Sedo just reported that over the past week, 799 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling over $1.26m. All sales were led by 3dCity.com which sold for $29,500. Over 40% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: • Top .com: 3dcity.com at 29,500 USD • Top ccTLD: creditos.com.mx at 19,000 … [Read more...]
Google Chrome Now Allows For Voice Search On Laptops & Desktops
Google updated its Chrome Web browser today to include voice search, a feature that lets you speak naturally to your computer to get search results. The feature not only does your searches by voice but responds to questions and allows you to engage in follow up questions thereby allowing you to have a conversations with Google. Its a product which takes mobile search and places it in your … [Read more...]
Reserve Price Ranges For TRAFFIC Domain Name Auction Released
The organizers of the TRAFFIC conference which will be held in Las Vegas next week just published the reserve price ranges for the domain names at the TRAFFIC auction. 70% of domain names in the auction have NO RESERVE and will be sold to the highest bidder One of the domain names that was contributed by Nat Cohen a member of the ICA is being put up at no reserve with 100% of the proceeds … [Read more...]
Google Loses UDRP On Play-Gogles.com; Not Confusing To TM On Google Play
In a case that is sure to drive the trademark holders crazy, Google Inc. just lost a UDRP on the domain name play-gogles.com which was registered in February 2013. Google claimed it had rights to the domain name play-gogles.com based off its trademarks for Google and Google Play. However the one member panel denied Google's claim even though the domain holder didn't even bother responding the … [Read more...]
ICANN Approves The Arab Center for Dispute Resolution (ACDR) As A UDRP Provider
The ICANN Board approved the Arab Center for Dispute Resolution (ACDR) as an UDRP provider. The approval of ACDR as the first UDRP provider located in the Middle East "enhances ICANN's accountability to the Internet community as a whole, enhancing choice for UDRP complainants". ICANN acknowledged that comments were submitted suggesting that "ICANN develop contracts with each of its UDRP … [Read more...]
ICANN Fall 2014 Meeting Heading Back To The US To Los Angeles
The ICANN Board announced tonight that is has selected Los Angeles California as its location for its third Meeting for 2014 The ICANN 2014 North America Public meeting, will be held on October 12th-17th, 2014. ICANN announced last December that the meeting location for the March 2014 ICANN will be Singapore and ICANN meeting for the June 2014 will be held in London. The … [Read more...]
Afternic.com Sells Almost $1.1 Million In Domains Led By GlobalOffice.com For $32,500
Afternic’s just posted it reportable weekly domain sales for the week of 5/13/13 – 5/19/13. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $ 1,085,990. All sales were lead by Globaloffice.com which sold for $32,500 Frank Schillings NameAdministration sold the domain name margaritamachine.com (everyone should have one of these) for $19K In … [Read more...]