TD Bank has recently filed a complaint to the National Arbitration Forum,asserting legal rights over the domain name TDBank.xxx .This is the 15th UDRP case filed for a .XXX domain name .
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TD Bank files complaint over TDBank.XXX domain name
23
Feb
TD Bank has recently filed a complaint to the National Arbitration Forum,asserting legal rights over the domain name TDBank.xxx .This is the 15th UDRP case filed for a .XXX domain name .
Afilias Announces .INFO Website Award Winners – Hands Out Over $15,000 in Cash Prizes
23
Feb
Afilias, the operator of the .INFO Registry, today announced the winners of their 2010 .INFO Awards. A panel of judges selected the top three websites built on .INFO domains from a field of more than 130 entries submitted from over 20 countries around the globe. At stake was a $ 7,500 first prize, $ 5,000 for 2nd place and $ 3,000 for third.
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Miami 2010 – What Happened & How It Helped Clarify the Conference Hierarchy
22
Feb
The 2010 Traffic Miami conference was a landmark event, not just because it drew great feedback from attendees, but because it also brought some clarity to a domain conference picture that had become muddled by a tsunami of shows. In our new complete show review article we break down what happened and what it means.
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
AfternicDLS Expands Again: Name.com Becomes 5th Instant Transfer Premium Partner
22
Feb
The AfternicDLS and a leading registrar, Name.com, announced today that Name.com will join Afternic’s Domain Listing Service as a premium partner. By teaming up with leading registrars, the AfternicDLS is boosting sales by making possible instant transfer of domain names sold at any of their premium partner sites.
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
Domain Pulse 2012: Registrars, Resellers Reluctant to Support DNSSEC, New gTLDs
22
Feb
The Domain Pulse evening event at Hamburg’s Fish Auction Hall that brought to a close the first day of the conference meant there were quite a few stragglers at day two’s commencement. But by the afternoon everyone had arrived in time to hear an update on this year’s Registrar Atlas Survey, presented by Thomas Rickert.
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Market’s Mid-Range Flexes Its Muscles This Week With Over 3 Dozen Solid Five-Figure Sales
22
Feb
The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. While no six-figure domain sales were publicly reported this past week there was plenty of strength in the market’s mid-range with 39 solid five-figure sales entering the books. 13 of those were .coms, 5 were ccTLDs and 2 were non .com gTLDs.
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
Pair of 6-Figure Domains Totaling $420,000 Top New DN Journal Weekly Sales Report
22
Feb
The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. Two solid and previously unreported six-figure sales set the pace for the domain aftermarket this week. 13 .coms made the latest all extension Top 20 Chart, along with four ccTLDs and three non .com gTLDs.
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
Local Domain Meetings Blossom As Denver Added to Calendar + I.CO To Be Auctioned Off
22
Feb
Today in the Lowdown at DNJournal.com: Local and regional domain meetings are springing up all over. Denver is the latest to get their own event. The .CO Registry announces plans to auction off I.co and ICANN takes flak over its latest (and possibly last) new gTLD guidebook.
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
Warren Royal’s Booming Bobbleheads.com Banks Equity Investment from Scott Day’s Digimedia
22
Feb
After buying Bobbleheads.com for $ 30,000 in 2008, Warren Royal built the domain into a booming business that has become the world’s premier source for collectible bobblehead products. Legendary domainer Scott Day’s company, Digimedia, took notice and just invested in Royal’s rapidly growing company.
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
Sedo Completes Biggest Domain Sale Ever Reported as Sex.com Closes at $13 Million
22
Feb
The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com and this will go down as a landmark week in industry history. Sex.com has officially changed hands for $ 13 million in the largest cash domain sale ever reported. We also learned about the largest sale we have ever seen for a domain with a “4″ prefix.
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
Google wins Google-iPad.com domain name in arbitration
22
Feb
An arbitrator with the National Arbitration Forum awarded the domain name Google-iPad.com to Google .The company filed a complaint to the National Arbitration Forum on January 3,2012,asserting legal rights over the disputed domain name .
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Coup for DOMAINfest Global + Mike Mann Cashes Out & Frank Schilling Turns the Table
22
Feb
Today in the Lowdown at DNJournal.com: DOMAINfest Global lands the author who wrote the book that the hit movie “The Social Network” is based on. Plus, Mike Mann sells his share of an up and coming online company and a thank you to Frank Schilling and others who turned the table on me.
