In a letter sent by FairSearch.org (FairSearch) to ICANN they urge ICANN to reject the new gTLD application for .Search filed by Google even after Google changes their application to make it an opened extension. "I write to apprise ICANN that Google’s recent attempt to amend its .search Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) application is an effort to evade Google’s responsibilities to address … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2013
Report: Paid Search On Travel Continues To Decline & Its Google’s Fault
According to a blog post on adgooroo.com, in the first four months of 2013. "Paid search spend in the Travel category on U.S. AdWords is down in 2013. At $238 million for the months of January through April, it's actually down 19% from 2012’s $295 million during the same period, which was down 17% from 2011. "Clearly, there’s a downward trend starting in 2011. And the … [Read more...]
91 New gTLD Pass IE: .NYC, .Microsoft, .GOP; .Kiwi, .Monster, .Berlin, .Youtube
a Total of 91 new gTLD applications passed ICANN Initial Evaluation (IE) including 8 applications which were previously passed over. This is the most new gTLD applications to pass IE in a single week and ICANN is now processing 100 new gTLD applications up from 50 per week as they promised would happen in June. This weeks more interesting new gTLD applications passing IE include two killer … [Read more...]
Bloomberg Reports Google Facing New FCC Antitrust Probe Over Display Ads
According to Bloomberg.com, Google is facing a new Antitrust Probe Over Display Ads by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission According to the story the FCC is looking into "into whether the company is using its leadership in the online display-advertising market to illegally curb competition" The story goes on to say that the investigation is in the preliminary stage and may not expand into a … [Read more...]
John Berryhill Says UDRP Panel Got It Right On Ron Paul’s Domains
John Berryhill, Esq, PHD says that the UDRP panel in the Ron Paul Domain name case got its right. The decision has garnered a lot of Strong opinions, but Mr. Berryhill who has won more reverse domain name hijacking cases representing domain holders says the panel got it right and says that the UDRP panel that awarded HillaryClinton.com to Hillary Clinton got it wrong: In a comment left on a … [Read more...]
.Co In The News Again As Fastcompany.com Covers Quarterly.Co
.Co domain names are in the news again today as FastCompany.com, has just covered Quarterly.Co which was founded by former GOOD editor Zach Frechette which already has over 8,000 Subscribers. "The startup is a way for admirably cool people like Pharrell or Joshua Foer to share the things they love." Says FastCompany. The company already raised $1.25 million in investment from True Ventures … [Read more...]
Actress and Author Joan Collins Loses UDRP Bid For JoanCollins.com
For a second day a UDRP panel has denied the claim of a famous person to their matching .com domain name Back in February we told you that Joan Collins had filed a UDRP to gain control over JoanCollins.com Although the ruling has not been published as of yet today, the decision is in and its a loss for Ms. Collins. As we noted back in February, Ms. Collins full name is Joan Henrietta … [Read more...]