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Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. Files UDRP for PPD.com

Elliot Silver
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I really hate seeing UDRP filings for three letter .com domain names. In my opinion, three letter acronyms usually have many different meanings, and it’s generally tough to say who would have a right to own the name.

I was checking the World Intellectual Property Organization’s website to see what UDRP filings have been recently made, and I saw one for the seemingly descriptive PPD.com. According to the filing report, Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. and  Pharmaco Investments, Inc. filed a UDRP for PPD.com in mid-April.

In looking at a historical thumbnail of PPD.com, I don’t see how the domain name is infringing upon this company’s brand. In fact, there seems there was even a vulgar message splashed across the front (see historical thumbnail from May 2008).  At the present time, PPD.com looks to be a standard parking page without much of a focus on a particular industry, so it doesn’t jump out at me as to why the company thinks they deserve the domain name.

Some PPD uses/meanings/acronyms:

  • Postponed
  • Stock ticker for Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.
  • PPD Worldwide
  • PPD, Inc.
  • Points Per Day
  • Philadelphia Police Department
  • Post Partum Depression

AcronymFinder.com found a total of 71 meanings for PPD, including some of those mentioned above, and also including the name of the company that filed the UDRP.

This will be an interesting case to follow since I don’t believe the domain name is being used in bad faith (at least in my opinion). I’ve never heard of the company that filed the complaint, and it might be tough to prove a bad faith registration.

Kevin Ohashi Warning: Change Your Password Storage Policy or Be Publicly Named & Shamed

Elliot Silver
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I read  an article on Kevin Ohashi’s blog, and if you represent or work for a domain company, you better take notice. According to Ohashi, at least one major domain company is not storing customer passwords securely, and if this isn’t fixed by April 25, he will publicly name the company.

You can read the full details of the security threat on Kevin’s website, but the gist of it is that companies should keep client passwords encrypted, and he has noticed that one company does not appear to be doing so. This can put client accounts in peril, and if clients use the same password at different registrars, it can spell major problems.

I do my best to use different login information (user name and password) for each domain registrar I use. I know that no system is perfect, but account security is of  utmost  importance. Stolen domain names are expensive to recover, and that doesn’t include losses such as PPC/advertising revenue and missed sales opportunities.

I really hope Kevin doesn’t have to name the company that might have password issues, but if he does, let’s hope the company addresses those issues ASAP. It’s also a good opportunity for other companies to address their own password encryption system.

Thanks to Kevin for looking out.

Overstock CEO Discusses O.CO

Elliot Silver
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I read an article today, and I thought it might interest you. Business Insider interviewed Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne about the company’s turnaround, and among the topics in this wide ranging interview is the O.CO re-branding effort, which is has been covered at length by domain industry outlets.

I highlighted what I believe might be of interest to domain investors, particularly those who own or are thinking about buying .CO domain names:

“O.co is a shortcut to Overstock.com, with a different logo and layout. It has become our international name too.

“In television ads, we’ve introduced it as a shortcut to our domestic site, and if you type it in, you get free shipping.
The percentage of people who are typing it in is going up substantially, so you might see a new brand emerge. Or, you might see a brand morph from Overstock to O.co depending on how receptive the public is to it.”

“O.co is more consistent with how we’re trying to brand ourselves now, as a savings engine. It’s the simplest way to explain what we do.”

It’s an interesting interview that you should check out when you get a chance. It really digs into Overstock’s growth strategy and business history.

GeoDomain Interview on Domain Sherpa

Elliot Silver
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Last week, an hour-long, wide ranging interview I did was posted on DomainSherpa.com. This interview touched on quite a few topics, ranging from domain acquisitions and sales to my development projects.  I think it’s a bit on the long side, but based on the feedback I received, some people have been able to learn from it.

As we concluded the interview, Mike Cyger asked me if I had time to discuss geodomain  acquisitions, and I obliged. You can find my interview about geodomain names and development on Domain Sherpa this morning.

I’ve bought and sold quite a few geodomain names in the last few years (Burbank.com, Lowell.com, Newburyport.com, Salinas.com, Secaucus.com, Weymouth.com, Rustenberg.com, and many others). I’ve also developed a few, and Lowell.com currently makes a few hundred dollars a month and gets over 12,000 visitors.

The interview touches on valuation, acquisition, sales, as well as on development and monetization. I am the first to admit that I’ve done a better job building and driving traffic to my geodomain names than monetizing them, but I discussed why I don’t think I’ve done a great job on making money with them.

I don’t consider myself an expert geodomain developer, but I’ve done a fair job in the space. Hopefully this interview will give you some insight into geodomain investing.

PokerStars.com and FullTiltPoker.com Domain Names To Be Restored to Facilitate Return of U.S. Player Funds

Elliot Silver
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The US government shut down several of the largest poker websites last week and seized five associated domain names, which caused considerable outrage and tumult in the US and around the world. The website operators and facilitators were indicted by Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and they face a variety of charges.