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
Domainers Venture Into The Real World, Find Businesses Ready to Hang Their Shingles Online
22
Feb
I just got back from an extended weekend trip to Mount Dora, Florida where Diana and I went to a huge outdoor antique and art fair. While the domain business was supposed to be left on the back burner, I couldn’t resist doing some domain name evangelizing by asking several dealers if they had their own domain name and website.
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
Paul Raynor Keating : Abusive Supplemental Fillings
22
Feb
The recent decision in autoownersinsurance.com is a perfect example of things going from worse to horrible. While the decision itself contains many substantive flaws, my overwhelming issue is with the lack of due-process rights evidenced by this UDRP.
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PPX Treats Domain Industry Guests To a Far Eastern Gathering They Won’t Soon Forget
22
Feb
We just got photos and highlights from an impromptu gathering that PPX hosted for domainers visiting Hong Kong November 14-16. The domain management and monetization company put the 3-day outing together to fill a void created when the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Hong Kong conference planned for those days was canceled.
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
Top Level Domain Holdings to submit its "second batch" of application for 20 new gTLD Srtings
22
Feb
Top Level Domain Holdings announced recently that it will soon acquire the second batch of 20 application slots for new gTLDs .The total applications slots acquired by Top Level Domain Holdings ,on behalf of itself and clients of Minds + Machines will amount to 40 .
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Sedo Beams Up Another Six-Figure Sale to Lead DN Journal’s Weekly Domain Sales Chart
22
Feb
The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. Sedo will have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving weekend as they swept 10 of the first 11 chart entries, including the #1 domain. The .coms piled up 12 chart entries and the ccTLDs also had an excellent outing with 7 charted domains.
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
ARI Wins .SYDNEY, .MELBOURNE & .VICTORIA As Big Guns Wheel Out Announcements
22
Feb
ARI Registry Services has been selected by the NSW and Victorian governments to assist with the application and operation of the .SYDNEY, .MELBOURNE and .VICTORIA top level domains.
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Global Domain Registrations Break the 200 Million Barrier + New Podcast Features Frank Schilling
22
Feb
Today in the Lowdown at DNJournal.com: Versign’s latest quarterly Domain Name Industry Brief reports that the total number of domain names registered worldwide crashed through the 200 million barrier in 3Q-2010. Plus, Frank Schilling is featured in a new podcast at OzDomainer.com and Francois Carrillo rolls out more new websites.
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
Sedo February GreatDomains Auction ends tomorrow
22
Feb
Sedo is hosting a premium domain name auction event,which started on February 16,2012 and will end tomorrow,23 Februarie ,2012 .
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Major Expansion at PPX Produces New Domain Consulting, Management & Monetization Options
22
Feb
PPX International, the rapidly growing company headed by 2010 Domainer of the Year Gregg McNair, has been working overtime the past few months putting the finishing touches on a host of new services. The PPX initiatives are aimed at making them a leader in domain consulting, management and monetization.
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
Sedo reports $2 million in domain name sales ! SmartStop.com tops Sedo’s weekly sales list at $59,000
22
Feb
SmartStop.com topped Sedo’s weekly sales chart at $ 59,000.Highlights also include CouponCodes.co.uk,leading the ccTLD category at $ 22,000 and RoutenPlaner.net,leading the other category at 12,000 EUR.
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Two Six-Figure Sales Totaling Over $867,000 Top This Week’s Domain Sales Chart
22
Feb
The four-day Thanksgiving weekend gave most Americans a very short work week last week but the domain aftermarket continued full steam ahead, producing two of the year’s 30 biggest sales to date. .Coms took 12 of the 20 chart entries. ccTLDs swept the other 8 leaving the non .com gTLDs out in the cold.
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
GoDaddy’s Bob Parsons to Keynote at DOMAINfest Global + MO.com Interviews Ron Jackson
21
Feb
Today in the Lowdown at DNJournal.com: DOMAINfest Global 2011, coming up in February, has landed GoDaddy Founder and CEO Bob Parsons for the keynote presentation. Also, MO.com published an extensive interview with DN Journal’s Ron Jackson today. Topics included the past, present and future of the domain business.
