Tag Archives: domains

June, 2009

• 15 June

  .CM domains to enter "Sunrise" phase

  EuroDNS, the domain registrar specializing in .eu, .de, and many other Top-Level Domains has announced the “Sunrise” phase of .cm registration. The company hopes that this limited registration phase will give trademark holders a chance to register and protect their brands before the names are released to the public. The …
• 11 June

  Sonic sues company for mysonic.com

  Sonic Corporation, the American fast-bard restaurant chain, famous for its drive-in-diner style of service, is suing a company over its use of the domain mysonic.com. According to the lawsuit, Bright Orange Software Inc, registered the domain, a “well known trademark” of Sonic, and used it to redirect visitors to Burger …
• 11 June

  Google's new change of address tool

  Not to be outdone by the postal service, Google has introduced a highly requested feature that allows website owners to inform Google when they have moved to a new domain name. The “change of address” tool updates Google’s index to reflect your new URL. The changes last 180 days during …
• 10 June

  Pfizer wins domain dispute

  Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has scored a victory over a man from Bangladesh who registered the domains pfizer.org and celebrex.org. The WIPO, an international organization that hears domain disputes, ruled that the defendant, Samir Kumar, failed to prove that he did not register the domains in bad faith. Both names are …
• 8 June

  Average Internet user visits 70 domains each month

  I already know I am way over the average, but the new statistics released by Nielsen Online are worth investigating, especially if your business is online. According to the report, the average person visits 70 domains and 1576 web pages each month. That means that most of the pages they …

May, 2009

• 26 May

  How I started my own web host (Part 1)

  Ten years ago, I had a life-changing experience, one that I wanted to share with the world. The world wide web was still in its early years, but being both a writer and someone who loved trying new technology, I decided to make my first web page. What began as …
• 25 May

  Bulgarian residents look forward to Cyrillic domain names

  In anticipation that ICANN will soon allow domain names in languages other than English and characters outside of the Latin alphabet, Bulgaria has submitted an application to allow the registration of domains using the Cyrillic alphabet. Foreign Minister Ivaylo Kalfin stated that this move was highly anticipating by Bulgarian residents, …
• 22 May

  Senators urge NTIA to monitor ICANN-government relationship

  We previously reported that U.S. government oversight of ICANN will soon come to an end on September 30, and arguments have spewed from all sides within and outside of the U.S. Many countries, including those that make up the European Union, called for the formation of an international oversight coalition …
• 21 May

  Bank of America receives a split settlement in domain dispute

  For cybersquatters, the recent Bank of America merger with Merrill Lynch was seen as a golden opportunity to snatch up some related domain names. One company, Webadviso, seized that opportunity, registering bofaml.com, mlbofa.com, bofamerrill.com, and merrillbofa.com. According to ICANN policy on domain name trademark disputes, the National Arbitration Forum heard …
• 19 May

  Protect Your Domain

  Every year around this time, I start receiving invoices in my mailbox from a domain registration company informing me that I need to renew my domain names. The problem is, I never registered my domains with that company in the first place. I have about ten domain names all registered …