TechCrunch.com just covered the story of the company behind the domain name GetFunded.com "which will be a “crowdfunding platform for entrepreneurs who are seeking new investments in their businesses and ideas,” What TechCrunch didn't discuss is the very interesting story of how the current holder of the domain name got the domain. The domain name, Getfunded.com was in "Pending Renewal or … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2012
Buydomains.com Loses Faci.com In a UDRP
A three member UDRP panel just awarded the domain name FACI.com, owned by BuyDomains.com to FACI Industries of Bolingbrook, Illinois Here are the relevant facts and findings by the panel: "Complainant markets its wares under the trademark FACI, which was registered as a word mark by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) in 1998 and 2011." "Respondent, since 1999, has … [Read more...]
Sedo Announces Next .Me Registry Auction; We Have All 200 Domains To Be Auctioned
Sedo just announced the next .Me branded auction of registry owned premium .ME domain names. The auction begins on May 26, 2012 and runs until May 31, 2012. In all there are 200 .Me domain names included in the auction As in the previously couple of .Me Sedo auctions, the list is light on call to action or verb domains and has a lot of keywords and Geographic domains. Here is the … [Read more...]
Archives.com Launched in 2009 Was Just Bought By Ancestry.com For $100 Million Cash
According to a Press release just issued, Archives.com was just bought by Ancestry.com Inc. (Nasdaq: ACOM) for $100 million in cash. "Inflection launched Archives.com, then dubbed GenealogyArchives.com, in July 2009 to satisfy a growing demand for comprehensive online access to historical records. " "From humble beginnings, Archives.com rapidly grew to encompass over 2 billion records and … [Read more...]
Schwartz’s eRealEstate.com Responds To UDRP On Saveme.com; Asks For Reverse Hijacking & Blasts The Complaint
Rick Schwartz's company eRealEstate.com, has just filed its response to the UDRP on the domain name SaveMe.com, filed by the owners of SaveMe.com.br. The full response is posted on Ricks site erealestate.com The response was written by Howard Neu, Esq, who blasts the complainant and asks for a finding of reverse hijacking. Here are some of the more interesting parts of the … [Read more...]
Word Press Now Powers 70 Million Sites
According to a story in AllthingsD.com today, Word Press now powers 70 million sites, up from 35 million sites a year ago. "Almost half of the biggest blogs in the world are hosted by WordPress.com" The company behind WordPress is Automattic which expects according to the story to generate $45 million in revenue this year. "The majority of Automattic revenue comes from premium … [Read more...]
Bloomberg & Reuters Adds Sedo’s IDNX To Their Covered Financial Markets
According to a press release today, Sedo, announced that Bloomberg and Reuters have added IDNX, the industry’s leading domain price index, to the financial markets covered on their respective Web sites. ""IDNX provides critical insight into the current market value of domains, domain industry trends, and the risk-return ratio of domains as a financial asset. Using real estate economic … [Read more...]