Jetlag and the Good Side of Google
Posted by Michael Gilmour , Tuesday, 08 July 2008
Jetlag, the bane of my life. Since arriving back from Paris and Domainermeeting I’ve been laid flat by huge volumes of work, tests for my pilots license and family commitments. These have all been neatly wrapped up with the worst case of jetlag that I’ve ever experienced.
I’ve been feeling pretty guilty about not continuing some of the series of articles that I’ve started but one of the things that jetlag does to you is rob you of a desire to do anything. A nice blob would describe my mind perfectly. I wouldn’t trust anything that I wrote while under the duress jetlag time let alone subject you to it. Seeing that that I’m now writing this article it must mean that I’m finally getting back into my home time zone, thank goodness!
Autism Research Institute Launches Mobile Website
Posted by Caycee Boyce , Tuesday, 08 July 2008
The Autism Research Institute, a leading non-profit organization, has launched a mobile Internet Web site, http://autism.mobi , designed specifically for users of mobile devices and mobile phones, including the Apple iPhone.
According to Steve Edelson, director of the San Diego-based research and education group, this is the first .mobi Web site created and maintained by a national autism organization, and is in response to consumers’ desire for “practical” mobile content.
The World of Domain Transfers
Posted by Caycee Boyce , Tuesday, 08 July 2008
By Colin Finnan, Transfer Support Associate Every day, domain names are transferred through Sedo. Although many domainers follow through with transfers, how can you be certain that a domain transfer is relevant for you? To help you figure it out, here are a few common instances when a transfer is needed: Secure Auction Platform with Certification
Posted by Caycee Boyce , Tuesday, 08 July 2008
By Kathy Nielson, Director of North American Brokerage & Acquisitions Sedo recently released our new Premium Auctions on the GreatDomains and Sedo platform. There are now three levels of certification according to your bidding needs. You can find your current certification level by logging in to your Sedo account and going to “My Sedo” in the navigation. Choose Member Certification. Your current level will be shown. Initial Interest Confusion?
Posted by Caycee Boyce , Tuesday, 08 July 2008
By Alex Athans, Legal Team
In the case of Designer Skin, LLC v. S & L Vitamins, Inc, S & L Vitamins used Designer Skin’s marks to identify Designer Skin products that were being sold on their website. Designer Skin held that the defendant, S & L, unlawfully used their trademark and caused initial interest confusion. The defendant claims that they were truthfully informing customers where they could purchase Designer Skin’s products.
WIPO Calls for Transfer of Hobbits.com
Posted by Caycee Boyce , Tuesday, 08 July 2008
By Frank Baird III, Legal Team
In the Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Tolkien Enterprises v. CheapYellowPages.com decision, a World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panel recently ordered the transfer of the domain names hobbits.com and hobbitts.com to Tolkien Enterprises.
Ticketmaster Trademark Dispute
Posted by Caycee Boyce , Tuesday, 08 July 2008
By Liz Oliveira, Legal Team
A United States District Court in North Carolina recently granted Ticketmaster, the plaintiff, a default judgment awarding five thousand dollars in statutory damages, attorneys fees, as well as the right to restrict the defendant, domain owner of TicketmasterEvent.com, from using this confusingly similar domain.
The .CN Surpasses .DE: Buy .CN Domains Today!
Posted by Caycee Boyce , Tuesday, 08 July 2008
By Joe Palombo, Key Accounts Manager / Transfer Consultant China’s .cn now stands alone atop the list of the largest country code Top-Level Domain (ccTLDs) in the world. It has shot past Germany (.de) at an alarming rate, with between 400,000 and 500,000 registrations occurring per month. With this extraordinary growth, the only Top-Level Domain ( TLD) that exceeds .cn is the omnipresent .com TLD.
The extreme growth in the .cn ccTLD can be attributed to the recent move into the international spectrum, as opposed to being restricted solely to China. Prior to this shift in capacity, .cn domain names were only allowed to be registered by businesses with a physical presence in the country of China. Now, the.con domains are open to the rest of the world, creating heavy demand for .cn domains on a global level.
Choosing the Right Registrar
Posted by Caycee Boyce , Tuesday, 08 July 2008
By Erich Mueller, Key Accounts Manager/Transfer Consultant
If domain names were considered food, then registrars would be comparable to restaurants in which domainers dine. A domain name registrar is a company accredited to register domain names by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and/or by a national country code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD). There are literally thousands of registrars to choose from when starting out in assembling a domain name portfolio, so how does one distinguish between them? In my opinion, there are a few factors that should be considered when deciphering which registrars would be considered a worthwhile dining experience:
Why New TLDs Don’t Matter by John Levine
Posted by David Goldstein , Tuesday, 08 July 2008
The effect of new ICANN’s recent rule change that will allow for new TLDs is addressed in this article on Circle ID by John Levine. Levine says "that almost without exception, the new TLDs created since 2000 have been utter failures. Other than perhaps .cat and .mobi."
"TLDs stopped being important about the time ICANN started."
