A UDRP has been filed to gain control of the domain name SharkTank.com The domain, SharkTank.com is registered to a Jeff Thomas of North Carolina. According to DomainTools.com the domain was registered in 2000 by Legal Solutions, Inc In 2003 the domain name ownership changed to LeaveLaw.com, Inc. with Jeff Thomas showing as the contact meaning that Mr. Thomas appears to have controlled … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2015
Projects.com Drops To SnapNames & Is Over $20K Only 1 Hour Into The Auction
The domain name Projects.com just dropped and went to Snapnames.com closed auction about an hour ago and already has already topped $20,000. The domain name expired on April 11, 2015. The domain was registered under privacy at Fabulous.com. The last registered owner of the domain was Merlin Kauffman of True Magic in 2014. I cannot find a reported sale of the domain name, which if it … [Read more...]
TldOperator.Help to Host Two Webinars on June 30
There will be two webinars tomorrow that will look to help new gtld applicants and registries to find ways to spread the word on the new gtlds. Registering for the webinars takes place at TldOperator.help Speakers have just been added Ingrid Baele (Head of Operations, Philips) and Ken Nishida (Manager, Internet & Domain Strategies, Hitachi). They are added to a lineup that includes industry … [Read more...]
Domain Movers: Hum.com, Orlando.com and More Domains
Welcome to the latest round of Domain Movers where I detect domain names on the move that have been recently registered or acquired. The majority of these are by large companies and would often go unreported otherwise. These are often very early discoveries and most lead to a new brand, product, service and more. Here are my latest findings: Time Inc. has registered the domain name … [Read more...]
Click Fraud Malware Can Lead To Bigger Problems
Ashley Carman published an article today on SCMagazine.com that deals with click fraud malware and how it can lead to bigger problems. In her article she referenced a report by Damballa.com that was basically a overview of all potential infections going around the web. The report points out that click fraud malware is usually deemed "low risk" but it can lead to bigger problems. From the … [Read more...]
125.com Becomes Largest Reported Sale on 4.cn – $292,136
4.CN had a big one Saturday, 125.com close today at $292,136, there were 321 bids. The top 10 sales posted on 4.cn : Top Sales Domain NameClosing Price Xe.com shows 1RMB = .1611 USD 125.com¥1,815,000 RMB 357.com¥995,889 RMB August 2014 xy.com¥948,000 RMB December 2011 zy.com¥901,000 RMB November 2011 after selling on Sedo earlier in 2011 for … [Read more...]
Over 242 million Internet users visited Google properties in May
In a post on 24/7 Wall Street they broke down visitors to Google, Facebook,Yahoo, etc... for the month of May. Google owned sites had 242.4 million visits in May. Of course Google has You Tube and a few other popular sites under their banner. Only three companies had over 200 million visitors for May. Facebook and Yahoo both reached the 200 million visitor mark. From the article: Out of a … [Read more...]