ICANN just published its tax return, Form 990, for the year ending June 30, 2014. ICANN Revenue decreased from the year earlier to $127 Million from $236 Million. However salaries & compensation rose from $32 Million to $46 Million. Total expenses in 2014 were $124 Million against last years $150 Million. ICANN ended its fiscal year with $193 Million in net assets up from $168 … [Read more...]
Skechers Loses URS Bid To Have The Domain SKX.science Suspended
Skechers just lost its bid to have the domain name skx.science suspended in a Uniform Resolution Proceeding (URS) and the domain holder a Joel Williams did not even respond. Skechers was represented by Kleinberg & Lerner, LLP of Los Angeles, CA, The examiner Luz Helena Villamil Jimenez, found although Skechers had a trademark in the term "SKX" it "did not submit any arguments to support … [Read more...]
Namejet Reports Over 640K in Domain Name Sales In March Led By vvv.com for $136K
Namejet.com reported its domain name sales that closed in March for those domains selling ofr $2,000 or more. All sales were led by the rare three letter .com repeater vvv.com which sold for $136,400. Total reported sales came to $641,557.00 The highest 7 sales of the month were all three letter .com domains as were 9 of the 1st 12 highest sales. Only three 4 numbered .com's broke up … [Read more...]
$7,500 For Easter.Sucks + 3K A Year, Or EasterSucks.com For $8 A Year?
The new gTLD program was supposed to in part index the domain name by verticals, interests and geographical areas. They jury is still out on whether a photographer named John Smith would be better off with John Smith.Photography or JohnSmith.com or JohnSmithPhotographer.com However when it comes to some extensions like .sucks where the selling point is the expression of free speech it … [Read more...]
MyDogBuddy Rebrands To DogBuddy.com A Domain They Bought For $350 On Godaddy
Techcrunch covered, merger of two pet sitting services in Europe. "MyDogBuddy, has merged with its Spanish rival Bibulu, to become what it claims is the largest offering of its kind, citing a combined 10,000 local dog sitters registered with the platform." "The merger also sees a rebranding of the combined entity to the much simpler DogBuddy.com domain." DogBuddy.com was purchased at a … [Read more...]
You May Have To go To Auction To Get Your Brand.Sucks Domain
According to a press release we received toady by the registrar 101Domain.com, now that the .Sucks domain extension has launched they are pricing the "reserved" .sucks domains at $2,199 well below the $2,499 suggested retail price, however the PR makes it clear that you could wind up in an auction for a yourbrand.sucks domain. Here is the info from the PR: There are two distinct launch … [Read more...]
Another Category Killer Domain, Storage.com is Sold
According to a press release just out, B2 Interactive has purchased Storage.com, including the domain name, intellectual property, and any ongoing business operations from from Self Storage Co., a subsidiary of Extra Space Management, Inc. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. "B² Interactive’s founders have a long history of providing online marketing services to the self … [Read more...]