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DNS / blogs / Apr 26, 2008 12:25 PM PST

Brand Complementors: Implementing a Cooperative Domain-Name Use

The essay expands a cooperative solution to third-party use of brands in domain names. Like any approach that depends on cooperation, the solution will require both sides to change behavior but also allow both sides to take credit for the resulting benefits, i.e. a triangular solution. If not immediately addressed, the problem of third-party use can become a major threat to the industry. But we already know one thing: when it comes to this issue, legal action and bullying don't work. ›››

DNS, IPv6 / blogs / Feb 22, 2008 12:30 PM PST

Domain Pulse 2008: Internet Governance the Focus of Day One

Around 350 attendees came from Russia in the east to Ireland in the west, as well as a few people from elsewhere around the globe, to attend Domain Pulse 2008 in Vienna on February 21 and 22. Day one's focus was internet governance. The future of the DNS was one of the key issues addressed by Michael Nelson of Georgetown University in Washington DC, with domain names becoming less important, but their numbers still increasing, as online access by a myriad of devices skyrockets connect -- everything from the television, refrigerator, washing machine, pets, sprinkler systems and cars. ›››

DNS / news / Feb 11, 2008 1:41 PM PST

Investor’s Business Daily: Domain Name Game Still Going Strong

Demand Media, based in Santa Monica, Calif., received $100 million in a funding round last July, led by Goldman Sachs and has raised $320 million since its launch two years ago... "This field got started by a group of very early adopters, bold business people willing to take the risk," said Courtney Montpas, an executive vice president at Demand Media. Another big player, Oversee.net, last month said it received $150 million in a funding round from private equity firm... ›››

DNS, Whois / blogs / Feb 08, 2008 12:05 PM PST

Upcoming Domain Pulse 2008 Within Central Europe

Domain Pulse, the yearly get-together of the German-speaking registries of nic.at (Austria), Denic (Germany) and SWITCH (Switzerland) is happening on February 21 and 22 in Vienna. The conference alternates between the countries -- last year it was Switzerland, this year Austria and next year Germany... Domain Pulse covers everything in the domain name arena from management of the DNS, what's happening in each of the ccTLDs, after market and domaining, security threats to the DNS and internet as well as wider issues affecting the internet's development such as internet governance. ›››

DNS / news / Feb 05, 2008 1:36 PM PST

Dell’s Lawsuit is Revealing Enormous Sums of Money Made by Domain Tasting and Parking Pages

In October, Dell sued a group of domain registrars, alleging the companies bought more than 1,100 domain names with trademark-infringing characteristics, such as "dellbatterrogram.com" in order to put advertising links on the pages... "Dell contends the defendants control some 1 million domain names, and believes they also have used at least 64 million other unique domain names." ›››

DNS / blogs / Feb 04, 2008 10:47 AM PST

If the Number ‘5’ License Plate is Worth $6.8 Million, What is Your Domain Name Worth?

The number "5" license plate sold for $6.8 million dollars in Saudi Arabia and another 300 vanity plates sold for another $56 million at last week's auction. It is estimated that the number "1" will be auctioned next month for up to $20 million dollars. Domain names and license plates share some common characteristics. Both allow only one person to own a particular word or number. Of course, the exact same license plate 'word' or 'number' can be registered in every country and, in the USA, every state... ›››

DNS / blogs / Jan 29, 2008 11:30 AM PST

Domain Tasting to Go Away for Real This Time

At last week's meeting, the ICANN board uncharacteristially did something and voted to make their fee of 20 cents per domain-year nonrefundable. They expect this to stop both domain tasting and NSI's frontrunning, which it certainly will. It's not clear when this change will go into effect, but it might be within a month. ›››

DNS / blogs / Jan 28, 2008 5:48 PM PST

Are Domain Names Recession-Proof? Probably Not, Next Question?

I didn't see the Fortune article Are domain names recession proof until the weekend, and being the author of the now infamous Domain aftermarket overdue for an asset repricing last year I feel somewhat obligated to comment on it. So, how will domain names fare in a recession? The Fortune article was upbeat... ›››

DNS / news / Jan 26, 2008 2:12 PM PST

Fortune: Are Domain Names Recession-Proof?

Paul Sloan writing in Fortune magazine: "Global markets are in a state of panic. Credit markets are all but closed. And recession fears are everywhere. But at the conference I attended in Hollywood this week, called DomainFest, you'd have little clue that the financial world was melting down. The domain world -- the people that buy and sell names and make money from pay-per-click ads on their websites -- is booming. Downturn? Bring it on." ›››

DNS / news / Jan 26, 2008 2:00 PM PST

As of Feb. 11, Google Says It Will Block AdSense from Kited Domains

In a recent emailed statement, Google has stated that they "have long discouraged domain kiting as a practice... in order to more effectively deter it [domain kiting], we are launching a new domain kiting detection system. If we determine that a domain is being kited, we will not allow Google ads to appear on the site. We believe that this policy will have a positive impact for users and domain purchasers across the Web." ›››

DNS / blogs / Jan 18, 2008 7:21 PM PST

12 Common Mistakes Made By Bad Faith Cybersquatters

Some cybersquatters register domains in bad faith as part of a business plan to monetize domains by leveraging famous trademarks and high-traffic web sites. Some cybersquatters just don't understand the law. In this this tongue-in-cheek post, we provide a real world case study of the most common mistakes made by cybersquatters when registering trademark protected domains in bad faith. ›››

