As reported by Elliot today, Lufthansa airlines won a UDRP case over the domain LH.com. Lufthansa relied on a a german common law trademark whcih they said was established in 1945. However the airline did not file for an actual trademark on the term LH until 1999. The domain was acquired by the current holder in 2004. First let me note that it was a three panel decision and the vote was … [Read more...]

I get several e-mails each month asking for my advice on how to become successful. The e-mail's are always the same "Please share the secrets of your success". Success rarely happens overnight. It is a series of wins and losses, good and bad decision that play out over years. We all know what it takes to make it. Hard work, Smart decisions, and that certain factor that some … [Read more...]

A simple question but one I have never heard asked. Has anyone ever lost money on a domain?? Specifically what I am asking has anyone ever bought a name for a premium at a drop auction, private purchase, or industry auction and then resold the domain for less? In my experience I have never heard of it. We have never bought a domain and sold it for less later on. To be clear I am not … [Read more...]

China's government reported today that the number of Internet users there has soared to 221 million. It was a 61 percent increase over the 137 million Internet users reported at the start of 2007. Nielsen Online estimates the U.S. online population at 221 million as well, but it counts only those with home or work access, as the vast majority of U.S. Internet users do. By contrast, one-third … [Read more...]

Canadian businesses reported record online e-commerce activity in 2007, with Internet sales reaching nearly $63 billion for the year, according to new data released today by Statistics Canada. However, Canadian businesses are still more likely to be buyers than sellers online. Only about 8 per cent of private sector companies reported selling goods and services online in 2007, while nearly … [Read more...]

Villas.com at auction at TDNAM.com is at $111K with 11 hours to go and reserve has not been meet Chicken.org is at auction on ebay.com with a $15K starting bid, and a $25K buy it now. … [Read more...]

Microsoft's Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said Wednesday that his company's $44 billion offer for Yahoo reflects Yahoo's worth and Microsoft has no plan to raise it. "We know what Yahoo's worth. $44 billion is a lot of money," Ballmer said at a conference in Milan. Ballmer said Microsoft is "prepared to move forward alone without Yahoo" if the bid doesn't succeed. The cash and stock bid, … [Read more...]