Latonas auction at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Las Vegas got off to a very rocky start. The online bidding system wasn’t working properly and the auction stopped twice in the first 10 minutes. Putting aside the usual 6 second delay in video feeds, the current lots and bids were not being updated. Here are ...

Its no secret that I buy domains / portfolios and own quite a few in the finance / mortgage vertical. As such, its typical for my mailbox to contain a few emails each day, from people approaching me directly. When I looked closely at this recent email, there are a few issues that concern me. For the...

The auction for Domainstate has ended, with the successful bidder being none other than an Aussie local (to me anyway). Congrats go to David Warmuz and the guys over at Trellian – you might also know them as above.com. ...

Travelocity.com took DNRecover to the National Arbitration Forum over the typo-domain traveolcity.com stating that it was: 1. Confusingly similar 2. They did not have any rights or legitimate interests 3. They registered the domain name in bad faith DNRecover didn’t respond, so after taking in...

Casie Cathrea became the youngest Monday qualifier for an LPGA event at Blackhawk Country Club. Her official website is Cathrea.com. Her father, Harry Cathrea tracked down Leonard Meng Lee who registered CasieCathrea.com; he threatened to sue Lee under the Federal Anticybersquatting Consumer Prote...

Apple has won 16 domains from Daniel Bijan, including macbookpro.com. This is by far the most domain names I’ve ever seen awarded to Apple in one hit. Here is the official list: blueipod.com iphonecheap.com iphonetoys.com ipodaccessories.info ipodkits.com ipodsbaratos.com macbookpro.biz macboo...

MSNBC (a Microsoft / NBC Universal joint venture) has announced the acquisition of BreakingNews.com, complementing its @BreakingNews alert service on Twitter. Charles Tillinghast, president of the msnbc Digital Network, said in an interview: “Our goal as a news organization is to provide the m...

MSNBC (a Microsoft / NBC Universal joint venture) has announced the acquisition of BreakingNews.com, complementing its @BreakingNews alert service on Twitter. Charles Tillinghast, president of the msnbc Digital Network, said in an interview: “Our goal as a news organization is to provide the m...

ICANN has released its 2009 Annual Report over the Christmas / New Years period (just when nobody was looking). Here is one very interesting paragraph on private registrations. “ICANN has obtained preliminary results of its study of domain names, registered among the top five gTLDs, which appe...

Announced today, the National Arbitration Forum has dismissed Google’s complaint that it was entitled to the domain name, Groovle.com. Young Canadian entrepreneurs Jacob Fuller and Ryan Fitzgibbon, launched the web site in 2007, to provide users the ability to upload photos and customize their...

On the afternoon of Thu 17th, 2009 SAPIA Pty Ltd registered the domain name “stephenconroy.com.au” as a satirical platform on which to air grievances and promote debate about the Australian governments proposed mandatory Internet filtering scheme. By 5pm the next day, the website was for...

Burger King has delayed the launch of its Russian expansion until 2010 after failing to register the domain name burgerking.ru. A Scandinavian company registered the domain name and Burger King Corporation (who registered its trademark in Russia back in 1994) doesn’t want to pay for it. It app...

This company has obviously been influenced by the Bob Parsons school of highly effective commercials. Warning to our “straight” female readers, you may find this objectionable. Since watching this commercial, I’ve decided to quit domaining and apply for a job with this organisatio...

It appears that Twitters DNS Records have been compromised and people going to Twitter.com are being redirected to another website. There is an obvious lesson to be learned about keeping your credentials safe! This isn’t the first Twitter security incident – a few months ago their web ad...

The thieves at Verisign announced today that effective July 1, 2010 there will be an increase in domain name fees for .com and .net. The registry fee for .com domain names will increase from $6.86 to $7.34 and the registry fee for .net domain names will increase, from $4.23 to $4.65. In a release to...

ICANN has released the second update to the GNSO Council on the implementation of its recommendations for the Add Grace Period (AGP) Limits Policy. Since April 2009 (when ICANN implemented policy to interfere with a free market), “the number of AGP deletes across all TLDs has held steady at ar...

Chinese State-Run Media is reporting that CNNIC (China Internet Network Information Center) is requesting that applicants must submit written applications to the registration agents. The written materials must include an application form with an official seal, an enterprise business license and the ...

In any domainers portfolio there are always a handful of domains that expire towards the end of the year. I’ve just renewed my last three domains and in doing this I spent some time researching NameCheap coupons. As such, I thought I’d post them up here for the benefit of others. By the ...

Tareq Salahi appears to have missed out on the domain name TareqSalahi.com after it was registered on November 26 to an individual in Palm Beach Florida. It appears that Tareq registered michaelesalahi.com on June 15, but forgot to register his own name! He and his wife Michaele gained national atte...

This is the first time a domain name has been part of an Olympic host city’s emblem. The word “sochi.ru” appears above the number “2014″ in an apparent reflection, symbolizing the southern city’s water-based location on the Black Sea. “It’s very appeal...

The US National Center for Science Education (NCSE) has moved away from .org to .com. The move appeared to be facilitated by NameMedia who reportedly provided a substantial discount on the ncse.com domain. About: The National Center for Science Education (NCSE) is a not-for-profit, membership organi...

Kelsey Grammer has reportedly given up on trying to get back kelseygrammer.com after someone else registered the domain name. Grammer launched KelseyLive.com after refusing to buy kelseygrammer.com. The former Frasier star reportedly said: “Twenty years ago, everybody bought everybody’s ...

In my opinion, the GFC presents us with an opportunity to make some serious money. Consequently, when I came across this “text book case” of Joe’s Sports, Outdoor & More – I just had to share it. Bricks and Mortar Goes Bankrupt The Oregon retail outlet “Joe’s ...

The central registry for EU domains will be launching support for IDN on December 10, 2009 at 10:00 UTC. EU IDNs will support Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic character sets. Dynadot is charging the following prices for EU IDN registrations: $11.99 regular, $10.99 bulk, and $10.75 super bulk. If you are i...

auDA is the policy authority and industry self-regulatory body for the .au domain space. Its Annual General Meeting is to be held on 19 October 2009. The AGM will elect four directors to the board and I (Simon Johnson) have been nominated to stand for election by the Demand class members. In order t...