In a WIPO decision out this morning Frank Schilling and Name Administration represented as usual by John Berryhill, won another UDRP this time on the domain name Premiercard.net beating back a challenge from Visa. In doing so it got a decision full of good language that can be cited by domainers in other cases. (we have highlighted those below). But 1st for the facts as found by the … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2010
Hundreds Of Domains That We “Backordered” At Snap Are Now Coming In As Buy It Now Domains, What’s Going On?
Over the weekend we received several hundred of emails from SnapNames.com telling us that domains we had backordered were now available on a "buy it now" basis. The emails all have the same text to them: """ Good news! (>>>>>>>>>.com) has become available for immediate purchase at SnapNames. Please note that this is not an auction, but is offered on a first … [Read more...]
Is QWE.com Really Going to Sell For $100,000 Or More? That’s The High Bid At Sedo.com
The three letter domain name QWE.com is at auction at Sedo.com and has a $100,000 opening bid. Since the auction still has over 6 days to run it looks to me like this could have been one of those offers pushed to auction situation, however I see nothing exceptional about the domain QWE, except there is a product called the Q-Barcode which is using QWE.net as it site. So this could be another … [Read more...]
Quick Poll: What Was The Biggest Story Out Of The Domain World In 2010?
With 2010 quickly coming to a close, its time for our year end poll on what you thought the biggest story coming out of the domain industry in 2010. When choosing the stories for you to vote on I particularly looked for stories that made a lot of press outside the domain industry as well. Here are the topics I put into the poll for your votes: .Co. The .Co launch got a ton of … [Read more...]
Enom & Moniker Are Now Live On Afternic’s Domain Listing Service
Enom and Moniker are both Live on Afternic as DLS Premium partners. This means that if your names are registered at Moniker, Enom, Enom Central, or Bulk Register (or other DLS Premium Partners, NetSol, Register.com, Name.com) you can now opt-in to DLS Premium at Afternic. Once you are opted in to DLS Premium, your names will be listed for sale at more than 24 major sites; including Enom, … [Read more...]
Before You Start Complaining About Airport Security This Holiday, Take A Flight Out Of Colombia
Over the Thanksgiving holiday the biggest story around the United States was the 'harsh" security of the TSA that travelers had to undergo to get on a plane. Well I'm here to tell you until if your flying this upcoming holiday week don't complain about airport security until you have flown out of Colombia. Last weeks ICANN meeting in Colombia ended with horror tales of attendees flying back … [Read more...]
Post Time Media Announces Content Factory For Domains To Challenge Epik, WhyPark and RapidDomainBuilder: “It’s Going To Be A Whole New World”
A new entry has come into the alternative to parking space promising better content and highly targeted adverting for domain holders. The company Post Time Media was founded in 2005 and is based in Aspen Colorado. According to a press release issued today: "Post Time Media Inc. has spent five years developing a content platform that can deliver highly targeted information and … [Read more...]