Zak Muscovitch at DomainConvergence 2008

Guest contributor Zak Muscovitch is a domain name lawyer, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He has been practicing domain name law for over ten years and is now running for the election for a seat on the CIRA Board of Directors. Go to http://www.DNattorney.com and http://zak-for-cira.ca/ for more information.

The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (“CIRA”) operates Canada’s .CA domain name registry in the “public interest”. Where does this authority come from and what is the “public interest”? During the current 2010 election for CIRA’s Board of Directors, these questions should be raised and debated. CIRA has an important role to fill as the operational manager of the registry, but has an equally important role to fill in terms of governing the .CA space in the public interest.

Read the full article after the jump.

When CIRA was incorporated as a Canadian federal corporation without share capital (otherwise known as a not-for-profit corporation) on December 30, 1998, there was no mention of “the public interest” in its formal objectives as filed with Industry Canada. CIRA’s formal objectives were:

a) to act as the registry for the .CA Internet domain;

b) to provide professional registry services comparable to other major national and international Internet registries;

c) to develop and carry out any other Internet-related registration activities in Canada; and

d) to do all such other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above objects.

In 2006, CIRA made apparently minor revisions to their filed objectives with Industry Canada, so that c), above, now read;

“to develop, carry out and/or support any other Internet-related activities in Canada”.

The change is small, but noteworthy. One can see that “support” of “any internet-related activities” was added, ostensibly expanding CIRA’a objectives to include broader involvement and support in anything Internet related, not just registration related. This is the foundation for CIRA’s mandate to be actively involved in supporting Internet related activities in Canada. But there was still no mention of the “public interest” in CIRA’s formal objectives. So where does the “public interest” come into play for CIRA?

On March 11, 1999, Michael Binder, Assistant Deputy Minister Spectrum, Information Technologies and Telecommunications (Industry Canada), wrote a letter to Rob Hall, then Chairman of the Board of CIRA, to thank John Demco for his management of the registry for the previous ten years, to congratulate CIRA on its incorporation, and to “recognize CIRA as the administrator of the .ca domain space” (the “Binder Letter”).

The Binder Letter essentially confirmed that the Government of Canada was permitting CIRA to run the registry and that CIRA was expected to adopt certain principles in its operation. The term “public interest” however, did not appear in this letter. Rather, the term “public resource” was used in the following manner:

“The .CA domain space is a key public resource, helping to promote the development of electronic commerce in Canada and important to our country’s future social and economic development”.

The term “public resource” was used within a context that suggested that .CA domain names had two important roles to play, which were both in the public interest;

a) economic development through the development of Internet businesses for wealth creation; and

b) social development so Canada could fulfill its aspirations as a society.

Accordingly, even though the term, “public interest” was not expressly used by Industry Canada in confirming CIRA’s mandate, it was nonetheless made clear CIRA was to operate the .CA registry with this combination of public interest priorities in mind; namely economic and social development.

The first express use of the term “public interest” as it relates to CIRA, appeared shortly thereafter. On October 10, 2000, Industry Canada confirmed to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”), that CIRA was formally being designated as Canada’s administrator of the .CA registry. In this letter, Industry Canada expressly confirmed that CIRA was to operate in the “public interest”:

This agreement provides that the Government of Canada will designate CIRA to be the new administrator of the .ca and that CIRA will manage the .ca in accordance with principles set by the Government of Canada in the March 11, 1999 letter referred to above and any additional principles that are in the public interest and reasonable. [emphasis added]

The “agreement” referred to by Industry Canada, above, was the “Umbrella Agreement” wherein UBC (the former .CA administrator under the leadership of John Demco), the Government of Canada, and CIRA, agreed on the transition to administration of the .CA registry by CIRA. The Umbrella Agreement expressly made reference to both CIRA being mandated to operate the .CA registry as a “public resource” and in the “public interest”.

The Umbrella Agreement expressly confirmed that the “public interest”, as originally expressed in the Binder Letter, involved both a concern for economic and social development:

“the parties are of the view that the .ca domain space should be developed as a key public resource for social and economic development for all Canadians”. [emphasis added]

The Umbrella Agreement further confirmed that in accordance with Industry Canada’s mandate to CIRA of October 10, 1999:

“CIRA was incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation with the intention of managing the .ca domain space in the public interest”. [emphasis added]

The next appearance of the express use of the term, “public interest”, as it relates to CIRA, appeared in the “Principles for the Delegation and Administration of Country Code Top Level Domain Names”, Presented by ICANN’s Governmental Advisory Committee on February 23, 2000 (the “GAC Principles”). This document’s objective was to suggest principles that will assist in the development of best practice for the delegation and administration of ccTLDs (country code top-level domain names, such as .CA).

Section 5.1 of the GAC Principles stated:

The relevant government or public authority ultimately represents the interests of the people of the country or territory for which the ccTLD has been delegated. Accordingly, the role of the relevant government or public authority is to ensure that the ccTLD is being administered in the public interest, whilst taking into consideration issues of public policy and relevant law and regulation. [emphasis added]

The GAC Principles also laid out some broader principles that emphasized that while a ccTLD manager such as CIRA has a duty to serve the public interest of its local community, it also has a duty to the global Internet community:

The Internet has evolved from a tool reserved for computer and networking research, to a global medium for commerce, education, and communication. The new realities of the Internet, including its increased importance as a vehicle for national economic growth, and the expanding and more diverse nature of the Internet community necessitated evolution in the traditional means of managing and administering Internet technical functions.

The manager of a ccTLD performs a public service on behalf of the relevant local community and as such the designated manager has a duty to serve this community. The designated manager also has a responsibility to the global Internet community. By ‘global Internet community’ we do not mean any specific legal or international entity, but rather we interpret the term to refer to all of those who are affected by, now or in the future, the operation of the relevant TLD, because such operation may impinge on more than one jurisdiction and affect the interests of individuals and entities from both within the relevant country or territory and elsewhere.

Although this was an ICANN document and an ICANN set of principles, CIRA formally and legally adopted certain of the GAC Principles on November 30, 2000. Then Chair of the CIRA Board, Maureen Cubberley, wrote to Michael Roberts, President of ICANN, and stated that “CIRA supports the framework of the GAC principles as a sound basis for the ongoing relationships concerning the delegation and administration of ccTLDs” and confirmed CIRA’s commitment to administering the .CA registry as a “public resource” in accordance with the Binder Letter.

Accordingly, CIRA’s mandate to operate the .CA registry both as a public resource for economic and social development, and in the public interest, has a well established foundation and history. The question then turns to the myriad of possible applications of these important but very broad principles and to what degree CIRA has followed them.

On October 7, 2009, renowned Internet Law expert, Professor Michael Geist, expressed his concern for what he felt was a “Disappearing Public Interest Mandate”. He noted that “CIRA has not done enough to advance the potential social side of the mandate despite [is] and leaving it to its directors to question whether the social contributions found in leading country-code domains around the world are even part of CIRA’s mandate.” This followed Professor Geist’s previous Blog posting and Toronto Star article wherein he questioned “an unmistakable shift toward prioritizing commercial gain over the public interest”. As examples of this shift, Professor Geist noted a “decision to effectively terminate plans to create an external, public interest body to address “excess” funds”, a decision to “expand CIRA’s registry services to new generic top-level domains”, and “killed a planned submission to the CRTC’s net neutrality hearings”.

In response to Professor Geist, CIRA Chief Executive Office, Byron Holland, disputed Professor Geist’s observations while confirming that “the dot-ca domain is essential to social and economic development within Canada, and we take our mandate of effective stewardship of this key public resource very seriously”. Mr. Holland stated that CIRA “[had] not abandoned plans to actively pursue other public-interest elements of [CIRA’s] mandate”, but noted “[CIRA has] been steadily building [a] reserve but [CIRA] is not quite there yet”.

Mr. Holland also noted that, “CIRA is pursuing additional sources of revenue from other potential registry services to ensure that we have the funds necessary to live up to our stated operational obligations and increased activity in the public interest side of the Canadian domain space.”

Accordingly, what can be seen here, is the struggle to follow both tracks that the Government of Canada mandated CIRA to follow, namely social and economic development, in the public interest. Professor Geist has correctly pointed out that social development in the public interest, is a key component of Canada’s mandate to CIRA, and yet there is scarce evidence that CIRA has embarked on what could be considered an appropriately ambitious course. Professor Geist cites the fact that  “other countries have used their domain name authorities to fund research, engage in public policy, or even grant every citizen the right to a domain name at no cost”, yet Canada appears to have not pursued any of these social development opportunities in any substantial manner.

On the other hand, Mr. Holland correctly points out that in order to fulfill Canada’s mandate to CIRA to engage in social development, CIRA must raise funds from economic development opportunities, including managing CIRA with “reliance on market forces and private sector leadership”, as required in the Binder letter. CIRA cannot of course make any substantial headway into social development projects without adequate resources, and therefore the exploration of revenue generation opportunities is required and closely tied to CIRA’s mandate of social development.

