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Texas Fertilizer Plant Explodes; Domains Registered
April 18, 2013 @ 5:20 AMAgain we have another tragic situation in west Texas near Waco where a fertilizer plant exploded causing many death and injuries in and around the plant. Since news of the explosion hit, over 60 domain names have been registered around the event.
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Lawyer Asks: How The Hell Did Demand Media Pass The New gTLD Cybersquatting Test?
April 18, 2013 @ 4:07 AMA lawyer apparently representing a rival new gTLD applicant has questioned ICANN’s background screening processes after Demand Media managed to get a pass despite its history of cybersquatting. Jeffrey Stoler, now with the law firm Holland & Knight, last July said ICANN should ban Demand Media and its partner Donuts from applying for new gTLDs […]
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Paul.com Fights Pauldotcom.com Over Trademark
April 18, 2013 @ 3:09 AMTwo techies fight over “Paul Dot Com”. The owner of Paul.com is fighting the PaulDotCom security podcast over the latter’s attempt to trademark “PAULDOTCOM”. In November 2011, Paul Asadoorian filed a trademark application for PAULDOTCOM, the name he uses for his IT security podcast hosted at PaulDotcom.com. Once the mark was published for opposition, the […]
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Name.space Sends Lawsuit Against ICANN Over New Tlds to Court of Appeals
April 18, 2013 @ 2:22 AMCompany that offers domain names in alternative root pushes forward with legal challenge. Alternative root company name.space isn’t letting its beef with ICANN die just yet. The company has filed an appeal (pdf) with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit after its suit against ICANN was tossed out by a lower […]
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Latest Conan O’Brien Domain Related Jokes
April 18, 2013 @ 1:22 AMConan O’Brien has made a few domain name related jokes on his show Conan, in the last few months. Conan joked about Yahoo and Google, about Go Daddy twice and he even referenced new gTLDs… Conan is of course my …
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Ouch: Regions Bank Video Mea Culpa for Letting Domain Name Expire
April 17, 2013 @ 11:25 PMHead of eBusiness for bank explains that company let domain expire and apologizes to customers. Hopefully this video saves other companies from letting their domain names expire. Over the weekend Regions Bank let its domain name expire, which took its entire web site offline. It quickly renewed the domain name, but any sort of downtime […]
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But.com Sells for $60,000 On Namejet.com
April 17, 2013 @ 10:58 PMThe domain name But.com sold yesterday on Namejet.com for an even $60,000
There were 324 bidders in the auction with 7 bidders willing to pay more than $10K. The domain name has an Estibot.com valuation of $182,000 and a DomainIndex.com valuation of $44,000. -
Outlook.com Gets 32 New @outlook Email Address With International Domains
April 17, 2013 @ 9:32 PMAs announced earlier today, over the next few days Microsoft will release an update for people who use Outlook.com. This includes a number of new features such as two-step verification, the ability to sign in with an alias and new …
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Oversee.net Launches AirportParking.com
April 17, 2013 @ 6:54 AMAccording to a press release today Oversee.net launched its newest site, AirportParking.com today, which “offers a fast, easy way for web and mobile users to find and compare rates, features and consumer reviews of off-site airport parking lots. ”
“Users can book their reservations at AirportParking.com, locking in the rate and a reserved parking spot. Compared to onsite airport parking lots, significant savings are available. For example, at Newark Airport, onsite parking can be as high as $40 a day while parking offsite averages only $6 per day.” -
Ford Applies for iLUV Trademark Without Owning Any Related Domain Names
April 17, 2013 @ 3:58 AMFord Motor Company filled on March 21, 2013 for a trademark for the term ‘inflatable light urban vehicle’ (iLuv) with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The company has also filed another application for the acronym ‘iLuv’ on the same …
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