Jennifer Lopez fights cybersquatting case
Posted by David Goldstein , Thursday, 22 January 2009
Singer Jennifer Lopez has filed papers against the owner of jenniferlopez.org and jenniferlopez.net, accusing him of cybersquatting, writes Kieren McCarthy on his blog.
Nominet Board fight rolls on
Posted by David Goldstein , Thursday, 22 January 2009
The ongoing saga of the Nominet board has caught the attention of Kieren McCarthy on his blog, as he notes "yet another extraordinary statement has come out of Nominet."
"This time, the chairman Bob Gilbert lambasts a ‘number of false allegations’ made in a resignation letter from former director Jim Davies."
Registrations of .be Domain Names Rises 17% in 2008
Posted by David Goldstein , Thursday, 22 January 2009
– more than double the number of domain names in 4 years –
The number of .be domain names has risen appreciably over the past year. At the turn of the year, there were 859,474 domain names registered with the not-for-profit organisation DNS BE, which is the official control body for .be domain names. That’s an increase of 16.7% compared with 2007, when there were 736,498 domain names registered.
Kentucky State Loses Domain Gambling Seizure Case
Posted by David Goldstein , Wednesday, 21 January 2009
The Kentucky Court of Appeals has granted petitions by the Interactive Gaming Council (IGC) Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association, Inc. (iMEGA) to overturn an earlier trial court ruling authorising the seizure of domain names owned by operators of overseas gambling websites says the Electronic Frontier Foundation in a posting on its website.
.tel Landrush to start soon – two-week countdown begins
Posted by David Goldstein , Wednesday, 21 January 2009
With two weeks to go before Landrush for the innovative new top level domain .tel, trademark owners have a limited time to apply for their domains before applications for any domain open to all.
Posted by David Goldstein , Wednesday, 21 January 2009
In a move aimed at making better use of resources, on November 5, 2008, LiveDeal sold the domain name yp.com to YellowPages.com LLC for cash totalling US$3,850,000.
SolarEnergy.com Delivers the Light for $1.65m
Posted by David Goldstein , Wednesday, 21 January 2009
In a quarterly report from Solar Energy Initiatives, under “Significant Capital Expenditures” there is a note that US$1,650,000 was spent on “the purchase of the domain name, solarenergy.com. We have used these assets to begin our business operation.”
MAP Research Releases Global Domain Registration Industry Report
Posted by David Goldstein , Wednesday, 21 January 2009
[news release] Melbourne-based research company MAP Research has released the world’s first report on the size, state and future of the global domain registration industry.
MAP Research’s results show that by the end of 2008, the overall industry will have a market value of $3.6 billion (all figures in $US), forecast to increase to $5.3 billion by 2011.
DOMAINfest Conference Brings Experts Together To Discuss Industry Evolution
Posted by David Goldstein , Wednesday, 21 January 2009
–Sessions feature in-depth discussions of advertising and search trends, domain build-out strategies and tools, and the legislative landscape; Steve Wozniak keynotes—
–Premium domain names available at auction Thursday, January 29– [news release] DomainSponsor™, the domain monetization business of Oversee.net and organizer of DOMAINfest Global®, the domain name industry’s premier conference, has published the final DOMAINfest® agenda, which features a comprehensive list of experts who will offer insights and opinions on the key changes impacting the domain, search and advertising industries. World’s best-loved reality shows place their vote for .tel domains
Posted by David Goldstein , Wednesday, 21 January 2009
Telnic Limited, the registry operator for the new .tel TLD, today announced that audiences of some of the best-watched reality television broadcast programs in the world will soon be able to vote for their favorite participants more easily.
