Yesterday we wrote about a UDRP that was filed against the domain name Porn.com which we said appeared to be stolen out of a Moniker.com account. Today xBiz.com is reporting that the domain Porn.com has been recovered. It maybe interesting to note that when the domain appeared at the new registrar yesterday the domain was under privacy but today privacy was lifted and the owner was listed as … [Read more...]
Archives for 2014
Rightside Reports: Revenue up 13% But Aftermarket Revenue Decreases 40%
Rightside Group, Ltd. (NAME), today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014. Rightside became an independent, publicly traded company on August 1, 2014 as a result of the completion of its spin-off from Demand Media, Inc.(R) (DMD) so this is the first earnings report by Rightside as a separate operating public company. Shares of Rightside fell over 3% in … [Read more...]
Rightside/Enom Enters Into $30 Million Dollar Credit Agreement w/Silicon Valley Bank
According to an announcement just out, after the market closed Rightside Group, Ltd. (the "Company"), its domestic subsidiaries Rightside Operating Co. and eNom, Incorporated (together with the Company, the "U.S. Borrowers") and its foreign subsidiaries DMIH Limited, United TLD Holdco Ltd. and Rightside Domains Europe Limited (collectively, the "Non-U.S. Borrowers" and together with the U.S. … [Read more...]
DomainIQ.com takes On DomainTools.com To Take “Domain Name Research to a New Level”
Intelium Corp. , which is headed up by Luc Lezon CEO, has rolled out their newest site DomainIQ.com, "the world’s most powerful domain name and internet research tool." The site "was created by software engineers with over a decade of experience in the domain industry which created popular services including EstiBot, Dropping.com, Domainex, DomainResearchTool and PremiumDrops" "DomainIQ … [Read more...]
Treat.co Bought For $1,050 in 2011 Just Flipped For $19K
The domain name Treat.co just crossed the Sedo.com sales wire selling for $19,000. The domain was bought by the Seller also from Sedo, back in December 2011 for $1,050. So its a 19X return in about 30 months. Not bad. The domain name is already active and appears to be a new Pet site, that will be coming soon. Congrats to the buyer and seller. … [Read more...]
Minds + Machines Adopts Compensation “Restricted Stock Unit Plan” For Up To 12.5% Of Its Shares
Minds + Machines Group Limited (AIM:MMX), announced today "that it has adopted a new share incentive scheme". "As set out in the Company's Readmission document published earlier this year, the Company has been considering implementing a replacement incentive compensation scheme across the Group for its directors and employees to better attract, retain and reward employees. Employee … [Read more...]
Very Troubling: 19 Year Old SouthPaw.com Lost in UDRP
Southpaw Enterprises, Inc. just won the rights to the domain name southpaw.com in a UDRP As a term, Southpaw refers to someone who is left handed. The domain name was registered on April 18, 1995. The Respondent bought the domain name in 2002. The Complainant federal trademark registration is dated March 8, 1983 Despite the domain being 19 years old and owned by the current … [Read more...]