Domain News: Weekly Digest, August 5, 2026

  • Business Web Presence Directory FYILocal.com Prepares to Accept U.S. … - DigitalJournal.com (press release)
    Business Web Presence Directory FYILocal.com Prepares to Accept U.S. …
    DigitalJournal.com (press release)
    Marketing Manager for the site, Wilf Barnes has previously hinted at a name change to a domain name without the country specific dot ca extention. The surprising part of the name change is that it came with no prior announcement. According to Barnes, "even …

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  • Defending national sovereignty on the Internet - VietNamNet Bridge

    VietNamNet Bridge
    Defending national sovereignty on the Internet
    VietNamNet Bridge
    VietNamNet Bridge – There is a “struggling” to defend national sovereignty that has silently taken place in many years: buying and keeping domain names related to Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes. Since late 2007, when China …

  • Sunday Updates and Tips - Elliot’s Blog (blog)
    Sunday Updates and Tips
    Elliot’s Blog (blog)
    I was a bidder in a NameJet auction for a brandable domain name that sold for over $3000, and it had five bidders with $1000+ bids. I performed a search on the USPTO website to make sure it was usable should I win the auction, and I saw one live trademark …

  • Facebook wins FacebookConnect.com domain name - The Next Web (blog)
    Facebook wins FacebookConnect.com domain name
    The Next Web (blog)
    After filing a complaint with the National Arbitration Forum at the end of June, Facebook has obtained the domain name FacebookConnect.com. It was an easy win, of course, because the name 'Facebook' is protected and obviously well known. Facebook …

  • The Federated Web Should Be Easier Than It Sounds - TechCrunch
    The Federated Web Should Be Easier Than It Sounds
    TechCrunch
    If you had your own domain name and kept good backups you could move from host to host and even to entirely different blogging systems (though you might mess up your permalinks). E-mail can work the same way, if you use your own domain name …

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  • Reliable Domain Name, Web Hosting Solutions for Your Business at Kumbh Host - Melodika.net (press release)
    Reliable Domain Name, Web Hosting Solutions for Your Business at Kumbh Host
    Melodika.net (press release)
    Kumbh Host helps you out to identify your business related domains and delivers variety of options and availability to choose your desired domain names, Our domain name suggestion tool will help to build your dream business name., even we can delivers …

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  • 2 UDRP Panels Finds Reverse Domain Name Hijacking Today on Mindo.com … - TheDomains.com
    2 UDRP Panels Finds Reverse Domain Name Hijacking Today on Mindo.com …
    TheDomains.com
    [Respondent] also buys already registered or expired domain names in order to sell or park for profit, dealing with the owner or participating in domain auctions.” Respondent acquired the disputed domain name in a SnapNames auction in February 2012.

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  • Nat Cohen wins reverse domain name hijacking charge against spa for SHA.com - Domain Name Wire
    Nat Cohen wins reverse domain name hijacking charge against spa for SHA.com
    Domain Name Wire
    “the fact that the [Respondent's] use is not real produces an obstruction act for my client, because the obvious and logical owner of the domain name is the owner of SHA. That, and furthermore the fact that there are no trademarks “SHA” owned by the …

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  • Guy mad about CentralNic domains sues ICANN and Network Solutions - Domain Name Wire
    Guy mad about CentralNic domains sues ICANN and Network Solutions
    Domain Name Wire
    I read a lot of lawsuits involving domain name companies. Occasionally I come across a “pro se” suit, in which the plaintiff doesn't have legal representation. Nine times out of ten these pro se cases I read involve a plantiff who's a bit crazy. Like the “nude artist” …

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