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Domain Roundtable Conference 2008 -- San Francisco new host for the ultimate domainers conference.

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) November 29, 2007 -- Tickets are now available to the 2008 Domain Roundtable Conference. Formerly a Seattle exclusive, the upcoming Conference will be hosted in San Francisco's luxurious Palace Hotel April 18-21.

The Domain Roundtable Conference is eagerly accepting conference registrations and domains for auction. Who could resist the opportunity to rub elbows with the most successful domainers in the business? A "landmark gathering of industry leaders" according to DNJournal.com, Domain Roundtable hosts special insider panels and first-rate guest speakers. Name Intelligence, Inc., operator of the Domain Roundtable Conference and innovator of DomainTools, was the first to host a simultaneous online and live auction. With the success of its auctions, and industry conferences being en vogue, the Domain Roundtable Conference proves to be both a promising social occasion, as well as a lucrative event. Don't wait to register, though. Discount accommodations are available to conference goers who book before April 1. Anyone who registers before January 31 will also receive the Early Bird Special on tickets.

For more information on Domain Roundtable, prices, registration and how to participate in the auction, please visit: Domain Roundtable, or contact us at sf2008 at domainroundtable.com or (206) 838-9035 x 8.

About us: Name Intelligence, Inc. is the internet's source for domain wisdom. Combining personal expertise in software engineering with sophisticated knowledge of the global domain space, Name Intelligence, Inc. provides an ever-innovative array of user-empowering tools. Whether to directly search for domain information, maintain intellectual property protection, or initiate domain name creation, Name Intelligence, Inc. has the tools and technology to get into, and stay on top of, the domain name industry.

Press Contact: Susan Prosser
Company Name: Name Intelligence
Phone: 206-838-9035 +8
Website: www.domainroundtable.com

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Nexx Online Inc., an innovative North American web host and ICANN Accredited domain name registrar, today cut the price of their .com, .net, .org, .info and .biz domain names to only $7.95 per year.

Toronto, ON (PRWEB) November 27, 2007 -- Nexx Online, Inc., (http://www.nexx.com/) an innovative North American web host and ICANN Accredited domain name registrar, today cut the price of their .com, .net, .org, .info and .biz domain names to only $7.95 per year. The lower price domain names include attractive features designed to give domain owners exceptional value.

For only $7.95 per year, all Nexx domains include:

•    A basic webpage with 25MB of disk space that can be edited immediately.
•    An email account at their domain including a calendar, address book and spam filtering.
•    Domain WHOIS privacy to keep personal information secure from identity theft and spam attacks.
•    Full DNS management with the user-friendly Nexx control panel.

"ICANN and Verisign administration fees have spiked and as a result, registrars have been pushing their costs on to consumers by raising domain prices. We, on the other hand, have cut our price to $7.95 per year - even at renewal." Jason Matheson, Product Manager, Nexx.

For more information about Nexx $7.95/year domain names, visit: http://www.nexx.com/domain-names.php

About Nexx: Nexx Online, Inc., established in 1996, powers thousands of business websites to online success everyday with industry-leading MultiPlatform clustered server technology. Nexx is known for professional, reliable, secure web hosting, supported by 24/7 world class customer service. Nexx has been featured by the New York Times, Slashdot, CNET, CBC, and CTV for innovation and industry excellence.

For more information about Nexx, visit: http://www.nexx.com/

Media Contact:
Julie Vieth, Communications Coordinator
Nexx Online, Inc. 416-661-2100 x266 email protected from spam bots

Press Contact: Julie Vieth
Company Name: Nexx Online Inc.
Phone: 416-661-2100 (266)
Website: http://www.nexx.com/

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California-based Domain Development Corp (www.ddc.com), a comprehensive monetization and full-scale domain development service, today announced that Sean P. Moriarty has been appointed the company's new President. Moriarty comes to DDC from Yahoo!, where he was in charge of managing Yahoo's off-network domain monetization business.

Agoura Hills, CA (PRWEB) November 13, 2007 -- California-based Domain Development Corp (www.ddc.com), a comprehensive monetization and full-scale domain development service, today announced that Sean P. Moriarty has been appointed the company's new President. Moriarty comes to DDC from Yahoo!, where he was in charge of managing Yahoo's off-network domain monetization business.

Today's announcement comes as DDC continues to develop its domain portfolio and enhance its product offering with the launch of version 2.0 of its Power Parking technology. In addition, DDC recently made news when they facilitated one of the largest domain sales of all time, a $9.5 million private transaction. This landmark domain sale extended DDC's presence within the rapidly growing domain industry.

"Sean's experience, proven leadership and extensive knowledge of the domain space provides an invaluable advantage to DDC as we continue to grow and innovate," said Ken Lawson, company founder and CEO. "Sean and I share common goals for creating a leading-edge domain management service, and I am excited to work with him to make DDC the most competitive platform in the market."

