The domain name WorldTradeCenter.com, was lost in a UDRP along with WorldTradeCenter.net. The one member panel decision was handed down by the On-line ADR Center of the Czech Arbitration Court (CAC). The complainant is the World Trade Centers Association, Inc, who was represented by RODENBAUGH LAW. The domain WorldTradeCenter.com was registered on November 2, 1996 and owned is Earth Plaza … [Read more...]
Verisign 10 Top Trending Terms For May: .Net in .Com; & .Net in .Net: Trump Scores Again in Both
Verisign released today it's Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in May. Interestingly "Net" to the left of the dot was number one in .Com and Net to the left of the dot was number one for .net domain names as well. "Trump" continues to be a trending term for both .com and .net as it has been for several months Here are the top 1o: … [Read more...]
New gTLD .Store Winds Up With 1st day Total Of 22,682
The new gTLD .Store went into general availability (GA) yesterday by Radix, where it could be registered on a 1st come, 1st served basis. After the 1st day of GA including the 600+ registrations by trademark holders in Sunrise and those domain name registered for an extra fee in the Early Access Program, .Store wound up with 22,682 domain names. .Store which has premium registration and … [Read more...]
BitTorrent Acquires The Domain BT.co: Had a BIN Price of $75,000
BitTorrent.com has acquired the domain name BT.co. The domain name was listed for sale for $75,000 on Sedo and was owned by the .co Registry, .CO Internet S.A.S. which is owned by Neustar (NSR). The domain just cleared escrow at Afternic, yesterday so it is unclear whether Sedo or Afternic sold the domain and it's unknown if the domain was sold for the asking price or a lower negotiated … [Read more...]
1st Day New gTLD Totals: .Group 3,445; .Salon 364
Donuts released two new gTLD's into General Availability yesterday (GA) when domains could be registered on a 1st come, 1st served basis. Including all domain registrations during the Sunrise Period for trademark holders and those who paid additional fees to register domain names before GA, in the Early Access Period (EAP), .Group ended the 1st day of GA with 3,445 registrations according to … [Read more...]
SportsAuthority.com With Over 100 Million Visitors a Year Hits The Auction Block
Hilco Streambank is auctioning off the intellectual property assets of The Sports Authority, Inc.., including its brands, trademarks, patents and web and customer assets and the domain names owned by the company (the “Assets”). On the domain front Sports Authority owns 628 Domain Names including SportsAuthority.com which got more than 111 Million visits in 2014 and More than 126 Million visits … [Read more...]
Over 600 .Group Domains Registered Through Sunrise & EAP; Let’s Take a Look
The new gTLD .Group which goes into General Availability (GA) on Wednesday has, as of publication, over 600 domain name registered through Sunrise and the Early Access Program (EAP) I thought I would take a look at some of the better and more interesting domain name registrations. For the record, I have not registered any .Group domains: 1.group (Day 5 … [Read more...]