Domain Name News

The gTLD Metamorphosis

It’s not exactly Googorola-sized news, but I just noticed that Google has very recently gained ownership over the domain Android.me (not worth linking as it is currently not in use – yet?).

Now, Google may have simply asked – or forced – the former owner to transfer ownership of the catchy domain name, so it doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s going to launch a product by that name (besides, they already own android.com so why bother?).

For that and other reasons, I think it’s unlikely Google is planning to make Android.me the home for a new service, although I’ve been known to be wrong before. Either way, somewhat interesting.

Trader Joe's Sues Grocery Delivery Web Site TJsDeliveryService.com

Trader Joe’s unhappy with food delivery service. Fast growing and trendy grocery store chain Trader Joe’s has sued the owner of TJsDeliveryService.com for trademark infringement. The web site technically stands for Traffic Jam’s delivery service, but the site is forward about what it does: delivers groceries from Trader Joe’s …

Groupon Officially Arrives in Australia After Scrapping Stardeals Brand

Groupon’s Stardeals brand will be discontinued after the company announced it has switched over to the groupon.com.au domain, ending an eight-month battle with bitter rival Scoopon.

Nintendo Files Trademarks for "Wii U" But Doesn't Own Wiiu.com

Our good friends at Fusible note, somewhat wryly, that while Nintendo’s gotten around to filing trademark applications on the Wii U it’s lacking ownership of the wiiu.com domain. The console by that name is due for sale sometime in 2012.

Arabic Top-level Domain Still Unpopular

Information Technology experts on Saturday attributed the low turnout in registering websites in Jordan’s Arabic top-level domain الاردن. (.alordon) to being unnecessary and weak promotion for the service.

How Google is Helping Vermont Businesses Go Global

Ninety-seven percent of people in the U.S. look for goods and services online, but 63 percent of businesses don’t have a website. And that means you’re invisible online. Google is at it again trying to get small businesses to sign up for its products and services. And this time Vermont companies are in the cross hairs.

Groupon Celebrates With New Domain Name

Groupon was locked in a lengthy legal wrangle with the Australian owned Scoopon over ownership of the Groupon trademark. It was revealed Scoopon had purchased the Groupon.com.au domain and registering Groupon Pty Limited as their business five days before Groupon, itself, had applied for the naming rights. Groupon also revealed it offered Scoopon owners Gabby and Hezi Leibovich $286,000 for the Groupon.com.au domain and Groupon Pty Ltd trademark, but was turned down.

Why Your Business Should Care About .XXX Domains

.XXX domains are coming to the Web: ICM Registry will launch the new top-level domain (TLD) next month. ICM claims the goal is to protect kids while organizing pornography on the Web. In fact, .XXX domains are little more than a money grab by domain companies that will do little to actually keep children safe. Regardless, it’s happening right now, and the new domains could very well affect your business and cost you a significant amount of money — even if you aren’t in the adult industry. Here’s what you need to know.

South Sudan Secures .ss Internet Country Domain

South Sudan on Wednesday announced that it has been assigned ’.ss’ as its internet domain code and ’SSD’ as the alpha-3 numeric code. The undersecretary of the ministry of telecommunications and postal services announced on Wednesday that the code used for internet domains will bear the suffix .ss. For instance, a web site belonging to the Presidency of South Sudan will have the address <a href="http://www.presidency.gov.ss" rel="nofollow">http://www.presidency.gov.ss</a>.

Tucows' CEO Discusses Q2 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen and welcome to Tucows Inc. Second Quarter 2011 Conference Call. Earlier this afternoon, Tucows issued a news release reporting its financial results for the second quarter. The news release and the financial statements are available on the company’s website at <a href="http://www.tucowsinc.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.tucowsinc.com</a> under the Investor Heading.