According to TechCrunch in a post published today, Demand Media, denies that is being shopped around for $1 billion or more." However TechCrunch acknowledges "Revenue rumors in the $200 million/year range aren’t far off " Of course Demand owns Enom.com, part of Namejet.com and a huge portfolio of domain names Go check out the article and the comments that are sure to come. … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2009
Have a .CN Domain? You Better Get A Business License In China Or You Might Lose It
According to an article today published in the GlobalTimes in China the "The China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) said that individuals are effectively barred from registering domain names ending with .cn unless they have a business license to show they're a bona fide company." "The announcement came after a report by China Central Television (CCTV) aired criticism of the … [Read more...]
In & Out Of Domaining, The Great One’s Make Mistakes & That’s OK
Last week the one of my favorite new blogs, Fusible.com, wrote a short post on how wrong Rick Schwartz's prediction was on the sales price of Rio.com. Rick predicted an epic auction ending in a a huge seven figure sale, when in fact the domain sold just above its reserve of $400K, for $450K. So Fusible decided to point out that Rick was wrong. Ok Rick had an opinion, made a prediction … [Read more...]
“An Interesting View From Outside The Industry”: Hey New Times, Maybe You Should Have Talked To More People Before Writing
Yesterday I read the post about the reporter from the New Times, Craig Agranoff who reported on the South Domainers meeting, concluding: """Mingling in the crowd, I found that most domainers are either amateurs like me, who sell the occasional $200 or $300 name or are posers who haven't sold much and have little idea how to really go about it"" Wow All I can say is Mr. Agranoff maybe you … [Read more...]
In The Trademark World You Might Not Be Able To Do Business Under Your Own Name: The Case Of Larry Flynt
An interesting trademark case was on trial this last week in LA. The trial pitted family members against each other. On one side you had Larry Flynt, one of those people that really needs no introduction and his company Larry Flynt Productions, and on the other side two of his nephews who of course also have the last name Flynt, and set up their own production company using the name Flynt … [Read more...]
“Much Worse Than The URS”, The Comment Period On The Fast Track UDRP Closes Tomorrow Friday Dec 11
On November 11th the Czech Arbitration Court (CAC) proposed a quick, cheap, fast track UDRP process. The ICA says this proposal "is worse than the URS, and a danger to all current Domain name portfolios." "Allowing it to be put in effect via Supplemental Rules would be a scandalous travesty." By reducing the complaint form to a bare minimum, a very low application fee, and without … [Read more...]
American Express Does It Again; Launches The “Zinc Card” Without Securing The Domains
Back earlier this year, we told the story how American Express failed to secure the rights to BlackCard.com allowing its main competitor Visa International to grab the domain of one of its best known products. Today AMEX announced the launch of a new branded credit card geared to twenty somethings, the Zync Card, an obvious typo of the proper spelling which would be Zinc Card. On October … [Read more...]