Nevertheless, an election is now underway for the Board of Directors of CIRA, and it is imperative, indeed it is in the public interest, for all concerned to vigorously debate how CIRA can better follow the two tracks of social and economic development mandated by the Government of Canada by seeking and applying all appropriate sources of revenue.

CIRA is in an enviable position of being able to realize reoccurring revenues from its monopoly over .CA registrations. It gets $8.50 year after year, for each .CA registered. CIRA currently has nearly 1.5 million .CA’s registered. By promoting the .CA registry and by increasing access to .CA domain names in a manner consistent with CIRA’s mandate, CIRA could potentially reap millions more on an annual basis that it could, and should, apply to ambitious social and economic development projects. The nature of such projects should be debated and raised in the election with all ideas put on the table, from free domain names for all Canadians, to a special fund for Canadian Internet entrepreneurs.

As someone standing for election for the single public seat available this year on the CIRA Board, I intend to continue to raise these issues in public and would like for others to do the same.

Zak Muscovitch is a Canadian domain name lawyer and his CIRA election web site is zak-for-cira.ca.

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Albeit with a very late start, we‘re were live blogging the auction results of the Domainvermarkter Forum Live domain auction held in Munich, Germany by Moniker/Snapnames today. As always we do not guarantee the accuracy of these results.

The auction sold 107 domains out of 157 for a total of 75,290 Euro (appx. $96,700 USD). Notable sales include tunen.de for 10,000 EUR (tuning in German, appx. $12,850 USD), qe.de for 5,000 EUR (appx.$6,4000 USD ) and Militär.de (military in German) for the same amount.

See the full unofficial results after the jump.

Lot #Domain NameOpening Bid/RangeCommentsStatusPrice (EUR) 10RückreiseVersicherung.deNo Reserve-999 EUR& rueckreiseversicherung.de English Translation: return trip insurance Goggle KW Results(3140) SOLD240 20Duft-Kerze.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: scented candle Goggle KW Results(68500) SOLD50 30Fussbaelle.atNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: balls for soccer Total Backlinks(7)SOLD210 40Heckenrosen.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: dog roses Goggle KW Results(393000) SOLD410 50Smaragde.orgNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: emeralds Total Backlinks(1)SOLD230 60Kostbarkeiten.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: treasures Goggle KW Results(382000) SOLD510 70Juwelen.orgNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: jewels Total Backlinks(40)SOLD900 80AutoWerkstatt.netNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: garage Total Backlinks(8)SOLD450 90Customizer.deNo Reserve-999 EUR"" Total Backlinks(12)SOLD110 100Chromfelge.comNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: chrome wheel rim Goggle KW Results(819000) SOLD400 110Räder.atNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: wheels Goggle KW Results(4890000) SOLD450 120Tunen.de10.000-20.000 EUR& tunen.com English Translation: german slang for tuning Goggle KW Results(523000) SOLD10000 130Anabelle.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: german female firstname Goggle KW Results(2180000) SOLD220 140Björn.orgNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: German first name Goggle KW Results(16800000) SOLD200 150Hochzeitsanzeiger.deNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: wedding advertiser Alexa Rank(5577274)SOLD1500 160Jörg.netNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: German first name Alexa Rank(8410581)SOLD500 170Jil.atNo Reserve-999 EUR"" Total Backlinks(8)SOLD150 180Populär.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: popular Goggle KW Results(4580000) SOLD650 190Stärker.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: stronger Goggle KW Results(9580000) SOLD650 200Vwq.deNo Reserve-999 EUR"" Total Backlinks(19)SOLD180 210Amateure.orgNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: amateurs PageRank(1)SOLD2000 220Ekstase.orgNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: ecstasy Goggle KW Results(697000) SOLD90 230SexClubs.deNo Reserve-999 EUR"" Total Backlinks(2)SOLD3100 240Interracial.atNo Reserve-999 EUR Goggle KW Results(49400000) pass 250GrosseBrüste.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: big breasts Goggle KW Results(262000) SOLD550 260HängeBrüste.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: sagging breasts Goggle KW Results(585000) SOLD400 270KleineBrüste.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: small breasts Goggle KW Results(83400) SOLD500 280Füsse.netNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: feet Goggle KW Results(3430000) SOLD400 290Löcher.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: holes Goggle KW Results(2800000) pass 300Pornster.deNo Reserve-999 EUR Goggle KW Results(125000) SOLD170 310Zfh.atNo Reserve-999 EUR"" Total Backlinks(8)SOLD110 320AutoVollkasko.deNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: car comprehensive cover Total Backlinks(1)SOLD750 330Tarifverträge.de1.000-9.999 EUREnglish Translation: collective (labor) agreements Goggle KW Results(451000) SOLD2000 340Versicherungstarife.net1.000-9.999 EUR""English Translation: insurance tariffs Total Backlinks(3)pass 350TarifVergleich.org1.000-9.999 EUR""English Translation: rate comparison Alexa Rank(3218778)pass 360RentenVersicherungen.com10.000-20.000 EUR""English Translation: pension insurances PageRank(1)pass 370LebensVersicherungen.de200.000-300.000 EUREnglish Translation: life insurances pass 380Analgetika.deNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: analgeticSOLD200 390BioMedikament.deNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: organic drug Total Backlinks(7)SOLD900 400Herzfehler.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: cardiac defect / cardiac defects Goggle KW Results(190000) SOLD600 410Potenz-Mittel.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: virility health Goggle KW Results(914000) SOLD210 420Hode.deNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: testicle Total Backlinks(1)pass 430Unfruchtbar.deNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: Infertile Total Backlinks(1)SOLD1000 440Hühnerauge.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: clavus Goggle KW Results(108000) SOLD500 450Wannenlift.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: bath tub lift Goggle KW Results(21700) SOLD700 460Qe.de1.000-9.999 EUR"" Alexa Rank(8410581)SOLD5000 470Wq.de1.000-9.999 EUR"" Alexa Rank(15045800)pass 480Staumeldungen.chNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: traffic jam news Alexa Rank(19307946)SOLD100 490FlugTarife.infoNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: air fares Goggle KW Results(350000) SOLD200 500Tur.atNo Reserve-999 EUR Goggle KW Results(73700000) SOLD430 510AsienRundreise.deNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: asia round trip Total Backlinks(1)SOLD230 520FlugPläne.atNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: flight schedules Goggle KW Results(183000) pass 530Vfd.atNo Reserve-999 EUR"" Total Backlinks(2)SOLD250 540Nordkorea.netNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: north korea Alexa Rank(17305885)pass 550Vorpommern.netNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: german region Total Backlinks(6)SOLD750 560Verreisen.orgNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: to travel PageRank(2)pass 570Buchen.info1.000-9.999 EUREnglish Translation: booking Goggle KW Results(14400000) pass 580StädteFlug.de1.000-9.999 EUREnglish Translation: city flight Goggle KW Results(48000) pass 590FlugDatenbank.de1.000-9.999 EUR""English Translation: flight database PageRank(1)pass 600Flohbänder.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: flea collars Goggle KW Results(9600) SOLD60 610Jackett.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: jacket Goggle KW Results(200000) SOLD800 620Kinderwaegen.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: baby buggies Goggle KW Results(330000) SOLD1000 630KochBlog.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: cooking blog Goggle KW Results(221000) SOLD420 640TopWeine.comNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: top wines Goggle KW Results(205000) SOLD140 650MilitärFahrzeuge.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: military vehicles Goggle KW Results(166000) SOLD550 660MilitärShop.