".Moe" Could Potentially Hit over 200 Million Registrations! " Is the first line of a press release out this morning by Interlink Co., Ltd., a new Domain Registry Operator, announcing that the new gTLD .Moe is in general availability meaning it is open for live domain name registrations on a first-come, first-served basis. Interlink calls .Moe the "Internet's most unique Top Level Domain … [Read more...]
Archives for 2014
Strong View Systems Accuses Salesforce.com of Trademark Infringement over Social Studio, Neither Own The .Com/Net/Org
There is a battle brewing between software companies Salesforce.com and Strong View Systems. The battle is over a recently launched product from Salesforce.com called, Social Studio. The product was launched in May and Strong View Systems has had a trademark on the name since 2010. The domain name SocialStudio.com has been registered at Network Solutions since 1999, the domain is just a Network … [Read more...]
Design Start Up Canva gets $3.6 million in additonal funding and enters partnership with Go Daddy
Australian start-up Canva received an additional $3.6 million in financing and announced a partnership with Go Daddy. The product does seem cool for those that don't have the skills of a trained graphic artist. Crunch Base - Canva makes graphic design amazingly simple for everyone, by bringing together a drag-and-drop design tool with a library of more than 1 million stock photographs, graphic … [Read more...]
Judge Grants Government Permission To Access All Content in a Gmail Account
Privacy may be taking a hit if a recent ruling becomes the norm with regards to the contents of your email. Brenda Barron wrote on Venture Beat about a ruling from a judge in New York, that said the government can access all the content and files in one users Gmail account. This is not the first time that an email account has come before a judge for a decision on whether the government may have … [Read more...]
HA.com Live Domain Auction Is Thursday: Bitcoins.com; Bitcoin.Club; Digital.com; SEM.com
The third Heritage Auctions domain event closes for online bidding Wednesday July 23rd at 10PM Central time. The live auction is Thursday July 24th at 1PM Central time. The live auction will be in Dallas, Texas, but you can bid online from anywhere in the world. However please note that it appears you have to sign up for the "live" online bidding separately from the online bidding only, … [Read more...]
Fox; NHL; SXSW: Here are The .Media Domains Taken In Sunrise & EAP
The just reviewed the zone file for the new gTLD .Media which launches in general availability on Wednesday July 23rd to see what domain names were taken in Sunrise and the Early Access Program (EAP) . Sunrise domains have to match marks in the Trademark Clearing House (TMCH), while there is an extra charge to register a domain though the EAP. Generally speaking the largest registrants … [Read more...]
New gTLD’s Pass 1.6 Million Domain Regsitrations
The new gTLD program has passed 1.6 Million domain registrations, with.XYZ leading the way with 343K registrations now well past 100,000 registrations without Network solutions. .Berlin is adding less that 5 registrations a day but is solidly in 2nd place with over $137K . .Club Continues to add around 500 new registrations a day and is now closing in on 90,000 registrations at 87K … [Read more...]