Kieren McCarthy published a post yesterday entitled "The Great British domain name rip-off: Overcharged .uk customers help pay for cheaper .vodka; Time for competition authorities to take a hard look at Nominet" Here are some of the highlights of the story ".UK domain name holders are being overcharged while the company behind it wins contracts by undercutting the market in what may be illegal … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2016
Actress Anna Faris Acquires The Domain Name Unqualified.com
Actress Anna Faris has acquired the domain name Unqualified.com. The domain name matches the name of her Podcast, which is called "Anna Faris is Unqualified" which started in November 2015. According to the website; " the podcast gives "not-so-great relationship advice from completely unqualified Hollywood types". Ms. Faris uses the Twitter handle @unqualified The domain name was … [Read more...]
Snapchat Rebrands to Snap; Acquired Snap.com Back in June; Spectacles.com in May
Snapchat has rebranded to Snap, Inc. It appears the domain name Snap.com was acquired back in June 2016 when the domain moved over to the corporate domain registrar and brand protection company MarkMonitor.com Snapchat's Twitter handle has changed to @Snap as well. Snap also announced a new product called Spectacles which are a set of $130 sunglasses that sport an integrated video camera … [Read more...]
Huntsville TV Station: “Squatters Are Hijacking Expired Domain Names”
WHNT a television station in Huntsville Alabama doesn't seem to know much about domain names, at least when it comes to domain names that expire. In a story entitled Domain Name Hijacking Is Yours Vulnerable? ""If you own a domain name for your business or hobby, take heed. Domain name squatters are hijacking expired domain names. " "Failing to register your domain name again before it … [Read more...]
Domain Registrations Point To a Downton Abbey Attraction At Universal Studios
Domain registrations by NBC Universal Media, LLC yesterday indicate some sort of attraction maybe coming to Universal Studio Parks based on the television show Downton Abbey. Here are the domain names registered through corporate domain registrar … [Read more...]
UDRP Battle Between Dating Sites CheekyLovers.com & CheekyDevil.com Results in Punt
Together Networks Holdings Limited which owns the domain name CheekyLovers.com and a trademark on the term CheekyLovers lost a UDRP to grab the domain CheekyDevil.com Complainant is an online dating business and operates a number of websites, including one linked to the domain name, <cheekylovers.com>, which was registered on June 13, 2011. Complainant filed an application on November … [Read more...]
Bitcoin.com Owner Sues For $10K a Month In Lost Revenue
According to cryptocoinsnews.com, Bitcoin investor and early evangelist Roger Ver is suing a Hong Kong website operator for $567,000 USD, over an alleged breach of agreement over alleged lost revenues from Bitcoin.com. Roger Ver is the website’s owner, registrant and administrator. "In documents filed to Hong Kong’s High Court on Wednesday Ver claimed that OKEX Fintech had broken a … [Read more...]