Zynga (Nasdaq: ZNGA) newest game is Running With Friends. The domain name RunningwithFriends.com is owned by a charity out of Arizona. The domain is owned under privacy at Godaddy.com but forwards to UnitedFriendsSchool.org The United Friends School (UFS) "is a preschool through eighth grade coeducational, independent Quaker day school in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. Established in 1983, … [Read more...]
Vertical Axis Gets Hit With UDRP On ParaJumpers.com
Vertical Axis just got his with a UDRP on the domain name ParaJumpers.com The UDRp was filed by PJS International SA whose official site seems to be parajumpers.it The complainant does own a trademark which appears to have been filed in 2006 for Eyeglasses, sunglasses, frames and cases for eyeglasses and sunglasses. It seems Vertical Axis has owned the domain under privacy since at least … [Read more...]
Godaddy Formally Names Scott Wagner COO & CFO
According to a press release by GoDaddy, it is formally announcing as "its new Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer Scott Wagner, effective immediately." "Wagner was a KKR Capstone Member and the leader of KKR's portfolio operations team in North America, who stepped in as GoDaddy's interim CEO last summer. " "Wagner began working with GoDaddy a short time after KKR, Silver … [Read more...]
Network Solutions Seizes Over 700 Domain Names & Sites Associated To Syrian President
According to krebsonsecurity.com, Network Solutions has seized more than 700 domain names "belonging to various Syrian entities, including a prominent Syrian hacker group and sites associated with the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad". According to the story the seizures all occurred within a three- to four-day period in mid-April. "The apparently coordinated action ended with each … [Read more...]
Name.com Tells Customers To Change Password Due To Breach
Name.com sent an email to customers today regarding a potential security breach. The compromised data was said to potentially include usernames, email addresses, encrypted passwords, and encrypted credit card data. The official notice read: Name.com recently discovered a security breach where customer account information including usernames, email addresses, and encrypted passwords and … [Read more...]
DomainAgents.com Helps Startup Acquire Dream Domain Radius.com For $100K
DomainAgents.com just helped serial Entrepreneur Darian Shirazi company Radius to acquire the domain name Radius.com. ""Radius aggregates small business data on over 23 million companies to help businesses prospect and find targeted leads and was started in 2009 and has more than 2 billion pieces of information about the smallest businesses in the US." "Radius has become one of the most … [Read more...]
SnapNames Spring Premium Auction Ends Tomorrow; High Bid StumpRemoval.com @ $11.7K
SnapNames.com Spring Premium Auction ends tomorrow on Thursday May 9th at 3:15pm EST in accordance with SnapNames.com normal closing procedure. As of 9 Am EST the highest bid on a domain name that has met reserve is stumpremoval.com which has a bid of $11,777. here are all the domain names in the auction with the high bid, reserve range and number of bidders. Good luck to all … [Read more...]