The US Attorney’s office issued another press release this morning  (see pdf on US Attorney’s website), announcing that a deal has been struck between Bharara’s office and Poker Stars and Full Tilt  Poker to restore the PokerStars.com and FullTiltPoker.com domain names, allowing  US players to withdraw funds being held by the two companies.

According to today’s press release:

“Under the terms of the agreements with PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, the companies agreed that they would not allow for, facilitate, or provide the ability for players located in the United States to engage in playing online poker for “real money” or any other thing of value. The agreements allow for PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker to use the pokerstars.com and fulltiltpoker.com domain names to facilitate the withdrawal of U.S. players’ funds held in account with the companies. The deposit of funds by U.S. players is expressly prohibited.”

This appears to be good news for US-based poker players who were concerned about the status of their deposits. Poker players who used other websites are not yet in the clear to receive their funds, but the press release mentioned that “the  Government stands to enter the same agreement with Absolute Poker if it so chooses.”

Neither website appears to be operational yet, as both still have the seizure notice on them. It may take some time for the websites’ DNS to  propagate, just as it took up to 2 days for the sites to show the seizure notice for some people.

Thanks to Alexander Ripps at  GamblingCompliance.com for the tip.

Afternic Records Over $550k in .com Sales

Elliot Silver
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Last week, Afternic recorded about $564,000 in public .com domain sales of $1,000 or more.  Two out of the three sales above $10,000 were Afternic DLS sales, not owned by NameMedia companies.

I think the sale of Tagalog.com at $12,000 was a great deal, considering it’s the language spoken by up to a third of the population in the Philippines, and it’s the second language of nearly everyone else. Here are the publicly reported .com sales of $1,000 or more from Afternic last week:

