Imagine that, 2 available domain lists in two days. I’m trying to get back into the swing of things and return to posting lists in a more consistent manner. During the really busy times I need to focus on my paying clients and the free lists tend to slip a bit. Regardless, I’ll be sending […]

In January, a controversial decision was made by the Nominet Dispute Resolution Service ordering that MySpace.co.uk be transferred to MySpace. The decision was controversial considering MySpace.co.uk had been purchased before the well known MySpace even existed, and its use as a parking page had not changed considering of the existence of MySpace.An independent appeals […]

SWITCH, the .ch registry, have released an interesting analysis of where registrants come from of .ch domain names. As could be expected given its concentration of businesses, Zurich has the highest concentration of domain names with 102,334 domain names as of end 2007. Bern (32,106), Basel (27,980) and Geneva (19,287) follow. The analysis plus shows […]

I just received an newsletter from Whypark (http://www.whizzbangsblog.com/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/WhyPark)founder, Craig Rowe (http://www.whizzbangsblog.com/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/Craig_Rowe) outlining that he’s just received an angel investor to spur WhyPark’s growth. that is great news for any entrepreneur and Craig should be congratulated for securing the additional funding.
According the press release Whypark is currently managing by 41,000 domains, which is quite […]

On the same flight back home from San Fransisco I noticed how conceptual marketing helps generic domain name owners I additionally noticed of a rising trend, “leading domains”, domains which start with “goto”, “on”, “in”, “at”. “4″. that trend is related to the “Radio Test”. What is the “Radio Test”? Dan Warner, in an old […]

I’ve had my hands full lately with a new family addition, an energetic puppy that we brought home from the rescue shelter. Sammie is her name and she’s causing a serious disturbance in my work routine. She’s a great dog though and we’re having a lot of fun with her. I’d post a picture but […]

As (http://www.fka200.com/2008/04/28/lhcom-forcefully-taken-away-from-owner/) widely (http://www.dotsauce.com/2008/04/28/lh-domain-lost/) reported (http://domainstate.com/showthread.php3?s=a4a85ea19e6217b2f21a669698a3162e threadid=87906) by (http://www.elliotsblog.com/index.php/2008/04/28/lhcom-a-scary-decision/) now (http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-discussion/462891-lh-com-lost.html), FMA (http://fma.com/) has lost LH.Com (http://lh.com/) in a NAF ruling (http://domains.adrforum.com/domains/decisions/1153492.htm).
While many think that is a shame (which I tend to agree), that decision, considering it involves FMA (http://fma.com/), is not the worst thing that could have happened.
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Andrew Bennett writes in his blog about two fundamental ‘polls’ that are currently under way at Nominet: Special Resolutions (http://www.nominet.org.uk/digitalAssets/28496_Nominet_AGM_pack_2008.pdf) Board election (http://www.nominet.org.uk/governance/board/election/).
Apparently, that year Nominet has rather surprisingly sent out a letter to all members telling them to vote against three of the candidates: download letter here (http://www.nominet.org.uk/digitalAssets/28570_call_to_action_letter_web.pdf). As you can see, […]

Most recently notified WIPO Domain Name Decision(s) submitted within April 24th and 28th, 2008:
Decision dir2008-0002 (http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2008/dir2008-0002.html)
t-com.ir
t-mobile.ir
t-online.ir
telekom.ir
> Transfer
Decision d2008-0384 (http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2008/d2008-0384.html)
wolterkluwer.com
> Transfer
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Nominet has upgraded their online service system to allow domain names to be cancelled online. In addition, they have additionally automated part of their protection process to re-establish identity for explanation access.
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