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Morning Folks!!

I said in my July 4th post that I could clearly see where we are going now. If you compare that to my posts of 2008 and 2009 then you will see we have come a very long way. Clarity! While the fog is very real for many, I only see clarity coming.

But clarity does not mean life and business without turmoil and challenge. Clarity simply means you understand the turmoil and how it will come out, when it will lift and what the fallout might be. While others focus on one point in time or even yesterday, focusing on a period of time after that is much more meaningful and useful. So that is why I would call this summer the eye of the storm. Things are quiet on one side, but percolating on the other side with the ammunition and mood to explode at any moment. A very quite and tense situation worldwide.

This recession or downturn is different than any other in history because while folks may not have a steady job and thus no steady income, they do have income. That is much different than the recession of the 1970's or the depression when folks did not have any income whatsoever.

Poverty today does not look like poverty in the 1950's and 1960's. Without seeing that and understanding that, then you are dependent on the media and they have their own agendas. They have 'Dumbed down the news' on broadcast TV. They don't paint an accurate picture of where we are. Lindsay Lohan leads the news.

In the 1970's my dad was in his 60's and unemployed. I was in high school. One of my brothers just got out of college and looking for a job. The 4 of us lived in a 21ft trailer in Van Nuys, California. I took my showers in the mobile home park bathroom. I had no car. I had what I was wearing and my heart ached for my friends in New Hampshire.

I got a job a Taco Bell and learned how to make Taco Shells. And then refried beans. And then work at the counter. And that was after being rejected by Jack in the Box, McDonald's, Norms. I guess I was either too stupid to know how bad it was or I was too scared of life not getting better that motivated me. I also knew I wasn't going to get many dates without a little coin.

A computer, cell phone and a strong desire to succeed along with a work ethic that understands 18 hour days and 2 or 3 jobs is the way to vault over the masses that REFUSE to do that TODAY. Work creates self esteem and self esteem makes you want to do better and better and better. Mediorce or excellent?! Or CREATE your own path with those 2 tools that no other generation was fortunate enough to have or even dream of. Star Trek shit and folks still wallow in self pity!

That does not mean it is not tough out there. So what?? A REAL job is almost never advertised. You got to go in and get it! Create it!

There is no neon sign for opportunity. You have to learn to recognize opportunity when it crosses your path. It is invisible!! Train yourself to see the invisible. To pick out opportunity when it is there. That is what every successful person does. Period! And many create their own opportunity. But if you are not doing well and playing video games, time to toss the games!

Folks make a living of excusing failure. We spend more per capita in the USA per student than any country in the world and we are not even in the top 20 worldwide. That's a crime! That means something is broken. I don't want small classes of 30. I want large classes of 30 million. I would rather see the Steve Jobs of the world teaching those 30 million something of great value compared to somebody less qualified teaching 30 and hiring 1 million of them. One costs 1 MILLION times as much and gets a fraction of the result. DUH!!

Sorry, but I see a recession of minds and attitudes and dependence and integrity. I don't see a recession of opportunity.

Capitalism is on trial. Or so some think. But Capitalism will sustain an overwhelming win over dependence. Overwhelming! And when that event happens or perceived to have happened, then an avalanche of business will be unleashed. Scared money will make a 180 degree turn around.

I could point to many things to support my argument but I don't want to go all political. All I will venture to say is that I believe Romney will win by an 'electoral' landslide, the Senate will flip and the House will not look much different then it does now. A new course will be set and it won't look like the last administration or this one. If you don't agree with me, fine, but I guess we can look back at this prediction come November.

But between now and then, some of the most volatile months you have ever seen may be in store for us and will likely carry on into next year before it finally calms down and we begin to get on track. Nothing happens overnight but there will be a point that things will turn. If you wait for that point, you are already way behind. Anticipating when we hit that point is the way to score and score big. Get it wrong, it could be costly. Hope we get through London without major incident.

In times like this I look for a parallel in history and I have found one. Actually several. And in the few years I have been following these parallels, they have only gotten more intense. I guess that is only if we survive 2012.

The best news that I hope and expect will emerge is that sales and profits will once again be in vogue. Sales will be the driving force. Finally!! Profits will be paramount. Finally!! And that is why important and meaningful domain names will emerge as perhaps the #1 investment asset in the world. It's rightful and long awaited place! The foundation and brand of every future business.

Have a GREAT Day!

Rick Schwartz

Morning Folks!!

What I write on my blog is only half of the story. You, the commenter, provide the other half. I open up an issue and you close the issue. I bring up a few points and you folks fill in the rest of the points. I have a good pulse on things because I ask many people and get a wide array of feedback. Sometimes I play devils advocate.

So what are the issues that face you in the next 12-18 months? Today? Tomorrow? What are your challenges? What are your progress points? What does the gTLD's mean to you if anything? Are you in the black? Are you tapping into your savings?

