NameBee.com - June 29, 2009 Posts

Malta Seeks Internet Businesses

Mark As Read

Image via Wikipedia I've just returned home?after spending?another week in Malta conducting asbestos surveys. Though most of friends and family think it's all just an excuse for a jolly, the fact is that my colleagues and I work pretty hard when we're there, often completing 50+ surveys on some quite large buildings. The thing that always surpri...

David Carter 1056 days ago

ccTLDs Are Soaring - Will the Boom Help Bring America's .US Country Code to Life?

Mark As Read

.US fans have often said that America's country code is a "sleeping giant." The current global ccTLD boom, recent .us sightings on TV and at the airport, plus the millions of pages from .us business sites that have been indexed by Google indicate the extension might be starting to stir from its slumber.

DNJournal 1056 days ago

IRT: Classic Case Study of How Not to Sell a Plan

Mark As Read

The ICANN IRT needs a lesson in getting buy-in. Implementation Recommendation Team (IRT) was set up by trademark interests to come up with a way to protect trademark owners during the launch of new top level domain names. The process by which it was set up and operated could be a case study in how

Domain Name Wire 1056 days ago

Sandra Bullock Fights for Her Domain Name

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Actress files claim with National Arbitration Forum to get SandraBullock.com. My neighbor* Sandra Bullock has filed for arbitration to get the domain name SandraBullock.com. The case commenced last Friday and should be decided in the next month or two. The domain name is owned by a company called Alberta Hot Rods. The domain's

Domain Name Wire 1056 days ago

An Open Letter to Rod Beckstrom

Mark As Read

An open letter to the new CEO of ICANN. Congratulations, Rod. You'll be the new CEO of ICANN. You have your work cut out for you. Rightly or wrongly, ICANN is a punching bag for many grievances. As Michael Palage pointed out at the last ICANN meeting, ICANN will likely be subject

Domain Name Wire 1056 days ago

Companies File Trademarks for New Top Level Domain Names

Mark As Read

Filings unlikely to give a leg up in application process. Companies are filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for service marks related to new TLDs. For example, Top Level Domain Holdings, Ltd (AIM: TLDH) has filed trademarks for .movie, .kids, .books, .buy, .baby, .poker, .golf, and .casino. (Top Level Domain Holdings

Domain Name Wire 1056 days ago

Do Not Try This At Home: Domain Auction Scamming

Mark As Read

WARNING: I am in NO WAY saying to do this or advising you to try this. This is a fictional story based on something that could happen! Let's say a online domain name auction service offered bidding services on expired domain names. It cost's $5 to sign up to use the service. Since no detailed investigation is

Dot Weekly 1056 days ago

Concept Domains are Good For Web Directories

Mark As Read

Here in London, when people are looking to buy used cars or get a new place to rent, they use sites like GumTree.com or Loot.co.uk. These sites are extremely popular and are mostly advertised via word of mouth. At least that?s how I learnt about them, and I often tell friends about them. I have also