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: military shop Goggle KW Results(46800) SOLD500 670Weinbrand.comNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: brandy Goggle KW Results(175000) SOLD1500 680Kleider.info1.000-9.999 EUR""English Translation: clothes Total Backlinks(1)pass 690Speisen.de1.000-9.999 EUR""English Translation: food Alexa Rank(22698010)SOLD1600 700Stiefelette.de1.000-9.999 EUR""English Translation: half boot Alexa Rank(17305885)pass 710Würstchen.de1.000-9.999 EUREnglish Translation: Sausage / sausages Goggle KW Results(639000) SOLD1550 720Militär.de1.000-9.999 EUREnglish Translation: military Goggle KW Results(6070000) SOLD5000 730Waschmaschinen.de100.000-149.000 EUR& waschmaschine.de (Paket) English Translation: washing machines & washing machine pass 740Saeugetiere.atNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: mammals Goggle KW Results(526000) SOLD80 750Eidechsen.comNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: lizards Goggle KW Results(150000) SOLD1000 760Farmen.deNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: farms Total Backlinks(40)SOLD310 770Bikeblog.deNo Reserve-999 EUR"" Alexa Rank(3218778)SOLD280 780PokerFriends.deNo Reserve-999 EUR Goggle KW Results(41600) SOLD40 790PokerHaus.deNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: poker house Total Backlinks(1)SOLD40 800PokerHoldem.deNo Reserve-999 EUR Goggle KW Results(287000) SOLD100 810BaumHaus.atNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: tree house Alexa Rank(19307946)SOLD200 820MusicalStuttgart.deNo Reserve-999 EUR"" Total Backlinks(1)pass 830Spö.comNo Reserve-999 EUR Goggle KW Results(1610000) pass 840Stierkampf.deNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: bullfight Alexa Rank(9714958)SOLD950 850Wetter-Cam.deNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: weather cam Total Backlinks(3)pass 860FilmBlog.de1.000-9.999 EUR""English Translation: movie blog Alexa Rank(11490490)pass 870Bankverbindungen.deNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: bank data Total Backlinks(4)SOLD100 880Festgelder.netNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: fixed deposits Goggle KW Results(28600) SOLD500 890Hedgefond.orgNo Reserve-999 EUR"" Total Backlinks(2)SOLD600 900KreditKosten.infoNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: credit costs Goggle KW Results(64300) SOLD70 910Privat-Girokonto.deNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: private bank account Total Backlinks(2)SOLD100 920PrivatkontoVergleich.deNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: private bankaccount comparison Total Backlinks(4)SOLD40 930TagesgeldKonten.chNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: day-to-day money accounts Total Backlinks(10)SOLD110 940Versicherungspraemie.comNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: insurance rate Alexa Rank(15065791)pass 950KleinkreditVermittlung.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: Small Credit Agency Goggle KW Results(22) SOLD300 960Techblog.de1.000-9.999 EUR Goggle KW Results(2230000) pass 970Debitkarten.com1.000-9.999 EUR""English Translation: debit cards PageRank(2)pass 980Nu.de10.000-20.000 EUR"" PageRank(1)pass 990Umruestung.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: modification Goggle KW Results(607000) SOLD1050 1000ErdgasUmrüster.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: natural gas modificators Goggle KW Results(31400) SOLD150 1010UmzugsTransporter.comNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: relocation transporter Alexa Rank(15065791)SOLD310 1020AutoVerleiher.deNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: car rentals PageRank(1)SOLD600 1030Kleinlaster.deNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: light lorrySOLD700 1040ErdgasUmbau.comNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: natural gas modification Goggle KW Results(6530) pass 1050MpuBeratung.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: consultations to get a driving liscence after drink & drive Goggle KW Results(64200) SOLD600 1060JahreswagenBörse.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: one year old car market place Goggle KW Results(19900) SOLD600 1070Anfänger.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: Beginner / beginners Goggle KW Results(5280000) SOLD1050 1080Kühler.com1.000-9.999 EUREnglish Translation: radiator Goggle KW Results(4000000) pass 1090Probefahrten.org10.000-20.000 EUR""English Translation: test drives PageRank(2)pass 1100Leihwagen.de100.000-149.000 EUREnglish Translation: rental car pass 1110DigitalRahmen.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: digital frame / digital frames Goggle KW Results(235000) pass 1120Günstige-Handyverträge.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: cheap cellphone contracts Goggle KW Results(187000) pass 1130Hd-Empfänger.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: hd-receiver Goggle KW Results(5080000) pass 1140HdSatellitenreceiver.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: hd satellite receiver Goggle KW Results(34500) pass 1150TouchMonitore.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: touchscreens Goggle KW Results(261000) pass 1160FotoDrucke.comNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: photo prints Total Backlinks(1)SOLD800 1170WlanKamera.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: wlancam Goggle KW Results(182000) SOLD500 1180HdFernseher.atNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: hd televison / hd televisions Goggle KW Results(152000) pass 1190DigitalKameras.de150.000-199.000 EUREnglish Translation: digital cameras pass 1200Kameras.de200.000-300.000 EUREnglish Translation: cameras pass 1210Präsentation.orgNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: presentation Goggle KW Results(4720000) SOLD160 1220Raeumung.netNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: Clearance / dispossession Goggle KW Results(410000) SOLD60 1230Us-Immobilie.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: US-real estate Goggle KW Results(12200000) SOLD100 1240WerbeFahnen.comNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: advertising flags Alexa Rank(22698010)SOLD950 1250Sonderfracht.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: special cargo Goggle KW Results(1860) pass 1260Brauchwasseranlage.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: raw water system Goggle KW Results(92600) SOLD700 1270Awu.atNo Reserve-999 EUR"" Total Backlinks(3)SOLD150 1280Verkaeufe.netNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: sales Goggle KW Results(1690000) pass 1290Bwö.deNo Reserve-999 EUR Goggle KW Results(51000) pass 1300Whoisprotection.de1.000-9.999 EUR Goggle KW Results(25500) pass 1310Wirtschaft.org1.000-9.999 EUR""English Translation: economy (also pub) PageRank(1)pass 1320Firmen.de200.000-300.000 EUREnglish Translation: Firms / companies pass 1330HostingLoesungen.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: hosting solutions Goggle KW Results(124000) SOLD130 1340Scams.deNo Reserve-999 EUR Goggle KW Results(233000000) SOLD300 1350ServerGehaeuse.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: server rack / server racks Goggle KW Results(123000) pass 1360ServerRack.deNo Reserve-999 EUR"" Total Backlinks(1)SOLD500 1370ComputerVirus.deNo Reserve-999 EUR"" Total Backlinks(1)SOLD900 1380Lüfter.com1.000-9.999 EUREnglish Translation: fan Goggle KW Results(3490000) SOLD2500 1390Freemailer.de1.000-9.999 EUR Goggle KW Results(45500) pass 1400Azubis.atNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: apprentices (short term) Total Backlinks(9)SOLD110 1410Graphikerin.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: female designer/ graphic artist Goggle KW Results(119000) SOLD340 1420Nebenbeschäftigung.netNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: auxiliary income / spare-time work Total Backlinks(1)SOLD210 1430Unterstufe.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: lower grade Goggle KW Results(311000) SOLD200 1440Vertreter.chNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: Agent / ambassador / door-to-door salesman Goggle KW Results(9710000) SOLD30 1450Leibwaechter.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: Bodyguard / bodyguards Goggle KW Results(147000) SOLD1000 1460Grafikagentur.netNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: graphic agency Total Backlinks(1)SOLD360 1470Offsetdrucker.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: offset printer / offset printers Goggle KW Results(70000) SOLD200 1480KuenstlerService.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: artist service Goggle KW Results(33300) SOLD390 1490Buchführung.atNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: accounting Goggle KW Results(1020000) pass 1500Neben-Verdienst.deNo Reserve-999 EUR""English Translation: auxiliary income Total Backlinks(3)pass 1510Buchprüfung.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: checking of accounts Goggle KW Results(61500) SOLD650 1520RechtschreibPrüfung.de1.000-9.999 EUREnglish Translation: spell check Goggle KW Results(286000) pass 1530LuxusKuechen.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: luxory kitchens Goggle KW Results(25500) SOLD600 1540MarkenTeppiche.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: brand carpets Goggle KW Results(2100) pass 1550PraxisStühle.deNo Reserve-999 EUREnglish Translation: (medical) practice chairs Goggle KW Results(9170) SOLD300 1560Einbauküche.ch1.000-9.999 EUR""English Translation: built-in kitchen Total Backlinks(8)SOLD1000 1570HotelMöbel.de1.000-9.999 EUREnglish Translation: hotel furniture Goggle KW Results(91700) pass

