Principal Financial Services,just lost a Uniform Resolution Proceeding on the domain name Principal.Guru The company filed a separate URS on the domain names principal.services principal.center Which case has not been decided yet but I would not expect that to go any better for Principal than this URS. The record shows Respondent's use of the disputed domain name was to host a … [Read more...]
Archives for 2014
.Rocks The New gTLD With Over 5K Registrations. .Limited 1,100; .WTF 973; .Financial 751
.Rocks led this weeks new gTLD's that went into general availability yesterday finishing off its first day with 5,191 registrations which includes domains taken in Sunrise and through the Early Access Program (EAP). .Limited finished it first day with 1,101 according to the Zone file which I pulled this morning .WTF had 973 domain names registered after its first day of GA The new gTLD … [Read more...]
When Searches for Bitcoin Go Up, The Price Goes Down according to a recent study
A group of Swiss computer scientists conducted a study that took a look at web activity and social media chat around Bitcoin. They concluded when there is a surge in chatter around Bitcoin that the cryptocurrency is bound for a fall. The BBC took a look at the study: Key variable Bitcoin was a great candidate for research because so much of the activity surrounding it takes place online, … [Read more...]
Hong Kong Court Rules Entertainment Tycoon Can Sue Google Over Autocomplete Suggestions
We all start searches at Google and get the autocomplete function going into full effect, giving us suggestions as we type each letter. Apparently one Hong Kong tycoon did not like the results the autocomplete suggested when it came to him. He wants to sue Google for defamation and a Hong Kong court has ruled he can go right ahead and do just that. The South China Morning Post wrote: A Hong … [Read more...]
Montreal Looks Like The Next City That Wants To Apply For Its Own New gTLD; .MTL
According to the MontrealGazette.com, the city of Montreal seems to be the next city expressing Interest in applying for its own new gTLD, of .MTL “It’s an interesting possibility for Montreal,” said city councillor Harout Chitilian, the vice chairperson of the city executive committee. “We have to be creative to promote Montreal, and it’s a tool that we’ll take a serious look at.” But … [Read more...]
Russian Hackers Steal 1.2 Billion Internet Passwords & 500 Million Email Addresses
According to a blog post on Hold Security company blog, which conducted an 18-month investigation finding that a Russian hacking gang stoled 1.2 billion username and password combos, as well as more than 500 million email addresses. According to Hold Security the hackers pulled off the heist, using unsuspecting systems of botnet network victims (in this case, computers with viruses that allowed … [Read more...]
Porn.com Stolen? UDRP Filed By Company That Paid $9.5 Million For It
A UDRP has been filed on the grandfather of adult generic domain names, Porn.com with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) The company filing the complaint, MXN Limited bought the domain name back in 2007 for more than $9.5 Million dollars. The domain name Porn.com was registered at Moniker.com for a many years until just a week ago or so when it … [Read more...]