Bye bye Facebook Calibra : #Domain rebranding to #Novi tags Novi.com acquisition

Posted by DomainGang on May 26, 2020, at 11:13 am

Facebook’s Libra project was met with skepticism, and it’s now changed its name to Novi with the matching domain Novi.com. News of the announcement on Facebook disclosed the domain rebranding, to the short “novi” that is inspired from the Latin words “novus” and “via” for “new way.” The Libra and Calibra cryptocurrency and cryptowallet project […]

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Facebook #Avatar : Singular and plural #domains are already taken

Posted by DomainGang on May 18, 2020, at 6:55 pm

Facebook announced yet another time-waster today, the Facebook Avatar. What is basically a cartoon construct of one’s likeness, this new range of graphic images can be used to express emotions all over Facebook, depicting the person. With that in mind, both domains FacebookAvatar.com and FacebookAvatars.com have been registered for a while, and not by Facebook, […]

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#Domain brands : #Facebook rolling out “Messenger Rooms” to spite #Zoom

Posted by DomainGang on April 24, 2020, at 3:20 pm

Facebook announced the rollout of its new Messenger Rooms feature, clearly in direct competition with popular Zoom. The Messenger Rooms service will let people start group video chats that can be joined by up to 50 people. These rooms can be created on both Facebook and Messenger, and Facebook said it plans to add the […]

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#Ukrainian adamant about keeping #Facebook domain for 13 years

Posted by DomainGang on March 20, 2020, at 2:13 pm

A man from Ukraine registered the domain Facebook.com.ua, the local ccTLD, in 2007. When Facebook filed a UDRP, the Respondent attempted to invoke the doctrine of laches, claiming that it took the Complainant too long to file the UDRP. While the domain wasn’t used to display Facebook content or to pass off as Facebook, it […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Facebook, doctrine of laches, facebook.com.ua

Libra #domains : No more Facebook support from #PayPal

Posted by DomainGang on October 6, 2019, at 7:20 pm

If you registered a bunch of domain names containing “Libra” and either “Facebook” or “PayPal” you’re obviously in violation of famous marks. Newbie domainers that do this mass registration of useless Libra domains do so due to ignorance, but it’s also due the “lemming effect.” The good news is that PayPal pulled out of the […]

Filed under Domain News · Tagged with Domainers, Domains, Facebook, Libra, Libra domains, Paypal

#AlpNames : #Domain registrar denies it’s being targeted negatively by #Facebook

Posted by DomainGang on August 2, 2018, at 9:28 am

Domain registrar AlpNames is popular for its domain discount special promotions. In doing so, some believe that spammers end up abusing these promotional discounts, registering domains en masse. A domain investor shared their issue with AlpNames when he attempted to add them on Facebook: they were blocked. I register and buy names for one sole […]

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#Facebook to replace trending news with more reliable sources of information

Posted by DomainGang on June 1, 2018, at 8:41 pm

Facebook is removing its Trending News section, introducing more solid sources of information. In a clear attempt to solidify its top position as the world’s most popular social medium, Mark Zuckerberg’s digital child announced the series of changes and updates, today: We’re removing Trending soon to make way for future news experiences on Facebook. We […]

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#Greek man in legal trouble after posting smiley on #Facebook

Posted by DomainGang on May 18, 2018, at 12:20 pm

A Greek man was sentenced to six months in jail, after posting a single smiley on Facebook. Is this possible? 😀 Here’s the background story. Several years ago, the man was sued and found guilty of defaming an entrepreneur’s business. At the time, a restraining order was issued, forbidding the man from getting in further […]

Filed under Domain News · Tagged with Domainers, Domains, Facebook, Facebook violence, law

#Facebook enters #dating : Matching .com #domain the next #UDRP?

Posted by DomainGang on May 2, 2018, at 11:57 am

Facebook announced that it’s getting into the realm of dating, by introducing an opt-in feature that’ll match you to same-minded adults. The unexpected move sent Facebook stock soaring, and that of competing match-making companies dropping. While Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, appeared giddy and reassuring, privacy issues have affected Facebook in recent months. What would make […]

Filed under Domain News · Tagged with Domainers, Domains, Facebook, Facebook dating, FacebookDating.com, Mark Zuckerberg

#Facebook and #China’s government are now using #facial recognition

Posted by DomainGang on February 9, 2018, at 7:27 pm

The Chinese government and its police force, are using intelligent glasses to locate persons of interest. The “Big Brother” state can scan 1.3 billion profiles in just three seconds, and utilizes facial recognition to constrain movement of political and religious groups, along with the obvious hunt of criminals. In China, there is no such thing […]

Filed under Domain News · Tagged with China, Chinese government, Facebook, Government surveillance, facial recognition

POKERFACEbook or PokerFACEBOOK? The UDRP against the .com resolved that

Posted by DomainGang on November 14, 2017, at 12:17 pm

The registrant of the domain pokerfacebook.com claims that it was meant to be a social network for poker players. “This site while provided information primarily about the worlds most trusted Online Poker Sites, will serve primarily as a means of connecting all of the online players as well as possibly creating a few new ones. […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domainers, Domains, Facebook, Facebook domains, PokerFaceBook.com, UDRP, WIPO, trademarks

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