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Richard Kirkendall and Richard Lau photographed by Kamila Sekiewicz at DOMAINfest 2010

As DNN has learned the buyers of the DomainName.com registrar and customer base sold by DomainConsultant, are non other than Richard Lau of DomainManager.com and Richard Kirkendall of NameCheap.com. The two, also known as “The Richards” partnered up on the purchase and are planning to transform the company into a new brand.

Richard Kirkendall told DNN about the purchase: “We’re excited about the acquisition of DomainName.com and plan to launch a premium registrar geared towards domainers and business. It will operate as separate brand from Namecheap. With all the features: dns, whois privacy, webhosting, SSL at extremely competitive pricing.”

According to information provided by the company NameCheap now has 1,5 million names under management for their clients. DomainManager provides free DNS for over 53,000 domains according to Zone File records.

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Sedo reported their sales for last week. Highlights include the already reported angels.com sale at 200,000 USD, progress.nl as the top ccTLDs sale at 20,000 EUR (appx. $25,250 USD), and hostel.info leading the other category at 7,900 EUR (appx. $9,950 USD).

See all of the reported sales after the jump.

Domain nameDatePriceCurrencyTranslation .COMs angels.com2010-08-29200,000USD raygen.com2010-08-3016,500USD payrollcard.com2010-08-2312,000USD elga.com2010-08-2510,000EUR 8o.com2010-08-2310,000GBP 카지노.com2010-08-2510,000USD justpay.com2010-08-239,000USD fullbridge.com2010-08-257,000USD spanishvilla.com2010-08-246,998USD criticschoicemovies.com2010-08-266,500USD asbestoscancermesothelioma.com2010-08-236,478USD telefoonboek.com2010-08-246,150EURTelephone Book in Dutch cardblanche.com2010-08-245,000USD u247.com2010-08-245,000EUR tupiso.com2010-08-255,000EURYour Apartment in Spanish vanitybag.com2010-08-235,000USD rightaction.com2010-08-275,000USD ichauffeur.com2010-08-275,000USD hotelpricer.com2010-08-254,700USD bulkammo.com2010-08-244,000USD alamos-autos.com2010-08-234,000USD corelegal.com2010-08-304,000USD xtq.com2010-08-253,700USD lhdr.com2010-08-243,600USD dynamic-systems.com2010-08-263,600USD nutripro.com2010-08-303,600USD elitim.com2010-08-253,500EUR n-energy.com2010-08-263,350EUR sendtotv.com2010-08-273,300USD art4life.com2010-08-233,000USD ablar.com2010-08-243,000USDSlang for hablar
(to talk) in Spanish tabeebak.com2010-08-273,000USD gantuan.com2010-08-273,000USD iboutiques.com2010-08-242,900USD bring24.com2010-08-262,600GBP suitup.com2010-08-252,513USD i-chips.com2010-08-252,500USD ibella.com2010-08-252,300EUR glassworld.com2010-08-242,250USD cotoo.com2010-08-242,200USD thetailor.com2010-08-252,200USD e4n6.com2010-08-242,000USD kilifi.com2010-08-242,000EUR textilservice.com2010-08-242,000EUR worldkidsclub.com2010-08-242,000USD libertysafes.com2010-08-302,000USD suzytakesthestage.com2010-08-272,000USD nevro.com2010-08-262,000EUR dealblaster.com2010-08-242,000USD beautyfriends.com2010-08-302,000USD rapidcontact.com2010-08-251,988USD spaki.com2010-08-241,800EUR mccd.com2010-08-271,800EUR nywt.com2010-08-241,800USD traveljet.com2010-08-271,800USD brooklyncolleges.com2010-08-241,799USD thebrander.com2010-08-261,750USD bluerevue.com2010-08-261,750USD k121.com2010-08-261,700USD bestprosthetics.com2010-08-261,700USD gardenvideos.com2010-08-251,673USD warpaint.com2010-08-261,659USD bargainb.com2010-08-241,600USD ecodwell.com2010-08-271,599USD eurosoulmates.com2010-08-241,575USD tractorattachments.com2010-08-251,575USD grønn-energi.com2010-08-251,500USDGreen Energy in Danish due-south.com2010-08-241,500EUR donottrack.com2010-08-241,500USD almig.com2010-08-231,500EUR soosk.com2010-08-241,500GBP inveny.com2010-08-231,500USD timesharesecrets.com2010-08-261,500USD gestionambiental.com2010-08-241,500EUR f3s.com2010-08-251,500USD igram.com2010-08-271,500USD thecantina.com2010-08-301,500USD crdf.com2010-08-261,500USD christiandegree.com2010-08-271,475USD boatlist.com2010-08-241,400USD citrat.com2010-08-241,400USD fonme.com2010-08-251,350USD brandboom.com2010-08-291,350USD movieinsiders.com2010-08-301,350USD tube-galore.com2010-08-301,300USD 2denmark.com2010-08-271,300USD mtwapa.com2010-08-241,250EUR apostasfutebol.com2010-08-301,250EURFootball wagers in Portuguese epor.com2010-08-231,200USD jobsearchup.com2010-08-231,200EUR christianrealty.com2010-08-251,200USD overbet.com2010-08-271,200EUR playgoal.com2010-08-241,199USD travelrest.com2010-08-251,125USD unitedlowlands.com2010-08-241,120EUR zear.com2010-08-301,052USD megustaxd.com2010-08-261,000USD"I like" in Spanish net-bets.com2010-08-241,000USD electromotivediesel.com2010-08-301,000USD baneservice.com2010-08-251,000USD onegg.com2010-08-231,000USD hot-art.com2010-08-241,000USD dolphin-media.com2010-08-241,000USD nomadia.com2010-08-301,000EUR bsdtools.com2010-08-301,000USD kredit-fuer-selbstaendige.com2010-08-271,000EURCredit for the self-employed in German dvour.com2010-08-251,000USD willisauto.com2010-08-25999USD dsltarifrechner.com2010-08-25999USDDSL rate calculator in German starred.com2010-08-27999USD american-football.com2010-08-26995USD recipepro.com2010-08-30995USD brüllkäfer.com2010-08-27975EURScreaming beetle in German mobileboutique.com2010-08-26945USD solmov.com2010-08-26940USD me100.com2010-08-30900EUR teethwhiteningtrays.com2010-08-25900USD diajet.com2010-08-27900EUR dollydagger.com2010-08-24888GBP marketresearchreports.com2010-08-24850USD lidating.com2010-08-24850USD dishstuff.com2010-08-27850USD coloriageaimprimer.com2010-08-26840EURcolouring pages to print in French spectate.com2010-08-27801USD rogersplace.com2010-08-24800USD findaresort.com2010-08-23800USD dentalcaresource.com2010-08-26800USD negocioenlinea.com2010-08-27799USDOn line business in Spanish samplestuff.com2010-08-27799USD medical-hemp.com2010-08-27788USD paintballguide.com2010-08-27750USD howardcc.com2010-08-26750USD twlf.com2010-08-25750USD livedesigngroup.com2010-08-30750USD dakil.com2010-08-26750USD hyperbaricchambers.com2010-08-26738USD suxus.com2010-08-24700USD blueboxsolutions.com2010-08-24700USD hdrsoftware.com2010-08-24700USD lisingles.com2010-08-24700USD lingli.com2010-08-24700USD 8939.com2010-08-24700USD 8438.com2010-08-25700USD CC TLDS progress.nl2010-08-2320,000EUR kredit-ohne-schufa.de2010-08-3012,500EURCredit without a credit check in German stream-tv.de2010-08-2712,000EUR www-wetter.de2010-08-308,800EURWeather in German babyshop.dk2010-08-256,700EUR summerjobs.ca2010-08-246,600USD scoop.it2010-08-306,000USD phones.de2010-08-305,100EUR hypnoseschule.de2010-08-305,000EURHypnosis school in German cta.de2010-08-304,400EUR secret.at2010-08-234,000EUR rugby.kr2010-08-303,800USD sciencedaily.fr2010-08-253,000EUR gartenmoebel.co.uk2010-08-303,000EURGarden Furniture in German onlineprintservice.de2010-08-273,000EUR le-jardin-potager.fr2010-08-303,000EURKitchen Garden in French feuerlöscher.ch2010-08-262,500EURFire Extinguishers in German secret.be2010-08-242,420EUR amateurvideos.de2010-08-252,050EUR reisen.si2010-08-252,025EURTravel in German trias-verlag.de2010-08-272,000EURTrias Publishing House in German hochzeitskarten.eu2010-08-252,000EURWedding invitations in German ptm.eu2010-08-302,000EUR saunamanesse.ch2010-08-271,900EUR joy-club.de2010-08-241,890EUR youtoo.de2010-08-231,800EUR secret.se2010-08-271,700EUR knickmeier.de2010-08-241,650EUR smartphoto.de2010-08-271,600EUR handtasche.eu2010-08-261,500EURHandbag in German botanic.it2010-08-301,500EUR beautyfriends.de2010-08-241,500EUR russisch.ch2010-08-271,500EURRussian in German futa.de2010-08-241,400EUR casinogamesonline.co.uk2010-08-251,325GBP bed-and-breakfast.be2010-08-271,300EUR schnell-kochen.de2010-08-301,250EURCooking in a snap in German jobbörse-frankfurt.de2010-08-231,200EURJob Market in German kot.it2010-08-231,200EUR bewerbungs-vorlagen.de2010-08-251,199EURJob Applications in German coopers.de2010-08-271,011EUR sofortrente.eu2010-08-251,000EURInstant Pension in German swipe.it2010-08-261,000EUR verabredungen.de2010-08-261,000EURAppointments in German counter.us2010-08-241,000USD leanlogistics.us2010-08-271,000USD mein-chef.ch2010-08-301,000EURMy boss in German eventcrew.de2010-08-26981EUR männer.tv2010-08-26950EURMen in German fitnessbilliger.de2010-08-27950EURFitness on the Cheap in German kueschall.de2010-08-25900EUR interrailer.de2010-08-27900EUR 123dabei.de2010-08-30856EUR123 Participate in German optimaitalia.it2010-08-24850EUR array.de2010-08-23850EUR fiz-conferencelab.de2010-08-25850EUR liposuction.de2010-08-26844EUR taxweb.de2010-08-27800EUR audiforum.pl2010-08-25800EUR taschenguides.de2010-08-27800EURPocket Travel Guides in German ladyboy.de2010-08-30800EUR tada.tv2010-08-27800USD klick.es2010-08-25750EUR gelbras.co.uk2010-08-27750GBP jobs-in.co.uk2010-08-24750USD lasertonercartridges.co.uk2010-08-26750GBP enfemenino.tv2010-08-27750USDFeminine in Spanish rocx.eu2010-08-24750EUR haceka.de2010-08-24700EUR OTHER TLDS hostel.info2010-08-307,900EUR kitchenremodeling.org2010-08-303,500USD platformbeds.net2010-08-273,500USD onlinemastersdegrees.net2010-08-262,700USD remortgagedeals.org2010-08-252,500GBP texasapps.net2010-08-232,250USD taxhavens.org2010-08-262,150EUR buyphentermine.org2010-08-252,000USD liquidus.net2010-08-261,820USD roulette.biz2010-08-251,551USD kidsacademy.org2010-08-241,500USD aggregator.net2010-08-271,500USD skiholidays.info2010-08-271,400USD sparked.org2010-08-301,200USD smartdating.net2010-08-251,199USD gesellschaftsrecht.mobi2010-08-231,190EURCompany Law in German goodluck.net2010-08-271,110USD vaska.net2010-08-301,100USD football365.mobi2010-08-241,000USD leanlogistics.org2010-08-271,000USD domene.net2010-08-291,000USD casinoaction.net2010-08-301,000USD offshorebank.info2010-08-30999EUR streamtime.net2010-08-24988USD sportsbars.net2010-08-30938USD roupa.net2010-08-25900EUR epipla.net2010-08-24899USD languagetranslators.net2010-08-30899USD wacs.org2010-08-25880USD zinsen.biz2010-08-24850EURInterest (finance) in German myquestion.net2010-08-24800EUR mydir.org2010-08-25800EUR myprice.org2010-08-26800EUR flx.net2010-08-26800USD emprestimopessoal.org2010-08-26777USDPersonal Loan in Portuguese luxuryhotels.biz2010-08-25750USD languagetranslators.org2010-08-30749USD pokerodds.net2010-08-27720USD