I read that folks have lost 40% of their net worh since the recession began. Of course that becomes relative. If you are just starting out you are likely bucking the trend. If you have been out there for decades, then you may fall into this group.

What blows me away about this recession is I don't believe it is a recession at all. I see jobs with nobody smart enough or talented enough to fill them. I see jobs that are beneath students. (Sorry in my book, no such thing) Substitute 'Lazy' because while they think the job is beneath them, they don't realize that the experience they get they don't have to pay for and they can draw on those experiences long after they left that job and employ them in future positions. And they get paid for it!

What's the problem? Well they have to learn to show up. They have to be disciplined to get themselves there on time. They actually have to work with others and if they are a fuck up, they are gonna toss their ass out the door no matter how cool they are. Don't carry their weight? They will throw them out on their ass! Not the boss, the 19 year old coworkers that have to deal with it and do their job as well as theirs. I can't tell you how many 'Jocks' I have seen crying as their peers toss them out of a restaurant kitchen.

Sales are what drives everything and since the focus is not sales these days, that becomes the problem. Few understand or know how to sell. The art of selling. CEO's used to be the best salesman. Today it is the best accountant or lawyer or something else unrelated to sales. Sales are the top of the pyramid. Nothing in this world happens until a sale is made. I must have said that 20 times on this blog though the years. So I have to laugh at 'Start-ups' because their eye is almost never on sales and almost always on getting money. But with no sales, you are just supporting the guys that refuse to work for McDonald's. 21st century panhandling?

The real reason a company should be looking for money is because they can't fill the orders fast enough. Because they can't grow fast enough. Because SALES is pushing them. Because they need to expand and grow and make more money. They are already profitable and can't plow the money back into the business fast enough.

Today startups start with ZERO SALES! That ain't no startup, that's a personal charity.

Sorry for the ramble and rant. One thought just led to another and here we are. So what's your rant today? How do you see it? How does the overall mood play into your business?

Have a GREAT Day!

Rick Schwartz

Morning Folks!!

I have made a July 4^th post as long as I can remember online. I started writing this a couple weeks back along with several other thoughts and posts that were never finished or just decided not to publish. There is so much to say right now. So much confusion and second guessing. I re-evaluate things every waking day. New info, could mean a new result or just fortify what you believe even stronger.

Let’s just admit most of us have A.D.D. (Attention Deficit Disorder) and I think I can prove it. First of all we would likely not be domainers as we would be satisfied with just one domain name. We would be satisfied with perusing just one project. We would be happy owning one business. Shall I go on? Call it what you like, but as unfocused as we are, I think I am seeing even less focus as folks begin to doubt themselves., their futures and their own beliefs because they just don’t have the inner strength not to be swayed by their peers or the masses.

Domains are becoming very important and moving to center stage as I always knew they would and have said so repeatedly over the years. Almost decades! However many Domainers are weak and throwing in the towel. The numbers say 80% will give up before finding the success they so dearly wanted to find. Budgets are stretched and domain investors are forced to become domain flippers.

I see the weekly auction numbers like you do. It mostly shows weakness. $1.4 million this week, $1.2 million next week, $1.5 million the week after. To me, shows weakness. Not because of the numbers or even the number of sales. But the prices and the reasons that are forcing that sales. BILLS! OVERHEAD! MORTGAGES!

Domain Investors have been overrun with all types of other folks making a living off domains. That’s not a bad thing unless you don’t recognize and understand that. They have different agendas and goals with a lot of overlapping. Overlapping does not mean to ignore the defining lines and the various sectors and many new sectors to come. It means to understand them, use them, be one of them if that is your calling. But don't ignore anything.

For years I have talked about type ins and am always abruptly interrupted with a chorus of different views minimizing traffic. Well sorry, this game IS about traffic. Maybe not all domains, but you need a BASE of domains with traffic to support those with value that can’t support themselves. Those that ignore this continue to struggle more than any other group because they are missing a key piece of the puzzle and play the game with a huge handicap.

The entire PPC system is based on type in traffic!! Not based on seo traffic. The seo was just a way to abuse and take advantage of the system and Google allowed it for some DUMB or monetary reason. So if you don’t use ppc you are forced to be a flipper. It’s kinda funny for me. I entered domains and the Internet and the first place I ever posted was on a board with a bunch of folks flipping Mobile Homes. It was the same group as I see today on domains except the cost of doing business with domains is lunch money. They quickly removed my posts and tossed me out with the garbage for simply suggesting they could substitute this thing called domain names and do the flipping faster and make loads more money. I think Serge may be the only one that actually remembers because he was there and he too had his posts removed.

The industry is weak today as sales are forced. Forced to pay the bills. And when you are forced to sell, you have to sell your best. Junk is hard to sell. Sometimes you can’t even give it away. NNN.co for example. Nobody even wants the carrying charges or can afford them. Not even domain flippers and that says it all. Besides, why pay more for something proved to be inferior and pay 2x or 3x as much? But step away. Domain names, especially .com are stronger and more powerful than ever!!! The masses are just beginning to realize the importance and power and so many domain investors just can’t quite see the end of the tunnel. Don’t give up! We are almost there. Land ho! Land ho! This is the START not the end. Do everything you can NOT to sell you unique assets. Values are going to explode! And if .whatever does not lead to the promised land, they will explode again and even more so.