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part B Policy Development Process – Recommendation 8 Concerning Standardizing and Clarifying WHOIS Status Messages
21
Feb
Purpose (Brief): Public notice is hereby provided of the proposed change related to the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy to standardize and clarify WHOIS status messages that is considered for adoption as well as an opportunity to comment on the adoption of the proposed policy change, prior to ICANN Board consideration.
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Founder Monte Cahn Parts Company With Moniker.com – Will Leave the Oversee Unit Dec. 31
21
Feb
Domain industry pioneer Monte Cahn, the man who founded Moniker.com and stayed on to lead the popular registrar after it was sold to Oversee.net in 2007, is leaving the company effective December 31, 2010 when his current contract ends.
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
ICANN: CEO Search Update
21
Feb
The CEO Search Committee has been actively working to identify top candidates for ICANN’s CEO/President position, to commence 1 July 2012.
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DomainAdvertising Issues Study Showing Impressive Results for Their New Approach to Parking
21
Feb
I have been hearing positive feedback from many who have tried the new graphics rich parking platform at DomainAdvertising.com (where landing pages favor stunning photos over text). Now I also have some hard numbers put forth in a new case study produced by the company’s CEO, industry veteran Dan Warner.
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
Companies in the News: .INFO Registry, .CO Registry & Warren Royal’s Bobbleheads.com
21
Feb
Today in the Lowdown at DNJournal.com: The .INFO registry’s latest annual report shows a 30% jump in registrations over the past year….The .CO Registry is celebrating an upcoming appearance in a GoDaddy Super Bowl commercial….and domain investor Warren Royal of Bobbleheads.com makes his TV debut.
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
Ron Sheridan’s Pixt.com May Revolutionize Photo Sharing + Lana del Rey Wins Major Award
21
Feb
Today in the Lowdown at DNJournal.com, Ron Sheridan’s latest venture – an innovative photo sharing platform with slick new technology – could make big waves on the web. Plus, Lana Del Rey took home a major honor in tonight’s Brit Awards in London (the UK version of the Grammys).
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
GoDaddy Auctions Go Wild Sweeping 4 of the First 8 Places on New DN Journal Sales Chart
21
Feb
The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. GoDaddy Auctions staked their claim as a viable high end marketplace this past week when they closed a huge $ 350,000 sale that leads our latest all extension Top 20 Sales chart. Sedo is also set to close an even bigger six-figure blockbuster.
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
DOMAINfest Global 2011 Announces Fantasy Domaining Contest + PITCHfest Changes
21
Feb
The 2011 DOMAINfest Global conference coming up February 1-3 has announced a new Fantasy Domaining Contest (similar to Fantasy Football) with some attractive prizes up for grabs. They have also made some key changes in the PITCHfest Contest that debuted at the 2010 show last January.
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
PrivateJet.com : Highest Domain Name Sale of All time ! PrivateJet.com sells for $30.18 million
21
Feb
Nations Luxury Transportation, LLC (Nations) announced recently that they have acquired the domain name PrivateJet.com from Don’t Look Media.com for $ 30.18 million in cash and stocks.
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Out in the Cold? ICANN’s Latest New gTLD Delay Gives Proponents Reason to Be Nervous
21
Feb
While I was away visiting family the past four days ICANN again decided to delay final approval of their plan to roll out an unlimited number of new gTLDS. While I see no need for new gTLDs, I am starting to feel a little sorry for people who have invested money in businesses that hope to service operators of new gTLD registries.
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
Five Years in State Prison Awaits Domain Thief Daniel Goncalves – Who Wants to Be Next?
21
Feb
The best news I have heard this week has to be word that a convicted domain thief is going to jail for his crime. Daniel Goncalves will not be doing his time in some minimum security lock up either. Instead he can look forward to spending five years in state prison and paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in restitution.
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
Quartet of 6-Figure Sales Totaling Over $1.1 Million Give the Aftermarket Another Strong Outing
21
Feb
As I write this, Christmas Day is still 10 days away but it seems Santa paid an early visit to the domain industry this week. Four lucky domain sellers found shiny six-figure financial packages under their tree. When you add them all up over $ 1 million changed hands in those four deals that lead our latest weekly Top 20 Sales Chart.
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
HemNet Sverige files complaint over Hemnet.xxx domain name
21
Feb
HemNet Sverige has recently filed a complaint with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center,asserting legal rights over the domain name Hemnet.XXX .
