Fox gained control of 22 domain names around its new network, Fox Sports 1 which just launched a few weeks ago through a UDRP. As you can see from the list below there are some bang on domain names for this new network included in this list FoxSports1.TV, FoxSport1.com and Foxsportone.com All the domain names were registered by a James Carter a/k/a JCI Here are the domain names Fox Sports … [Read more...]
WTR: Chats About How Radix Is Planning on Marketing Its New gTLD’s
The WorldTrademarkReview.com, published a story on Radix this morning and applicant for 29 new gTLD's and spoke to Sandeep Ramchandani, business head of Radix , on how the company would market its offerings. Radix’s marketing strategy is two-fold." "It plans to leverage its relationships with registrar channels as well as offering extensions directly to specific industries through direct … [Read more...]
Wow: Check Out Verisign’s Scathing Letter To ICANN
In a scathing letter from Chuck Gomes, Vice President of Verisign to Fadi Cheladeto CEO of ICANN Mr. Gomes lists 6 "examples of ICANN's Unaccountable Actions as Requested by ICANN CEO Fadi Chelade" The letter itself fills in the back story as it is an outgrowth of a discussion that the two men had during "the GNSO discussion at the recent ICANN meeting in Durban. " "In that exchange, I … [Read more...]
Demand Increases Credit Facility From $105 Million To $225 Million
Demand Media (DMD) announced today that it has entered into a new $225 million credit facility comprised of a $125 million revolving credit facility and a $100 million term loan. The new facility, which matures in August 2018, replaces the Company’s existing $105 million revolving credit facility that was due to expire in August 2016. The new credit facility has an accordion feature under … [Read more...]
Sedo Transactions Total $1.4M Led By OPS.com & Deco.com at $100K; Fork.com $50K Test.net $40K
Sedo released its weekly report for the holiday shortened week and 746 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1,4m. This amounts to $46,4m in year-to-date sales revenue. Over 46% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Sedo wants to Congratulate the buyer of fork.com, VETTER, a manufacturer producing and distributing forks … [Read more...]
Google Buys Smart Watch Maker WIMM & Gets Category Killer SmartWatch.com Along With
Google acquired WIMM Labs a maker of "smart watches" last year according to TechCrunch.com and CNET.com "Google quietly snapped up Los Altos, Calif.-based WIMM Labs last year . WIMM Labs not only gives Google the talent and technology to build a smartwatch, but actually an Android-based app platform tailored for consumers’ wrists." What neither publication picked up on, is that not only … [Read more...]
FirstHotel.com Saved In UDRP: Domainer Also Owns CheapHotels.com & CheapRooms.com
First Hotels AS of Oslo, Norway just lost a UDRP on the domain name FirstHotel.com which is owned by Klaudia Kruzicevic of Split, Croatia, who was represented by ESQwire.com, P. C. The three member panel basically found that the domain holder did not buy the domain FirstHotel.com in bad faith but in support of its Internet based travel business she and her deceased husband started in 1999 … [Read more...]