Two domain registrars, NameCheap.com and Domainit.com just jumped on the Bob Parsons hunting controversy by offering special discounts for domain name transfers including contributions for each domain transferred to a wildlife charity. In response to the masses of users looking for a new provider, two companies, DomainIt and NameCheap have both stepped up to offer deals to any clients looking … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2011
The Hits Keep Coming For Sedo As Another $80K In Sales Led By CurioCity.com At $25K
Wow Sedo.com is on fire as the sales just keep coming. Just hours after writing about some nice .Org sales on Sedo, here comes another batch of .Com sales from today: CurioCity.com $25K Seo.in $18,500 Naruko.com $15K SharkCapital.com$14K Nanchong.com $10K If you want to know what Nuruko is check out the wikipedia.org entry for it or Google Images Nanchong.com is a geo … [Read more...]
IndianOil.com Beats Back A WIPO Challenge from Indian Oil Corporation Who Won A UDRP On IndianOil.Org In January
Back In January we wrote and criticized a WIPO decision handing the generic domain name IndianOil.Org to the Indian Oil Corporation Limited of New Delhi, India Back at the time we asked, knowing that the same company filed a UDRP against the com version , whether IndianOil.com would be next? Today we got an answer. No. In a three member panel WIPO decision entered today, the domain … [Read more...]
.Org Sales Are Hot On Sedo.com: As Names.org Just Sold For $18K After Failing To Sell On NameJet.com
Names.org a domain name I'm pretty sure I have seen recently for sale on NameJet.com just sold on Sedo.com for $18,000. On Namejet.com I saw an auction for this domain end on March 13th, at around $12K with NameJet Reserve as the high bidder, meaning that the domain did not reach the undisclosed NameJet reserve. Other .Org domains found buyers on Sedo.com The domain Amira.org sold … [Read more...]
Microsoft Files Anti-Trust Complaint With The EU On Google Where They Have a 95% Market Share
According to Microsoft's blog, by Brad Smith, Senior Vice President & General Counsel, of Microsoft, the Company filed "a formal complaint with the European Commission as part of the Commission’s ongoing investigation into whether Google has violated European competition law." "We thought it important to be transparent and provide some information on what we’re doing and why." "By … [Read more...]
PETA Names Godaddy.com Bob Parsons With “First-Ever Scummiest CEO of the Year Award”
According to TMZ.com, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has just named the CEO of Godaddy.com with the First-Ever "Scummiest CEO of the Year Award". Bob Parsons triggered the controversy after posting an Internet video chronicling his elephant slaying during a trip to Zimbabwe". In a copy of a letter that TMZ obtained from PETA sent to Parsons, they "presenting him with its … [Read more...]
More Than 50% Of American (Over 12) Are Now On Facebook
According to an upcoming report by EdisonResearch.com, entitled, The Infinite Dial 2011: Navigating Digital Platforms, more than 50% of all Americans ages 12 and older are on Facebook. The study, fielded in January of 2011, indicates that 51% of all adults 12+ have profiles on Facebook. "We have been tracking the growth of Facebook since 2008, and have watched it go from 8% usage just … [Read more...]