The Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center ADNDRC today published their findings on a UDRP Domain Name Dispute for the domain name 6543.com, which was reportedly a stolen domain. [Read more…]
Regions Bank Fails to Renew Domain Name – Web Site Goes Down
Regions Bank, an FDIC insured bank with 1,700 branches and 2,400 ATMs across a 16-state network in the South, Midwest, and Texas, failed to renew their domain name. As a result, their web site is down. [Read more…]
Facebook Announces Facebook Home – But Failed to Secure Associated Domain Names
Facebook announced Facebook Home, which turns any Android smartphone into a Facebook phone. According to Mashable, Mark Zuckerberg said that “You’re going to be able to turn your Android phone into a great social device”. [Read more…]
Cherokee Letter Domain Names for Sale – Owner Recommends Their Use in AdWords Campaigns
This has to be what I would personally call the most bizarre domain name sales pitch I have ever seen. The owner of a bunch of Cherokee Letter domain names is recommending that you buy his domain names–and use them in a Google AdWords campaign to commit what I would call outright fraud and deception. [Read more…]
Name.com Caught Hijacking Non-Existent Subdomains
Name.com has been caught hijacking non-existent subdomains in an effort to send the traffic to domain parking pages–where they make money from the clicks. [Read more…]
Domain Name Uniform Rapid Suspension System URS: National Arbitration Forum First ICANN Provider
If you haven’t heard, there is a new domain name system in place to quickly takedown or suspend domain names that clearly infringe trademark rights. This new domain name suspension system, called the “Uniform Rapid Suspension System“, or simply URS, is very similar to the Uniform Domain Dispute Policy, commonly referred to as the UDRP. The National Arbitration Forum is the first officially ICANN-approved provider of the URS. [Read more…]