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Google Refuses to Give Up Squatted Domains; Goes After YouTube Typos Again
Google has been gunning hard against domain squatters of late, especially squatters on YouTube typo domains. In December, it filed disputes against 50 YouTube typo domains, winning 37 of the 50 domains. Back then, the National Arbitration Forum had decided that 13 of the 50 domains had been registered prior to Google’s trademark filings with the USPTO, and thus, could not be handed over to Google. These included clear typo names such as YouTubr.com, which were being re-directed to surveys for cash affiliate websites, according to this Domain Name Wire report.
Google hasn’t given up the fight, however. Fusible.com reports that on Feb. 21, Google filed another case against the squatter with the National Arbitration Forum (Case no. 1428476) for a total of 13 typo domains, which include Youttube.com, Youtubve.com, and the rather questionable, YouTune.com.
Dream.org at $25,000 Tops Afternic’s $1M Sales Week
Afternic released its weekly sales report yesterday and the results were impressive: domains worth over $1M were sold in the week starting from Sunday, the 12th of February. Even more impressive was the fact that a .org topped the sales charts with Dream.org selling for $25,000.
The largest .com sale was JunkDrawer.com for $20,000, followed by CoolTool.com at $18,500. The lowest sale value was LogoBoss.com at $1,000.
A full list of sold domains can be found here.
Browsing through the list, a few sales stand out.
Headmasters.com at $15,000 is indeed quite a strong buy. So is Stac.com at $5,000. FreshSnacks.com at $2,088 and EditorsPick.com at $2,000 are good buys as well. Among phrase domains, TasteTheBest.com sold for $1,500. Even a typo domain, Referal.com, found its way on the list at $2,500.
Among non .com domains, Certify.org at $3,882 stands out. Dream.org, of course, tops the list at $25,000 – a good price for an undeniably strong domain.
Big Media Still Doesn’t ‘Get It’: Comcast Announces Launch of New Streaming Service, Doesn’t Own Matching Domain Yet
It happens over and over again: big media company announces launch of new service with much gusto and fanfare. Once the wheels have been already set in motion, someone at the company has a moment of epiphany: “Hang on, we don’t quite own the matching domain yet!”.
As Eliot Silver notes, Comcast announced the launch of a new streaming service, Streampix, to directly compete with the 800lb Gorilla in the ring, Netflix. Netflix, I don’t think it needs to be said, is the undisputed leader in the video streaming space with hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue and millions of paying subscribers (current market cap: $6.51B). If Comcast is to have any chance of toppling it from the Numero Uno spot, it’ll have to bring out the big guns and fire them hard.
But before Comcast could even step into the ring, it bungled up one of the most fundamental rules of marketing: own the .com before you announce your product.
Is This The Biggest Domain Sale Ever? PrivateJet.com Reportedly Sold for $30M
Move over, Sex.com, PrivateJet.com might just zoom in to the top spot as the biggest pure-domain sale ever. TheDomains.com reports that as per a press release, “Nations Luxury Transportations, LLC” has acquired the domain name, PrivateJet.com for a eye-popping $30.18M in a cash and stock deal from privately held Don’t Look Media.
The Archive.org history for PrivateJet.com is extremely bare. Along with the lack of Screenshots.com entries for the domain, it appears that this was largely a domain only sale (if the sale can be confirmed, that is).
5 Ways To Keep Your Domain Safe And Secure
Owning a domain and keeping it safe are two different things. Many people don’t think about the risks or bad things that can happen to their domain or portfolio until it’s to late. They usually become victims to an Internet crime and can loose their domain and have a really hard time retrieving it from the thief. Below you will find five methods that will keep your domains safe and secure.
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