Monthly Archives: October 2012

Thu 18th October 2012
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Deutsch to furnish dual Super Bowl commercials for Go Daddy - Go Daddy to use ad agency for Super Bowl commercials for first time since 2005. Go Daddy announced today that ad agency Deutsch, which is hired earlier this year, will produce its two Super Bowl commercials for 2013. The domain name registrar and web hosting company hired Duetsch to change its image from just being about girls to showing its technology side. The first commercials Duetsch produced for Go Daddy ran during the Olympics. Go Daddy produced its early ... read more ...
Wed 17th October 2012
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GNSO IP Constituency Sends Letter To ICANN WIth Changes Of Right Protections For New gTLD’s - ICANN just posted a letter sent from the President of the GNSO Intellectual Property Constituency to ICANN of it’s “Consensus Position of Business Constituency and Intellectual Property Constituency” for changes for the new gTLD program   Extend Sunrise Launch Period from 30 to 60 days with a standardized process. Extend the TMCH and Claims Notices for an indefinite period; ensure the process is easy to use, secure, and stable. Complete the URS as a low cost alternative and ... read more ...
 
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CNN Reports A Democratic Super PAC Registered A Domain Name Of A Phrase 90 Seconds After Romney Said - CNN just publish a story about a Democratic super PAC., American Bridge 21st Century registered the domain name bindersfullofwomen.com in “less than two minutes after the instantly viral phrase left Mitt Romney mouth on Tuesday night’s” debate “We bought it because we could tell it would be a memorable moment from the debate,” said . “We were sort of on standby, knowing that Internet memes like this can solidify within seconds.” “By Wednesday morning, the PAC has a Tumblr-powered ... read more ...
 
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SnapNames: One Showcase Auction Ends Today & The Premium Year-End Auction Starts: Wait.com; Showtime.com Zinc.com+ More - The SnapNames.com October Hot Deals Auction closes later today at 3:15pm EST. As of publication the domain name LBS.org is leading the pack with a current high bid of $1,550 Here is a complete list of all the domains in the auction with the high price as of time of publication:   The SnapNames.com Premium Year-End Auction also starts today. The auction that ends on November 15th at 3:15PM EST certainly has some premium domains. Here are the domains with reserve ranges:   Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
 
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Google’s Issues ‘Disavow Links Tool” To Take Down Spammy Links Or “Bad Link Building” To Be Disregarded For Ranking Purposes - Today Google issued a “Disavow Links tool” which enables webmasters to take control of undesirable links and ask that they be disregarded for ranking purposes. Webmasters who believe their site’s ranking is being harmed by low-quality links from spam sites can now take control and ask Google not to take them into account when assessing ranking. The primary function of the ‘Disavow Links’ tool is to help clean up if you’ve hired a bad SEO or made link-building mistakes in the past” “If ... read more ...
 
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128 “binder” domains purebred during GoDaddy.com after debate - Meme kicks of domain registration spree. There’s nothing like a funny phrase in a debate to start a meme. And when there’s a meme, there are domains to be registered. Earlier this year there was Clint Eastwood and his chair. That spurred dozens of domain registrations. Last night there was Mitt Romney and his “binders full of women” comment at the debate. A Super PAC was standing by for any possible meme moments in the debate and snapped up Bindersfullofwomen.com ... read more ...
 
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20 some-more finish user domain sales - 20 more end user domain sales to report. It’s bonus week for Domain Name Wire readers…two end user sales reports in one week! OK, maybe it’s not that exciting. But there are a couple big names on this week’s list, including Starwood (not it’s first trip to the aftermarket) and The Guardian. Afternic Atlantic Central Bankers Bank bought ACBB.com for $4,999. Its web site is Atlantic Central. Starwood Hotels Resort bought AlohaGuide.com for $2,688. Idealshape, ... read more ...
 
