Monthly Archives: January 2012

Tue 3rd January 2012
Written by DomainNameWire in EN
Top Domain Name Wire stories of December - From .xxx to Google to expired domains. Last week I did my obligatory “top stories of 2011” post. But let’s not forget that there was a month of December, too. Here are the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by page views. 1. It’s go-time for .xxx as www.Buy.xxx commercials make a buzz – it should come as no surprise that .xxx is the top story (and more) of December as the registry opened up for general registration. 2. Where to find the ... read more ...
 
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Domain profession Ari Goldberger featured in NBC Miami story about lapsed MiamiPolice.com domain - Goldberger featured in TV news story about MiamiPolice.com. Domain name attorney Ari Goldberger of ESQwire.com was featured in an NBC Miami story last week about MiamiPolice.com. The Miami Police let the domain name expire a couple years ago and it was picked up by someone who now parks the domain with DomainSponsor. While I’m not sure why NBC Miami just did this story now (slow news week for the holidays?), it’s good to see Goldberger was interviewed for the ... read more ...
Mon 2nd January 2012
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Sedari Launches “Guess a Numbers Game” For New gTLD Program - Sedari.com a consulting company in the new gTLD space launched today a “Guess the Numbers Games” contest,  where you can place you guess on the number of new gTLD  applications that will be received by ICANN, during the Application period which opens on January 12th for 3 months. “Enough of the old year, enough of the old Internet, let’s have some new year fun” says Sedari’s chief marketing officer Jennie-Marie Larsen at the launch of the Sedari Guess the Numbers Game. “”Speculation ... read more ...
 
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Gold.biz attracts 16,000 EUR bid during Sedo - .Biz domain glistens at Sedo. The prices of gold is sky high right now, and a golden domain is about to sell at Sedo. Gold.biz has a 16,000 euro bid and is scheduled to close on January 6. That’s a heck of a price for a .biz domain, regardless of the keyword. At 16,000 EUR gold.biz would be the highest .biz domain name sale since g.biz sold for $30,000 in August. To participate in the auction you’ll need to complete Sedo’s Premium Certification. The top auction ... read more ...
 
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2011 Domain Dunce award: elephant sport and domain names - Elephant hunting and viral internet causes. Let’s keep our Domain Dunce awards going with Bob Parsons’ elephant shooting video and the aftermath. In March, GoDaddy founder Bob Parsons posted a video of him shooting a “problem elephant” in Zimbabwe. The video went viral after someone posted it to Change.org and asked people to boycott GoDaddy. PETA joined the party, too, transferring its domains away from GoDaddy and admonishing Parsons. There are a few things ... read more ...
Sun 1st January 2012
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The Marijuana.com Sale For $4.2 Million Only Had A $125K Down Payment & Other Findings From SEC Filings - The sale of Marijuana.com for $4.2 Million got a lot of attention a couple of months ago. The sale was originally covered by TechCrunch.com and looked like an all cash sale for $4.2 Million. Now George Kirikos who dug through some SEC filings has found that the purchase price which was reported as $4.2 million is really $4.25 Million, but the purchase price was not paid in cash. The down payment was only $125,000 The balance is payable under a promissory note for $4,125,000. The promissory note calls ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN
Happy New Year!!! - We want to wish everyone a Happy New year. Judi and I send out our best wishes for Healthy and Happy New Year. I also want to thank all our readers, commentators and advertisers for another record year for us at theDomains.com. 2011 marked a record for traffic, posts and comments and I deeply appreciate that you chose to spend a part of your day over here. 2011 was a very challenging year for a lot of people and personally I’m glad to see it go. 2012 is going to be action packed for those in the ... read more ...
 
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First dual .xxx UDRP disputes filed - First of many .xxx UDRP cases filed. The first two uniform domain name dispute resolution (UDRP) cases for .xxx domain names have been filed. As with any new TLD launch, you can expect many more in the months to come. The honors for the first case go to VIPINDIRIM for the domain name markafoni.xxx. The case was filed December 29 with the World Intellectual Property forum. Runner up is a dispute at National Arbitration Forum filed December 30 for HEB.xxx. Although ... read more ...
 
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Monte Cahn gets a justice feat as decider denies outline judgment - Oversee.net’s motion for summary judgment is denied. The court presiding over Monte Cahn vs. Oversee.net has given a victory to the former Moniker CEO in its final act of 2011. The court denied (pdf) Oversee.net’s motion for summary judgment, in which Oversee.net asked the judge to toss out Cahn’s claim of breach of contract over an incentive plan. A defendant’s burden for a motion for summary judgment is very high, but some of the judge’s rationale in his ... read more ...