I have personally been a victim of Moniker’s migration to the new system and I’ve been patient through out the process sitting on the side lines and I guess giving them a chance to fix their issues. But things are not getting any better for me at Moniker as I have over 2000 domains with […]
It’s 10:00pm. Where is your Net Neutrality?
June 6, 2015 – Time to Protect Your Domain Assets It’s been almost a month since we began reporting and commenting on Net Neutrality. By now you have likely heard the term spoken by everyone, including your grandmother’s best friend. For most, Net Neutrality remains a vague concept. Make no mistake this is a big […]
Dear Piece of Sh*t, that is one way to start a reply
Domain investors are used to getting some pretty interesting emails, whether it is someone making a $10 offer on a premium domain name, or if it is an end user replying that they should get a domain offered to them for free. We also see over reaching trademark concerns sending letters out asking for domains […]
Net Neutrality – “Fast Lane” Still on the Table
May 15, 2014. Is it “the end of the Internet as we know it?” — Sen. Al Franken. Answer: Maybe yes, maybe no. Today, the FCC voted 3-2 along party lines to accept a provisional set of rules meant to protect Net Neutrality.This proposal did not move to reclassify broadband under Title II, and it […]
Senators Fighting to Preserve Net Neutrality
May 9, 2014. Like we did in the fight over SOPA, it is time to get involved and protect Net Neutrality. Today a great group of 11 Senators wrote to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler urging him to avoid the “pay-to-play” fiasco that is potentially looming and could eviscerate Net Neutrality. The letter which you can […]
Facebook and Zynga Playing Games? Privacy Policies Matter
May 9, 2014 – Yesterday, the 9th Cir. Court of Appeals dismissed federal wiretap claims against Zynga and Facebook. At issue was whether the gaming giant and FB were improperly disclosing user information to advertisers. In the class action suit, FB users were understandably unhappy to discover that when they clicked on an ad or […]
FCC Proposed Rule Making on Net Neutrality – Changes Coming Next Week.
May 8, 2014 – In advance of the FCC’s Proposed Rule Making set for May 15, 2014, ESQwire.com’s Jason Schaeffer was interviewed by Popular Mechanics to give a primer on Net Neutrality. Over the past few years, we’ve enjoyed a relatively good run of open, and for the most part, unrestricted access to lawful online […]
Is it Comcastic? Comcast – Time Warner Merger and Net Neutrality – What this Could Mean for the Open Internet
April 28, 2014 — Today Comcast set forth a plan to ensure it will be allowed to acquire Time Warner. Under the terms, Comcast is to sell 1.4 million subscribers to Charter Communications for $7.3 billion. Ostensibly, this move would allow Comcast to divest customers and appease the regulators. Step 1 — sell customers to […]
ICANN and Congress Need Your Help – Transfer of Internet Control
April 10, 2014 – ICANN Transition, 5 Year Strategic Plan & Congressional Action – In the past two days, ICANN has posted calls for Public Input on the transition of NTIA (United States) Stewardship of IANA Functions and ICANN’s 5 year Strategic Plan. Based on the timing of these requests, it appears that ICANN is […]
.TENNIS – Appealing the Call Denying Application for Community gTLD
April 8, 2014 – .TENNIS Reconsideration Request. As we head to the peak of tennis season, with Wimbledon and the US Open in a few months, it would be nice to see the “Tennis Community” obtain their own gTLD for .TENNIS. Unfortunately, the applicant for .TENNIS failed to pass the Community Priority Evaluation (CPE) – […]
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