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WebmasterWorld forums sole to New York company - Popular online destination for SEO and internet marketing discussions changes hands. WebmasterWorld, one of the most popular online forums for web site owners, has been acquired by New York company Internet Marketing Ninjas for an undisclosed price. Internet Marketing Ninjas founder Jim Boykin is a long time member of the WebmasterWorld forums. WebmasterWorld, Inc. was owned by the same people that put on the popular PubCon conference. PubCon will continue to be a ... read more ...
 
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Company blames competitor’s use of domain name for 40% dump in business - It really should have registered the domain name earlier. A Boise garage door company blamed a competitor’s use of the domain name BoiseGarageDoor.com for a 40% drop in business. And it managed to win a UDRP for BoiseGarageDoor.com — although the decision didn’t hinge on this drop in business. The case pitted a company called Boise Garage Door LLC against competitor Sunrise Garage Door Co. The complainant has been in business for decades but finally got a trademark ... read more ...
 
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Google Offers has 50% off during Go Daddy - “Daily” deal offers half off at Go Daddy. Google Offers — Google’s answer to Groupon — has a deal going on right now that will be interesting to domainers. I just got an email from the service about an offer for Go Daddy. You can see it here. The offer is $10 for $20 toward domain names, hosting, and other services at Go Daddy. The 50% discount offer must be purchased within the next 10 days. It can be redeemed anytime between now and April 1, 2013 and must ... read more ...
 
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WalMart loses web site conflict opposite United Food & Commercial Workers International Union - Arbitration panel rules union can keep domain names used to criticize retailer. Wal-Mart has failed to take down a United Food Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) web site critical of Walmart. A single member World Intellectual Property Organization arbitration panel has ruled that the UFCW can retain its domain names Walmartat50.com, walmartat50.com, walmartat50.net and walmartat50.org. Walmartat50.com is a web site that seeks to give the union’s take ... read more ...
Tue 16th October 2012
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Afternic.com Sells $875K in Domain Names - Afternic’s just released it weekly reportable domain sales for the week of 10/08/12 – 10/14/12. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $ 875,669 Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
 
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Sedo.com Transactions For The Week Total $1.65 Million - Sedo just posted its weekly report for the period ending October 15th, 2012. In all, 853 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totalling $1.65 million. Over 42% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: - Top .com: vogel.com at 75,000 USD - Top ccTLD: doctor.co.uk at 24,999 GBP - Top “other” TLD: restaurantes.info at 10,000 EUR Here are the reportable sales:   Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
 
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EnCirca Rolls Out A White Labeled Registrar Service - EnCirca.com an ICANN accredited registrar announced today  its white labeled registrar services to help determine the right Registrar solution to meet the needs of new gTLDs. TLD’s that envision complex authentication and verification of potential registrants; integration of partners and member-based trade associations for referrals and authentication; industry verticals with clearly defined market segments and marketing opportunities and/or Specialized Rights Protection Mechanisms would benefit ... read more ...
 
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Google lets webmasters rescind links - New tools lets webmasters tell Google which inbound links to ignore. I’ve written before about the hassle Google’s crack down on “unnatural linking” has caused web site owners like me. When web site owners get a notice from Google about unnatural links pointing to their site, they send notices to people (like me) asking for their links to be removed. Often these site owners assume all of the links Google has identified were part of their SEO firm’s black ... read more ...
 
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CitizenHawk patents the typo liberation business model - An in-depth look at CitizenHawk’s business model. Brand protection company CitizenHawk has been granted a patent that broadly covers its business model of recovering typo domain names on behalf of clients and then monetizing them. The U.S. patent basically explains the company’s entire business model from start to end; at least what the model was at the time it filed its patent. If you want to know exactly how it goes about discovery, categorizing, and recovering ... read more ...
 
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SnapNames Oct no haven auction ends tomorrow, .ca auction kicks off today - Two auctions worth a look. SnapNames has an “October Deals” auction that ends tomorrow, and I think it’s worth a look. There are 61 domains and it appears none of them have a reserve — just a minimum bid of $199 or more. Many of the domains are ones that you might see sell for $1,000-$3,000 to the right end user, such as AllMBA.com, DebtReductionService.com, DietLogs.com, and SoccerLounge.com. So far 12 of the 61 domains have bids. LBS.org leads the pack with ... read more ...
 
