Back in December Mike wrote about how GM.tv and 13.tv were being held back and reserved by Verisign. At the time Verisign said they were holding these back for promotional purposes. In…
German Court Says Registrars Are Responsible for Content on a Website
A ruling came out of Germany that could make registrars have to do a lot more work to earn their pay. Loek Essers wrote an article today on PC Advisor covering the…
Did Someone Let Cm.com Drop and Who Owns it?
The rare two letter domain name Cm.com appears to have dropped back 2013. The last record for the domain according to DomainTools.com is from May 2013: Record Date: 2013-05-01 Registrar: DOMAIN.COM, LLC…
LinkedIn acquires Bright.com
LinkedIn made their largest acquistion yet acquiring Bright.com. Tech Crunch covered the acquisition which coincided with LinkedIn reporting earnings on Thursday. From the article: Today, alongside a fourth quarter earnings report in…
Verisign CEO: “I Don’t See Anybody Who’s Going to Abandon The .Com For a New gTLD
The CEO and President of Verisign James Bidzos had some pretty interesting comments regarding the new gTLD’s and the effect they may have on .com and .net registrations during its earnings call…
UDRP Filed Against Garry Chernoff 19 Year Old Domain Gauntlet.com By Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc filed a UDRP on the domain name Gauntlet.com today which is owned by domain investor Garry Chernoff’s company NetIncome Ventures Inc. The domain name Gauntlet.com has an original…
Verisign Reports: 127.2 Million .Com/.Net Domains, Revenue up 10%; Has $1.7 Billion In Bank
Verisign, Inc. (NASDAQ :VRSN ) reported financial results for the fourth quarter of 2013 and year ended Dec. 31, 2013. Verisign, Inc. and subsidiaries (“Verisign”) reported revenue of $246 million for the…