Domain Name Strategy
A Sweet Conclusion
Yvette Miller ⬥ 30 May A recent kerfuffle around Italian chocolate and confectionery producer Ferrero SpA and fan Sara Rosso is the latest example of how important it ...
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Bed, Bath, and Bam!
Steve Levy ⬥ 24 May Bed, Bath and Beyond recently won a major victory in the fight against cybersquatting by successfully recovering 59 domain names in a single ...
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I want my .TV – until I forget what a TV is.
Zane Bundy ⬥ 20 May TBS and TNT announced this week that they’ll be streaming online, and ABC announced that it’s offering unaired episodes online of the sitcom ...
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Keep the Change
Steve Levy ⬥ 29 April Apparently, a dime really doesn’t go that far anymore. Chinese online gaming company Tencent Holdings Limited’s recent effort to recover the domain name ...
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Doing Good on Digital: How TOMS inspired FairWinds alum Vincent Ko and his partners to start Panda Sunglasses
Zane Bundy ⬥ 29 April This past Christmas was my first at FairWinds. I won’t lie, I’m a bit of a grinch – and I was not prepared ...
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Decisions: Adjudication Situation
Steve Levy ⬥ 25 March Sometimes UDRP complaints come along that are obvious attempts at gaining control of a domain name to which the Complainant simply does not ...
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The Armenian Connection: Will.i.am Owes Personalized URL to Country That Gave Us Reality TV Star Kim Kardashian and Reddit Co-Fo
Zane Bundy ⬥ 24 April Go ahead – type will.i.am into your browser bar. Ever the master of personal branding, William Adams (a.k.a. will.i.am) has cleverly registered the ...
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Bank Pays Price for Failing to Renew Domain Name
Zane Bundy ⬥ 19 April Remembering to renew any sort of membership or subscription can be a pain, but it’s really a problem when your business model relies ...
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Decisions: Hand in Hand
Steve Levy ⬥ 19 April Politics and domain names often walk hand in hand these days. Organizing for Action, a non-profit organization aligned with the Democratic Party, was ...
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ICANN Gives an Update on Whois
Yvette Miller ⬥ 29 March Fake Whois information has long been a source of frustration to anyone looking to deal with domain names that are infringing on trademarks ...
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Decisions: Colorblind
Steve Levy ⬥ 18 March The University of Miami filed two UDRP complaints with the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) overUHealth.com and UHealth.org, and although the domain names and ...
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Trademarks and Strategies – The Need for Cooperation
Yvette Miller ⬥ 15 March A major theme to come out of INTA’s 2013 Trademarks and the Changing Internet LandscapeConference in New York City was the value of ...
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