Beware of Domain Name Traffickers. by John F. Letchford: (From the Archer and Greiner Intellectual Property website.)
Excerpt: “”Domain parking sites collect and index additional links where domain name registrants share revenue generated by web traffic but do not directly compete with the holders of similar legitimate trademarks or brand names. Registrants of parking sites typically [...]
Andy sends link: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420ap_wa_microsoft_domain_fraud.html
***FS*** So much loose money and price swings in the domain business… a perfect opportunity for ne’er-do-wells to profit.. Only one problem.. it’s hard to keep a secret on the Internet. Crime doesn’t pay.. especially online.
Invest.com bid up to 431k at Auction
auction is still live. 4 hours to go, as of 10 a.m. EST. Friday, Dec 6, 07 Reserve is 200,000 – 499,999. http://www.greatdomains.com/auction/auction_detail.php?language=us&auction_id=21998&tracked=&partnerid=32392
***FS*** Great name.. This is fully valued from a wildcat-return investor’s perspective.
Which domain extensions have increased in value the fastest.
Between 2004 – 2007. http://www.domainbits.com/increase-value All the data: [...]
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,1000000097,39291329,00.htm
This is the kind of direction we need to see more of.. It’s an unhealthy and unsafe dynamic when brand holders can beat you up because you told the world “their brand stinks” via a website which incorporates their brand-name. Taken to it’s illogical conclusion, we’d have to invent codewords to talk about the products and services we dislike.
“”There [...]
Police the Minority, Ignore Bigger Problem
http://www.out-law.com/default.aspx?page=8738
***FS*** Out-law.com means well but can’t see the forest for the trees here. An IP “expert” proposes a “Domain police force” to tackle cybersquatting. Yeah.. that will stop all that stolen traffic.. sure it will bub. Most “traffic” that gets incorrectly plumbed or stolen on the internet, does so at [...]
Which tld should bite the dust?
http://www.domainersgazette.com/the-dot-what-tld-deathmatch/
***FS*** Domainer’s Gazette runs a refreshing poll .. Should serve as excellent guidance to newbies.
Parking Transparency
Whizzbang sets out a roadmap for Standards and Transparency for parking companies.
***FS*** I think true transparency is a pipedream absent some kind of leverage on the upstreams. Nothing begets nothing tho, so kudos to MG [...]
Half the planet has cell phone plans.
3.3 billion of them. How long before half of those people have full browsing on their phones? Pretty quick, i imagine. http://investing.reuters.co.uk/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=media&storyID=nL29172095
***FS*** edge, bluetooth, .mobi, gsm123.. this all bullshit. I’m an early adopter of almost all useful things tech and I predict mobile browsing (in the lean forward shopping [...]
New Logo Suggested
Domainer’s Gazette kindly offers so possible alternative logos for me http://www.domainersgazette.com/an-alternative-logo-font-for-frank-schillings-blog/ .
***FS*** I’m sincerely flattered .. kind of like my folksy craigs-list style font. But change is good.
Typo Partnerships
Whizzbang hypothetically plays with fire around TM infringing domain names. http://www.whizzbangsblog.com/content/view/329/1/
***FS*** Many trademark holders are terrible domain managers, suing or UDRPing for a name [...]
In the Washington Post no less:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/28/AR2007112801679.html?hpid=moreheadlines
As reported a few weeks ago this is a very thorough action targeting certain practices and practitioners.
Quote: “”The complaint names three registrars as defendants — BelgiumDomains, CapitolDomains, and DomainDoorman — as well as what Dell claims are nearly a dozen Caribbean shell companies that allegedly served as the entities registering [...]
Guy.com
Sells for 1 million. 3 letter .com’s with good/great useable meaning are rare. Another compelling week for reported sales. .Net and .Org are the steady climbers. From: DN journal weekly domain sale reports.http://dnjournal.com/domainsales.htm
***FS*** I remember men.com selling for 1mm couple of years back.. Men.com is 100X better than Guy.com .. There’s the domain biz in a [...]