Go Daddy has released all three of its upcoming Olympic ads. According to Godaddy PR deptartment despite what you have heard the "new campaign is not conservative, it's a wink to the past as we move to talking more about what we do on the INSIDE of Go Daddy". BERRIES, BUBBLE BATH & OTTER are set to air on NBC during the Olympics. Video: Go Daddy "Inside Out - Bubble Bath" - … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2012
Expecting.com Sold For $50K On Sedo
The domain name Expecting.com just crossed the Sedo sales wire at $49,999. The domain was owned by Kron Studio of Miami Beach, Florida who seems to have owned the domain since at least 2001, although the original registration date is May 1996. The domain is still in escrow at Sedo so we don't know who the buyer is yet, but it certainly would be a great domain for a site for soon to be … [Read more...]
Google & Amazon, Two Of The Largest gTLD Applicants Team Up To Form A New Lobbying Group
Google and Amazon, two of biggest applicants for new gTLD's just teamed up to form the InternetAssociation.org a new lobbying group. According to the Washington Post other founding members include eBay and Facebook. According the Internet Association's website: "The Internet Association is the unified voice of the Internet economy, representing the interests of America's leading Internet … [Read more...]
DomainSponsor Teams Up With Internet Security Experts Cymru to Combat Malware
According to a press release just out, Oversee.net, which owns and operates DomainSponsor.com which receives "over 250 million unique visitors per month", announced today that it has entered into an agreement involving its DomainSponsor business unit and Team Cymru, a specialized Internet security research firm and non-profit dedicated to making the Internet more secure by helping organizations … [Read more...]
Name.com Asks “What New gTLD’s Are You Waiting For”
Unlike some other registrars that are taking "pre-orders" or expressions of interest in domain name registrations for certain hand selected new gTLD's, Name.com is going from it at a whole different angle asking users: "What new gTLDs are you waiting for?" Name.com is asking users to tell then what new gTLD's they are most interest in. The page put up by Name.com starts with an important … [Read more...]
The Generic Domain Name MedicalPark.com Lost In A UDRP
The domain name MedicalPark.com was just awarded to a trademark holder Freiberger Holding GmbH (“Complainant”) in a UDRP. The domain holder didn't respond to the complaint yet the one member panel did some very broad over reaching in my opinion and not even consider the fact that the term "medical park" is a term often used by thousands if not tens of thousands of business and centers around … [Read more...]
Afternic.com Sells $925K In Domains Led By ShenYun.com For $16,475
Afternic.com just published its weekly report of domain name sales totalling $994,964 for the week ending July 22nd, 2012. The publicly reportable sales were led by ShenYun.com for $16,475, followed by SelfTanning.com for $12,000. ShenYun.com is now directing to the website for Shen Yun Performing Arts - an entertainment and performing arts company based in New York. They previously used the … [Read more...]