ringer.com $40,500.00
videosonline.com $18,000.00
tagalog.com $12,000.00
1mb.com $9,000.00
nonskid.com $7,800.00
anonyme.com $6,000.00
cccn.com $6,000.00
thecatwalk.com $5,800.00
privatevacations.com $5,396.00
bassnation.com $5,225.00
evme.com $5,167.00
fivestarinsurance.com $5,000.00
webmaps.com $5,000.00
playnomics.com $4,950.00
preparetodie.com $4,900.00
onlinecollaboration.com $4,588.00
energyclear.com $4,500.00
okit.com $4,477.00
shelvingsystems.com $4,388.00
collegearts.com $4,255.00
betec.com $4,188.00
infofit.com $4,000.00
rightpay.com $3,750.00
premiersafaris.com $3,740.00
viabuy.com $3,588.00
loadable.com $3,500.00
oceandevelopment.com $3,500.00
informedvoter.com $3,500.00
libertybox.com $3,500.00
findahospital.com $3,450.00
sdgame.com $3,388.00
hsgh.com $3,340.00
ticketagent.com $3,300.00
homegrowntomatoes.com $3,288.00
overshare.com $3,250.00
wheresmybeer.com $3,200.00
organicstorage.com $3,188.00
spreego.com $3,188.00
rebelfilms.com $3,188.00
encoreauto.com $3,088.00
royalcafe.com $3,077.00
tipnews.com $3,000.00
gisports.com $3,000.00
powervoice.com $3,000.00
businessstatistics.com $2,988.00
SKATEBOARDEXPRESS.com $2,900.00
tourgigs.com $2,888.00
liturgies.com $2,888.00
wnrm.com $2,847.00
runwell.com $2,800.00
animeget.com $2,732.00
coursehub.com $2,722.00
radiotunes.com $2,700.00
xssports.com $2,700.00
pensionsnow.com $2,688.00
thegrindstone.com $2,688.00
ADDEAL.com $2,688.00
minorityenterprise.com $2,608.00
nufood.com $2,588.00
thenewu.com $2,588.00
tutorlab.com $2,588.00
postengine.com $2,588.00
accesscounseling.com $2,540.00
discountpoint.com $2,500.00
redclip.com $2,500.00
eucareers.com $2,500.00
adtimes.com $2,500.00
mobilediscount.com $2,500.00
faceday.com $2,500.00
tomatch.com $2,499.00
canwemeet.com $2,488.00
yestutor.com $2,388.00
tripfiles.com $2,388.00
freshtag.com $2,350.00
luzar.com $2,330.00
luxuryco.com $2,300.00
tabletnet.com $2,188.00
wavecash.com $2,188.00
myeuropeantour.com $2,188.00
dailyupdate.com $2,188.00
sapnow.com $2,150.00
budgetcontrol.com $2,150.00
best-deals.com $2,150.00
vsnap.com $2,088.00
psychwire.com $2,088.00
moroj.com $2,088.00
thecontentcompany.com $2,088.00
futurasolutions.com $2,088.00
noblebeast.com $2,000.00
getkarma.com $2,000.00
dittomax.com $2,000.00
diydiet.com $2,000.00
westernindia.com $2,000.00
shopfreely.com $2,000.00
evrika.com $2,000.00
padonki.com $2,000.00
affordabletechnology.com $2,000.00
emptyquarter.com $2,000.00
improveenglish.com $2,000.00
academicos.com $2,000.00
borrowfinance.com $2,000.00
howcreative.com $2,000.00
chatfire.com $2,000.00
stretchyoga.com $1,988.00
honeymoonreviews.com $1,988.00
drwoods.com $1,900.00
forfoodlovers.com $1,900.00
californiagreenery.com $1,888.00
collegetrainer.com $1,888.00
medigym.com $1,888.00
roadassistance.com $1,888.00
portfolioportal.com $1,888.00
vizexplorer.com $1,888.00
alivegallery.com $1,800.00
jihong.com $1,800.00
brilliantgems.com $1,800.00
exacthost.com $1,791.00
onlinesync.com $1,790.00
medassured.com $1,788.00
startupdocs.com $1,788.00
salesshare.com $1,788.00
companypad.com $1,788.00
justpayme.com $1,788.00
retirementapartments.com $1,750.00
photobugs.com $1,700.00
yapalot.com $1,688.00
sleepsociety.com $1,688.00
farmfactory.com $1,688.00
australiandiving.com $1,688.00
producttruth.com $1,688.00
shareconference.com $1,621.00
intocamping.com $1,609.00
cookcenter.com $1,600.00
qualitypaintingservices.com $1,588.00
prospectoronline.com $1,588.00
carrollbrothers.com $1,588.00
emergentpartners.com $1,588.00
plastpack.com $1,544.00
senior-services.com $1,500.00
internactive.com $1,500.00
worldlingerie.com $1,500.00
yourcrew.com $1,500.00
streetfax.com $1,500.00
atoa.com $1,500.00
bellechic.com $1,500.00
duckworths.com $1,500.00
internationaldiner.com $1,500.00
promanager.com $1,500.00
makecolor.com $1,500.00
on-tap.com $1,500.00
ratemyproperty.com $1,500.00
prvisa.com $1,500.00
trueplace.com $1,500.00
rundeep.com $1,500.00
imperialsports.com $1,500.00
intercook.com $1,500.00
centralregistry.com $1,500.00
racehard.com $1,488.00
gamesandprizes.com $1,488.00
vortexlounge.com $1,488.00
pinnacleenvironmental.com $1,488.00
yourlocalmarket.com $1,488.00
coffeechoice.com $1,450.00
howbooks.com $1,400.00
seesoftware.com $1,400.00
houstonofficecleaning.com $1,400.00
mediaselect.com $1,388.00
senseandsoul.com $1,350.00
infochamp.com $1,344.00
safemarkets.com $1,322.00
hopshops.com $1,300.00
sourceelectric.com $1,300.00
barefootgrass.com $1,300.00
taxoptimization.com $1,288.00
padbase.com $1,288.00
higher-power.com $1,288.00
medialiquidations.com $1,270.00
hardsport.com $1,250.00
wheretoday.com $1,250.00
thegamesnetwork.com $1,250.00
supplybid.com $1,200.00
therockfoundation.com $1,200.00
lewiselectrical.com $1,200.00
americanails.com $1,200.00
123properties.com $1,200.00
slimsnacks.com $1,200.00
nothingcooler.com $1,193.00
unitedstatescredit.com $1,188.00
askapsychiatrist.com $1,188.00
sportmatters.com $1,125.00
ministryofgod.com $1,115.00
ourchildrenourfuture.com $1,100.00
canadaworld.com $1,100.00
fagle.com $1,100.00
telepasta.com $1,100.00
thepeoplesmovement.com $1,095.00
blueturquoise.com $1,088.00
safetystaff.com $1,035.00
theskinco.com $1,010.00
ezwings.com $1,000.00
decadentcreations.com $1,000.00
globaldancemusic.com $1,000.00
recordfile.com $1,000.00
qualitytv.com $1,000.00
legalresponse.com $1,000.00
psychaid.com $1,000.00
europeansummit.com $1,000.00
gratefuldogs.com $1,000.00
computerapps.com $1,000.00
goetterfunken.com $1,000.00
canadianaccounting.com $1,000.00
isleofdreams.com $1,000.00
EmpireList.com $1,995.00
wikinow.com $1,870.00
bcbeef.com $1,742.00
GADGETS101.com $1,400.00
GeoBets.com $1,395.00
LocalMarketingExpert.com $1,350.00
HandRegistrations.com $1,250.00
eqcenter.com $1,250.00
proteincalculator.com $1,250.00
FreeFootballOdds.com $1,200.00
17Minutes.com $1,195.00
dutchworks.com $1,125.00
TheEditorial.com $1,000.00
WHAT2PLANT.com $1,000.00
shoretour.com $1,000.00
BlogBoutique.com $1,000.00
mdtraining.com $1,000.00
webparent.com $1,000.00
taxshark.com $1,000.00
SHOWWIRELESS.com $1,000.00

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