Opera National de Paris of Paris, France, just gained control of ParisOpera.com and OperaParis against Vertical Axis Inc. which was represented byESQwire.com, P.C. It was a majority decision with panelist Neil Brown filing a dissenting opinion longer than the actual opinion of the panel in which he found that the complaintant failed to meet any of the three required conditions for a UDRP. The … [Read more...]
Site Generating 25,000 page Views A day Changes URL From a .Com to a .Net
According to a press release today, a site that was generating some 25,000 page views per day just changed its domain from a pretty crappy .com to a two word .net On August 31, EurekaMag.com has changed its domain name to GeoScience.net and its slogan to Biology - Geography - Health, reflecting a shift to a global digital approach and to further strengthen its presence worldwide. The new … [Read more...]
Core Diagnostics of Gurgaon India, Guilty Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Core Diagnostics of Gurgaon, India has just been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the UDRP it filed on the domain name corediagnostics.com by a one member WIPO panel. Core Diangostics was represented by in-house council. Here are the relevant facts and findings by the one member panel: The Complainant first started business in 2011. It registered its trademarks … [Read more...]
PCadvisor.co.uk Open Poll On Whether People Are Aware / Interested In New gTLD’s
PCadvisor.co.uk, just opened a poll today on what readers think about the new gTLD domain name program. Its one of the first open polls I have seen on the subject in a non-domainer publication. The poll asks: With the launch of new domain names are you: Planning to buy one Already on the pre-registration list Never heard of them Not interested It will be interesting to see … [Read more...]
Was Whistles.com Quietly Lost IN A UDRP? Case Is Terminated & Complaintant Now Owns the Domain
A UDRP was filed on the generic domain name Whistles.com a couple of months ago and today the proceeding is showing as being "terminated". The complainant in the UDRP was Whistles Limited of London. who according to the updated whois records just obtained control of the domain. The previous owner was a iGenesis Limited of Hong Kong. The domain name according to screenshots was parked … [Read more...]
Godaddy Aftermarket Sells Over 40,000 Domains In August Led BY OPS.com At $100,000
Godaddy.com has released its auction results for the month of August 2013 selling in all 1,000 more domains than in July. In all 40,246 domain names sold on Godaddy.com auctions including all the expired domains. In July Godaddy.com sold 1,000 less domain names at 39,264. Of the 40,246 domains, 20,470 sold in auctions, 18,897 were Buy it Now Priced domains (BIN) and 810 were the result of … [Read more...]
Is Telefonkatalogen.biz The Worst Domain Ever For A Company Advising Others On Domain Branding?
We see press releases every week from companies looking for business in the domain branding business but saw a PR today that stood out from the crowd for a company called Telefonkatalogen.biz. The PR cites a "recent article from Ping! Magazine, that said "it is imperative for businesses to select the very best online domains--and the Web marketing professionals at Telefonkatalogen.biz agree." … [Read more...]