On last Friday, January 28th the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) submitted a paper to ICANN’s Governmental Advisory Committee containing its suggestions for what position the GAC should push for at its February 28 – March 1 meeting with ICANN’s Board. According to the letter the U.S. wants the GAC to ask ICANN to make the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) into a “loser pays” system. The DOC … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2011
Another Picture Clue For The New Godaddy.Co Girl Is Released
Godaddy has released another teaser picture of the new Godaddy.Co girl. Over the last weeks we got a teaser picture of her legs, then her butt, and now we have the chest. You know who out pick is. So let the guessing continue, but for those who picked Betty White, I think your out of luck. … [Read more...]
WorldWide Media, Inc. Launches Its Corporate Site At wwmi.com
I know your all familiar with this blog, Thedomains.com and our retail site, MostWantedDomains.com, but many of you may not know that they are both owned by a Florida company, Worldwide Media, Inc.. Today my company is finally officially launched it corporate site at wwmi.com (WorldWide Media, Inc.) We actually have some pretty big plans for 2011, some of which you will hear as early as … [Read more...]
History Does Repeat Itself: Historia.com Hits The Auction Block At NameJet 1 Year After It Sold For Over $40K
The domain name Historia.com is back in pre-release at NameJet.com just about one year after it sold on NameJet.com for over $40K. There is an old saying that history repeats itself, and that saying is proving to be correct. Historia is Spanish for History. It is also the name of a cable station in Canada There is also a Historia Magazine published in France. Although the domain … [Read more...]
New Study: Why The Yahoo-Bing “Search Alliance Is Paying Off for Paid Search”
According to a report published by Marin Software Wednesday. The report, "Why the Search Alliance Is Paying Off for Paid Search," suggests the Microsoft and Yahoo search alliance increased the share of paid-search impressions by 4% and share of clicks by 2%, while Google's share declined by the same percentage. Microsoft and Yahoo saw paid-search share of impressions rise from 19% to … [Read more...]
IndianOil.Org Lost In A WIPO Decision: Is IndianOil.com Next?
The domain name Indianoil.org was award to Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) in a WIPO decision . The decision seems to be unpublished but in a story appearing in the hindustantimes.com, it appears a one member panel concluded that: "IOC has the exclusive right to use the domain name as it is a well-known company." The trademark, 'INDIAN OIL', registered in 1986, while the domain holder … [Read more...]
What Is Demand Media Worth? SeekingAlpha Says $5-$10 A Share
As you know Demand Media went public this week closing around $20 a share after getting to as high as $25 on its opening day. There is a lot of debate concerning what the proper valuation of Demand is from inside and outside the domain industry. SeekingAlpha, a site that focus on investing and the stock market in general, published a story on Thursday when Demand Stock was trading at $22.65 … [Read more...]