Domain Name News

Google Wants to Patent Making Online Ads Social

Company files two patent applications for making online ads social. Google has filed two patent applications related to social interactions with online advertisements. The applications, 20120116871 and 20120116867 (pdf), were filed in November and just published today. Both are titled “Social Overlays On Ads”. The patent applications describe systems in which social overlays are placed […]

ConnectedWorld.com UDRP Challenged in Court

Case filed in Arizona to halt transfer of domain name. A Texas man has filed a suit for declaratory and injunctive relief to halt the transfer of ConnectedWorld.com, a domain name he lost in a recent UDRP decision. In the suit (pdf), Jeffrey Smith claims he has been working on a social network for eldercare […]

Jewelry.co Gets $24,000 Bid On Sedo

.Co domain gets a big bid and other notable Sedo domain auctions. Here are some Sedo auctions worth checking out. The owner of Jewelry.co has sent the domain name to auction after receiving a $24,000 offer. The auction ends May 12. Crackon.com also has a strong bid of $11,500. The auction for Crackon.com ends May […]

ICANN Targets Reopening Generic Top-level Domain System

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers hopes to reopen on May 22 its system that will allow people to apply for a variety of new generic top-level domains.

General Counsel Christine Jones Leaving Go Daddy

A long time fixture at Go Daddy is moving on. Christine Jones, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary for Go Daddy, will leave the company Friday after 10 years. Jones managed all legal affairs for the company and frequently represented the company as a witness at congressional hearings. She was a key player at the company […]

Go Daddy Applies for .godaddy and Two Other Tlds

Warren Adelman discloses new TLD applications and discusses the challenges of offering more domain choices to customers. Go Daddy, the world’s largest domain name registrar, has applied for three top level domains, CEO Warren Adelman told Domain Name Wire today. (News of the applications was first reported by Paul Sloan at CNET). The company has […]

Domain Holdings Group Lands Exclusive Brokerage Agreement for Attorney.com

Domain Holdings announced Wednesday that it has reached an agreement with Reinvent’s holding company, Vertical Axis Inc, to exclusively broker Attorney.com. The domain is listed at $2.25 million.

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If You Don’t Sell Me Your Domain for $2,000, I’ll File a UDRP

Company that makes UDRP threat found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. “If you don’t sell me your domain for $2,000, I’ll file a UDRP against the domain name.” That’s effectively what a United Kingdom company threatened against the owner of the domain name edgePOS.com, according to the findings of a recent UDRP decision. John […]

Internet Group Targets May 22 to Resume Taking Proposals for New Domain Names

The organization overseeing a major expansion of Internet address suffixes hopes to resume taking proposals on May 22 following a technical glitch that shut down its computer system for weeks.

ICANN Refunds Idea Was a Dumb Move

Offering an additional $5,000 refund just draws more attention to ICANN’s top level domain system failure. ICANN’s offer to refund 100% of applicant fees if new gTLD applicants pull their applications was a dumb move. First, this offer isn’t a big deal. It’s an offer of $5,000 more (just 3%) than the refund schedule previously […]