4 big domain auctions closed today on Namejet.com with a total haul of over $50K in sales. 3 of the domains were three letter .com's and one was a very good insurance domain. APN.com sold for $14,401. APN like any three word domain stands for plenty of organizations, but the most frequent seems to be for Access Point Name. InsuranceClaim.com sold for $12,100 LMD.com sold for … [Read more...]
$25K Being Spent Today On Typo and Infringing Domains
Someone today is going to spend over $25,000 in pure typo domains. How do I know? They are all backordered at NameJet.com today at $69 per. In all around 370 domains and over $25,000 in fees. Almost no company is spared in this infringement fest. Google, Jet Blue, Royal Caribbean, Hersey's, Yellowbook, Alltel, T Mobile, Adobe, Auto Traders, Countrywide, Cadillac, CareerBuilder, … [Read more...]
Appeals Court “Turns Down” Mattress.com’s Bid For Trademark As Being Too Generic
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the federal circuit rejected an appeal by 1800Mattress.com which filed an application to trademark the term, Mattress.com, finding that the term was too generic to be trademarked. The ruling upheld a similar ruling by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. 1800Mattress argued that the only generic term for its business … [Read more...]
Marchex Revenue Falls, But Sells $1M In Domain In The 3rd Q: “There Is Still Significant Demand For High Quality Domains”
Marchex, reported its earnings after the market closed yesterday for the 3rd quarter of 2009. Marchex reported revenue dropped to $22.2 million compared to $37.2 million for the same period of 2008. Adjusted operating income before amortization fell to $1.9 million for the quarter, compared to $6.6 million for the same period of 2008. Adjusted EBITDA was $3.4 million, … [Read more...]
ICANN Votes To Allow Non-Latin Langauge IDNs ccTLD’s
The board of directors of the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) voted for a Fast-Track Process for applying for an IDN (Internationalized Domain Name) and will begin accepting applications on Nov. 16. Starting in mid-November, countries and territories will be able to apply to show domain names in their native language. Currently, domain names can only be … [Read more...]
FuneralHomes.com Gets Some Competition From An Unlikely Source, Walmart.com
Is there is no product on earth that can't be sold on the Internet? If you thought the one product that couldn't be sold over the Net was caskets, you would be wrong. Walmart.com, has 14 caskets that can be purchased on its site. The prices range from $895 for a steel casket to $2,899 for a bronze casket. The items are sold online only and not in Walmart stores. Walmart expects the … [Read more...]
Ask.com For Sale?
According to several reports Ask.com maybe for sale. Barry Diller said today: "We've been asked a lot whether we're open to consolidating transactions in the area of search. The answer is yes, And, it is unlikely that we would be the consolidator." Mr. Diller said the competitive environment in search is "fierce" and he said the future of Ask.com is "speculative." In reporting its … [Read more...]