Archive for December, 2008

2008 Domain Dunce Awards: Fired.com - Domain Name Wire

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Domain Name Wire

2008 Domain Dunce Awards: Fired.com
Domain Name Wire, TX - 4 hours ago
And the domain is generic? And it isn’t infringing on your brand? I read through many UDRP domain name cases this year, and Fired.com may take the cake for

The Year in Poker: December, 2008 - PokerNews.com

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

PokerNews.com

The Year in Poker: December, 2008
PokerNews.com - 14 hours ago
Major internet commerce and freedom organizations sided with Internet gambling interests as Kentucky's attempt to seize domain names connected to online

10 Most Influential People of Online Gambling (2008) - Gambling911.com

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Gambling911.com

10 Most Influential People of Online Gambling (2008)
Gambling911.com, FL - 17 hours ago
When news broke in September that Beshear was looking to seize some 140 plus Web gambling domain names, there were folks in the European gaming sector who

Bodybuilder ordered to pay in cyber-piracy dispute with Miccosukee … - MiamiHerald.com

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Bodybuilder ordered to pay in cyber-piracy dispute with Miccosukee
MiamiHerald.com, FL - 17 hours ago
29, alleged that Steven Thiele, 45, registered several domain names to profit from the tribe's goodwill and popularity. Visitors were redirected to Thiele’s

Squatters Are Screwed; Nobody Cares If Your Domain Has That Hot … - TechCrunch

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Squatters Are Screwed; Nobody Cares If Your Domain Has That Hot
TechCrunch, CA - 23 hours ago
Many people are already using Google to search for whole domain names, and I can’t think of the last time I’ve directly entered a URL from an ad I heard on

Securing DNS should trump budget-cutting for enterprise IT … - NetworkWorld.com

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Securing DNS should trump budget-cutting for enterprise IT
NetworkWorld.com, MA - Dec 30, 2008
It performs a critical function by mapping domain names to IP addresses and directing Internet inquiries to the appropriate location.

Verizon Wins $33 Million Cybersquatting Decision - eWeek

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

ITProPortal

Verizon Wins $33 Million Cybersquatting Decision
eWeek,  NY - Dec 30, 2008
OnlineNIC has registered more than 900000 domain names similar to web sites maintained by Google, MySpace, Yahoo and retailers like Wal-Mart.
Verizon Wins $33 Million In Cybersquatting Case InformationWeek
Court awards Verizon $33 million in cybersquatting squabble Ars Technica
Victory for enterprises in typosquatting case SC Magazine US
PC Magazine - NewsFactor Network
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Top 10 Domain Name Wire Stories of 2008 - Domain Name Wire

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

Top 10 Domain Name Wire Stories of 2008
Domain Name Wire, TX - Dec 30, 2008
But the domain name world survived. Here are the top 10 stories on Domain Name Wire for the year ranked by number of views. 2. Seinfeld Isn’t Laughing about

Go Daddy 2008 Charity Donations Hit $1.7MM - Business Wire (press release)

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

Business Wire (press release)

Go Daddy 2008 Charity Donations Hit $1.7MM
Business Wire (press release), CA - Dec 30, 2008
The Go Daddy Group, Inc. has more than 32 million domain names under management. Go Daddy registers, renews or transfers a domain name every second.

Five New .ME Domains Names up For Grabs - webhostdir.com

Monday, December 29th, 2008

Five New .ME Domains Names up For Grabs
webhostdir.com, UK - Dec 29, 2008
ME domains are controlled by the ME Registry, a regulatory agency that is responsible for making sure that new ME domain names are distributed in a way that