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.Com expansion rate negligence (but usually slightly) - Data show a slight reduction in .com growth rate, but it’s still over 8% per year. A couple weeks ago Michael Berkens wrote a story about how the base of .com and .net domain registrations was slowing “to a crawl”. A few days later Treffis issued a report stating “Verisign’s Dropping .com And .net Is A Troubling Trend”. The numbers in Berken’s post didn’t quite make sense to me. The Treffis report refers to .com and .net having a falling market share, ... read more ...
Mon 15th October 2012
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ICANN On New gTLD’s: “No Contracts Will be Executed or Delegations Made Before a Beijing Meeting” - At the ICANN Meeting today Kurt Pritz who is in charge of the new gTLD program laid out a timeline for the new gTLD program. “In December, we’re going to hold this prioritization drawing. This drawing will prioritize the applications, meaning it will be the order in which applications are released and then processed through the rest of the evaluation. So the ability to choose the form agreement as your form of contract, to select an appointment and to go through predelegation testing and then, ... read more ...
 
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ICANN Launches MyICANN.ORG Beta - In the opening ceremony at the ICANN conference the new CEO of ICANN, FadiI Chehade announced that ICANN just Launched MyICANN.org Here is what Mr. Chehade has to say about the new site: “ICANN.org will continue to be a great vehicle for communications, for publication, for education. anyone new coming to learn what is ICANN, that’s what ICANN.org is. But what we were missing is an area for stakeholder engagement, an area where people can come and get their work done. So I’m happy to announce ... read more ...
 
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Circa domain penetrate could means problems - Startup’s domain name may violate .ca rules. Startup Circa made a big splash today with the release of its news app for the iPhone. The hoopla has a lot to do with the company’s notable co-founders including Cheezburger Network CEO Ben Huh. While Circa has a lot going for it, what it doesn’t have is the domain name Circa.com. It settled for the Canadian domain hack Cir.ca. A .ca domain hack doesn’t come with the political risk that you get with domains such ... read more ...
 
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29 finish user domain sales - 29 end user domain sales, including three prompted by a marketing campaign. With TRAFFIC and traveling last week, I’m a few days late with the weekly end user sales report. But you’ll forgive me with this great list! Afternic Let’s start the Afternic list with three companies that went “down ladder”. By this I mean they own a superior TLD (.com in this case) but bought a secondary TLD (.net). I have a pretty good theory about how these deals came about: Jones ... read more ...
 
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Battle of a bad names: eevzDrop sues evzDrop - Two social apps based on audio have very similar names — but both are pretty bad. Two companies based in Illinois are duking it out over a really bad name for a social networking app. Eevzdrop, LLC (two e’s at beginning) has sued EvzDrop, Inc. (one e), saying the latter is infringing its Eevzdrop mark. Both names are a play on “eavesdrop”, as both companies offer social apps that involve audio. And both of the names miserably fail the “radio test”, meaning ... read more ...
Sat 13th October 2012
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Frank Schilling Has a Key To ICANN - Frank Schilling’s Uniregistry is a sponsor for the ICANN conference once again and all of the room keys of the attendees who are staying at the hotel where the conference is being held are receiving a Uniregistry branded key when checking in. When it comes to marketing its pretty tough to beat domainers as the .Co folks have shown. Clearly Frank’s Uniregistry is going to be another successful registry.   Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
 
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Acquired 14 Months Ago For $2,150; Legacy Fund Does It Again with a Sale of OO.tv For $18,000! - Legacy Fund just sold the domain OO.tv for $18,000 With their recent sale of Jeu.tv for $50,000, which was also co-brokered by MostWantedDomains.com, short memorable .TV domains continue to be in demand. In addition those two sales that we reported Legacy Fund has sold quite a few .TV domains that were not reportable and has turned down a six figure offer on two others. The domain OO.tv was acquired in a Moniker.com/SnapNames  .TV themed auction for $2,150 just 14 months ago in July 2011. Legacy ... read more ...