Archive for January 2007
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Dell Sues Typo Domain Affiliates
As reported by the British website The Inquirer as well as the Domain Name Wire, hardware firm Dell has sued the registrants of the domain names d3ell.com, de3LL.com, d4ell.com, de4ll.com, dedll.com, derll.com and dxell.com. The case alleges that Alf Temme, Lars Crispin Temme and Kim Temme had registered the domains to link them to Dell [...]
Only 30% Of Top Domains Sold In 2006 Actually In Use
Of the 100 highest-priced domains sold in 2006, only 18 have been developed, 8 redirect to a developed site, 5 are affiliate sites, and 6 are currently under development. 9 domains don't work at all and a massive 54 show PPC (pay per click) ads. These numbers seem to indicate that a large percentage of [...]
Sportingbet.com loses WIPO case
The international law firm Pinsent Masons reports that online betting firm Sportingbet has failed to force the handover of sportingbet.net and sportingbets.biz from its Canadian owner Zubee.com for the second time. Sportingbet failed to establish its rights to the domain. From the WIPO ruling:
viajes.es sold for €60,000
The domain viajes.es was sold for €60,000. This is the highest publicly reported .es sale ever and an indication that the boom in Spanish-language domain names continues.
Spanish Domain Auction Mania on Sedo
The three Spanish-language domains busca.com ("search" n., "search!" or "he/she searches"), empresas.com ("companies") and economia.com ("economy") have attracted bids of €101,000, €61,000 and €35,000 respectively on Sedo's domain auction service. The reserve price hasn't been met for any of these domains, and there are 7 days to go until the auctions' conclusion.
.ru Grows by 60.78% Despite Overcharging by Resellers
According to RU-Center, the largest domain name registrar of Russian domains, the number of second-level .ru domain names (www.name.ru) grew by 60.78% in 2006 compared with 2005. More than 718,236 .ru domains are now registered. "This impressive growth was due to vigorous development of the IT branch in Russia and, secondly, due to the .ru [...]
"The Land Grab of the 21st Century"
James Altucher of Stockpickr.com believes that there's big money in domain names and he's following the fortunes of companies that are involved in the domain name business. His large cap favorites include VeriSign (VRSN), the monopoly which gets a cut on every .com and .net registration in the world, Google (GOOG), which recently signed a [...]