A day in the life of a domain investor

Learn the secret to this domain investor’s success. Trade publications and entrepreneurship media often profile C-level executives and entrepreneurs who wake up early to get a start on the day or who burn the midnight oil. It made me think, why not profile a domain investor? So here’s a profile of a day in the [...]

Ks.com case emphasizes value of short domains and risks of UDRP abuse

Panelist explains fraudulent scheme by Complainant to hijack valuable two-letter domain name through UDRP. A person filed a UDRP complaint stating that a domain name was fraudulently stolen from them. But the panelist reviewing the case determined it was the Complainant who was committing fraud. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) case for KS.com shows [...]

Illinois Agricultural Association tries reverse hijacking domain name

Organization filed UDRP after first trying to buy the domain name. A Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution (UDRP) panelist has found Illinois Agricultural Association (IAA) guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The organization, which was founded in 1912, filed the dispute against the domain name iaa.org. It uses the domain iaafoundation.org. Whois shows iaa.org is [...]

UP.Labs-Porsche’s newest startup wants to be the Plaid of automotive retail

As serial entrepreneur Joel Milne founded, scaled, and then successfully sold mobile auto repair service startup RepairSmith to AutoNation, he was plagued by a persistent problem.  The automotive retail industry has a communication problem. And it’s an expensive one. Thousands of dealerships and mechanic shops — each one with an array of software systems — [...]