Over the past 10 years Mr. Moriarty has worked in consulting and sales leadership positions in private equity backed emerging growth companies: Vividence (acquired by Keynote Systems) and PlaceWare (acquired by Microsoft). For the last four years, Sean has worked at Yahoo! where he managed the consumer software channel and subsequently the domain channel. In addition to managing all of Yahoo's key domain partnerships, Sean was integrally involved in the product development and marketing strategy that enabled Yahoo! to maintain its leadership position in domain monetization.

Moriarty commented, "I am excited to be back in a small company environment, working with an intelligent and passionate team that is nimble and focused on execution. Our mission is to enhance the experience of parked sites for visitors, owners and advertisers. In addition, we plan to continue to build on our comprehensive development efforts as we evolve suitable domain names into internet businesses."

About DDC:
Domain Development Corp (www.DDC.com) is a revolutionary monetization and domain development business founded by seasoned domain professionals. DDC's goal is to maximize revenue potential by providing an unrivaled turnkey solution for domain owners. DDC is located in Agoura Hills, California.

Press Contact: Mike Youtan
Company Name: Domain Development Corporation
Phone: 818-597-6351
Website: www.ddc.com

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-----Original Message-----
From: Tony.Ji [mailto:Tony.Ji@netinchina.org.cn]
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 11:24 PM
Subject: Nielsentech Trademark Scam

Dear Chris,

 

I'm sorry. As a registrar in China, we must keep commercial secrets for applicants(including applicant name, email, telephone,  business activity), for example, you register these domain names through our body, we will not let the third party know your documents.  I believed you are not willing to let the third party see.  Hope you can understand.

 

I can help them to solve the problem with every effort (they will have some questions). let us keep in touch.

 

Your Sincere,

 

Tony

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Tony.Ji [mailto:Tony.Ji@netinchina.org.cn]
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 12:29 AM
To: webmaster@nielsentech.com
Subject: Nielsentech Trademark Scam

Dear ,

 

According to our investigation,GreatMax company is a Hong Kong company.If you have no relationship with them.According to our working experience,there are 2 possibilities:

1. GreatMax company is a domain name investment company,they wat to register these names before you and sell back to you to gain profits.

2. It may be a commercial method,GreatMax company is consigned by your competitor to register,make your clients confused.

 

In addition, as a registrar in China, we must keep commercial secrets for applicants(including applicant name, email, telephone,business activity), for example, if you register these domain names through our body, we will not let the third party know your documents. Hope you can understand.

 

We knew you have registered the domain name"nielsentech.com"and own the intellectual property,this is why we informed you.But you must know the domain name takes open registration,this is international domain name registration principle.So GreatMax company has right to register it.As a domain name registrar,we have no right to dispute their application.So required by China government to inform your company to protect your interest.As the owner of "nielsentech.com",you will get the priority to register these domain names and keywords.

 

If you think their registration will confuse your clients and harm your profits,we can send an application form to you and help you register these within dispute period.This is the only way to prevent domain name grab.If you don't think their application will affect your company,you can give up.We will finish their registration.Hope get your decision ASAP,so that we can handle the next step.

 

Best regards,

 

Tony Ji

 

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Dear Tony,

Thank you very much for your message and making me aware of this situation.

Can you provide some more information about this company that is trying to steal our Trademark?

Do you have suggestions as to what we should do about this? How can we protect ourselves?

Thank you,
Chris Nielsen, SEO
Nielsen Technical Services
7141 Oak Pointe Curve
Minneapolis, MN 55438 USA
"Be What They're Searching For!"
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-----Original Message-----
Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 11:29 PM
To: webmaster@nielsentech.com
Subject: Nielsentech.com Contact Form

Here is the information submitted on Sunday, November 18th, 2007 at 11:28 pm

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fname: Tony

lname: Ji

address: 3A, Units 20/F, Far East Consortium Bldg., 121 Des Voeux Road, Central, Hong Kong

city: Hong Kong

state: China

zip: 852

email: Tony.Ji@netinchina.org.cn 

phone: +852-3059 3057

comments: Dear CEO,

We are the domain name registration organization in China, which mainly deal with international company's in china. We have something important need to confirm with your company.
On the Nov.18, 2007, we received an application formally. One company named "GreatMax International Holdings Ltd" wanted to register following Domain names:
nielsentech.info
nielsentech.cn
nielsentech.com.cn
nielsentech.net.cn
nielsentech.org.cn
nielsentech.tw
nielsentech.com.tw
nielsentech.hk
nielsentech.com.hk
Internet brand keyword:
Nielsentech
through our body.

