After I read DomainNameWire.com coverage of the ICANN resolution on the .XXX Extension and the very negative comments that followed the post, I reached out to Stuart Lawley, CEO of the ICM…
Month: August 2010
Quick Poll: Which Domain Priced $1 Million + Will Sell At DomainFest?
I just ended the week long poll I was running on which domain you thought would sell at the live domain name auction at Domainfest, which will be held in New York…
Marchex Loss Widens In 2nd Quarter; Sells $700K in Domains
Marchex reported its earnings after the market closed today for the 2nd Quarter, ending June 30, 2010. Here are the highlights: Revenue was $21.4 million for the second quarter of 2010, compared…
Google Extends US Trademark Policy On Keywords To Europe & Canada
According to a post on Google’s blog, Google is going to extend its US policy on advertising keywords which allows companies to advertise on other companies trademarks to Europe and Canada. Here…
Will Online Gambling Become Legal In The US? The “Internet Gambling … Act” Passes A House Committee
The Internet Gambling Regulation and Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act, HR 2267, which would legalize online gambling in the United States, passed the House Committee on Financial Services last week. The committee…
TechCrunch: Google Buys Slide.com For Just $182 Million
According to TechCrunch.com, Google will announce on Friday that it has bought the social gaming company Slide.com For $182 Million Dollars. A Businessweek article from 2007 quoted Slide investor David Weiden of…
Advertise.com Wins Appeal Against AOL.com, Court Finds Advertising.com IS Generic
“””Advertise.com, appealed the district court’s entry of a preliminary injunction barring it from using a designation or trade name that is confusingly similar to Appellees’ (“AOL”) ADVERTISING.COM mark. The district court enjoined…