Wicked.com: Mattel snafu an example of how single word domains are memorable

Wicked.com: Mattel snafu an example of how single word domains are memorable

November 11, 2024 · FEATURED POST

The Wicked.com snafu is a shocking example of quality control failure. Toy makers Mattel printed the domain “www.wicked.com” on recently released merchandise to celebrate the upcoming movie Wicked. Instead of using WickedMovie.com as the appropriate domain name, the destination is that of... [Read more]

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Domain News: November 18, 2024 - 1:39 pmdomain-news

The domain name Cyrano.com is a first name .com and thus extremely valuable. Cyrano is associated with Cyrano de Bergerac, the big-nosed French novelist, playwright, epistolarian, and duelist who lived in the 17th century;...

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Domain News: November 17, 2024 - 5:19 pmdomain-news

Invisible Twin Studio produces great ceramic works of functional art. Located in College Park, Florida, the studio’s works are created by founder Kelly Evans. Here what she says about her work: “I create...

Dan.com: Who can delete domain names?

Domain News: November 15, 2024 - 10:59 amdomain-news

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Domain News: November 15, 2024 - 8:59 amdomain-law

The domain RushTees.com is used by an active business that prints on t-shirts; along with RushOrderTees.co were involved in a UDRP filed by Printfly Corporation. The Complainant alleged that the Respondent targeted their...

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Domain News: November 14, 2024 - 2:23 pmdomain-law

A small company from Laguna, California, has operated online via an eBay store and the domain name LagunaClothingCompany.com since 2009. It was hit by UDRP on the basis of an existing LAGUNA mark, claimed by the Complainant,...

The Onion acquired Infowars.com, other domains

Domain News: November 14, 2024 - 1:57 pmdomain-news

Satirical publication The Onion has acquired the domain name Infowars.com from the auction that liquidated conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ media empire. A federal bankruptcy judge mandated the auction that included...

Seven with Sedo: More than 130 LLL .net domains in auction!

Domain News: November 14, 2024 - 11:19 amdomain-news

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Augis.com UDRP: Finders keepers, losers weepers!

Domain News: November 14, 2024 - 9:37 amdomain-law

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