After our initial examination, we found that the keywords and domain names applied for registration are asa same s your company's name and trademark. These days we are dealing with it. If you do not know this company, we doubt that they have other aims to buy these domain names. Now we have not finished the registration of GreatMax company yet, in order to deal with this issue better, Please contact us by telephone or email as soon as possible.

Best Regards,
Tony Ji

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China Net Technology Limited
Tel:+852-3059 3057
Fax:+852-3059 3089
Email: Tony.Ji@netinchina.org.cn 
Web:   http://www,netinchina.org.cn

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Syndicated user-generated content will power the next generation of domain parking platforms.

Toronto, ON (PRWEB) November 1, 2007 -- SharedReviews announced today the closing of a first round investment. The funding round was done by Frank Schilling and Monster Venture Partners. Also participating in the current round of financing is Internet Real Estate Group, a leading developer of premium Internet domain names.

Rob Monster, Managing Director of Monster Venture Partners said, "The boundary between producers and consumers of digital content is blurring as user-generated content is playing an ever increasing role in influencing attitudes and behaviors of online consumers. SharedReviews fills an important gap in the market in terms of providing "wisdom of the crowd" oversight of user-generated content, compensating reviewers who deliver high quality content, and distributing the content over large networks of underutilized Internet real estate."

Frank Schilling, founder of Name Administration, is known to many as the world's most successful domain portfolio manager with a portfolio of hundreds of thousands of high quality generic internet domains. Frank is also viewed as an authority on domain industry trends and is a frequent speaker on topics related to domain monetization.

"My investment in SharedReviews is first and foremost a bet on people. Peter Ejtel (CEO) and Frank Michlick (COO) are two gentlemen whom I have known for years and whom I respect greatly. I also believe in the vision of syndicating high quality content onto under-developed domains as a step forward on the path to full domain development for domain properties that receive significant traffic and are good candidates for indexing by search engines due to the presence of truly novel and useful content." added Frank Schilling

Internet Real Estate Group, rounded out the financing and also brings a network of Internet domains as well as deep knowledge of the Internet domain landscape.

"Building a strong Internet brand has a lot to do with helping users find relevant and compelling content related to their area of interest. Quality content generated by users is a very important piece of that puzzle," said Mike "Zappy" Zapolin CEO of Internet Real Estate Group.

"Internet Real Estate Group controls a number of Web 2.0 properties where the integration of user generated content is a design requirement. For example, Chocolate.com is built on a proprietary online storefront engine which is extendable to a range of popular online shopping categories. At the same time, we know that chocolate is a popular review category on SharedReviews. It did not take us long to make the connection between how the companies would be able to leverage each other" added Andrew Miller, President of Internet Real Estate Group.
   
SharedReviews is currently in a limited public beta test of its flagship portal, SharedReviews.com. The company's full launch of SharedReviews is set for early December, just in time for the year-end holiday shopping season.

"With SharedReviews providing a safe social environment for members to maintain detailed demographic profiles and a community with which to share consumer experiences, it has been an ongoing focus for us to leverage non-traditional monetization verticals to define the true value of this high quality consumer feedback. We are delighted to have assembled an investor group with expertise to help tap this lucrative search vertical and better reward our users' contributions," said Peter Ejtel, CEO of SharedReviews.

About SharedReviews
SharedReviews was founded to enable consumers to monetize high quality user-generated content. With established third party distribution partners looking to increase value within their advertising networks, SharedReviews bridges the gap between market demand and content creators in an open and honest transparency. For more information, visit us on the web at http://sharedreviews.com.

About Frank Schilling and Name Administration
One of the most respected domain investors in the industry and founder of Name Administration. He is known to many as the world's most successful domain portfolio manager with one of the largest, and most successful domain portfolios in the industry. Frank is also viewed as an authority on domain industry trends and is a frequent speaker on topics related to domain monetization.

About Internet Real Estate Group
Internet Real Estate Group, LLC, www.InternetRealEstate.com, a leader in the acquisition and development of category generic domain names and online brands, owns a portfolio of businesses including Software.com, Patents.com, Sweepstakes.com, Phone.com, Podcast.com, Chocolate.com, Jeans.com and Consultants.com, comprising a media network of businesses and communities representing some of the most important online categories.

About Monster Venture Partners, LLC
Monster Venture Partners is a new breed of early-stage venture capital firm based in Seattle. Our investment philosophy is to engage in a genuine hands-on partnership with founders to jointly create value for all stakeholders. For larger opportunities, we co-invest with leading investors from around the world, selecting from a universe of like-minded investors who are able to add strategic value. We are focused on three primary verticals: (1) marketing technology, (2) consumer healthcare, and (3) global consumer internet.

Media Contact:
Peter Ejtel
peter @ sharedreviews.com
416-619-0992

Press Contact: Peter Ejtel
Company Name: SharedReviews
Phone: 416-619-0992
Website:  sharedreviews.com

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