In a story that appeared in ChristianPost.com, Pensacola Christian College in Pensacola, Fla. has filed a suit against a former graduate Peter Gage over the domain name PensacolaChristianCollege.com (PCC) seeking statutory damages of $100,000 under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) It looks like Mr. Gage and the school have been battling it out over this domain since … [Read more...]
Investors Business Daily Covers Mike Mann
Investor's Business Daily Just Covered Domainer Mike Mann the founder of DomainMarket.com "Among the best-known companies in domain names are Demand Media (DMD) and GoDaddy.com." "Among the largest holders of domain names is Mike Mann, the founder of DomainMarket.com. " ""He also is CEO of SEO.org and several other website companies, and he's involved in several charities, including his … [Read more...]
Freshlook.com Purchased For $3,500 In SnapNames Auction In Feb Lost In UDRP
Freshlook.com a domain bought at a SnapNames.com drop auction for over $3,500 in Feburary has just been lost in a UDRP. The UDRP, which we wrote about when it was first filed two weeks after the end of the auction was decided by a one person panel from the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) The domain was still in the name of the registrar Endurance International Group when the UDRP was filed … [Read more...]
Adweek: As New gTLD’s Roll Out “Marketers & Media Outlets Will Spend Millions”
In a new post by AdWeek.com entitled: "Brands Facing Dot-Com Domain Identity Crisis. As ICANN readies roll out, marketers and media outlets will spend millions" " It all adds up to a 6,300% increase in web site domains." I actually have never seen the new gTLD program expressed in terms of a percentage of increase in web addresses but its a pretty dramatic number. The article talks to … [Read more...]
YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley Buys MixBit.com For $2,088 On Afternic To Start New Video Site
The Co-founder of YouTube Chad Hurley just announced announced on Twitter that he was launching his new Video site, MixBit.com which he purchased on Afternic.com less than a month ago for just $2,088. "The future of video is launching soon!" Says Mixbit.com Interestingly the same week MixBit.com sold for $2,088 on Afternic.com another version of the domain, mixedbits.com also sold for … [Read more...]
Godaddy.com Sells Over 42K Domain Names In March
Godaddy.com posted its sales totals for March 2013, reporting 42,600 domain sold on its platform in March. This is a substantial increase over February where Godaddy.com reported 34,985 Of the 42K+ sales: 762 Offer/Counter-Offer 22,566 Auction 19,332 Buy Now Here are the top 10 sales of the … [Read more...]
King.com Drops The .Com & Rebrands As King
According to Socialnewsdaily.com, King.com has re-branded itself by dropping the .com and going with just King, to celebrate it 10 year anniversary. Here is how the site used to look: This is how the site looks … [Read more...]