According to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief published by VeriSign, Inc. (pdf) the Domain Name Industry ended the first quarter of 2010 with more than 193 million domain name registrations across all of the Top Level Domain Names (TLDs), an increase of 11 million domain name registrations, or 6 percent, compared to the first quarter of 2009. Compared to the fourth quarter of 2009, domain … [Read more...]
CafeInternet.com Taken In A WIPO For “Pornosquatting”
In a three panel decision the generic domain name CafeInternet.com was transferred to the trademark holder ""The Panel determines that while no specific act of bad faith by Respondent...the Panel finds that Respondent, by providing the name of an unidentifiable business entity and misleading contact information, has taken deliberate steps to conceal its identity and make contact or … [Read more...]
Whose The Biggest Buyer Of Oil Spill Keywords On PPC? Looks Like Its BP
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about who owned all the Oil Spill and cleanup related domains. The next day Rick Schwartz published a post of his own, talking about some of the domains he registered related to the spill, and that they were getting traffic making money. Which got me thinking again, who was buying the keywords on PPC that was creating revenue on these domains. It … [Read more...]
ICANN Predicts 500 new gTLD Applications & A $2M Profit, but It’s Budget Is Flawed
Courtesy of our friends at Mind +Machines, it appears ICANN has based it budget on its prediction of 500 applications for new gTLD's on the initial roll out. The document showing this is ICANN’s New gTLD Program Budget. As M+M states, ICANN estimate of 500 applications doesn't take into account duplicate or conflicting applications. "If we suppose that 25% are in conflict, that would … [Read more...]
GoldATM.Com A Hand Registered Domain So Good, Even The Founder Of CADNA Likes It
A video clip of the the worlds first ATM machine that dispenses not cash, but gold was spotted by many people including Joshua S. Bourne, Managing Partner of FairWinds Partners, LLC which is one of the founders of CADNA (Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse) The machine was installed in the The Emirates Palace, one of the top hotels in Abu Dhabi. Customers can use either cash or a credit … [Read more...]
Domainer Xavier Buck’s Company, Domain Invest S.A. Gets Another 6 Million Euros From Venture Capital Firm
According to a Press Release today the Media development fund Iris Capital, increased its investment to the domain names acquisition company Domain Invest SA, by 6 million Euros. Iris Capital, as well as two private investors decided to increase their investment by respectively 6 million Euros, and another 182,000 Euros, in a move to show their continuing support to DI SA. They will join … [Read more...]
Next Big Domain Sale: ANTIGUAandBARBUDA.COM @ $20K With 5 Hours To Go
The next big domain sale looks like its going to come from Godaddy.com, where the domain name ANTIGUAANDBARBUDA.COM is at an expired auction. The auction closes at 4:59pm EST today. The current high bid is $20,009 and there are 34 bidders. The official sites for the twin island nation is Antigua-Barbuda.org and Antigua-Barbuda.com Here is some more information on the twin island … [Read more...]