http://www.domaining.com News and views about the domaining industry. Wed, 16 May 2012 22:15:00 +0240 en http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797719&t=2 Wed, 16 May 2012 19:54:17 +0240 Acro http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797719&t=2  Acro: Earlier today, Mike Berkens posted about a UDRP case that is about to claim the ‘developed’ web site, Vanity.com Because it’s pointless to wade through trolling comments in order to relay the type of information that such a post deserves, I’m posting it all here. What does one do with a domain, as soon as]]> http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797713&t=2 Wed, 16 May 2012 19:32:19 +0240 TNTNAMES http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797713&t=2  TNTNames.com: I have compiled a list of the top Godaddy closeouts below. Most of the Godaddy closeouts are priced as low a $5. Most are about $11.00 plus the reg fee. Here is a special that Godaddy is running for all … Continue reading →]]> http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797712&t=2 Wed, 16 May 2012 19:22:01 +0240 Tia Wood http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797712&t=2  TiaWood.com: You may have missed an upsell or "call to action" opportunity when......]]> http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797711&t=2 Wed, 16 May 2012 18:49:58 +0240 Morgan Linton http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797711&t=2  ccTLDInvestors.com: Sedo released their most recent list of ccTLD sales and two domain hacks top the list with w.TO selling for $53,000 USD followed by Insure.IT at $13,250 and lawsuit.US going for $4,750. Now I’m just guessing that these two are domain hacks but they sure look like it as w.TO is most likely going to]]> http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797708&t=2 Wed, 16 May 2012 18:33:37 +0240 http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797708&t=2  DNJournal: It was another solid week for the domain aftermarket led by a 6-figure sale and enough in the 5-figure range to fill TWO Top 20 sales charts. .Coms (including a Spanish language domain at #2) swept 16 of the 20 chart entries. The country codes and non .com gTLDs took two each with one ccTLD reaching #3 on the Big Board.]]> http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797699&t=2 Wed, 16 May 2012 17:08:20 +0240 DomainMichael http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797699&t=2  DomainMichael.com: A few months ago, while watching TV, I saw one of those work from home commercials. It was more of a infomercial, where they take a whole hour or so to try and sell you some kind of money making program.  Some of these programs are very tempting and I almost felled for them a]]> http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797697&t=2 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:47:22 +0240 Michael H. Berkens http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797697&t=2  The Domains: A complaint was just filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on the domain name Vanity.com. Beyond the fact that an undisclosed complainant is trying to take away a dictionary word domain, the even more shocking part is that the domain name is not parked, not inactive but a fully developed site owned by a compa...]]> http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797690&t=2 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:04:52 +0240 Michael H. Berkens http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797690&t=2  The Domains: Moniker® and SnapNames®, announced today that they will exclusively broker the domain name ‘FreeSex.com. Furthermore, this premium domain name will be available for online bids in the Moniker and SnapNames Premium International & ccTLD Domain Name Auction starting June 21 and ending July 19, 2012 at 3:15 p.m. Eastern. ̶...]]> http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797684&t=2 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:40:27 +0240 HybridDomainer.com http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797684&t=2  HybridDomainer.com: By Ary Kenyach NameJet action list for May 16, 2012. These names must be back ordered by 8 pm Pacific. I like Kyun.com and RDLA.com the best, nothing stands out great today. shanggou.com - details   High Bid: $530 prostitution.org - details   High Bid: $201 kyun.com - details   High Bid: ...]]> http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797683&t=2 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:38:24 +0240 Philip Corwin http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797683&t=2  Internet Commerce Association: The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently issued a detailed press release regarding Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) cases for which it provided arbitration services in 2011 ( ) and, once again, the number of WIPO filings was up. read more]]> http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797681&t=2 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:06:06 +0240 TNTNAMES http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797681&t=2  TNTNames.com: Here is TNTnames.com list for today May 16, 2012 of domains that are available to register! We have compiled another awesome list of available domain names. Please let us know how we are doing in the comments section below! Also … Continue reading →]]> http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797673&t=2 Wed, 16 May 2012 14:24:46 +0240 Lucius "Gunz" Fabrice http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797673&t=2  DomainGang.com: OpenNIC – the alternate root registry - has launched .pirate as a TLD that would appeal to free speech advocates. According to Dotpirate.me: “The .Pirate TLDis a domain space that was born out of the frustration of world governments attempting to dictate what a person can and cannot have on their websites. It’s not ...]]> http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797669&t=2 Wed, 16 May 2012 14:03:32 +0240 ShaneCultra http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797669&t=2  DomainShane.com: I just received an email from 4.cn proudly announcing that they had just finished brokering the sale of 999.com for 4,000,000 RMB or approximately $632,000 which would put it at number two on the annual sales chart compiled over at DnJournal. 4.cn has always been known as the king of the numeric domains and this past year has been no...]]> http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797666&t=2 Wed, 16 May 2012 13:44:05 +0240 HybridDomainer.com http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797666&t=2  HybridDomainer.com: By: RH Google launched its Knowledge Graph today. The knowledge graph works to provide info on certain topics that provide answes if you will. If you were to do a search on Bill Gates for example there would be info appearing on the right hand of the search page with facts and figures and other various info. Not every topic will have...]]> http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797667&t=2 Wed, 16 May 2012 13:38:53 +0240 Kevin Murphy http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797667&t=2  DomainIncite.com: Mesh Digital, owner of the Domainmonster and Domainbox registrars, has been acquired by rival/partner Hosting Europe Group for an undisclosed sum. Operating mainly in the UK and Germany, the buyer says it is the largest privately owned hosting company in Europe, already the owner of large registrars including 123-reg/Webfusion, a Mes...]]> http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797660&t=2 Wed, 16 May 2012 13:38:18 +0240 Elliot Silver http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797660&t=2  Elliot Silver: I’m going to give out an award honoring your favorite account manager, account executive, or account representative at a domain industry company. Please post your nomination in the comment section below, and I’ll post a poll early next week where you can vote for your favorite, with the winner receiving a yet to be determ...]]> http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797651&t=2 Wed, 16 May 2012 12:34:27 +0240 HybridDomainer.com http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797651&t=2  HybridDomainer.com: By: RH PSKL.us wrote a blog post on how they received a DMCA takedown request over a link in a positive review. It has come to our attention that your website or website hosted by your company contains links to LifeShield, Inc website (www.lifeshield.com) which results in financial losses by the company we represent, because of searc...]]> http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797640&t=2 Wed, 16 May 2012 12:12:10 +0240 Morgan http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797640&t=2  MorganLinton.com: One of the newest and most active blogs to enter the Domaining Blog space this year was DNFBlog.com written by Puranjay, a domain investor and blogger. The blog launched in January of this year and quickly ramped up with 58 posts in March and 61 in April. The blog covered a variety of topics from]]> http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797638&t=2 Wed, 16 May 2012 11:54:09 +0240 dvescuso http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797638&t=2  Afternic DLS: Afternic Domain sales for the week of 5/7/12 - 5/13/12 Read More »]]> http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797639&t=2 Wed, 16 May 2012 11:52:09 +0240 Lucius "Gunz" Fabrice http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=3797639&t=2  DomainGang.com: A GoDaddy user is getting ready to sue the biggest domain registrar in the world, reportedly for millions of dollars. The reason? Physical injury sustained while wading through dozens of pages in order to renew or order domain services. “My fingers are hurting like a person with arthritis and I’m only 29 years old,”...]]>