MakeUp.com Seven Figure Sale

Posted on March 16, 2010 by brooke

The website, MakeUp.com recently sold for a seven figure price to makeup company L’Oreal; the domain was transferred to L’Oreal USA Creative, Inc. in early March. Personally I think the generic domain name sold relatively low. L’Oreal is already one … Read More →

As 3D technology becomes more popular, is it worth registering 3D domain names?

Posted on March 4, 2010 by brooke

Posted in Domains in General

3D movies have become popular again with the release of Avatar and it is safe to say that 3D technology will improve over a very short period of time. Many more movies are set to be released in 3D and … Read More →

The .xxx Extension

Posted on March 1, 2010 by brooke

Posted in Domain Parking Services, Domain Registrar, Domains in General, TLDs, ccTLDs, gTLDs

The ICM registry has won an appeal for an independent review of the .xxx extension. The proposed TLD .xxx is suggested as an option for sexually explicit Internet websites. .xxx would be suitable for adult material, similar to .edu for … Read More →

AlexanderMcQueenFashions.com for sale on eBay

Posted on February 18, 2010 by brooke

Posted in Domain Aftermarket & Sales

Alexander McQueen, a top English fashion designer known for his amazing designs passed away on February 11th, 2010, aged 40. On the same day as his death the domain name InMemoryOfAlexanderMcQueen.com was registered and then placed on eBay for US … Read More →

MTV Domain Names Dispute

Posted on February 15, 2010 by brooke

Posted in Domains in General

International music and cable television channel MTV has filled a domain name dispute case for 21 domain names. The disputed domain names are:alternativemtv.comalternativemtv.tvbluesmtv.combluesmtv.tvclassicalmtv.comclassicalmtv.tvdivamtv.com

Watch your TLD’s when buying domains

Posted on February 3, 2010 by brooke

Posted in Domain Aftermarket & Sales, Domains in General

New TLD‘s are continually being added and it can be easy to get caught up in these. A generic name, such as ‘shoes.com’ can prove to be a good investment but a domain of another TLD, such as shoes.do or … Read More →

.mobi

Posted on February 1, 2010 by brooke

Posted in Domains in General

.mobi is a sponsored TLD which provides the Internet to mobile phones. .mobi domains are made to be viewed on mobile phone screens. .mobi registry is sponsored by Nokia, Samsung, T-Mobile, VISA, Vodafone, Afilias, Ericsson, Microsoft, Google and other international … Read More →

Credit.fr highest selling .fr domain name

Posted on January 18, 2010 by brooke

Posted in Domain Aftermarket & Sales, Domains in General

Credit.fr sold for

Haiti Earthquake Domain Names

Posted on January 15, 2010 by brooke

Posted in Domain Aftermarket & Sales, Domain Registrar, Domains in General

Internet users have been warned to take care donating towards the latest natural disaster, in Haiti. The FBI has warned those wishing to donate money, to those affected by the misfortunate natural disaster, to not respond to unsolicited incoming emails … Read More →

Disney Domain Dispute

Posted on January 15, 2010 by brooke

Posted in Domain Aftermarket & Sales, Domains in General, TradeMarks and Legal

Disney, a major media company, filed a domain dispute case requesting for 41 domain names to be transferred to Disney as they were all very similar to trademarks Disney has registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.