I have been enjoying the clarity of what is happening and what is to come. If you look at things as a snapshot, then fear comes. When you look at it as an evolution and a revolution, a huge smile comes. I feel JOVIAL!! I also feel bad for those that either don’t believe in themselves or don’t believe in their domains. That had to do it “Their way” regardless of the results.

If you are being FORCED to sell domain to survive, something is wrong and so many are in that situation including some large companies in the space. But look, we all see things differently and all I can do is share the way I see it and if what I share rings true, then hopefully understanding will come along with it.

I watch folks and domainers chase what happened yesterday. What a waste!! You don’t chase yesterday folks, you set up shop on tomorrow and have them pour you a drink. You don’t CHASE, you WAIT! Because if you wait, it means you got there before them and you know they are coming. If you chase, that train already left the station and it may be never before the next train comes.

So if you positioned yourself well, sit back. Take a deep breath. 1000 doors of opportunity are about to flood the market. And just like metal, there is gold and tin and a market for each. Many won’t be metal at all. Clay and they will break apart the moment they are touched.

So clarity and excitement and fulfillment all at once. As I mentioned on my email last week, there have also been a few constants. At the core are the 350-500 domain investors that came from every walk of life from all points of the globe that refuse to give up their vision. Have minds as varied as the stars and are bonded together by something we ourselves can't even explain. We are explorers with varying booties of treasure. None the same, but many alike. We have nothing in common and everything in common.

So for those that think it is over, let me tell you a tiny secret. It has yet to even begin. We are at Babe Ruth valuation not Derrick Jeter. Don't know or understand the difference?? Then don't waste your time disagreeing with me, invest your time and learn why I am right! Because sales is the driving force, understanding and great need will happen. SALES!! New Clients. Growth. But it won't be in your time frame, it will be in their timeframe. All we can do is accelerate and bend how long it all takes. Need, want and desire will be the path to the future and following the money will tell you the answers. Consumer money is smart. Investor money is not as smart. Type ins are the consumer speaking. It's the holy grail whether you want to accept it or not and it is going to determine the fate or success of almost every non-brand extension to come.

Thanks for reading and here is my post from July 4th 1998. Times changing?

Have a GREAT Day!

Rick Schwartz

Morning Folks!!

It was 5 years ago tomorrow that I paid my wife’s cousin $100 to stand in line at Apple and buy an iPhone. I still have the box, bag and receipt. It was the day my life changed. Again. I even blogged about it. 6 different times! See if I got it right. From 0% of the market to commanding the market in 5 years! Actually about 1 or 2 years.

http://www.ricksblog.com/.services/blog/6a00d83451f3f569e200d8341c9ca453ef/search?filter.q=iphone

Simply put the most versatile tool in my toolbox. The iPhone is the single most important tool that allows me to live life differently. Better. More effective. Better organized. An office in my hand and everything in it and more.

Less than a year later I made the switch from PC to Mac. I have bought 5 or 6 since then. Then the iPad, I got them everywhere. As for iPhones, I lost count how many I have. I said the iPhone would transform Apple and it did and still is.

Am I writing this on the iPhone? No. But I have. And there is more innovation to come.

There are other powerful tools, but if you don’t know how to use them easily, they don’t have much value. The iPhone just works like my mind. All that power and so simple to use. At a red light I can accomplish all the tasks I need to with time to spare because of simplicity. Just an amazing device. One that will mark an era in a way the hula hoop never envisioned.

Have you made the switch? Are you still stuck on crackberry? Have you NEVER had an iphone? Do you love yours like I love mine? I broke mine once, I thought no biggie. Withinin 15 minutes I needed detox.

I simply bought a phone, saw the future and my entire world changed 5 years ago tomorrow.

Have a GREAT Day!

Rick Schwartz

Morning Folks!

Since the day I met Howard I have said that there would be a test case come along that we would have to win and set a standard that would serve to protect all other domains. That was 1999.

When I got this action on saveme.com, I knew that day had come. I knew instantly that this is where we would make our stand and this was the battle we wanted to fight. It was as much a gift as it was a fight.

This is one of the sweetest business accomplishments I have ever been involved in. The satisfaction of having somebody a world away GUILTY of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking! Trying to abuse the system to get what they wanted. Somebody that was warned about peeing on the electric fence and now the decision has been executed exactly as I wrote about when they still had a chance to reconsider.

To me this is just the start of this episode. The start of an era where companies, lawyers and others have FAIR WARNING that if they CHOOSE to go down this path, they too will be found GUILTY of REVERSE DOMAIN NAME HIJACKING just like Márcio Mello Chaves, aka Márcio Chaves, Marcio Chaves and his brother Heitor.

