Tag Archives: kevin ham

Fri 12th June 2015
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Kevin Ham and Mike Mann let these prize-winning domain names expire - Domains that won $5,000 in Verisign contest used to be owned by well-known domain name investors. Verisign found some great domains for the final five $5,000 winners in its Internet Official contest. All five were previously registered. Interestingly, a couple well-known domainers used to own two of the domain names: Kevin Ham and Mike Mann. Based on DomainTools’ whois history, it seems they let the domain names expire. Here is the history behind the five winning domains: Delectablegarden.com ... read more ...
Thu 2nd August 2012
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Ari Goldberger gets another UDRP win for Kevin Ham - Vertical Axis can keep Detur.com domain name. Kevin Ham’s Vertical Axis has won a UDRP over the domain name Detur.com with the help of domain name attorney Ari Goldberger of ESQwire.com. The complaint was brought by Detur International B.V., a tourism company that started in Turkey. Among Detur’s complaints: that the domain name linked to travel sites and that it forwarded to snog.com, which it characterized as a site with “sexy photos”. Vertical Axis claimed ... read more ...
Fri 3rd December 2010
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Bible Group Sins with UDRP, Loses Case for BSF.org - Time to go ask for forgiveness. A non-profit called Bible Study Fellowship based in San Antonio has lost a UDRP to get the domain name BSF.org. Maybe it didn’t pray hard enough, but now it will probably need to ask for forgiveness for some sins, too. In this case the panel declined to find reverse domain name hijacking, but also wrote: In the case at hand, the Panel finds that Complainant’s allegations have not been substantiated by relevant evidence and also ... read more ...
Tue 16th February 2010
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Kevin Ham Wins Reverse Domain Name Hijacking Charge - Famous domain investor wins UDRP and RDNH charge. Kevin Ham’s company Vertical Axis has won a charge for Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) against The Realty Alliance, Inc. The Realty Alliance, Inc. filed a UDRP case against Vertical Axis for the domain name RealtyAlliance.com. In its case, Reality Alliance claimed it had trademark rights in “Realty Alliance” because it was incorporated in Delaware in 1997 and registered with Texas Secretary of State in ... read more ...
Wed 30th December 2009
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2009 Domain Dunce Award: .CM Launch - A controversial “relaunch” goes awry. .CM, the country code top level domain name for The Republic of Cameroon, has a storied history amongst domainers. Kevin Ham struck a deal to wildcard the domain name, sending lots of typo traffic of .com domain names his way. Ham, including his deal with Cameroon, was the subject of a cover story in the late Business 2.0 magazine. This year Cameroon decided to open up .cm and offer it to individual registrants, and opted ... read more ...
Fri 12th December 2008
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Microsoft Could Use Domain Channel to Get Leg Up in Search - Is Microsoft looking to buy into the domain market? It could be a winning strategy. You may have read a few rumors lately that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) may be getting into the domain name business. The last time I talked to a Microsoft representative on the record, he said the company was very interested in the domain channel but had no immediately plans to provide an ad feed to parked domains. Would Microsoft be so bold as to buy up hundreds of thousands of generic ... read more ...
Tue 15th April 2008
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Canadian Domainers Feel Pain of Rising Loonie - Rising currency values can actually hurt Canadian domainers. Canada has launched its share of superstar domainers including Kevin Ham and Adam Dicker and domain companies such as Tucows (AMEX: TCX) and Live Current Media (OTCbb CMNN.ob). You’d think they are happy that the Canadian Dollar, also known as the loonie, has met parity with the U.S. dollar. But that may not be the case. Consider that they generate revenue mostly in depreciated U.S. dollars but have ... read more ...
Tue 12th February 2008
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Survey Focus: Most Influential Person in Domains - Here’s a focus on a new question on the 3rd Annual Domain Name Wire survey. Over 300 people have already completed the 3rd annual Domain Name Wire survey. If you haven’t done so yet, please take 3 minutes to complete the survey. You will be eligible to win a $100 credit at the domain registrar of your choice. There are a few new questions on the domain survey this year, and I wanted to bring your attention to them. This post will cover the question “Which ... read more ...