DNS, Whois / blogs / Jan 09, 2008 9:35 AM PST

Domain Front Running by Registrars Continues to Draw Attention

In response to accusations lodged yesterday in a post on the DomainState forum, NSI has issued a statement which essentially admits that it engages in a form of domain front running. No one has challenged domain Front Running by registrars in the courts, likely because the practice is new and since the loss of a single domain would not typically generate a level of damages to support litigation. But litigation over this arguably fraudulent domain practice by registrars is both viable and likely inevitable... ›››

DNS, Whois / blogs / Jan 08, 2008 4:30 PM PST

Network Solutions Responds to Front Running Accusations

Following a post on the DomainState forum today, a number news and blogs have criticized Network Solutions for front running domain names that customers try to register. (See for instance today's report on DomainNameNews). Jonathon Nevett, Vice President of Policy at Network Solutions, has offered the following in response to the news break... ›››

DNS / news / Dec 21, 2007 11:57 AM PST

Politically Motivated Domains Heat Up in U.S. Presidential Election Race

It's come to this: a Democratic primary race so close and heated that a fierce battle of rhetoric has begun playing out in domain-name registrations. Hillary Clinton's campaign quietly registered VotingPresent.com and VotingPresent.org in early December. Though no websites have gone up on the domains, it's a fair bet the sites won't be promoting election-themed Christmas gifts: "Voting present" refers to a parliamentary maneuver in the Illinois Legislature that allows a lawmaker to abstain from voting on a particular measure. ›››

DNS / blogs / Dec 03, 2007 10:10 AM PST

More on Dell’s Anti-Tasting Suit

Dell filed a suit in Florida in early October against a nest of domain tasters in Miami, widely reported in the press last week... The primary defendant is a Miami resident named Juan Vasquez, doing business as several registrars called BelgiumDomains, CapitolDomains, and DomainDoorman, as well as a whole bunch of tiny companies of unknown authenticity... Those registrars have an egregious history of domain churning. I gave a talk on domain tasting at MAAWG in October in which I picked out the registrars who churned the most domains from the May registrar reports, and those three were the worst, each having registered about 500,000 domains, refunded over 10 million... ›››

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DNS / May 06, 2008 12:16 PM PST

Oversee.net’s DomainSponsor Presents 3rd Annual DOMAINfest Global

The third annual DOMAINfest Global, the premier conference and networking event for the domain name industry, will be held at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Hollywood, California from January 28-30, 2009. Event registration will open later this year. ›››

DNS / May 02, 2008 12:21 PM PST

.NL Auction Sneak Peak!

Join Sedo for our much anticipated .NL auction, being held from May 2nd 4pm (EST) until May 9th at approximately 4pm (EST). As the worth of the .NL continues to increase, so does the demand. ›››

DNS / Apr 30, 2008 12:01 PM PST

dotMobi Requests Proposals for find.mobi

dotMobi today announced that is accepting proposals for find.mobi, a consumer-facing mobile search tool; find.mobi was created by dotMobi's research and development team to demonstrate an operational mobile search engine that made the most of the mobile web and needs of on-the-go users. ›››

DNS / Apr 28, 2008 4:08 PM PST

dotMobi Offers Prime Selection of Generic Domain Names to Spur Mobile Web Growth

As part of its ongoing series of unique methods of allocating Internet domain names, dotMobi is bringing 16 "premium names" to market at Moniker's T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East Auction on May 23, 2008. ›››

DNS / Apr 28, 2008 1:41 PM PST

Sedo’s Better-than-Ever Brokerage Service!

Sedo's brokerage services are being updated with a new process for submitting both buyer and seller side brokerage requests and enhanced communications tools.  ›››

DNS / Apr 18, 2008 11:50 AM PST

Sedo’s Matt Bentley a Featured Speaker at Internet World Conference

Direct Navigation a key theme at this year's conference. Sedo, the leading online market place for buying and selling Internet domain names and websites, will be a featured presenter at this year's Internet World conference. ›››

DNS / Apr 16, 2008 8:00 AM PST

dotMobi Joins Forces with DomainsBot to Help Businesses More Easily Find New .mobi Internet Addresse

DomainsBot, the leading domain name suggestion and search engine company, will now include .mobi in their domain name search and suggestion tool, used by the majority of the world's best-known Internet domain name retailers. ›››

DNS / Apr 10, 2008 10:45 AM PST

.NU and .SH Auctions Start Today! Join Sedo for Side by Side Auctions

Both auctions will start at 11AM CET on April 10th and end approximately one week later at 11AM CET on April 17th. ›››

DNS / Apr 08, 2008 9:02 AM PST

Oversee.net Names David Subar Chief Technology Officer

David Subar will be responsible for building and implementing technology that supports Oversee's core activities in its Domain Services and Marketing Services divisions, while aligning the Company's technology resources for further expansion. ›››

DNS / Apr 07, 2008 8:51 PM PST

Sedo Introduces New Customer Support Center

With almost a 180,000 customers across the US and Canada, this online Customer Support Center will enable our members to benefit from faster turnaround times and more accurate responses. ›››

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