September 2011

Coming Soon: The .XXX Speedboat

(September 30, 2011)

ICM Registry to sponsor world champion powerboat racer Mike Seebold. ICM Registry, the company behind the new .xxx top level domain name, is entering world class powerboat racing with world champion driver Mike Seebold to compete at this year’s Off Shore World Championships in Key West, Florida. We’ve already seen domain name company’s names plastered [...]

150MPH Miss .XXX Racing Boat to be Unveiled at T.R.A.F.F.I.C.

(September 30, 2011)

Afternoon Folks!! Want to ride in the nice man's Boat?? Some may get that THRILL when we race that baby right off the shore under the cabanas at the Ritz Carlton!! We add value when we no longer have to and we have so much more to come. When you miss T.R.A.F.F.I.C., you miss L.I.F.E. and B.U.S.I.N.E.S.S. and F.U.N. Plus these names will be auctioned off: Movies.xxx Reserve Under $400,000 Singles.xxx Reserve Under $80,000 Personals.xxx Reserve Under $50,000 Orgy.xxx Reserve Under $50,000 Stars.xxx Reserve under $100,000 Blondes.xxx Reserve under $50,000 Party.xxx Reserve under $60,000 Local.xxx (No Reserve) Juicy.xxx Reserve under $15,000 Virtual.xxx Reserve under $15,000 Hotties.xxx Reserve under $15,000 Chatroom.xxx Reserve under $15,000 Come meet Mike Seebold and be the...

Company Sues Facebook Over New Timeline Feature, Says it Hijacked Its Username

(September 30, 2011)

Company claims trademark infringement and that Facebook hijacked its username. The Chicago company that owns Timelines.com and a federally registered trademark for “Timelines” has filed a trademark infringement suit (pdf) against Facebook over its new “Timeline” feature. According to the suit: Facebook has announced its intention to use and, indeed has already begun to re-direct [...]

Without Al Gore, Dot Eco, LLC to Apply for .eco gTLD

(September 30, 2011)

In 2009, it was announced that former US Vice President Al Gore and the Alliance for Climate Protection (an organization in which he is deeply involved) were teaming up with Dot Eco, LLC, a quarter of which is owned by publicly traded Top Level Domain Holdings, to bid on the .eco gTLD. A couple of days ago, [...]

Pre-Paid Legal Has Rebranding Problem with Domain Name

(September 30, 2011)

Controversial legal services company is rebranding but doesn’t have the domain name. Pre-Paid Legal Services is changing its name to LegalShield, but it has a big problem: it doesn’t own LegalShield.com. Just a short time after filing an intent to use trademark application for “LegalShield” the company filed a UDRP complaint for LegalShield.com. The respondent, [...]

Google Now Using G.CO on Maps

(September 30, 2011)

In July, it was announced that Google acquired G.CO to use as a url shortener for internal Google links. I just noticed that Google has begun using the G.CO url shortener for internal links on its Google Maps pages. When you enter an address on the map and click on the link button, you’re presented [...]

Don’t Mess With Texas’ Domain Names

(September 30, 2011)

Texas Department of Transportation wins domain name dispute over DontMessWithTexas.com. The Texas Department of Transportation has a message for domain name owners: Don’t Mess with Texas. The organization just won a National Arbitration Forum case over the domain name DontMessWithTexas.com. The owner of the domain name didn’t respond to the dispute. Barring any late legal [...]

Google to Take on Woopra and ChartBeat

(September 30, 2011)

Google Analytics goes real-time. Web analytics companies already know they need to quickly adapt to survive. Remember when Google acquired Urchin and then offered its suite for free as Google Analytics? Yeah, that shook things up. Today Google announced real-time functionality in Google Analytics. This is a blow to two popular real time services: Woopra [...]

Box.net Continues Domain Buying Spree, FetchBox.com

(September 30, 2011)

Yesterday I had discovered that Box.net had purchased the domain name Box.com. The domain buying spree has continued and three more domain names now have Box.net ownership on them. Box.net has now purchased: FetchBox.com FetchBox.net FetchBox.org All three domain names were owned by the same person, so getting all three domains was easier than buying [...]

Domainers to Meet in Europe, Key Vote Coming Up For .AU & .CA Gets Its Own Domain Forum

(September 29, 2011)

Today in the Lowdown at DNJournal: Notes on some interesting domain news from around the world including a chance for European domainers to meet in Warsaw, a critical auDA Board election coming up in Australia and Canadians get their own domain forum.

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