Sex.com Sale To Be a No Reserve Auction

As I previously reported, Sex.com will be up for auction at the law offices of Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP, 156 West 56th Street, New York, New York on March 18, 2010 at 11 am. The auction is a result of a foreclosure, a few years after the 2006 sale, which was reported (but never confirmed) to be in the ballpark of $…

DNCruise On Domain Masters Radio Show

Yesterday I had the opportunity of being interviewed for Moniker’s Domain Master radio show by Victor Pitts. We discussed information about my first conference and the domain industry’s first conference on a boat, DNCruise.com. Thank you to Victor Pitts, Moniker and Webmaster Radio. To listen in you can either hit play below or visit WebmasterRadio.fm direct.

Utah House and Senate Pass CADNA Backed Trademark Bill, Why This Is VERY Bad News For Domainers

The “UTAH E-COMMERCE INTEGRITY ACT” which was just introduced in December of 2009, passed the Utah Senate last month, was voted into law by the Utah House today . When I first wrote about this bill in December,  it was meet with the usual domainer apathy I see when I write about something that can have huge negative effects on their holdings. Sine then, the Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse …

Another Generic Domain Lost In WIPO When Domain Holder Fails To Respond: 7Days.com

In a WIPO decision issued today a pretty generic domain domain,  7Days.com was awarded to a the owner of a trademark registered in Greece and Portugal. Although the domain was parked, none of the links were alleged to go to the trademark owners site or competitors site, just a general parking page. “”The Panel finds on the undisputed evidence of the …

Domain Registration Contest: Win $150!

IDN Tools and ElliotsBlog.com are co-sponsoring a IDN domain contest beginning today and ending in two weeks from today. All you have to do to win is register the IDN domain name with the highest footprint (explained below) and you will win $150. The second place winner will receive $100, and the third place winner will receive $50. The domain’s footprint = average CPC x Google exact match search …