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Elliot Silver & Jessica Bookstaff Doppelt Expand Their Networks of Well Developed Domain Names
21
Feb
I’ve always advised developing one or more of your domain names on topics you are passionate about. If you do it well, the potential rewards can dwarf any other form of monetization. Two friends who are on that path, Elliot Silver and Jessica Bookstaff Doppelt, just added solid new developed sites to their growing networks.
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
Enom/Moniker Go Live on the AfternicDLS + Rob Grant Gives Gift Baskets a Recession Worthy Twist
21
Feb
Last Christmas Rob Grant got a lot of press with his timely Recession Wreaths website. The tongue in cheek site offered wreaths decorated with cut up credit cards and pink slips! Well, this Christmas Grant is at it again with a new faux ecommerce platform at RecessionGiftBaskets.com!
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
WIth DOMAINfest Global 2011 Just 6 Weeks Away Organizers Release New Details on the Big Event
21
Feb
DOMAINfest Global 2011 has released an update on what is in store for the big event in Santa Monica, California Feb. 1-3, 2011. Over 600 domain professionals from approximately 30 countries are expected to attend. Details on the agenda & a preliminary list of expert speakers highlighted today’s announcement.
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
MLS Domains Association selects CentralNic to handle new gTLD, .MLS
21
Feb
MLS Domains Association has recently chosen CentralNic as its registry back-end service provider for the new .MLS top-level domain name.MLS Domains Association is a non=profit association of United States multiple listing services.
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Christmas Comes Early at Sedo With $233,000 Sale – Much Bigger Deal About to Close?
21
Feb
The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. Sedo tops our latest chart with a $ 233,000 sale and it looks like they are about to complete one that will be much bigger. This week’s Top 20 is made up of 13 .coms, 4 country code domains and 3 non .com gTLDs.
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
Million-Dollar Whitney Houston Domains for Sale on eBay
21
Feb
Within hours of the breaking news hundreds of Whitney Houston-related domain names,such as WhitneyHoustondiedat48.com , flood eBay,where hundreds of thousands of Whitney Houston-related items are up for auction .
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Chef Patrick Talks About His Purchase of ScienceFiction.com & What’s In Store for the Generic Gem
21
Feb
It is remarkable to see what a great domain can do for someone. Former real estate investor Patrick Ruddell is a relative newcomer to this space, having jumped head first into the domain industry when the real estate market collapsed in
2008. Now here he is, less than two years later, at the helm of ScienceFiction.com.
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
Christmas Eve – A Very Special Night at Our House
20
Feb
As a kid my family opened presents on Christmas Eve but my wife’s family opened theirs, like most, on Christmas Day. So, when Diana and I started our own family we worked out a compromise that became a new family tradition. A 2nd tradition that began when our daughter was a child will keep me up past midnight tonight.
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
The Frager Fracture: Freak Accident Confines Blogger to Bed But His Fingers Are Still Flying
20
Feb
Marketing maven Owen Frager has always known how to get attention. His provocative headlines draw a steady flow of readers to his Frager Factor blog so when I read that he was in the emergency room after getting run over by a pack of stampeding dogs, I didn’t know what to think! Here is what really happened.
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
Sad News: Veteran T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Videographer Roy Crogan Passed Away Christmas Eve
20
Feb
If you have ever been to a T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference you have probably seen Ft. Lauderdale based videographer Roy Crogan manning a camera at the rear of the conference room. I was saddened to get a note today letting me know that Roy passed away on Christmas Eve.
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
6-Figure 2-Letter .Com Sale Gives Sedo Top Spot on This Week’s DN Journal Sales Chart
20
Feb
The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. Sedo secured the top spot on this week’s domain sales chart with a nice 6-figure deal for a 2-letter .com. They went on to sweep 13 of the 20 entries on our new weekly all extension leader board. The runner-up spot on the elite list went to a big .CA sale.
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
How .CO CEO Juan Diego Calle is Turning a Seldom Used ccTLD Into a Booming Global Brand
20
Feb
New Cover Story at DNJournal.com: Most of you know about the big splash that the .CO extension made after the Colombian ccTLD was re-launched and made available for worldwide registration last July. But you haven’t heard the story of the man behind .CO’s rebirth, 32-year-old Juan Diego Calle, the CEO of the .CO Registry.
Domain Name Journal – The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com
ICANN : Final Integrated Issues Report Published and Proposed Project Plan for Next Steps is Now Open for Public Comment
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