The domain name ScreenSavers.com sold for $335,000 as part of the SnapNames.com March showcase auction although the sale occurred hours after the auction closed with no bidders. John Mauriello of Moniker, in…
Month: March 2010
CADNA Heading To Congress To Get Laws Changed
From the Fairwinds blog today: “”CADNA has refocused its efforts on working with members of Congress on these issues and working more diligently toward developing legislation to help resolve the problems. Long…
No Sex.com Sale: I Hate To Tell You I Told You So, But I Did
As DomainNameWire.com reported tonight the auction of Sex.com has been postponed due to the filing of bankruptcy by the debtor Escom, LLC. At the root of the issue is going to be…
Is Verification Of Identity Going To Become A Requirement To Own A Domain?
A couple of interesting developments on the issue of whether registrars should be required to verify the identity of the registrant of every domain name. First today the authority charged with running…
PlayFree.com Sells For $26K On SnapNames ShowCase Auction
The SnapNames.com showcase auction for March ended yesterday with a total of 30 domains selling for a total of $41,895 The highest sale was on the domain PlayFree.com which sold for a…
Google Denied Trademark On “Nexus One”
The United States Trademark office denied Google’s application to trademark the name of their new phone ‘Nexus One“. Integra, a provider of voice and data services was granted a trademark on the…
Huffington Post Celebrates 25th Anniversary Of Domains With A Look At The “Most Inappropirate URL’s”
The Huffington Post marked the silver anniversary of the first domain name registration, by publishing what it calls, “The Most Inappropirate URL’s On The Web” including pictures. Ok so take a deep…