March 2011

MemoryLane.com Rebranding Of Classmates.com

(March 31, 2011)

"Take a trip down memory lane" is a pretty famous and well known term, so MemoryLane.com is a fitting domain name when you present old movies, old pictures and more from the 1940′s all the way up to the 1990′s. Well, MemoryLane.com is the "new" Classmates.com, which is one of the odd things for me [...]

Swing For The Fences

(March 31, 2011)

In the annals of baseball terminology, the phrase ‘sweet spot’ refers to an area on the bat roughly three inches in diameter. If ball meets bat at that precise location and at the right moment – POW! The result is a perfect transfer of energy: from your legs through your hands, into the bat and [...]

PETA Moves Domains from Go Daddy to Register.com

(March 31, 2011)

Animal rights group moves domain names to competitor. Making good on its promise, PETA has moved its domains (well at least peta.org) away from Go Daddy. The domain name is now registered at Register.com. This whole elephant shooting video is obviously a hotly debated subject. Some are arguing this is a different type of controversy [...]

Is Cybersquatting Up or Just Enforcement of Cybersquatting?

(March 31, 2011)

WIPO’s headline is misleading. Today World Intellectual Property Forum (WIPO) did its annual release of how many UDRP cases it handled last year. It was a record 2,696 cases. That’s a lot of cases, and National Arbitration Forum also saw an increase in cases this year. But I take issue with WIPO’s headline: Cybersquatting Hits [...]

We Did It!

(March 31, 2011)

When Karen and I set our $5,000 fundraising goal earlier this month, we were excited to get started, albeit a bit nervous that we wouldn’t be able to achieve our fundraising goal for the Ronald McDonald House. Thanks very much to the support of you, we were able to hit our goal. We’re thrilled about [...]

Future Trend Domain Auction™ Updates! – Series #1

(March 31, 2011)

Greetings to FT Domainers and Buyers, and the domain industry as a whole.  BIG NEWS: SuccessClick has now secured the auction company we confirmed is the best-suited for producing a successful “Future Trend Domain Auction™”. It’s been a long haul to get here, but we had to consider every option and consider all factors in [...]

Domain Registries Blast ICANN Over .Jobs Breach Notice

(March 31, 2011)

Registries ask for prior communications prior to sending a breach or termination notice. Last month ICANN sent a breach notice to .jobs registry Employ Media. This came as a surprise to Employ Media (for good reason) and probably freaked out some .jobs registrants as well. Employ Media complained that ICANN “publicly defamed” it. Now the [...]

PETA Plays Into Bob Parson’s Hands Over Elephant Hunting

(March 31, 2011)

PETA is closing its Go Daddy account over elephant hunting incident. Poor Bob Parsons. The Go Daddy founder is about to lose a few hundred domain name registrations from its client People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). I’m sure he’s just shaking in his boots. The group is enraged about an elephant hunting [...]

Pizzerias.com Launches After $20K Domain Purchase

(March 31, 2011)

I have been following the Pizzerias.com domain name after it grabbed my attention at GoDaddy Auctions when it had a lot of attention and when the smoke cleared, 82 bids were placed in the domain name auction and Pizzerias.com ended for $20,105 USD in an expired domain name auction. It isn’t often a GoDaddy Aucitons [...]

Short and Number-Only .Tel Domain Landrush Timeline Announced

(March 31, 2011)

Short and numeric .tel domain names coming this summer. Starting June 1 you’ll be able to get your hands on two character and all number .tel domain names. The domain names will be available on a first-come first-served basis, but at premium pricing during the “landrush” period from June 1 to June 14. .Tel registry [...]

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