Google has agreed to delay the start of a Web advertising partnership with Yahoo to give U.S. antitrust regulators more time to review the deal. Two weeks ago, Google CEO Eric Schmidt…
Author: Michael Berkens
Michael Berkens, Esq. is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of TheDomains.com. Michael is also the co-founder of Worldwide Media Inc. which sold around 70K domain to Godaddy.com in December 2015 and now owns around 8K domain names . Michael was also one of the 5 Judges selected for the the Verisign 30th Anniversary .Com contest.
ICA File’s Brief in Kentucky Domain Seizure Action
The Internet Commerce Association (ICA) filed a “friend of the court” brief yesterday on the Kentucky domain name seizure. ica-amicus-brief (Adobe Reader Required) The brief attacks the governor action on several grounds….
Would You Turn Down $100K for a Domain You Might Lose?
An article in the Miami Herald yesterday talked about the story of Steve Thiele who registered the domains miccosukeetribeofindians.com, miccosukeetribeofindiansofflorida.com and a site named after tribe chairman Billy Cypress, billycypress.com. The Miccosukee…
Kentucky Domain Seizure Update: ICA Gets Involved
Today is the deadline set by the judge to file briefs in the Kentucky domain seizure action. Phil Corwin, legal counsel to the Internet Commerce Association (the “ICA”) was preparing to submit…
Moniker.com Silent TRAFFIC Auction Scores Big: $960K
The silent auction from the TRAFFIC show held last week in New York just completed and the results are a whopper. In a week where the stock market has tanked, commodities sank…
TRAFFIC Silent Auction Ends Tomorrow: Our Picks
The silent auction from the TRAFFIC show held by Moniker.com, will close tomorrow Thursday October 2nd. All bidding for the silent auction will be conducted by SnapNames.com All bidding will conclude at…
Microsoft Launches SearchPerks.com
Microsoft launched a rewards promotion today called SearchPerks to lure Internet users away from Google. SearchPerks, which runs through April 15, is similar to airlines’ frequent flyer programs. Every time you use…