.ws - If it looks like a duck…
Friday, January 16th, 2009 Posted in domain names, of interest, registrars | 584 Comments »So a recent posting advertising and hyping the benefits of .ws did get me thinking about its long and storied history (After all, it has been operating since 1999, they say!), and I was curious as to what model best ...
AcquireThisName.com playing better?
Sunday, January 4th, 2009 Posted in domain names, of interest, wipo | 312 Comments »Multiple reports now indicate that AcquireThisName.com and/or their parent company have started to take Trademark claims more seriously when delivered by a law firm or attorney. Good news for business owners or website administrator's whose names end up in the ...
Thank God for Bulk-Email Harvesters; How Else Could I Get Spammed so Relentlessly?
Sunday, December 21st, 2008 Posted in domain names, spam | 564 Comments »The newest netizen to discover the power of bulk-emailing wants me to visit my-domain-register.com (don't) from the ever-so-clever email address of "gmailer@tradeim.com." Never mind the unidiomatic "domain register" (instead of domain registrar), but it gets better when the site brags, ...
The best of the worst WIPO and NAF domain name decisions…
Sunday, December 14th, 2008 Posted in domain names, naf, wipo | 571 Comments »No one is perfect, and WIPO and NAF are not exceptions to that rule. There is a post coming soon that highlights some of the more shocking decisions by the two arbitration forums, and the post would be better if you ...
AcquireThisName.com - Who and what is Acquire This Name?
Sunday, December 7th, 2008 Posted in domain names, registrars, wipo | 1,894 Comments »Update: http://registerbetter.com/2009/01/acquirethisnamecom-playing-better/ ++++++++++++ The better question may be, "Really!?!" If you've followed any of the domain name forums recently you've probably seen more than one new user seeking information about "AcquireThisName.com" and what they can do to get their domain name back from Acquire ...
MustNeed.com pulls me back out of hiding…
Monday, October 20th, 2008 Posted in domain names, registrant search | 891 Comments »I had taken a vacation from actively managing the domain name side of things for too long, apparently, and the wild-west has returned to the web (Entirely due to my absence, I'm sure.)! I came back in order to find ...