Monthly Archives: December 2008
Verizon Prevails in Cybersquatting Domain Dispute
Verizon Communications has been awarded $33.2 million in a lawsuit (NYT article, WSJ article)Â charging OnlineNic with trademark infringement and cybersquatting. Verizon claimed that OnlineNic registered hundreds of domains (example: myverizonwireless.com, iphoneverizonplans.com, and verizon-cellular.com) with the intent of deceiving online … Continue reading
Domain Park or Develop For 2009?
With domain parking revenue in the doldrums, Google in a new market controlling position, one has to wonder if technology development in 2009 might focus more on helping domain owners develop their domains, rather than park them. What are the … Continue reading
Google Widens Support for Domain Parking
In a somewhat surprising announcement today, Google opened its doors to the “little guy” domainers who want to monetize domains with Adsense directly. Google’s previous product, Adsense for Domains, was available exclusively to organizations/individuals with huge volumes of traffic. With … Continue reading
Verisign Third Quarter 2008 Domain Report
Yesterday, Verisign released a Third Quarter Domain Name Industry Brief that showed third quarter 2008 registrations up 19% over last year during the same period but the growth rate overall is slowing. Andrew Allemann at domainnamewire.com thinks part of the … Continue reading
.tel Contact Management Domain Names Available Tomorrow
Companies with trademarked names can begin to register .tel domains during the sunrise registration period that starts tomorrow. The new .tel domains are designed to allow businesses to store and publish their contact details within the supporting DNS system. The … Continue reading