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According to a post on DomainConsultant’s site, the registrar DomainName.com and related assets have been sold today. The buyer and final selling price have not been disclosed. At the same time the company announced an upcoming auction with an 8% commission and is now accepting domain submissions via email to mike (at) domainconsultant.com.

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[Update] The registrar has been sold.

DomainConsultant.com, mostly known for their Domain Madness auctions so far have a special item that is being auctioned today – an entire domain registrar business. The business is an ICANN accredited company that has about 8,000 domains under management and uses “DomainName.com” as their brand. You can find a breakdown of their existing registrations, for which they currently charge $29.95(!) per year, below. The customer base also includes 200 hosting accounts with an annual revenue of $200 each.

While the Buy It Now price of $3,000,000 USD expired yesterday, bidders are welcome to bring forward their bids by visiting DomainConsultant or send an email to Mike Fiol at mike (at) domainconsultant.com.

The auction started at 9am EDT today and will end at 3pm EDT.

Disclaimer: Adam Strong, Managing Editor of DNN, also is a consultant with DomainConsultant.com.

TLDAmount of Registrations Total8,019 .com5,971 .net990 .org537 .biz171 .info163 .us170 .ws17

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After the jump you will find the live auction results from thew MeetDomainers Event held in Manchester, UK by Daniel Dryzek‘s DDFund.eu and NameDrive. Highlight was the sale of QuadBikes.co.uk for £12,500 and BackLinks.co.uk for £3,000, but it is also worth mentioning the unusual auctioneer the event had – domainer and domain reporter Morgan Linton did the job.

The event sold 10 out of the 50 listed domains for a total of £20,100 (close to $31,000 USD), with the proceeds of the first two lots going to the Waterschool charity.

Lot #Domain(s)Opening BidStatusPrice 1YouthClubs.co.uk£75SOLD£350 2BowlingClub.co.uk and BowlingWear.co.uk£200SOLD£450 3apartmentrentals.im & apartmentrentals.co.im£200pass 4PropertyRentals.im & PropertyRentals.co.im£100pass 5CarHire.co.im£100pass 6CheapHotels.co.im£100pass 7Flights.co.im£100pass 8HolidayHomes.co.im£100pass 9Holidays.co.im£100pass 10CampingGoods.co.uk £200SOLD£250 11NewBrighton.co.uk£250pass 12Vets.org.uk£300SOLD£450 13LinkBuildingServices.co.uk£350pass 14PersonalisedGift.co.uk£500SOLD£950 15AsbestosTests.co.uk£500pass 16BlackBoards.co.uk£500pass 17ChalkBoards.co.uk£500pass 18StudentCreditCard.co.uk£500pass 19VII.co.uk£550SOLD£550 20TRX.co.uk£750pass 21Holy.co.uk£750SOLD£800 22Shirts.org.uk £750SOLD£800 23Groom.co.uk£1000pass 24FashionDesigner.co.uk£1,000pass 25Universities.co.za£1,000pass 26Entry.co.uk£1,150pass 27EuroPallets.co.uk£1,500pass 28Clothes.org.uk£1,750pass 29HomeCinemaSystems.co.uk£1,998pass 30PhoneContract.co.uk£2,000pass 31PrivateYachtHire.com & PrivateYachthire.co.uk£2,998pass 32TopUps.co.uk£3,000pass 33HolidayInsurance.CO£3,000pass 34BackLinks.co.uk£3,000SOLD£3,000 35ComputerRepair.co.uk£3,000pass 36ProductFeeds.co.uk£4,000pass 37MobilePhones.co.za£4,000pass 38Smartphones.co.za£4,000pass 39Blades.co.uk£4,000pass 40Snorkel.co.uk£4,500pass 41MediaSales.co.uk & Media-Sales.co.uk£6,000pass 42HighChair & HighChairs.co.uk£10,000pass 43QuadBikes.co.uk£10,000SOLD£12,500 44Invoicing.co.uk£10,000pass 45Penrith.com£10,000pass 46Phone.co.za£15,000pass 47Cumbria.com£10,000pass 48GymEquipment.co.uk£11,000pass 49HotelBookings.co.uk£20,000pass 50CoffeeMachine.co.uk + CoffeeMachines.co.ukpass

As announced by the .ORG registry, Public Interest Registry, Alexa Raad has resigned as President and CEO, effective September 24th, 2010. She was with the registry operator for 3 1/2 years.

The Board has initiated a search committee for the next CEO. In the meanwhile, Mr. Botterman will step in as Interim CEO following Ms. Raad’s departure.

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These are the official results of the extended DomainFEST NYC auction, which ended today. The highlight of the extended auction was the sale of Quotes.com for $1,100,000 USD.

Domain Sale Price quotes.com $1,100,000.00 luxuryapartments.com $62,500.00 cj.org $29,420.00 cashit.com $5,890.00 basketballdrills.com $1,400.00 messageboards.net $1,180.00 okd.net $975.00 ivv.net $940.00 bridaldresses.net $715.00 homecomingdresses.net $710.00 financialengineering.com $665.00 windowdecor.com $590.00 seas.net $500.00 orlandocarrental.org $480.00 womenjeans.net $425.00 buymetals.com $360.00 pause.org $360.00 bigspeakers.com $300.00 nygolf.org $300.00 Ext Auction Total $1,207,710.00

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These are the official results of the extended DomainFEST NYC auction, which ended today. The highlight of the extended auction was the sale of Quotes.com for $1,100,000 USD.

Domain Sale Price quotes.com $1,100,000.00 luxuryapartments.com $62,500.00 cj.org $29,420.00 cashit.com $5,890.00 basketballdrills.com $1,400.00 messageboards.net $1,180.00 okd.net $975.00 ivv.net $940.00 bridaldresses.net $715.00 homecomingdresses.net $710.00 financialengineering.com $665.00 windowdecor.com $590.00 seas.net $500.00 orlandocarrental.org $480.00 womenjeans.net $425.00 buymetals.com $360.00 pause.org $360.00 bigspeakers.com $300.00 nygolf.org $300.00 Ext Auction Total $1,207,710.00

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We will be were live blogging the auction results of the auctions at the Targeted TRAFFIC Conference in Dublin, Ireland. As always we do not guarantee the accuracy of these results. Unsold names will be included in the Extended Silent Auction.

The auction sold 12 domains for a total of 86,820 Euro, approximately 110,200 USD.

You can see the live blogged results after the jump.

