August 5th, 2008 by 
David Goldstein
In a June court ruling, domainer Navigation Catalyst and registrar Basic Fusion lost a cybersquatting lawsuit to Verizon. This is an extremely interesting and potentially precedent-setting case regarding domaining and domain name tasting writes Eric Goldman. The court condemned both practices, leading to a preliminary injunction against the domainer and its registrar based on the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA). It is also the first time Goldman is aware of a domainer losing an ACPA lawsuit. … more
August 5th, 2008 by David Goldstein
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Down Under is happening on the Gold Coast, Australia, with Fabulous.com (Dark Blue Sea Ltd) and T.R.A.F.F.I.C. partnering to host the premiere event being held from November 18 to 20, to be held at the Sheraton Mirage Resort, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. … more
August 4th, 2008 by David Goldstein
Internet Investors, recently acquired over 60 domain names related to hotels, restaurants, travel, shopping, jobs, events, attractions, nightlife and real estate in Colorado. These recent acquisitions compliment the group’s generic/geographic/service -related domains portfolio. The company monetizes web sites through domain parking, resell through their domain marketplace and domain development. … more
August 4th, 2008 by David Goldstein
DotAsia Top 10 Auctions Action Packed as Hot-or-Not Contest Excitement Continues
DotAsia Organisation announced today that auction proceeds for the .Asia Sunrise and Landrush auctions reached US$7 Million after surpassing the US$6 Million mark 2 weeks ago. The top 10 list also continues to experience constant changes and exciting developments. Four new domains entered into the Top 10, including “homes.asia” (US$32,000) and “gold.asia” (US$34,125 and ongoing), while “buy.asia” (US$72,000 and ongoing) jumped into 3rd position. Making way for these were “vodka.asia” (US$25,000), “diamond.asia” (US$28,000) and “spa.asia” (US$23,200). Into the final week of the auctions, “discover.asia” remains at the top having closed at US$112,111. Live auction ticker and commentary can be found on think.asia, as the .Asia Hot-or-Not Domains Appraisal Contest awaits its Grand Prize winner of US$10,000. … more
July 28th, 2008 by Michael Lawrence
Ethoca has seen firsthand how the effects of e-commerce fraud extend well beyond the loss of a physical product or dollar amount,” said Andre Edelbrock, CEO, Ethoca. “We’re pleased that the Global Fraud-Fighting Community is broadening to protect digital distribution markets and encompass the experiences of Sedo’s global consumer base. We hope Sedo’s leadership in digital property will propel other forward-looking businesses in this area to join the fight.”
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July 25th, 2008 by Michael Lawrence
Contestants on TV’s Dragon’s Den may face a tough grilling from Duncan Bannatyne et al, but there’s one important question that has never been asked on the programme.
Domain name company Sedo has claimed that while the Dragons focus on issues such as financials and product patents, they don’t ever think about domain names.
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July 24th, 2008 by David Goldstein
If domain name sales are anything to go by, the French are more interested in cars to sex. In recent days there are reports auto.fr and voitures.fr were sold for €150,000. This compares to the €30,000 for porn.fr in January 2008. … more
July 23rd, 2008 by David Goldstein
Ongoing Auctions: book.asia and gifts.asia, make inroads on Top 10 list
DotAsia Organisation announced today that auction for Discover.Asia closed at US$112,111 and now has a commanding lead over “sex.asia” on the Top 10 auctions list. The .Asia Sunrise and Landrush auction process is approaching its final stretch, while the .Asia Hot-or-Not Domains Appraisal Contest continues on think.asia. Grand Prize winner for US$10,000 will be crowned when auctions are expected to be completed later in August … more
July 23rd, 2008 by David Goldstein
–Clients.com, CreditCheck.us, and OnlineDiscounts.com Are Among The Top Names Available–
Moniker, an Oversee.net company and provider of Domain Asset Management® services, today announced the availability of premium domain names for purchase via its exclusive online domain name auction produced in association with the Affiliate Summit 2008 East, the largest event for affiliate marketers. The online auction will start on Sunday, August 10 and continue through Thursday, August 21. … more
July 18th, 2008 by Michael Lawrence
Recently i have acquired a brochure from .AUDA and it goes through the policies of selling your .COM.AU domain name. So if you are looking at selling your .COM.AU on the aftermarket here is a few rules and regulations that you might want to read before going ahead.
They go through the usual policies then the key elements of selling your domain.
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Though a distant third place to Google, Microsoft thinks it can teach its rival a thing or two about searching the Internet. 
The Sedo auction for Villas.com has just closed with the name selling for €305,000, making it the eighth biggest sale to date in 2008 according to Domain Name Journal’s Year to Date sales chart, assuming money changes hand. The auction was contested by two bidders once the bidding got past €155,000.
NameSeek is the second domain name auction site specialising in sales of .au domain names to be announced since policies for the .au namespace were liberalised on June 1 following Netfleet.com.au. 
With changes to the .au ccTLD policy that now allow for transfers of domain names and subsequently trading in domain names, Netfleet.com.au have commenced an online domain trading site for auctions and sales of .au domain names. 
The latest Domain Name Journal domain sales report from Ron Jackson shows summer holidays have not slowed sales around the world. This week’s biggest sale was phones.co.uk, a private sale, for £175,000, the fourth biggest ccTLD sale of the year to date.