TechCrunch.com. just published that the domain name Power.com will be sold at an auction that ends on August 17, 2011. Interested parties can pre-register on the website in order to receive detailed instructions for the auction in May 2011. According to TechCrunch Power.com raised $6 million in funding before as a aggregatior of social networking sites but was promptly sued by Facebook … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2011
Fallout From Poker Domain Seizures & Indictments; ESPN Pulls Plug On Poker Shows & Commercials
In the wake of last weeks federal indictments against three big Internet gambling companies, ESPN has temporarily removed all advertising and programming from its schedule, including the "The World Series of Poker." ESPN said in a statement, "For the immediate future, we are making efforts to remove related advertising and programming pending further review." BluffMagazine.com reports … [Read more...]
Breaking News: US Government Allows FullTiltPoker.com & PokerStars.com To Use The Domains To Allow Poker Players To Get A Refund
According to a Press Release from the US Attorney General (pdf) For the Southern District Of New York, the Government has reached an Agreement which will Restore the Use of Domain Names PokerStars.com and FullTiltPoker.com to Facilitate Return of U.S. Player Funds. "Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that the United States entered … [Read more...]
Stupid Domainer Of The Year Award: Domain Holder Loses Geo Domain, NewportNews.com & Made To Pay 80K In Damages & Attorney Fees
The 4th Circuit of Appeals has just upheld the ruling of a lower court against the domain holder of NewportNews.com awarding the domain to the trademark holder . (pdf) Virtual City Vision is the owner of the domain NewportNews.com Of course there is a city by the name of Newport News and its in Virginia. There are also cities named Newport around the world, for which the domain … [Read more...]
GAC Publishes Remaining Points of Difference Between ICANN Board and the GAC On New gTLD Rights Protection
The Government Advisory Counsel (GAC) issued a paper today of the "remaining Points of Difference Between The ICANN Board and the GAC on New gTLD Rights Protection" Rights protections= trademark holders rights to domains, so listen up. The GAC has been raising a lot of concerns with the new gTLD program mostly based on concerns of trademark holders. While the GAC has continued to demand … [Read more...]
Yahoo Revenue Down 6%; Earnings Down 28%; Search Advertising Down 19%: Stock Up 3%
Yahoo reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, after the market closed today. "Revenue excluding traffic acquisition costs ("revenue ex-TAC") was $1,064 million for the first quarter of 2011, a 6% decrease from the first quarter of 2010" "GAAP revenue was $1,214 million for the first quarter of 2011, a 24% decrease from the first quarter of 2010" Income … [Read more...]
Afternic.com Sells $635k In Domains Led By ringer.com For $40k
Afternic.com just released its sales for the week ending Sunday April 17th. All reportable domain sales $1k and over totaled $635,000. The top seller of the week was Ringer.com at $40,500 followed by videosonline.com at $18,000. I think Ringer.com is a nice brandable domain and a god deal at 1/3 of last weeks highest sale at Afternic. Here is the full list: … [Read more...]