Domain(s)ReserveStatusPrice SeoulKorea.co.uk1 – 1,500 Europass MunichGermany.co.uk1 – 1,500 Europass WhiskeyExporters.com, WhiskeyDistributors.com WhiskeyExporters.com, WhiskeySuppliers.com, WhiskeyDistributors.com,WhiskeyWholesalers.com, WhiskeyProviders.com1 – 1,500 Europass UI.com100,000+ Europass NicotinePatches.com5,001 – 20,000 Europass iStockmarket.com1,501 – 5,000 Europass NPR.co.uk1 – 1,500 Europass DebitCard.us1 – 1,500 Europass DebtSolutions.com100,000+ Europass 4wd.co.uk5,001 – 20,000 Europass Cheesecakes.us1 – 1,500 Europass BS.com100,000+ Europass Italian.net20,001 – 100,000 EuroSOLD15,400 Euro OrganicBabyfood.com5,001 – 20,000 Europass GJ.net5,001 – 20,000 Europass Mouse.com100,000+ Europass CreditAlerts.net1 – 1,500 Europass Lover.net5,001 – 20,000 Europass iDublin.net1 – 1,500 Europass SaaS.com100,000+ Europass Bankers.co.uk5,001 – 20,000 Europass DA.com100,000+ Europass PregnancyTest.com100,000+ Europass X2.net5,001 – 20,000 Europass MedicalDisability.com5,001 – 20,000 Europass Dublin.net20,001 – 100,000 Europass Models.co.uk100,000+ Europass Headache.org20,001 – 100,000 Europass ER.com100,000+ Europass Career.co.uk20,001 – 100,000 Europass HumanResources.us1 – 1,500 Europass IrelandProperties.eu1 – 1,500 Europass BookStores.co.uk5,001 – 20,000 Europass 74.co.uk1,501 – 5,000 Europass ArtificialSweetener.com1,501 – 5,000 Europass Outsourcing.in1,501 – 5,000 Europass HomeSchooling.com100,000+ Europass LDV.asia1 – 1,500 Europass 7 Domain Disc Golf Lot including: DiscGolfDrivers.com, DiscGolfCarts.comDiscGolfDrivers.com, DiscGolfPutter.com, DiscGolfPutters.com, DiscGolfMidrange.com, DiscGolfCarts.com, DiscGolfShoes.com and MissouriDiscGolf.co1,501 – 5,000 Europass eFilms.com1,501 – 5,000 Europass JG.com100,000+ Europass Motorbikes.net1,501 – 5,000 Europass Calculators.co.uk5,001 – 20,000 Europass Dominatrix.com, Dominatrix.us, TheDomin100,000+ Europass NBAUpdates.com, NFLUpdates.com, MLBUpdates.com and NHLUpdates.com5,001 – 20,000 Europass Restaurants.im1 – 1,500 Europass EQI.com1,501 – 5,000 EuroSOLD3,000 Euro GrapeDrink.com1,501 – 5,000 Europass BrewersYeast.com5,001 – 20,000 Europass Seasonings.com20,001 – 100,000 Europass Inns.co.uk5,001 – 20,000 Europass Andre.co.uk1 – 1,500 Europass DublinAccommodations.net1 – 1,500 Europass DisposableIncome.com1,501 – 5,000 Europass ScotlandTours.com20,001 – 100,000 Europass Java.in1 – 1,500 Europass Ulster.com20,001 – 100,000 Europass Balding.co.uk1,501 – 5,000 Europass Musician.co.uk5,001 – 20,000 Europass Customer-Support.net1 – 1,500 Europass TrackAndField.com20,001 – 100,000 Europass Lifts.com20,001 – 100,000 Europass WV.com100,000+ Europass StopSmokingSupport.com1,501 – 5,000 Europass PetShops.co.uk5,001 – 20,000 Europass Doma.in20,001 – 100,000 Europass Recados.com5,001 – 20,000 Europass L.biz20,001 – 100,000 Europass AER.asia1 – 1,500 Europass Strippers.se1 – 1,500 Europass HawaiiBeaches.com1,501 – 5,000 Europass PreLaw.com20,001 – 100,000 Europass SEO.in5,001 – 20,000 Europass CreditCardMachines.com5,001 – 20,000 Europass NorthernIreland.com100,000+ Europass ForexExchange.com5,001 – 20,000 Europass TaxConsultants.co.uk5,001 – 20,000 Europass CTR.com20,001 – 100,000 Europass CBD.co.uk1 – 1,500 Europass VideoPoker.asia1 – 1,500 Europass AXJ.com1,501 – 5,000 Europass Microphones.net1,501 – 5,000 EuroSOLD3,150 Euro MakeMoney.com100,000+ Europass iAntiques.com1,501 – 5,000 Euroremoved Keyboard.com100,000+ Europass Gold.co.uk100,000+ Europass GreensFee.com1,501 – 5,000 Europass Disabled.com20,001 – 100,000 Europass GreensFees.com1,501 – 5,000 Europass Analyst.co.uk1,501 – 5,000 Europass BankAuctions.com100,000+ Europass WomensNutrition.com1,501 – 5,000 Europass LHS.asia1 – 1,500 Europass Cruise.lc, Cruises.lc and Golf.lc1 – 1,500 Europass BreastEnhancement.com100,000+ Europass Catamarans.co1,501 – 5,000 Europass eAutoLoans.com1,501 – 5,000 Europass Music.co.uk100,000+ Europass Pedicure.us1 – 1,500 Europass Shut.com5,001 – 20,000 Europass Kyiv.com20,001 – 100,000 Europass DublinConcerts.com1 – 1,500 Europass Portugal.biz1,501 – 5,000 Europass Pearl-Earrings.com1 – 1,500 Europass Consolidate.us1 – 1,500 Europass Html.in1 – 1,500 EuroSOLD770 Euro Taurine.net1,501 – 5,000 Europass BJD.com, .net, .org, .info, .us5,001 – 20,000 Europass Majors.us1 – 1,500 Europass ShortFilms.com20,001 – 100,000 EuroSOLD58,000 Euro Flori.st1,501 – 5,000 Europass AutoInsuranceCompanies.com20,001 – 100,000 Europass Folders.us1 – 1,500 Europass KAS.asia1 – 1,500 Europass BullRiders.com5,001 – 20,000 Europass Crunchy.net1 – 1,500 Europass Saws.com20,001 – 100,000 Europass D3.eu1 – 1,500 Europass NRR.co.uk1 – 1,500 Europass SupremeCourt.com100,000+ Europass UNP.com5,001 – 20,000 Europass Installs.us1 – 1,500 Europass Cashout.com20,001 – 100,000 Europass HedgeFundBroker.com1,501 – 5,000 Europass VancouverFishing.com1 – 1,500 Europass Kleptomania.com20,001 – 100,000 Europass RateQuote.com20,001 – 100,000 Europass Anniversary.org1,501 – 5,000 Europass Enlist.com20,001 – 100,000 Europass 75.com100,000+ Europass 8.ag5,001 – 20,000 Europass TBU.de1 – 1,500 Europass GiantPanda.com5,001 – 20,000 Europass iApartment.co.uk1 – 1,500 Europass Planners.us1 – 1,500 Europass CorkDoctors.com1 – 1,500 Europass IrishBlog.com1 – 1,500 Europass BreastCancer.net20,001 – 100,000 Europass Tower.us1,501 – 5,000 Europass ChocolateDrink.com1,501 – 5,000 Europass HomeRefinancing.com100,000+ Europass Luimneach.com1 – 1,500 Europass Recovery.com100,000+ Europass ChildrensNutrition.com1,501 – 5,000 Europass BecomingHealthy.com1,501 – 5,000 Europass WiFiSupport.net1 – 1,500 Europass Dublin.co.uk20,001 – 100,000 Europass WorkAtHome.com100,000+ Europass AXQ.com1,501 – 5,000 Europass DublinProperties.net1 – 1,500 Europass LAC.co.uk1 – 1,500 Europass CollegePorn.eu1 – 1,500 Europass Affiliates.co.uk20,001 – 100,000 Europass Breaks.com100,000+ Europass BusinessApparel.com1,501 – 5,000 Europass CabinRentals.us1 – 1,500 Euroremoved Rankings.com100,000+ Europass SnoringMedication.com1 – 1,500 Europass PHP.in1 – 1,500 Europass Congress.co.uk1,501 – 5,000 Europass Photograph.com100,000+ Europass BioMeds.com1,501 – 5,000 Europass Disk.us1 – 1,500 Europass IrelandProperties.org1 – 1,500 Europass GourmetSnacks.com1,501 – 5,000 Europass Effort.com20,001 – 100,000 Europass Marina.com100,000+ Europass AutoLoanCalculator.co.uk1 – 1,500 Europass USK.com1,501 – 5,000 EuroSOLD3,700 Euro Pickles.net1,501 – 5,000 Europass Discs.com20,001 – 100,000 Europass ddos.net5,001 – 20,000 Europass Password.net20,001 – 100,000 Europass WorkOnline.com100,000+ Europass DigitalImaging.com100,000+ Europass Reference.net1,501 – 5,000 Europass PreSeasons.com1 – 1,500 Europass Skaters.com20,001 – 100,000 Europass Skills.us1 – 1,500 EuroSOLD100 Euro Classy.net1 – 1,500 Europass DublinStorage.com1 – 1,500 Europass Vouchers.us1 – 1,500 Europass Magazines.us1,501 – 5,000 Europass WeLoveDublin.com1 – 1,500 Europass ShannonTourism.com1 – 1,500 EuroSOLD125 Euro MobilePhone.bz1 – 1,500 EuroSOLD25 Euro N.biz20,001 – 100,000 Europass InternationalFlights.us1 – 1,500 Europass Programming.in1 – 1,500 Europass Incompatible.com1,501 – 5,000 Europass Copper.us1 – 1,500 Europass EIU.net1 – 1,500 Europass DrinkMix.com5,001 – 20,000 Europass DublinDoctors.com1 – 1,500 Europass Nr1.com1,501 – 5,000 Europass Occupations.us1 – 1,500 Europass Chamber.net1,501 – 5,000 Europass Messages.us1 – 1,500 Europass Advertisements.us1 – 1,500 Europass Literary.net1 – 1,500 Europass GEQ.com1,501 – 5,000 Europass Talking.net1,501 – 5,000 EuroSOLD2,000 Euro DublinGuide.com1 – 1,500 Europass Employee.us1 – 1,500 Europass eNetwork.com5,001 – 20,000 Europass Equity.us5,001 – 20,000 Europass PDFReader.net1 – 1,500 EuroSOLD100 Euro CMT.co.uk1 – 1,500 Europass Party-Costumes.com1 – 1,500 EuroSOLD450 Euro Clip.us1 – 1,500 Europass Pendulum.net1 – 1,500 Europass Funds.us1,501 – 5,000 Europass Waiver.net1 – 1,500 Europass

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CNN has a video about the DomainFest NYC Auction on their CNN money site. The video features Ovesee.net CEO Jeff Kupietzky, Domain Broker David Parkinson and Domain Investor Kevin Wood and shows the final moment of the sale of NewYorkApartments.com and another domain.

