The oldest domain name in the world – Symbolics.com – has turned to selling pixel ads to generate revenue. I’ve received an email from Aron Meystedt, owner of Symbolics.com and XF.com, informing me of the news. A press release has …
Sears Wins 96 Domain Name UDRP
The National Arbitration Forum yesterday awarded Sears Brands, LLC (complainant) the transfer of 96 domain names previously held by Zhichao Yang (respondent) of China in a UDRP decision. Sears Brands LLC submitted a complaint on March 1, 2013 to the …
The Demise Of iMountain.com Web Host – Sad To See Them Go
I think it was sometime at the end of 2007 or at the beginning of 2008 that I bought a clustered web hosting package at a solar-powered web hosting provider called imountain.com. It was then that my 5 year experience …
BitCoin Value Drops By $30
BitCoin value dropped by almost $30 today as its largest market – MtGox.com – suffered a 1 hour outage. The value of BitCoint went from above $145 to below $117 within the hour before evening out at around $125 to …
Google Wins 21 Domain Name UDRP
The National Arbitration Forum yesterday awarded Google Inc. (complainant) the transfer of 21 domain names previously held by 1000.com / HyunGyu Lee (respondent) of South Korea in a straight forward UDRP decision. In a complaint submitted on February 4, 2013 …
Would You Pay $30,000 For GitexShopper.com?
UAE-based “entrepreneur” Seyed Mohammad Ghahari recently placed an interesting price tag of $30,000 on the domain name gitexshopper.com in the hope of “selling it to anyone interested in developing it into an information portal” reports emirates247.com. Gitex Shopper – for …
Yahoo Files UDRP complaint For BrandYahoo.com
Yahoo has filed a UDRP complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for the domain name BrandYahoo.com. The domain name is currently owned by Yang Zhi of Guangzhou City, Guangdong province, China, however the domain holder most likely has …
BuddyPress 1.6.5 Released
The team behind BuddyPress have announced BuddyPress 1.6.5 was released two days ago to address a security issue that could potentially allow malicious users to gain access to the “delete account” settings screen of the plugin. Users running earlier versions …
People Are Buying Hurricane Domain Names Anticipating Stormy Weather in 2013
The hurricane season begins in June and ends in November in the US and judging by recent history, and by the domain names registered in 2013, some people are expecting (or hoping for?) at least one of the storms to …
Threads – A WordPress Plugin That Lets You Write Timeline-Like Posts
Alex King, the owner and founder of crowdfavorite.com and the creator of sharethis.com, announced on his blog a few days ago the release of a cool new WordPress plugin that’s been in the works for over a year. The plugin …