CEOTLD Pty Ltd, the registry operator of the new dotCEO top level domain, has announced that its Sunrise period will open on February 10th. During Sunrise, "trademark owners can register dotCEO domains, thereby protecting and enhancing their brands and company names". Specific dotCEO Sunrise details can be found on the ICANN Website. dotCEO is positioned as the only TLD to convey … [Read more...]
That’s A Pretty Penny
Heritage Auctions which ran its first successful domain auction a few months back is currently running an auction in Florida (non - domain related). Aron Meystedt mentioned HA.com is having a big auction in Florida this week called F.U.N. There are a few of the worlds’ most valuable US coins in the auction. Some of these results are just WOW I think this shows that the buying power Heritage … [Read more...]
UDRP Panel Hands Over KnowhowInsurance.com To TM Holder of KnowHow
A one member UDRP panel just handed over the domain name KnowHowInsurance.com, to the trademark holder of "Know How" The Complainant registered the domain name KnowHow.com on June 22, 1995; knowhow.co.uk January 14, 1997, and knowhowmovies.com on June 27, 2011. The UK trade mark of KNOWHOW was registered on January 21, 2011, for goods in class 9, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40 and 42, under number … [Read more...]
GoDaddy Signs Registry-Registrar Agreement with .CLUB
According to a press release we just received, .CLUB Domains, LLC, the company formed to own and operate the new “.CLUB” generic top-level domain name (gTLD), announced today that GoDaddy, the world’s largest domain registrar, will be offering “yourname.club” Web addresses to clubs, membership organizations, affinity and loyalty groups, and anyone sharing a common interest or passion. Of … [Read more...]
How To Give Your Business A Name That Sticks
Salesforce.com did a piece entitled, "How To Give Your Business A Name That Sticks" The author of the article is Deborah Sweeney who is the CEO of MyCorporation.com. The article covered three main areas: Pick a name that defines you, Make sure no one else has that name and Build your brand. From the article: Pick a name that defines you When naming your business, you want a potential … [Read more...]
Voice Search May Lower Cost Per Click
People have talked about voice search for a long time, many use it on their mobile phone to dictate their query using voice instead of typing. Laurie Sullivan wrote a piece a couple hours ago that could have an effect on people who park domains and generate income from websites that monetize through Google Adsense. The longer phrases spoken in voice search queries create a much closer match. … [Read more...]
Google Refuses To Remove Pic From Sexy Execs Blog
There seems to be a storm brewing about a site that has not been in active in close to 3 years. The site did not even bother to get its own domain name opting for a free blogspot blog. The site in question is SexyExecs.blogspot.com. Sexy Execs made blog posts over a two year period. They would post a pic of an executive, some of these were user submitter pics, and then they made some snarky and … [Read more...]