Sites claim to be news for the 99%. The Chicago Tribune Company has filed a complaint with World Intellectual Property Organization over “occupy” web sites using its brand. The complaint targets occupiedchicagotribune.org and occupychicagotribune.org, the former of which is a web site that states “We’re proud to have no affiliation whatsoever with the 1% Chicago [...] Continue reading →

Jeweler files claim over six domain registrations. Jewelry company Tacori Enterprises has sued Oversee.net in U.S. District Court for cybersquatting. Tacori alleges (pdf) that Oversee.net is cybersquatting with at least six domain names: Taccori.com Tacorri.com Tacoriiv.com TacoriRings.com Tacoti.com Tracori.com Tacori alleges that Oversee.net “is a serial cybersquatter who registers, uses, and traffics in domain names [...] Continue reading →

Mayor and his son accused of hacking into email and then illegally accessing GoDaddy account to cancel domain name registration. West New York mayor Felix Roque and his son were arrested after allegedly working together to hack into an email account to gain access to a GoDaddy account and take down a domain name related [...] Continue reading →

Movie studio buys domain Injustice.com — for a new online game or movie? Movie studio Warner Bros. has purchased the domain name Injustice.com for $7,500 through Afternic. This is one of those domains with many uses, but that the owner must have known could end up being the title of a movie or game. [...] Continue reading →

Tablet traffic is very different from mobile phone traffic. I recently looked through the my Google Analytics account to understand how visitors access Domain Name Wire. 96% of visits come from a traditional computer such as a laptop or desktop. That leaves a relatively small number coming from mobile platforms. But more shocking to me [...] Continue reading →

Most visits are from the U.S., but almost half from other countries. Most visits to Domain Name Wire come from the U.S. — but it only represents 52% of the total. Here are the top 10 countries in terms of visits to Domain Name Wire through the end of April: 1. United States 2. India [...] Continue reading →

A few thoughts about the domain industry. I’ll be at a conference all day, so I’m going to kick today off with some recent thoughts about the domain name business. I have other posts in queue for today. …ICANN will be under intense pressure to hit its deadlines now that it’s sitting on $350 [...] Continue reading →