Euro DNS put together this infographic taking a look at the "Evolution of Domain Names" … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2013
Well Here’s The 1st: KPMG To Replace Its .Com With Its New gTLD
I know a lot of people in the domain industry have put the eventual success on the new gTLD program on whether big brands would actually switch from their .com to their new gTLD. Today we have the first. In an interview with worldipreview.com, Professional services firm KPMG says they are going to replace KPMG.com with .KPMG the new gTLD they applied for. KPMG is a worldwide company, … [Read more...]
Czech Arbitration Court (CAC) UDRP Panel Awards Hijacked Domain
Virtually all UDRP panels in the past have refused to return an allegedly stolen domain name back to the original registrant, generally finding such a matter to be outside the UDRP panel authority. However one of the two newest UDRP organizations, the On-line ADR Center of the Czech Arbitration Court (CAC) just gave the domain name VIRTUALCOLLABORATION.ORG to the original registrant finding … [Read more...]
Mr. Schwartz I’m Not Going To Let Readers Tell Me What To Write, But I’ll Answer The Poll
Rich Schwartz challenged me to repeat the poll he ran on RicksBlog.com last week after I called the results of the poll Bull Shit. I have no problem with running polls on blog, matter of fact at thedomains.com we were the first to build a polling feature into the blog, from the get go. Over the years we have asked 127 questions, (yes I had to check) however I have never attempted to take the … [Read more...]
Google Releases Their Transparency Report
Google reported today on their blog that requests from governments to remove content continues to rise. When you read the actual report, Google actually shows a percentage of compliance for each country. For example Google complied in 55 % of court orders from the United States to remove some or all of the requested items. Brazil which surprisingly had the second most court orders had a 46% rate … [Read more...]
You’ve Got To Be Kidding: $25K For A .Sucks Domain Name Registration
One of the new gTLD applicants for .sucks opened up Priority Registrations for .sucks domain names for $250 per domain and Trademark Priority Registrations of $2,500 per domain. The truly shocking part of today's announcement is that the registry plans on charging $25,000 PER domain for Sunrise Registrations. Sunrise is reserved for registered trademarks which are registered with the … [Read more...]
After Asking For $40K To Sell; 14 Year Old Privata.com Lost In UDRP
BARBET of Spain, ust grabbed the domain privata.com which was registered and has been owned by the domain holder since 1999. The Complainant didn't register its domain name privata.es, until August 6, 2001 The Complainant is a Spanish clothing company, which is engaged in the design, manufacture and sale of clothing (and accessories) under the “Privata” name. "The Complainant is the … [Read more...]