THEY will have to deal with the fallout and the stigma of being found guilty of an attempted hijacking for the rest of their lives as will their firm Almeida Advogados, Brazil. They had ample time and warning but instead pressed forward and NOW…..DEAL WITH IT! Deal with me NEVER letting anyone forget. It will be known and circulated far and wide. It will be used to set an example and a standard. The bigger your company is, the more you worry. The more you have to lose. The more the MEDIA will be interested. Should you abuse the system to try and STEAL what does not belong to you, BE PREPARED. Seize something through a system designed to protect legitimate rights by abuse, and you can do serious and permanent damage to your company and brand. If that happens, blame yourselves as this should be your warning shot.

I would like to hear a clear statement by Almeida Advogados, Brazil now that they have been informed that one of their lawyers has engaged and found guilty in this abuse of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking. Is it ok? Did you encourage or discourage this hijacking? What is the position of your firm on this matter and will you be engaging in this practice in the future? These are legitimate questions going forward that should have some clear answers or we just will come to our own conclusions. Will Almeida Advogados, Brazil, ever be a party to Reverse Domain Name Hijacking again? We will watch and see if this was just an isolated incident or something more.

I will fight to make this practice a crime with penalties. But until then, THIS is the way and the method to shine the light of day in this practice and make these cockroaches know it’s over. Sometimes you just need to scream bloody murder to get people to pay attention and understand just how widespread and disgusting this is. I was not the first to get a RDNH decision, I won't be the last, but I guarantee nobody else has used this GIFT in the dramatic way I will be using it.

The MAIN reason we got the Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) decision is we sought it. We fought for it. Howard was clear and I was clear that anything less would be “The agony of defeat.” Just a win without the RDNH finding to ME would have been a loss. Not a loss, but a great loss. One of the top 5 losses in my entire business life. But a victory here would be a huge achievement personally and one I could share with everyone else that owns a domain name.

As I do my research, it is not often that WIPO uses the phrase “Reverse Domain Name Hijacking”. As far as I can see so far in my research, just several dozen at most. Most stop short at “Abuse”. Many because they just did not go for the RDNH in their response. Some would have won had they asked.

Nat Cohn has published a blog post and comprehensive list at
http://www.domainarts.com/2012/06/18/why-reverse-domain-name-hijacking-needs-to-be-a-real-penalty-and-the-most-comprehensive-list-of-rdnh-cases/

I think what will become more important than the actual cases are the parties that were found guilty and the firms they worked for and the companies they represented. I want to plaster those names all over the Internet with every opportunity I get. And should ANYONE be on that list more than once, they will be used alongside our poster boy!

Sure, it cost thousands to defend and I have lost thousands in lost revenue over the past few months. But that is the cost of doing business and I will get the money back by having this decision on record forever. THIS is my insurance policy for the next CLOWN! For the next would be HIJACKER. This is a vaccination shot that not only I can use but you can use. Don’t ever let it happen to you again when you have done nothing wrong and have not infringed on anyone’s mark whether existent or imagined.

I did not look for this fight. I did not want this fight. But when met with the reality and gravity of what was at stake for me, you and all, this HAD to be a fight to the death. The jugular. Without mercy. And not always in the best of taste. But that is how I do battle. That may not be your style and I respect that but that is MY style and it works for me. Results and everything else. Results that you can point to and promises I can keep. War ain’t pretty!! Rules go out the window when you are under assault. Our livelihood was under assault and the only option was victory and to be on record BEFORE hand so that I could carry out now.

I am not even sure if they understand the fallout to come that they caused. It could be torture. Not at my hands but at their own hands That is what gives me a license to do this. This is what gives me the credibility to carry out what I promised. My only mission is to spread the word about what happened. Ooops, not so good for these clowns. Each day that passes will get a little worse. The results for them and their antics will be known to all men.

But I still have what they want. I doubt their ego will ever allow them to reach out to me. They could still figure out a formula to rehabilitate their image. Maybe coming out and having a guest post here. A Mia Culpa if they choose. I guess we will really find out what they are made of now. I won’t hold my breath, but I do know how to turn a negative into a positive.

The reason I was so hard on these guys is because of the facts involved. Then when I learned that Marcio Chaves actually went to some WIPO Academy and classes that made it exponentially worse because he KNEW what he was doing. He KNEW he was abusing the system. He KNEW that this might be considered Reverse Domain Name Hijacking because he said so in his complaint. So this was no honest mistake made by somebody that over reached. This was a complete abuse of the system and he really should be sanctioned for it. But without that, WE have a responsibility to bring this up when necessary.

