevin Ham’s Vertical Axis. A three person panel was split on whether or not the domain name was registered in bad faith. Two of the panelists ruled that it wasn’t registered and used in bad faith because: – the skycam.com domain name is comprised entirely of common terms that have many meanings ... read more ...
 
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Yep, .Jobs Dispute is Now Going to Cost YOU Money - Employ Media files for arbitration. On Tuesday I surmised that the .jobs dispute between Employ Media and ICANN was about to cost you — the domain name owners that pay hefty fees to ICANN — a lot of money. Indeed, it appears the lawyers’ clocks have already started billing hours. Yesterday Employ Media filed for arbitration with ICANN. This will be a very expensive process, even if ICANN wins. In its complaint (thanks Domain Incite), Employ Media says that ... read more ...
Tue 3rd May 2011
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Afternic.com Sells $600k In Domains Led By Objetivo.com For $7k - Afternic.com just released its sales for the week ending Sunday May 1st. All reportable domain sales $1k and over totalled just under $593k. The top seller of the week was Objetivo.com at $7,000 followed by Culiar.com at $6,000. Here is the full list:   Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
 
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Kenya To Block .XXX - According to Xbiz.com,  “Kenya’s government announced today that it has rejected .XXX to operate in its country” “Communications Secretary Bitange Ndemo said Kenya would not certify the sponsored top-level domain that was recently approved by the ICANN.” “We are not going to allow .XXX in this country; it’s actually a certificate for people to watch pornography,” Ndemo said. “Some countries have that freedom but parents have the responsibility of stopping their children from ... read more ...
 
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CragsList.org Sells On NameJet.com For $17K - Oh Boy The domain name Cragslist.org (yes its a typo) sold on NameJet.com yesterday for $17,211. 5 bidders were in the auction at $1,000 + The domain has an Alexa rank of 2.8 Million and Compete is showing Traffic of 300 for last month, but as high as 56,000 per month going back to June 2010. Of course Craigslist is trademarked and is one of the best known sites on the web. The typo is espeically troubling since Craigslist uses Craigslist.org as its main site and its ranked as the 36th busiest site ... read more ...
 
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A Venture Capitalist Take On Finding And Buying A Domain Name - Fred Wilson a self described  Venture Capitalist  and principal of Union Square Ventures published a post on this blog, AVC.com the other day about “Finding and Buying A Domain Name”. It’s an interesting take from a non-domainer perceptive. Here are a few points he made I especially like: “” - Be prepared to pay up for a good domain. It is very unlikely that you’ll find a great domain name these days for less than $10k. And it could cost a lot more. - Think about rent to own. If you ... read more ...
 
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ProForma: Why Build a Brand When You Can Buy One? - Domain broker files trademark application for a great slogan. Domain name broker ProForma Inc has filed a trademark application for a nifty slogan: Why Build a Brand When You Can Buy One? ProForma handles domain name brokerage for “some of the world’s largest portfolios of premium, generic domain names.” Anyone who has ever visited a domain owned by Frank Schilling’s Name Administration is familiar with ProForma, as Schilling uses ProForma for domain inquiries. The ... read more ...
 
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Fight Over .Jobs is About to Cost Domain Name Owners - Legal bills could start coming in as two sides bicker of .jobs domain name. An argument between .jobs registry Employ Media and ICANN has already cost some legal dollars, and I have a feeling it’s about to get more expensive. Although the two parties are technically in a process of “Cooperative Engagement”, recent correspondence is not favorable. In fact, the parties are sending correspondence about correspondence. On April 22 counsel for Employ Media sent ... read more ...
 
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Top 5 Domain Name Wire Stories of Apr 2011 - Here’s a look back at the last month in domaining. These are the top five stories from last month on Domain Name Wire. 1. Domain Owners Should Not Worry About Poker Domain Seizures – most domain owners need not worry about what happened to poker domains. 2. The Real Story Behind the $700,000 RunningShoes.com Sale – the ups and downs of negotiating for a $700,000 domain name. 3. Bob Parsons Updates Elephant Shooting Video – Go Daddy founder Bob Parsons publicly ... read more ...
 
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SedoMLS Opens to All, But Limited Registrar Partners - Distributed listings and instant transfer service now available to all domain name owners. Sedo has opened its SedoMLS program to all customers. The beta was previously only available for large customers. SedoMLS is similar to AfternicDLS, which lets you syndicate your domain listings to multiple registrars. When the domain sells, it is instantly transferred to the new buyer. All domain names must be listed at a fixed price to qualify. In order to use the service ... read more ...
 
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Osama bin Laden Domain Registrations by The Numbers - Over 100 Osama bin Laden domains registered per hour. Yesterday I wrote about how people were snapping up domain names related to Osama bin Laden and then trying to sell them on eBay. Although VeriSign’s Domain Tag Cloud showed that people were certainly registering a lot of them, I now have some concrete numbers. GoDaddy, which registers about half of all new domain name registrations these days, registered 1,517 domain names related to Osama bin Laden in the ... read more ...