Internet retailer NoMoreRack.com has rebranded, the name they chose is Choxi, according to the company it is hybrid of "Chock Full" and Choice. I can say I don't get it. I don't think the name is easily spelled when one customer may tell a potential new shopper. On top of that Target used to sell a brand of chocolates called Choxie. InternetRetailer.com reports that the move was partially due … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2015
Pax.com Sells on Sedo.com For $200,000
The three letter .com market has been on fire this year and today the domain name Pax.com sold for $200,000 on Sedo. The domain name has been under privacy at Moniker since at least 2006. The last listed owner before the domain went under privacy was Kim Site-Development Enterprises of Beverly Hills, CA in 2006. The domain name is still under escrow at Sedo. I'm going to take a wild … [Read more...]
Even at Grassroots Level Trademark Disputes Can Get Ugly
Trademark disputes and bad blood just don't happen on the big corporate stage. It happens at the grassroots level where people tend to romanticize that everything is done on a purer footing. Mike stumbled across an article in the LA Times, the story is about a lady who tried to help others and later one of the first people she helped took the trademark of the mentor while she was recovering … [Read more...]
Domain Movers: Game.com, Meetings.com, Say.com and More
Welcome to Domain Movers where I detect domain names on the move that have been recently acquired, registered or are simply moving, mainly all by large corporations. These domain movers are often very early finds and often lead to new brands, services, products and more. Here we go with the latest domain movers, which is STACKED with great domain names! Say.com has been sold by FUTURE MEDIA … [Read more...]
Escrow.com Purchased for $7.5million
Freelancer.com announces the acquisition of Escrow.com and completion of capital raising Some big news for a Sunday night, Escrow.com getting acquired by Freelancer.com. Back in September of 2014, Escrow.com purchased Agreed.com. SYDNEY, April 27, 2015: Freelancer.com, the world’s largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace,today announced that it had entered into a definitive … [Read more...]
Majority of our poll respondents see new gtld registrations ending 2015 on a sour note
We started a poll two months ago that asked, "How Many New gTLD Registrations Will There Be By The End of 2015?" Currently there are over 5 million new gtld registrations according to multiple sources such as ntldstats.com. The majority of respondents see the numbers going down. 27% of readers who participated see 2015 ending with 2 million or less registrations. Thanks for voting and here are … [Read more...]
German Court Rules in Favor of AdBlock Plus
A German Court has determined AdBlock Plus is not illegal. AdBlock Plus - which is owned by the Cologne-based firm Eyeo - faces three separate but related cases involving the media groups, ProSiebenSat.1, RTL Interactive and Axel Springer. The publishers plan to appeal the ruling. AdBlock Plus does allow for publishers to get their ads white listed if they meet certain requirements. Some have … [Read more...]