And for the next CLOWN, be prepared. I won’t fight in the way you expect. All I know is I will get the end result and all the bullshit in the middle does not count very much. There will be companies that go out of business after they try hijacking a domain they have NO rights to. This is quite different than a legitimate case where there are two sides and a judgment needs to be made. This is an attempted theft and worse. That is why the next guy is warned what is at stake. If they lose, they lose so big that their life will never be the same and there will be nothing they can do to fix that. If will affect more than them and their firms. The stigma will follow them forever. I warned beforehand what would happen and these guys did not heed the warning. Now it has unfolded EXACTLY as I said it would.

Do I feel bad? No way! They were going to change my life and so they were met with a force they never dreamed could be. When I focus on something, it is like a laser cutting through solid steel. The next clown pulling this is going to have it much worse than these guys. I am now armed with many wins and a CLEAR and UNANIMOUS RDNH decision.

Anyone have a graphic of a guy peeing on an electric fence?

The reason this decision was so important was because of the amount of levels and elements involved. Plus I raised the bar very high from the get go because of these things.

1. Can you establish “Bad Faith” from a domain registered in 1996 and a company born in 2010?


2. Can you establish trademark rights without even a trademark?


3. Is it “Bad Faith” when the other party contacts you FIRST to buy a domain name?


4. Is it “Bad Faith” when you blow the other party off as insignificant?


5. Had there been a loss here it would have been open season from all country codes trying to get their .com domain equivalent. It would have been devastating beyond anything we have ever seen because actors like Marcio could have used it in a wholesale manner around the world. Every .com would be in jeopardy.

I was happy to taste the thrill of victory because the agony of defeat would have been more devastating to me than I can even bear to think about. When you are all in emotionally, you are all in! I have taken their #1 weapon away and now we get to use it against them in the way they sought to use it against me.

Have a GREAT Day!

Rick Schwartz

Morning Folks!!

Welcome to SaveMe.com readers who are now coming to THIS blog post.

Bem-vindo aos leitores SaveMe.com que agora estão chegando a este blog.

Márcio Mello Chaves, aka Chaves aka Márcio Marcio Chaves foi considerado culpado de nome de domínio Apropriação indébita e má-fé por um painel de pessoa unânime 3 da Organização Mundial da Propriedade Intelectual (OMPI) em Genebra,

Tradução em português abaixo

I wrote this on May 2nd and have hoped I would be able to publish it in this form. I have to have 3 versions of this ready for when the decision comes down but I never was able to physically write the other 2. It would make me ill to even start. If you are reading THIS VERSION, we have reason to celebrate my friends as Marcio Mello Chaves, aka Marcio Chaves of buscape.com.br and saveme.com.br and brother Heitor have been labeled as REVERSE DOMAIN NAME HIJACKERS (RDNH)!! An attempted THEFT by an abuse of the system! Acted in 'Bad Faith.' GUILTY! If they did this in the real world, they would likely stand trial on criminal charges. That won't happen but most of us will agree that what they did was criminal whether acknowledged by the law at this time or not.

Márcio Mello Chaves, aka Márcio Chaves aka Marcio Chaves has been found GUILTY of REVERSE DOMAIN NAME HIJACKING and BAD FAITH by a unanimous 3 person panel of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva as he represented his brother Heitor Chaves and is now the OFFICIAL POSTER BOYS for Domain Hijacking and this type of attempted domain theft!! I do mean this literally. I will be having posters and banners made up with their images and ignite a worldwide campaign starting at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Anyone looking these CLOWNS up will find out just what he and his brother Heitor attempted to do and got SPANKED! GUILTY! NEXT!!!!!

MARCIO CHAVES BROTHER HEITOR CHAVES OF BUSCAPE.COM.BR FOUND GUILTY OF REVERSE DOMAIN NAME HIJACKING. THEY WILL WEAR THESE LABELS FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.

Feel free to display and distribute and point to this case when you are getting bullied. Don't take this SHIT from anybody EVER AGAIN! Big or small.

I believe not only is this a big win, but it is as clear and decisive a case of RDNH that has ever been decided. WE get to point to this episode for years to come as we have to deal with more and more predators trying to HIJACK our assets. This will not be the last we hear of this particular SaveMe.com case. This is a building block that will be used by me to protect other domains by creating case law.

I hope this case is used in other defenses and becomes a turning point in how folks approach this type situation. These folks are FRAUDS that tried a scheme that bent the spirit of the UDRP and it backfired on them in the short run and the long run. They have poisoned the well of negotiations and like they say in the old west, 'their money ain't no good around these parts.'

I think folks are beginning to understand that these decisons can affect the entire future of people and the days of terrible decisions will be less and less from this point on. I beleive there will be consequences for those that over reach on all sides. There is some definition that is now becoming visible. There will always be bad decisions, but there will be less of them and many will now go to Federal Court where standards are quite different and all eyes are watching.

You can consider this post and the one to come as 'spiking' the football in the end zone. I don't need to throw an elbow, I just need to shed light on this practice and use these CLOWNS as the vehicle to do it. HIJACKERS! So finds this world panel. Thieves in the social sense that got caught red handed for all their CUSTOMERS to see. In ink forever! NEVER to be trusted again!! That is their sentence! The Internet is about 'Character' and Reputation' and in this medium, they have destroyed both for themselves.

