.Video is entered the Early Access Program (EAP) today (day 1) and based on the volume of Sunrise registrations and search data it would seem to be a pretty hot new gTLD. We counted some 460 domain registrations by trademark holders in the Sunrise period which is one of the largest to date. Beyond the number of Sunrise registrations the registrations themselves are telling The CBS family … [Read more...]
.Fit Launches Today: Here’s Our Picks For The Best Domains But They Are Not Cheap
The new gTLD .Fit is launching into general availability today and thought I would let you know my top picks because I won't be registering any of them. .Fit seems to be a limited extension when it comes to natural terms as Fit is falling on the wrong side of the dot. However I did find some good domain names that are naturals,with .Fit, the problem is they are pricey in my … [Read more...]
Godaddy Ends Sponsorship Deal With Danica Patrick No. 10 Team After 2015 Season
According to sbnation.com, GoDaddy will no longer sponsor Danica Patrick, No. 10 team following the 2015 season, however she will remain a Godaddy spokeswoman. But after the 2015 season we won't be seeing Danica in the Godaddy Green car SBNation reports: "The move comes as Patrick is in the final season of her contract with SHR, though both sides have openly said they would like to … [Read more...]
ICANN Board Gives Go Ahead To Hotels/.Hoteis Contention Set In Denying Booking.com Reconsideration Request
The ICANN Board has rejected Booking.com request for reconsideration and thereby is allowing the Contention set of Hotels/.Hoteis to move forward to being resolved. Basically the ICANN Board is saying sorry Booking.com we will try to do better in the next round, and fix the problems that the Independent Review Proceeding (IRP) admitted were present in the Applicant Guidebook "The ICANN Board … [Read more...]
DOMAINfest Is Back; Returns To Europe in June
Introducing DOMAINfest 2015 Sofia! The teams at NamesCon and DomainForum are happy to announce DomainForum and DOMAINfest Sofia, which will be held June 1-3, 2015, marking the exciting return of DOMAINfest to Europe. Having already operated a number of widely … [Read more...]
79% Of The Attendees Of The Collision Startup Conference Using “Risky” Domains
Bill Sweetman President of NameNinja.com, sent out a press release today saying that 79% of 491 Startups that will be participating at the Collision Startup Conference being held in Las Vegas on May 5-6 are using domain names that are counter intuitive and likely pose marketing challenges. Bill also found that more … [Read more...]
StormGuard.com Saved In UDRP
Storm Guard Franchise Systems, LLC v.just lost its bid to grab the domain name StormGuard.com which was just registered on February 6, 2014 The domain owner was represented by ESQwire.com A majority of the three member panel of Willem J. H. Leppink, The Hon Neil Brown Q.C. found that the domain was generic and since the registrant was located in South Korea is was unlikely that they knew … [Read more...]