[Ed. I can't believe I had to type in the embed code - the embed feature for the video on the CNN site didn't work for myself and 3(!) other people that tried it]

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As noted during our unofficial live blogging of the SnapNames/Moniker Live auction results, the SnapNames live system marked a number of names as sold that weren’t sold. Thus we’re following up with a separate post with the official results, which show 17 domains sold for a total of $1,801,900.

Names not sold in the live auction are now being offered in an extended silent auction which ends Wednesday, August 25, 2010, at 3:15pm ET (12:15pm PT).

Lot#

Domain

Price

660

disco.com

$255,000.00

570

bigapple.com

$70,000.00

370

newyorkapartments.com

$65,000.00

190

companion.com

$45,000.00

840

exterminating.com

$35,000.00

450

grocerystore.com

$32,500.00

170

bridalsets.com

$7,000.00

680

cabletelevision.net

$6,000.00

20

cigarbars.com

$5,100.00

410

chiantiwine.com

$3,000.00

10

opticians.net

$2,800.00

430

stromboli.com

$2,250.00

580

coneyisland.net

$1,750.00

50

discountjeans.com

$1,700.00

230

freecreditreports.us

$1,500.00

770

hoarders.com

$1,500.00

130

learningdisorders.com

$1,500.00

560

jerseyshores.org

$300.00

Lot#

Domain

Price

660

disco.com

$255,000.00

570

bigapple.com

$70,000.00

370

newyorkapartments.com

$65,000.00

190

companion.com

$45,000.00

840

exterminating.com

$35,000.00

450

grocerystore.com

$32,500.00

170

bridalsets.com

$7,000.00

680

cabletelevision.net

$6,000.00

20

cigarbars.com

$5,100.00

410

chiantiwine.com

$3,000.00

10

opticians.net

$2,800.00

430

stromboli.com

$2,250.00

580

coneyisland.net

$1,750.00

50

discountjeans.com

$1,700.00

230

freecreditreports.us

$1,500.00

770

hoarders.com

$1,500.00

130

learningdisorders.com

$1,500.00

560

jerseyshores.org

$300.00

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We will be were live blogging the auction results of the auctions at the DomainFEST Power Networking Day in New York City. As always we do not guarantee the accuracy of these results. Unsold names will be included in the Extended Silent Auction which will run for the next 7 days until August 25, 2010, Wed at 3:15pm ET (12:15pm PT).

According to our unofficial tally, the live auction sold 35 domains for a total of $4,789,400, but once again some of the domains shown on the Snapnames auction interface were marked as sold despite bids under the reserve range. At the end of the auction Monte stated that the sales total was $1,8m USD. The official results from Oversee.net are here.

You can see the live blogged results after the jump.

Please note that we reported the results as shown by the Snapnames Online Bidding system, which displayed some domain names selling well under their reserve range.

Lot #Domain NameReserve RangeStatusPrice 10Opticians.netNo ReserveSOLD$2,800 20CigarBars.com$5,001 - $10,000SOLD$5,100 30AircraftRental.com$10,001 - $25,000SOLD$12,500 40FlatbedTrucks.com$10,001 - $25,000pass 50DiscountJeans.com$1001-$2500SOLD$1,700 60Bikini.net$50,001 - $100,000SOLD$50,000 70KidsFashion.com$10,001 - $25,000pass 80DancingShoes.com$25,001 - $50,000pass 90Wastebaskets.com$10,001 - $25,000pass 100SecuritySystem.com$100,001 - $250,000pass 110PrinterCartridges.com$100,001 - $250,000pass 120ShowerHead.com$25,001 - $50,000SOLD$25,000 130LearningDisorders.com$501-$1000SOLD$1,500 140Preschoolers.com$10,001 - $25,000pass 150Intelligence.com$100,001 - $250,000SOLD$200,000 160Testing.com$1MM - $5MMSOLD$750,000 170BridalSets.com$1001-$2500SOLD$7,000 180Dating.net$100,001 - $250,000SOLD$130,000 190Companion.com$25,001 - $50,000SOLD$45,000 200Newlyweds.com$50,001 - $100,000SOLD$40,000 210MarriageLicences.net$1001-$2500pass 220Partner.com$250,001 - $500,000pass 230FreeCreditReports.us$1001-$2500SOLD$1,500 240CommercialBank.com$250,001 - $500,000pass 250BadCreditRefinancing.com$5,001 - $10,000pass 260CreditCardLoans.com$25,001 - $50,000pass 270InvestmentPlanning.com$10,001 - $25,000pass 280Authorization.com$10,001 - $25,000pass 290Rate.com$750,001 - $1MMpass 300AdvancedLoans.com$10,001 - $25,000pass 310Stocks.com$1MM - $5MMpass 320LoanApplications.com$25,001 - $50,000pass 330Grant.com$1MM - $5MMpass 340StockQuotes.com$500,001 - $750,000pass 350CreditRate.com$25,001 - $50,000pass 360ByOwner.com$1MM - $5MMpass 370NewYorkApartments.com$50,001 - $100,000SOLD$65,000 380LuxuryApartments.com$50,001 - $100,000pass 390Quotes.com$1MM - $5MMpass 400Assurance.com$1MM - $5MMpass 410ChiantiWine.comNo ReserveSOLD$3,000 420Alcohol.com$1MM - $5MMpass 430Stromboli.com$1001-$2500SOLD$2,250 440GoatCheese.com$500,001 - $750,000pass 450GroceryStore.com$10,001 - $25,000SOLD$32,500 460Hamburgers.com$250,001 - $500,000pass 470Veggies.com$50,001 - $100,000SOLD$40,000 480CoffeeBeans.com$100,001 - $250,000pass 490Ravioli.com$100,001 - $250,000pass 500Efn.com$10,001 - $25,000pass 510Cj.org$25,001 - $50,000pass 520HM.net$25,001 - $50,000pass 530XXX.com$5MM and uppass 540Artist.com$250,001 - $500,000pass 550DvdRental.com$50,001 - $100,000pass 560JerseyShores.orgNo ReserveSOLD$300 570BigApple.com$50,001 - $100,000SOLD$70,000 580ConeyIsland.netNo ReserveSOLD$1,750 590TheUnitedStates.com$50,001 - $100,000pass 600CourtDate.com$10,001 - $25,000pass 610Patents.com$5MM and uppass 620Judgment.com$100,001 - $250,000SOLD$125,000 630Lawsuits.com$250,001 - $500,000pass 640Reggae.com$100,001 - $250,000pass 650RockBands.com$50,001 - $100,000pass 660Disco.com$100,001 - $250,000SOLD$250,000 670Drummers.com$50,001 - $100,000pass 680CableTelevision.net$5,001 - $10,000SOLD$6,000 690CableTelevision.com$50,001 - $100,000pass 700Cable.com$1MM - $5MMSOLD$1,500,000 710DiscountAirfares.net$5,001 - $10,000pass 720Relocating.com$50,001 - $100,000pass 730MobileHomeParks.com$100,001 - $250,000pass 740StreetMaps.com$50,001 - $100,000pass 750Physicians.com$1MM - $5MMpass 760PreMedical.com$10,001 - $25,000pass 770Hoarders.com$1001-$2500SOLD$1,500 780BabyAdoptions.com$50,001 - $100,000pass 790SeniorCitizens.org$25,001 - $50,000pass 800Voters.com$50,001 - $100,000pass 810LocalNews.com$100,001 - $250,000pass 820PartyGifts.com$50,001 - $100,000pass 830PetStores.com$250,001 - $500,000pass 840Exterminating.com$25,001 - $50,000SOLD$35,000 850Babysitting.com$250,001 - $500,000pass 860Koran.com$250,001 - $500,000pass 870Confession.com$100,001 - $250,000pass 880Inspection.com$500,001 - $750,000SOLD$250,000 890QualityControl.com$500,001 - $750,000pass 900Sportscaster.com$10,001 - $25,000SOLD$20,000 910Athletics.com$500,001 - $750,000SOLD$350,000 920FootballGame.com$25,001 - $50,000SOLD$25,000 930Antibiotic.com$50,001 - $100,000pass 940Trauma.com$250,001 - $500,000SOLD$300,000 950Supplement.com$250,001 - $500,000pass 960Invitro.com$250,001 - $500,000pass 970Blogs.net$50,001 - $100,000SOLD$50,000 980WebsiteBuilders.com$10,001 - $25,000pass 990Manage.com$100,001 - $250,000pass 1000Answering.com$25,001 - $50,000pass 1010Order.net$10,001 - $25,000pass 1020Scan.net$10,001 - $25,000SOLD$15,000 1030PokerSets.com$50,001 - $100,000SOLD$50,000 1040Lotto.info$5,001 - $10,000pass 1050BanquetHall.com$25,001 - $50,000pass 1060Program.com$1MM - $5MMpass 1070Duplicates.com$10,001 - $25,000SOLD$10,000 1080Customs.com$750,001 - $1MMpass 1090Upgrades.net$10,001 - $25,000pass 1100Guaranteed.com$750,001 - $1MMpass 1110Night.com$250,001 - $500,000pass 1120Verification.com$500,001 - $750,000SOLD$300,000 1130Nurseries.com$50,001 - $100,000pass 1140Adapter.com$100,001 - $250,000pass 1150Humble.com$50,001 - $100,000pass 1160Message.com$100,001 - $250,000pass 1170Mild.com$50,001 - $100,000pass 1180Lightning.com$250,001 - $500,000pass 1190Sweat.com$100,001 - $250,000pass 1200Solution.com$250,001 - $500,000pass 1210Natural.net$10,001 - $25,000SOLD$15,000 1220Tshirts.com$250,001 - $500,000removed