Today we celebrate a great victory. Tomorrow we start using the 2 x 4 with nails (metaphorically speaking) by spreading and circulating this story far and wide. I want to congratulate and thank my partner Howard Neu and all the other lawyers in the space that sent emails and offered their support. This was a huge victory and I can't put in words tonight what it really means. I only know what a loss would have meant and that would have been a very dark day for all. Howard's response was masterful, ballsy and we won BIG!

Since I met Howard in 1999 I told him of this case. I did not know which domain it would be, but I knew the case. I have prepared for years. I have written about it for years. It was only a matter of time and so it was. So these guys brought a knife to a nuclear fight and luckily it came late enough in the game in which panels are weighing things more evenly as so much is at stake!

D. Reverse Domain Name Hijacking

'In this case, the Panel is satisfied that the Complainant’s representatives were well aware of the importance of the chronological issue. The Complainant’s representatives are evidently familiar with the UDRP and both the Complaint and Amended Complaint make extensive reference to previous UDRP decisions. Yet the version of the Complaint originally filed simply ignored the issue of registration in bad faith, labelling the third factor as “Bad Faith In the Domain Name Use”. This must have involved deleting the reference to registration in bad faith from WIPO’s complaint template. After the Centre drew attention to this deficiency, the Complainant filed the Amended Complaint which belatedly addressed the issue of bad faith registration and, for the first time, invoked Octogen, seemingly as an afterthought.

Furthermore, the Complainant even predicted in the Amended Complaint that the Respondent would make an allegation of RDNH and so the Complainant clearly knew that it was skating on very thin ice.

The Complainant argued that RDNH cannot arise because the Complainant has merely sought cancellation of the disputed domain name, not transfer. The Panel disagrees. First, complainants should not be allowed to file cases known to be fatally flawed without the possibility of a finding of RDNH against them, by simply fine tuning the remedy sought. Second, as mentioned above, RDNH is defined as use of the Policy in bad faith “to attempt to deprive” a registrant of a domain name. If the Panel had ordered cancellation, the disputed domain name would in due course return to the domain pool where it would no doubt be subject to the attentions of the Complainant and others, with only a possibility that the Respondent itself might ultimately re-register it (assuming the Respondent sought to do so). Accordingly, the Complainant’s request for cancellation is no less an attempt to deprive the Respondent of the disputed domain name than a request for transfer would have been.

For the above reasons, the Panel finds that there has been RDNH in this case.

7. Decision

For all the foregoing reasons, the Complaint is denied and the Panel declares that it was brought in bad faith and constitutes an abuse of this proceeding.'

The entire decision can be read here.

As you all know I know ZIP about SEO. I contend it is about relevance.

Do a Google search of my friend and watch what happens in the days ahead as HIJACKER is added to the Prefix of his name just like Dr. would be used. The FIRST thing folks will find out about this CLOWN is that World Intellectual Property Organization labled him a HIJACKER of domain names and all the scrubbing in the world won't make it go away:

http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=Márcio+Mello+Chaves&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

As promised on the day this all started:

'Márcio Mello Chaves, Heitor Chaves and SaveMe.com.br.....You are going to be the poster boys that ends up protecting every dot com domain holder in the world from predators and lowlifes like you. SCUM! Márcio Mello Chaves, you and your brother just peed on the HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRIC FENCE! Me. But you and that third rate company you represent can't afford MY domain name. Dotcom is KING! I have owned SaveMe.com for 16 YEARS and you will not STEAL it from me or anyone. You and SaveMe.com.br are just being exposed as the predators you are. Maybe those tactics work for you sometimes, not here. Not ever again. Let's see what your own customers have to say when this goes viral. You opened this can of worms. DEAL WITH IT! Here is his Linkedin Page so if you get an email from him, run!'

And how does his Law Firm, Almeida Advogados, Brazil, continue to employ him after this? Shouldn't there at least be some admission of wrong doing?? An apology? An offer to pay my expenses? I won't hold my breath but we will see if they actually condone and encourage REVERSE DOMAIN NAME HIJACKING by their actions. Courage or Coward? Almeida Advogados, Brazil you too have responsibilty and you too will pay dearly if you remain silent. Speak out now or NEVER!

Lastly, I want to thank the panel for a well thought out decision and for not being hoodwinked by the antics of the Chaves Brothers. It took time, courage and a willingness to look at the facts to make that comprehensive decision!

In this area I will be linking to other cases of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking as WE find them:

SaveMe.com

Case #1 is our Friend Scott Day of Digimedia who won a $100k+ judgment against GOFORIT ENTERTAINMENT, LLC who IS a REVERSE DOMAIN NAME HIJACKER.

