Lead Networks files for arbitration. Domain name registrar Lead Networks Domains Pvt. Ltd. has filed for arbitration to challenge ICANN’s decision to not renew its accreditation. ICANN had sent a breach notice to the registrar for failing to comply with UDRP decisions. Instead of de-accredi...

DNA art company profits from DNAArt.com domain name. [Editor's note: Over the past few days we've been collecting stories of "end user" companies that bought domain names in the aftermarket. They realized it was a smart move and are reaping the benefits. This is the first in a series of posts abou...

Paid-inclusion’s future is questionable. Marchex (NASDAQ: MCHX) saw its revenue plunge 44% this quarter compared to the same one last year, and the Yahoo-Microsoft search deal could make a further dent when it goes into effect. On its earnings conference call this week, Marchex CFO Michael Ar...

Another look at cost-per-action and how it can be used with domain names. With Rick Latona Auction’s CPA (cost-per-action) domain name auction on the horizon, I thought it would be worthwhile to revisit CPA and how it can make money for domainers. Most domainers use pay-per-click to monetize t...

Lawyer allegedly tries to squeeze Texas restaurants over their assumed names. Think cybersquatters, who register trademarked domain names in an attempt to extort the trademark owners, are bad people? Get a load of this. Texas lawyer Mina Brees has allegedly threatened Texas restaurants that let the...

Non-profit wins three letter domain name in highly questionable ruling. The non-profit Disabled American Veterans has won the domain name DAV.com through arbitration at National Arbitration Forum. The organization’s main web site is DAV.org. This case gives me great consternation. The truth...

Fashion magazine loses domain name dispute. Runway Magazine has a domain name issue. The print publication uses the domain name RunwayBeauty.com for its online presence. It also has RunwayMagazine.us, even though its publication isn’t yet distributed in the U.S. It also registered RunwayMag...

Microsoft uses Marksmen to acquire Office.com. Microsoft has acquired the domain name Office.com, but the software company appears to have taken a slightly different tact in acquiring it than it has in the past. As I wrote after Microsoft acquired CashPerks.com and CashBack.com, the company typicall...

Congress throws wrench in ICANN’s independence and new top level domain name plans. The Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Henry Waxman, as well as the Chairman of its Internet Subcommittee and eight other Committee members have called for a permanent tie between ICANN and ...

Revenue in free-fall, but company still generating cash. Domain name and local search company Marchex (NASDAQ: MCHX) today reported a 44% drop in revenues for Q2 2009 compared to the same quarter last year, but the company still managed to generate cashflow and carries no debt. The company posted $2...

How I’m profiting from “Cash for Clunkers”. I’m not a fan of the government spending my tax dollars. So I haven’t been too keen about the “cash for clunkers” program, in which the government gives my tax dollars to other people to buy new cars. When the pro...

Analysis shows over $2M spent in first half of year on lobbying. Domain name related companies continue to spend millions of dollars lobbying representatives in Washington, a study by Domain Name Wire shows. The analysis used public records filed with the U.S. Senate to calculate lobbying expenses ...

Good domain names are the simplest form of advertising. What do you do when you have limited ad space but want to get your message across? Just use a domain name. Domain names are a one-word call-to-action. I was reminded of this last night while watching the Cardinals beat up the Mets on MLB.tv. ...

NameMedia sells close to $1M in domain names in one week. Thanks in part to a “no reasonable offer will be refused” marketing push at BuyDomains and a six-figure domain name sale, NameMedia sold nearly $1 million worth of domain names over the past week. That’s double what the com...

Company cites global domain name protection as risk in S-1. Ancestry.com has filed to go public. It’s another example of a great business built on a generic, category-killer domain name. But in its S-1 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company cites challenges acquiring...

Arrest grabs headlines and shines light on daily plague to domain industry. First ever domain thief mugshot. As far as theft is concerned, it doesn’t get much more intriguing than this. It involves the internet, intellectual property, the first arrest of its kind, and a celebrity. It’s...

A little R&R, now a fresh start to the week. Austin gets hot in the summer, and this year has been particularly brutal. So around this time of year my family usually takes off for a week to a cooler climate. Last year we went to Seattle, which has an average high temperature in the 70s in Augu...

Domain brokerage Sedo turns in slew of major domain name sales this week. Sedo completed two six-figure domain name sales this week, including a monster sale of Server.com for $770,000. The domain name is showing a standard GoDaddy parked page right now, and was previously parked at Dotzup. Accord...

A look back at the last month in domain news. Here are the top five stories on Domain Name Wire in July, ranked by number of views. 1. Oakland Raiders Take Fight Off Field for Domain Name – The Oakland Raiders football team filed for arbitration to get the domain name OaklandRaiders.com. The ...

Matchmaking company wins rights to domain name. Retired New York State Supreme Court justice Ralph Yachnin has ruled that only one company has rights to the term “Hot Russian Brides” in web addresses. Acting as an arbitrator for National Arbitration Forum, Yachnin found in favor of inter...

Adam Stetzer of HubShout discusses domaining and SEO, and how they fit together. By Adam Stetzer, Ph.D. [Editor's note: It always amazes me how far apart the SEO and domainer worlds are. The two combined could have tremendous power. All traffic - whether type-in or organic - is valuable. Adam Ste...

Two big companies fail to impress domain arbitrators. To big companies — merchandiser Sears and credit provider Diners Club International — found themselves on the losing end of domain disputes yesterday. Sears lost a challenge for the domain names my-gofer.biz/info/net/org and mygofer.i...

Two entities square off in Canada. Wal-Mart Canada Corp. is squaring off against a union — in cyberspace. According to a story on Dow Jones Newswire, the retailer filed an injunction against United Food and Commercial Workers union (UFCW) to try to stop them from using the domain name walmart...

Help fix an improper redirect. In a post earlier this month, several commentors pointed out that Wikipedia redirects the terms “Domainer” and “Domaining” to cybersquatter on its site. Although some of these people tried to remove the direct, it keeps popping back up. The ent...

Yale professor wins domain name case. Was it the right decision? I came across an interesting WIPO domain dispute today for JosephSchlessinger.com. The case was brought by Joseph Schlessinger, a professor at Yale. The case initially caught my eye because, even before reading it, it was clearly b...