ICANN has published a DRAFT of final report of the "Whois Policy Review Team's", whose mission was to "review the extent to which ICANN's Whois policy and its implementation are effective, meet the legitimate needs of law enforcement, and promote consumer trust." The Final Draft Report [PDF, 1.04 MB] is opened for public comment until 18 March 2012. "Comprehensive and straightforward, the … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2012
Verizon Sues Parked.com & DirectNic For Cybersquatting on Over 600 Domain Names
According to a blog post on paidcontent.org, Verizon has filed suit against Parked.com, the ICANN accredited registrar Directnic and John Doe defendants for cybersquatting on more than 600 domain names. The 36 page federal suit was filed on January 27th in the Central District of California, including over 8 pages which just lists the domain names at issue. This is not the first time that … [Read more...]
The Only Thing Missing From Domainfest Speakers & Experts are Domainers
With Domainfest getting ready to kick off tonight, the agenda is full of very interesting people and sessions, the only thing missing seems to be any "domainers". In years past both Domainfest and TRAFFIC had a heavy concentration of panels full of domainers as well as others in the domain industry. As I reviewed the agenda for Domainfest I actually don't see one "domainer" on the … [Read more...]
Sedo Adds Godaddy to SedoMLS
According to a press release today Sedo.com, announced it was expanding its SedoMLS service by adding Go Daddy, the world's largest domain name registrar "Go Daddy wants to help small businesses grow larger, and finding the right domain name is the place to start," said Paul Nicks, Go Daddy's Director of Product Development for the Aftermarket. "Giving customers access to many premium domain … [Read more...]
One Of The Top Spanish .Com In The World Just Changed Hands: Viajes.com (Travel)
One of the top Spanish .com in the world just changed hands yesterday. The domain name Viajes.com which is Spanish for Travel has been transferred by Domain investor Christian Chena to World Internet Projects, of Barcelona Spain. Chris is a very successful domain investor especially in Spanish domain names. Ron Jackson, did a cover story on Chris on DnJournal.com a few years ago which you … [Read more...]
Quick Poll: Which Domain Priced $100K Or More Will Sell At Domainfest.com
The live Domainfest Global domain name auction will be held on February 2nd at noon EST. Online bidding will be available on SnapNames.com As we usually do we are opening up the poll to see which of the domains with a reserve of $100K or more you think will sell. In all there are 21 domain names priced $100K or higher. We will give you three picks but you must make them all at the same … [Read more...]
YouBuy.com Sells For $35K On Sedo
The domain name YouBuy.com just sold for $35,000 on Sedo The seller appears to be a a company out of China, Guangzhou You Yang Network Technology Co.,Ltd The buyer is unclear at this time, but I think this is a highly brandable domain and think it was a good buy at $35K Congrats to all … [Read more...]