Case #2 Rain.com Media Rain LLC engaged in Reverse Domain Hijacking

Case #3 CinemaCity.com The Complainant is Prime Pictures LLC of Dubai, United Arab Emirates (“UAE”), represented by Law offices of Vince Ravine, PC, United States of America (“USA”). Reverse Domain Name Hijacker

Case #4 CollectiveMedia.com The Complainant is Collective Media, Inc., New York, United States of America, represented by Lowenstein Sandler PC, United States of America is a Reverse Domain Name Hijacker

Case #5 Elk.com The Complainant is ELK Accesories Pty Ltd. of Preston, Australia represented by Pointon Partners, Australia is a Reverse Domain Name Hijacker

Case #6 ForSale.ca Globe Media International Corporation is a Reverse Domain Name Hijacker

Case #7 Mess.com Kiwi Shoe Polish Company, The Complainant is Mess Enterprises, San Francisco, California, of United States of America, represented by Steve Clinton, United States of America is a Reverse Domain Name Hijacker

Case #8 Goldline.com The Complainant is Goldline International, Inc., represented by Spataro & Associates is a Reverse Domain Name Hijacker

Case #9 K2R.com The complainant is a Swiss company, K2r Produkte AG of Haggenstrasse 45, CH 9014 St. Gallen, Switzerland is a Reverse Domain Name Hijacker

Case #10 CarSales.com The Complainant is carsales.com.au Limited of Burwood, Victoria, Australia represented by Corrs Chambers, Westgarth, Australia is a Reverse Domain Name Hijacker

Case #11 Proto.com The Complainant is Proto Software, Inc., New York, New York, United States of America, represented by Byron Binkley, United States of America is a Reverse Domain Name Hijacker

Case #12 TrailBlazer.com Trailblazer Learning, Inc. represented by Brett W, Caledonia, Michigan is a Reverse Domain Name Hijacker

Case #13 DreamGirls.com The Complainant is Dreamgirls, Inc., Tampa, Florida, United States of America, represented by Christensen, Miller, Fink, Jacobs, Glaser, Weil & Shapiro, LLP, Los Angeles, California, United States of America and have been labeled a 'Reverse Domain Name Hijacker'.

Case #14 Mexico.com The Complainant is Consejo de Promoción Turística de México, S.A. de C.V., Colonia Anzures, Mexico, represented by Bello, Guzmán, Morales Y Tsuru, S.C., Mexico is a Reverse Domain Name Hijacker

Case #15 Windsor.com Complainant in this administrative proceeding is Windsor Fashions, Inc., a California corporation with a principal place of business in Los Angeles, California, United States of America. Complainant is represented in this proceeding by Abraham M. Rudy, Esq. and Julie Waldman, Esq., Weisman, Wolff, Bergman, Coleman, Grodin & Evall LLP, Beverly Hills, California, United States of America. They have been labeled a 'Reverse Domain Name Hijacker'.

Case #16 Mindo.com Complainants are Scandinavian Leadership AB and Mindo AB of Uppsala, Sweden, internally represented. They have been labeled a 'Reverse Domain Name Hijacker'.

Case # 17 and Sha.com he Complainant is Albir Hills Resort, S.A. of Alfaz del Pi Alicante, Spain, represented by PADIMA, Abogados y Agentes de Propiedad Industrial, S.L., Spain. They have been labeled a 'Reverse Domain Name Hijacker'.

Case # 18 etatil.com The Complainants are ÖZALTUN OTELCİLİK TURİZM VE TİCARET LTD. ŞTİ. of Istanbul, Turkey, Allstar Hotels LLC of New York, Unites States of America and Mr. Metin ALTUN of Istanbul, Turkey, represented by Istanbul Patent & Trademark Consultancy Ltd., Turkey. They have been labeled a 'Reverse Domain Name Hijacker'.

Case # 19 Takeout.com. Complainant is Tarheel Take-Out, LLC of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America (“U.S.”), represented internally. They have been labeled a 'Reverse Domain Name Hijacker'.

Case # 20 WallStreet.com The Complainant is Wall-Street.com, LLC of Florida, United States of America (the “United States” or “US”), represented by Flint IP Law, United States. They have been labeled a 'Reverse Domain Name Hijacker'.

Case # 21 parvi.org found for the complainant in 2009 but in 2012 the courts rules that the City of Paris, France was guilty of 'Reverse Domain Name Hijacking' in a landmark case that resulted in a $125,000 judgement against the city.

Case #22 gtms.com The Complainant is Sustainable Forestry Management Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Bermuda, with its principal place of business in London, United Kingdom. The Complainant is represented by its general counsel, Mr. Eric Bettelheim. They have been labeled a 'Reverse Domain Name Hijacker'.

All of these companies will be 'Recognized' at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. They are going to rue the day they decided to engage in hijacking. 1000x worse than being called a cybersquatter. The tables have been turned. Deal with it!