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According to a spokesperson of Oversee.net their subsidiary Moniker.com has successfully brokered TShirts.com, t-shirt.com, t-shirts.com, tee-shirts.com and tees.com for $1.265 million.  The buyer is Costumes Galore, Inc.

<Editors Note> According to Oversee staff, there was an error in the press release. The domain Tshirt.com, previously mentioned in this report, was not part of this deal.

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With as little as 3 hours and 15 minutes left to go for some names, NameDrive’s 3 letter ccTLD auction of 272 domain will end soon. Starting bids range anywhere from € 30.00 to € 200.00. Only 2 of the domain names have received bids so far, cck.es and lkq.es.

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Armorize, a web security company, reported on their blog today that Network Solutions had been displaying a widget box that contains malware.  The company was notified and quickly remedied the parking pags.  Based on a yahoo search only, there are over 5 million domain names with NSI parked landers that may have been affected by this drive by malware.

According to Help Net Security, the malware is a drive-by variety that doesn’t take much to infect the users computer. Simply visiting a parking page hosted by NSI would trigger the download.

The malware then modifies the registry, monitors four of the most popular browsers, redirects users using popular search engines to other websites, pops up advertisement according to a list of search terms and duplicates and renames itself to resemble a varied assortment of legal and illegal software (mostly key generators and cracked software versions). It then “phones home” to several URLs in order to receive further instructions and download more malware.

Only 50% of the antivirus solutions included in VirusTotal’s check detected this malware a couple of days ago, and it was discovered to have the ability to block well-known by download analysis services such as Wepawet and jsunpack.

This attack definitely marks the beginning of the exploitation of hosting providers as a means to compromise a massive amount of domains and spread malware to millions of users in a short period of time. Let’s hope that hosting providers will take this occurrence seriously and rethink their defenses from top to bottom.

This is not good news for parking companies and domain owners who rely on parking revenue. As parked pages become synonymous with malware or problems, users will shift away from clicking more and more. . . Is this just another nail in the coffin for domain parking?

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Geo-domain name association Associated Cities went through some rough times in 2009 . Reports of trouble with internal conflicts between board members and the direction of the group circulated as the 2009 Geo Domain expo neared.  It seems now that the group is back on track and pushing forward with a new set of board members with Fred Mercaldo at the helm.

The association sent out an email earlier today outlining the changes to the group including a move to reorganize as a non-profit, a new membership structure, advertising programs, and a general vision for the group.   The entire email can be read after the jump.  It’s good to see this organization back on track and sending a clear message of where they are going.

Dear Members and Associates:

Here is a brief update of our recent progress at Associated Cities, Inc, and our immediate goals, vision and initiatives:

• Conversion from an LLC to a Non-Profit: We are pleased to announce that, while there still remains some unfinished business to clean up, the transformation to a pure NP corporation has been completed. This will ensure that this Association will be member-owned, and run by an membership-elected Board of Directors, as well as numerous membership-run committees populated with elected members who will assist and guide all our activities. There are a few liability issues that I believe we are 90% through the process of making them non-issues, and I anticipate they will all be dismissed within 30 days, giving us a green light to proceed aggressively with our plans to make Associated Cities the Number One resource for all GeoDomain owners worldwide.
• Membership Structure: We have a new Membership Committee in place that will soon announce our new membership rate structure. This new structure will greatly increase our Membership, and open the doors making it easier for all owners of developed City.coms to join. Owners of multipleCity.com properties will be given one rate for all of their domains; owners of small City.com properties will be given a full membership opportunity for as little as $295 per year, giving them full access to all of the benefits that most of us have shared for years. In the past, some owners of multipleCity.com properties usually only joined with one of their sites; there was minimal incentive for the owners to pay additional dues for subsequent memberships. Now, there will be a cap on membership dues that an owner of multiple sites would pay, and each and every one of the City.com‘s under an owners portfolio will join, giving our Association a robust membership roster that is sure to get the attention of National advertisers.
• Advertising Programs: As we build our network of pure City.com Members, our Executive Director Patrick Carleton will focus on securing lucrative advertising contracts, some regional, some national, some market specific…but all designed to bring much needed revenue to our City.comproperties. While this is not a new idea, and as many have said it was actually the original idea and goal of forming Associated Cities, for many reasons this has not become a program that benefited our Membership. This will change in the coming year. We plan on making it profitable for each and every one of us to be Associated Cities members. The potential addition of 100 PLUS new City.com properties to our membership will give us the strength and market share to attract the advertisers.
• GeoDomain Expo: We will form an Expo committee, and explore whether to keep all Expo responsibilities in-house, or appoint an outside organization to manage and organize our future Expos in return for a guaranteed revenue share. We also expect to announce our date and location of our Associated Cities GeoDomain Expo 2011 during September.
• Vision: Associated Cities needs to become an industry powerhouse, providing numerous programs and support, even legal, for the GeoDomain industry as a whole. From the members-only group email list that Associated Cities members have all used when we have a question or need advice, to our actually having formal representation in Washington to protect our interests…to having many lucrative advertising opportunities through our Association…to getting back to the basics of running a successful Expo that attracts not only all of our Membership, but also many new investors that would like to invest in our industry…our needs are many. In order to accomplish these initiatives, we need an active and robust Membership, along with the dollars necessary to accomplish these aggressive goals. I believe we are taking the proper steps necessary to achieve these results.

Please do not hesitate to contact me regarding any ideas or comments you may have. More to come, and thank you all for your patience during this time of transition.

Regards,
Fred Mercaldo
President
Associated Cities, Inc.

Apparently the Online Gambling site by the Province of British Columbia was not brought down by too much traffic after opening, as originally reported. The Globe and Mail now reports that the site was actually taken down because of a breach privacy that allowed players to see other player’s financial information and even use their funds for gambling.

“Someone could be playing away with [someone else's] money,” said BCLC president and CEO Michael Graydon.

A total of about $8,000 had to be redistributed once the errors were discovered and affected individuals tracked down, he said.

As well, bits of the personal data of 12 players were viewed by others, including some numbers on their credit cards, Mr. Graydon said.

“We reacted very quickly and in a transparent way to the customers involved, and we will make sure this does not happen again,” he vowed.

“We are one of the first jurisdictions in the world to do this. … It’s a new frontier, and technology is changing very rapidly.”

In an unrelated charge the Lottery Corporation also faces a $600,000 fine by the federal Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre (FINTRAC), but is planning to appear.

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Sedo has launched a new website for the “Sedo Pro World Tour” Events. The event takes place in five different cities across the world over the course of seven months. The tour starts off in the city of the US headquarter of the company, Boston and ends at the European headquarter in Cologne in February during the month of the big local Carnival. Here are the planned events:

• Boston, USA (August 31 – September 1, 2010)
• Seoul, Korea  (September 10-11, 2010)
• Tuscany, Italy (October 8-9, 2010)
• London, UK (November 2010)
• Cologne, DE (February 2011)

As previous events, this tour remains exclusive to SedoPro members.

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