Domain Name News

Go Daddy Releases Its Three Olympic Ads

Go Daddy has released the three television commercials it will run during the Olympics. You may have seen the first one a few weeks ago, called “Inside Out – Otter”.

Google Denied Claim to Oogle.com Domain Name

Google’s complaint that the domain Oogle.com is confusingly similar to its own and should therefore be transferred to Google was rejected by an ICANN-approved…

Citizenhawk Unveils Automated UDRP Filing Tool

Aliso Viejo-based CitizenHawk, which develops online tools to help brand owners detect violations, cybersquatters, and more, said this morning that it has launched a new tool which automates UDRP…

Online Battle for Sansha Domain Names

Most domain names related to Sansha, a prefecture-level city on Yongxing Island in Hainan established by China on July 24, have already been registered.

.Tickets Applicant Files Trademark Applications for New Top Level Domain

.Tickets is up there on the list of most contested top level domain applications. Five companies have applied for the name. Applicant Shubert Internet last week filed two intent-to-use trademark applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The applications are for “.tickets” and “dottickets”.

The Generic Domain Name Medicalpark.com Lost in a UDRP

The domain name MedicalPark.com was just awarded to a trademark holder Freiberger Holding GmbH (“Complainant”) in a UDRP.

The domain holder didn’t respond to the complaint yet the one member panel did some very broad over reaching in my opinion and …

Just How Much Do New Top Level Domains Cost, Anyway?

The headline number for new top level domains is $185,000, the price of submitting an application. But domain registries also pay ongoing fees to ICANN each quarter. Amazingly, what exactly those fees are is up for debate.

LA Company Wants to Relaunch Kozmo.com Delivery Brand

Remember Kozmo.com, the dot.com bubble service that would deliver a pack of gum to you at no charge? The company raised about $250 million, tried to go public, and then went belly up. It looks like the Kozmo.com brand may be coming back, and it’s happening under some rather unusual circumstances.

After Successful Beta Period, DomainPower is Now Accepting Wildcard Traffic

After a conclusive 30-day test, DomainPower, the flagship monetization platform built by the Domain Holdings Group, is now accepting wildcard traffic, which includes leased subdomains, 404 and Under Construction pages.

ICANN begins evaluating new gTLD applications

ICANN has already started formally evaluating some of the 1,930 new generic top-level domain applications it has received, according to sources. Technical and financial evaluations are believed to have been going on for several days at the three outside firms ICANN has contracted with – Ernst & Young, KPMG and JAS Global Advisor…