The Domain Madness 2 Live Auction which ended yesterday sold 21 of 76 domains for $209,692 USD, bringing the average sales price to $9,985.33. Leading the pack was the sale of CamRoulette.com, which apparently only has been registered last year. The domain changed owners in February of this year for an unknown sum and now [...]
Verizon has filed a cybersquatting complaint in Florida US District Court [pdf] against several companies and individuals. The complaint alleges over 288 cybersquatting violations. Among those named in the case are domain name registrar DirectNic.com and Sigmund Solares, the CEO of Directnic. Others named in the case include The Producers, Inc, Intercosmos Media Group, Domain [...]
Tips, tricks, and the basics of using the domain marketplace We’re pleased to announce a free webinar, “Getting Started at Sedo” coming up March 30th at 2 PM EDT. This introductory presentation will cover the basics of setting up a new account, adding domains to your account, buying, selling, and parking domains in our marketplace….
When ICANN introduced the mandatory Registrar Data Escrow (RDE) for registrars in 2007, the program was a direct result of the problems experienced with the registrar RegisterFly. ICANN requires all registrars to deposit a copy of their whois information with an approved RDE provider in order to protect registrants from the loss of their domain. [...]
Toronto based Domain Name Lawyer Zak Muscovitch has published a study on UDRP decisions by the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) on his DNAttorney website. The Muscovitch law firm also introduced a free sign-up to receive NAF Case Update, since the NAF does not yet offer such a service. The report finds that 10% of all [...]
Verizon has filed a cybersquatting complaint in Florida US District Court [pdf] against several companies and individuals. The complaint alleges over 288 cybersquatting violations. Among those named in the case are domain name registrar DirectNic.com and Sigmund Solares, the CEO of Directnic. Others named in the case include The Producers, Inc, Intercosmos Media Group, Domain [...]
Verisign, the operator of the .TV registry, has revised the pricing of over 23,000 .TV domains and removed the higher annual renewal fees, so owners of premium domains registered after March 19, 2010 will only be paying the standard .TV renewal rate going forward. It appears that this new rate is however not extended to [...]
Targeted .tv names now available with standard renewal rates TV has come a long way from the black and white cathode ray tubes of the 50’s. Now programs are streamed wirelessly to handheld smart phones and broadcast across the globe in pristine HD. While the delivery and viewing experience of TV has changed, the demand [...]
The second Domain Madness Domain Auction has begun and runs until March 23rd with a live stream broadcast from The Palms in Las Vegas. The auction, which is organized by Domain Consultant, appears to be using a customized auction system this year, whereas last year’s auction was held using Though Convergence’s Aftermarket.com platform. Domain Consultant [...]
According to Sedo and Mike Mann (as reported by Elliot Silver) the auction for Sex.com that is scheduled for tomorrow, may not take place after all. Both sources say that an Involuntary Chapter 11 was filed against Escom, LLC the company that owns the domain. The auction page now states that the auction has been [...]