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Feds Seize Pokerstars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker Domains
April 15, 2011 @ 5:52 AMThe domain seizures by the U.S. Government have hit a new target, and it’s without a doubt the biggest fish thus far. Three of the largest poker sites – PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker – had their domains seized today as 11 people connected to the gambling outfits were charged with bank fraud, money laundering and illegal gambling offenses. The indictment (pdf) was released by the U.S. Attorney’s office in New York Friday afternoon reveals that the seizures are part of a FBI investigation.
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FBI Seizes Online Poker Domain Names
April 15, 2011 @ 4:14 AMIn what is turning out to be a possible doomsday scenario for online poker players in the United States – as well as having repercussions around the globe — visitors to Full Tilt poker, PokerStars, UB Poker and Absolute Poker are all being met with an FBI seizure notice.
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Total Damage From Parsons Elephant Shooting? About 100,000 Domains
April 15, 2011 @ 1:32 AMAccording to Webhosting.info it seems that the damage to Godaddy.com has been minimal and also seem to have been short lived. In all what I’m seeing is a loss of about 100,000 domains.
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Future is Uncertain for Popular .ly Domain
April 14, 2011 @ 9:18 PMAt a time when Libya has a higher profile in the U.S. than perhaps ever before, its internet domain is sinking. Its future today is far murkier than the bright outlook it once held during its nation’s years of wealthy obscurity.
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Boyd Gamging Sues Website Domain Owner Over Stardust Name
April 14, 2011 @ 9:40 AMCasino operator Boyd Gaming Corp. has filed a trademark lawsuit against the owner of a website domain name, saying he is infringing on the company’s Stardust brand.
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Firefox Add-on ‘Undoes’ U.S. Government Domain Seizures
April 14, 2011 @ 5:25 AMThe seizure of file-sharing related domain names by the US Government hasn’t been as effective as the entertainment industries had hoped since many of them simply continued their operations under new domains. To make these type of domain transitions go more smoothly, an anonymous group has coded a simple Firefox add-on that automatically redirects users to these new locations.
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Domain Registry .ME Waives Renewal Fees for Japanese Domain Owners
April 14, 2011 @ 3:05 AMDomain registry .ME (www.domain.me) announced on Thursday that it has waived renewal fees for one full year for all domain names that have expired or will soon expire between March 11 and April 30, 2011, in light of the recent disaster in Japan.
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Sears Sues to Keep Diehard Name Off Sex Spray
April 14, 2011 @ 2:41 AMSears, which has asked for a jury trial, is seeking to have RockHard end its use of the ‘DieHard’ name, turn over its Internet domain name and pay damages and the cost of an ad campaign to correct any damage to the DieHard brand reputation.
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Amazon Buys Admash.com and Other Domains Related to New Kindle
April 13, 2011 @ 1:21 AMAmazon.com registers and/or acquires a slew of domain names related to new Kindle. This week Amazon.com announced a new Kindle ebook reader that costs less but shows advertisements. Users will be able to customize the ads they see on their Kindle screensaver through an app and web site called AdMash. Amazon.com purchased the AdMash.com …
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6 Reasons You're Not Making More With Domain Names
April 13, 2011 @ 1:05 AMHere are six reasons you may be missing out on more domain name earnings. 1. You refuse to price your domain names Some people don’t need to price their domain names. They just sit around waiting for high dollar offers, then ask for more money. But odds are you aren’t one of those people. Someone isn’t going to offer you $50,000 or more …
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