December 2022: Biggest volume of “meta domains” dropping

Posted by DomainGang on October 29, 2021, at 4:26 pm

The biggest volume of “meta domains” dropping is about to happen, as we are approaching December 2022. Thousands of domains that contain “meta” are expired and the 35-45 day deletion cycle is ongoing. Many are expected to delete before Christmas, to make room for new domain registrations that will help massage Verisign data. A year […]

Filed under Domain News · Tagged with Facebook, Meta domains, Metaverse, Metaverse domains, Sweet Baby Rays, meta

MVRS.com: The next seven figure acquisition by Meta?

Posted by DomainGang on October 28, 2021, at 6:59 pm

Facebook is moving its umbrella operation to Meta, with a full rebrand of its core business. While the apps remain “as before,” the name of the company changes to Meta with Meta.com being the official web site. Mark Zuckerberg’s vision of a “metaverse” led him to acquire the short, memorable, and versatile Greek prefix as […]

Filed under Domain News · Tagged with FB, Facebook, MVRS, MVRS.com, Meta.com, SambaSafety.com, meta, stock symbol

BREAKING: #Facebook ready to rebrand as #OpenSea – unveils new logo

Posted by DomainGang on October 21, 2021, at 9:20 am

Citing current conditions in the social media market, Facebook has announced it is rebranding to “OpenSea.” News of the availability of the domain OpenSea.com in the open market clearly drove this move, according to media experts. Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of what will formerly be known as “Facebook” noted on the bold domain rebranding […]

Filed under Domain News · Tagged with Domains, Facebook, Facebook logo, Mark Zuckerberg, OpenSea.com, Parody, Zuck, squid game

FacebookCoin.com: Social media titan won’t pay $2,000 for this #domain name

Posted by DomainGang on July 5, 2021, at 12:54 pm

Facebook declined an offer to pay up $2,000 dollars for FacebookCoin.com. So is there a “Facebook coin” in the works? Most likely not, but the domain name contains the world famous Facebook mark, which led to the social media titan filing a UDRP against it. The decision was swift: transfer the domain FacebookCoin.com to the […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Facebook, Facebook coin, Facebook trademark, FacebookCoin.com, WIPO, grant transfer, trademark domains

Facebook Hotline : Will the matching dictionary .com be targeted?

Posted by DomainGang on April 8, 2021, at 4:12 pm

Facebook rolled out a beta of a new service called Hotline, a combination of Clubhouse and Instagram Live. The web based application allows creators to address an audience, that can then ask questions via text or audio. Topping Clubhouse, creators can turn their camera on instead of just using audio. Oddly, Hotline sign ups are […]

Filed under Domain News · Tagged with Facebook, Facebook Hotline, Facebook domains, Hotline.com, hotline

GameRoom.com #UDRP: Rare case with #Facebook as the Respondent!

Posted by DomainGang on January 15, 2021, at 9:35 am

This is a rare UDRP case with Facebook as the Respondent and not the Complainant. My Gameroom LLC filed the UDRP with the National Arbitration Forum, to contest the domain Gameroom.com, owned and operated by Facebook. The Complainant noted its 2018 trademark registration for MY GAMEROOM and MYGAMEROOM. Complainant states that it has used its […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domainers, Domains, Facebook, Gameroom.com, NAF, UDRP, deny transfer

Facebook.com : FTC wants to break it into Face.com and Book.com

Posted by DomainGang on December 9, 2020, at 4:06 pm

Facebook is under fire by the FTC; the Federal Trade Commission is seeking a permanent injunction in federal court that could, among other things, require the company to divest assets. What we’re looking into is a breakup of Facebook.com and the process won’t be difficult to implement. Simply put, Facebook.com will be split into two […]

Filed under Domain News · Tagged with Book.com, Face.com, Facebook, Parody news, facebook.com

FacebookSell.com : “An ongoing project which I have invested for years”

Posted by DomainGang on October 16, 2020, at 1:50 pm

From the hilarious responses to a UDRP department: FacebookSell.com was hit with a UDRP at the WIPO. The famous mark FACEBOOK is so strong that even savvy investor, Mike Mann, isn’t immune to it. And yet, the British Respondent in this UDRP had the cojones to respond thus: “I respectfully reject the allegation made by […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Facebook, Facebook domains, FacebookSell.com, UDRP, WIPO, grant transfer, trademarks

Facebook template .com : Yes, you can lose your #domain 14 years later

Posted by DomainGang on September 24, 2020, at 12:29 pm

If you hold onto a domain infringing on a famous trademark such as Facebook, you’re wasting your renewal fees. The registrant of FacebookTemplate.com, a domain registered way back in 2006 renewed it 13 times since then. Clearly, a waste of money, as Facebook Inc. filed a UDRP at the WIPO. Considering that on September 26, […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domainers, Domains, Facebook, Facebook domains, FacebookTem, UDRP, WIPO, grant transfer

FacebookWallet.com : Famous trademark enforced at the WIPO

Posted by DomainGang on July 27, 2020, at 12:18 pm

Famous brands own famous marks, and in the case of Facebook any domain that contains “facebook” is an invitation for a UDRP filing. Just as Mike Mann found out recently, Facebook took matters to the WIPO against the domain FacebookWallet.com. The Chinese registrant did not respond in this UDRP, and the matter closed quickly. At […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Facebook, Facebook domains, FacebookWallet.com, UDRP, WIPO

Mike Mann’s Domain Market lost the #UDRP for a set of #Facebook domains

Posted by DomainGang on July 21, 2020, at 5:42 pm

Facebook is a world-famous trademark, and so is its domain, Facebook.com. Registering domains with “Facebook” or other Facebook-owned brands is an activity that should be avoided – unless you really want to be hit with a UDRP. This is the case with a set of Facebook domains registered to Mike Mann‘s DomainMarket outlet. As we […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Facebook, Facebook domains, Mike Mann, UDRP, WIPO, domain market

Mike Mann : Lawyers from #Facebook are harassing me

Posted by DomainGang on June 3, 2020, at 5:00 pm

Domain investor and entrepreneur, Mike Mann, took it to Twitter today, sharing news about “harassment” he’s been getting from Facebook attorneys. Said Mike Mann: Moron scammer lawyers from Facebook are harassing me about a few domains I own to attempt to set an example out of me, they won’t take them free or settle; so […]

Filed under Domain News · Tagged with Facebook, Facebook domains, Mike Mann, UDRP, WIPO, facebookanalysis.com, facebookcommerce.com, facebookfan.com, facebookforever.com, facebookguy.com, facebookservices.com, facebookstrategy.com

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