Apple computers seems to be on a unstoppable march to overtake window systems. The only question seems to be when. I for one have never owned an Apple but after doing a complete Vista clean reinstall in my Dell, the time has come. Everyone you talk to is having problems with Windows products and Apple is hassle free. I know Apple only controls 14% of the PC market right now, but consider … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2008
.Me Auctions Still Going and Getting Extended
More and more its looking like any decent .me name is going to be in the four figures and any really good .me domain is going to wind up in the five figures. Does this roll out change anyones mind about the hundreds of new extensions coming and there effect on .com pricing?? Domain Name Bids Time Left Current Price insure.me 125 23H 32M $25,705 hug.me … [Read more...]
.Me Auctions Like the Engerizer Bunny Keep Going AND Going
Wel the .Me auctions are stil going strong with all the ones i am participating in are still getting extended each day. Here are the current high bids for all auctions over $250 Domain Name Bids Time Left Current Price insure.me 111 20H 23M $23,605 why.me 103 20H 46M $6,580 hug.me 53 23H 55M $5,555 ski.me 31 7H 29M $3,773 survey.me 62 20H 28M $3,580 secure.me 64 23H 4M … [Read more...]
Hasbro Sues Over Facebook “Scrabulous” Game
Hasbro which sells the Scrabble board game, has sued over the Knockoff game on Facebook called Scrabulous. Hasbro on Thursday filed a copyright and trademark lawsuit in New York against the creators of the ad-supported Scrabulous application, which boasts an astonishing half-a million daily users. Hasbro said of Scrabulos "This is theft of intellectual property, It's really no different from … [Read more...]
Narnia.mobi Awarded to Trademark Holder
The World Intellectual Property Organization, ruled yesterday that the domain name Narnia.mobi should be transferred to the trademark holder. Domain name disputes focus partly on whether a “cybersquatter” is using the site for commercial gain and whether trademarks are involved. Mr Saville-Smith claimed yesterday that he had done nothing at all with the site and had not tried to make any money … [Read more...]
Baidu Profit up 87%
Baidu.com China's leading search engine, and a member of our domain stock parking index, second-quarter profit soared 87 percent over the year-earlier period on rapid growth in revenue from smaller advertisers. Net income for the quarter ending June 30 was 265 million yuan ($38.6 million), or 7.62 yuan ($1.11) per share, on revenue of 802.6 million yuan ($117 million), the company said. Revenue … [Read more...]
GoDaddy Extends the Closing .ME Auctions an Extra Day
I have gotten several noticed today about some domains I am tracking in the .me auction. For some reason not explained in the e-mail, Godaddy has extended the closing of several domain auctions that was suppose to close today until tomorrow. Here is one of the notices I received: Dear Valued .ME Auction Customer, The closing time for the auction of ride.me has been extended. Please note … [Read more...]