Buscape.com.br SaveMe.com.br (2012-2013) Poster Company for RDNH) represented by Marcio Chaves of Almeida Advogados, Brazil

Congrats Guys! You have all been tagged as HIJACKERS!! You will never rid yourselves of this title and it will follow these companies, people around for a very long time. This is the beginning of the end for this disgusting practice you PRICKS. Explin to your associates, clients, family memebers and neighbors. Blame YOURSELVES not ME!

And let's not forget the Goofoff.com case and these CLOWNS! and what they tied to pull.

Here are all related posts I have made on these DOMAIN NAME HIJACKERS. The first step in the next phase is to assemble EVERY case of RDNH and list them HERE!!

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Post #3

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The reason this was such an important landmark win is because of the clarity of the facts. Had this decision gone the other way, we all know the very foundation of legitimate rights to domain names would have been threatened. The domain aftermarket would have been under a cloud. The entire capitalistic basis and foundation that every single domain owner has would have been in jeopardy and ripe for the predators. Now they have been warned of what will happen when you engage in this activity. It will have consequences you, your family, your colleagues will have to explain and deal with forever.

Have a GREAT Day!

Rick Schwartz

Translation:

Márcio Mello Chaves, Rotulado um seqüestrador NOME DE DOMÍNIO REVERSE no processo Saveme.com!

Sinta-se livre para exibir e distribuir e apontar para este caso quando você está sendo intimidado. Não tome essa merda de ninguém nunca mais! Grande ou pequeno.

Acredito que não só isto é uma grande vitória, mas é tão clara e decisiva de um caso de RDNH que já foi decidido. Nós começamos a apontar para este episódio para os próximos anos temos como lidar com predadores mais e mais tentar seqüestrar nossos ativos. Esta não será a última vez que ouvimos deste caso SaveMe.com particular. Este é um bloco de construção que será usada pelo me para proteger outros domínios, criando jurisprudência.

Espero que este caso é usado em outras defesas e se torna um ponto de viragem na forma como os povos abordar este tipo de situação. Essas pessoas são fraudes que tentaram um esquema que dobrado o espírito da UDRP e saiu pela culatra-los no curto e no longo prazo.Eles envenenaram o poço de negociações e, como se diz no velho oeste, 'o dinheiro não é bom por estas bandas.'

Eu acho que as pessoas estão começando a entender que estas decisons pode afetar todo o futuro das pessoas e os dias de decisões terríveis será cada vez menos a partir deste ponto.Eu acredito que haverá consequências para aqueles que ao longo alcance em todos os lados.Existe alguma definição que está agora a tornar-se visível. Sempre haverá decisões erradas, mas haverá menos delas e muitos agora vão para Tribunal Federal onde os padrões são bastante diferentes e todos os olhos estão vendo.

Você pode considerar este post e o único a vir como 'picos' de futebol na zona final. Eu não preciso jogar um cotovelo, eu só preciso lançar luz sobre essa prática e usar esses palhaços como o veículo para fazê-lo. Seqüestradores! Assim, encontra este painel mundo. Ladrões no sentido social que foi pego em flagrante para todos os seus clientes para ver. Em tinta para sempre! NUNCA se deve confiar de novo! Essa é a sua frase! A Internet é sobre 'Character' e Reputação 'e neste meio, eles destruíram tanto para si mesmos.

Hoje nós celebramos uma grande vitória. Amanhã vamos começar a usar o x 2 4 com pregos (metaforicamente falando) pela divulgação e circulação dessa história longe. Quero parabenizar e agradecer a meu parceiro Howard Neu e todos os outros advogados no espaço que enviaram e-mails e ofereceu seu apoio. Esta foi uma vitória enorme e eu não consigo colocar em palavras esta noite o que realmente significa. Eu só sei o que é uma perda teria significado e que teria sido um dia muito sombrio para todos. resposta de Howard foi magistral, corajoso e ganhamos BIG!

Desde que eu conheci Howard, em 1999, eu disse a ele deste caso. Eu não sabia qual o domínio seria, mas eu sabia do caso. Eu preparei por muitos anos. Já escrevi sobre isso há anos. Era só uma questão de tempo e assim foi. Então, esses caras trouxe uma faca para uma briga nuclear e felizmente ele chegou tarde o suficiente no jogo em que os painéis estão pesando as coisas de forma mais uniforme como muito está em jogo!

D. Domain Name Apropriação indébita

'Neste caso, o Painel está convencido de que representantes do queixoso estavam bem conscientes da importância da questão cronológica. Representantes do queixoso são, evidentemente, familiarizado com o UDRP e tanto a denúncia como Alterado Reclamação fazer referência extensiva às decisões UDRP anteriores. No entanto, o versão da Reclamação depositado originalmente simplesmente ignoraram a questão do registo de má-fé, marcando o terceiro fator como 'má-fé no uso de nomes de domínio'. Este deve ter envolvido a supressão da referência ao registo de má-fé a partir do modelo da OMPI queixa. Após o Centro chamou a atenção para essa deficiência, o Reclamante apresentou uma queixa alterada tardiamente que abordou a questão do registo de má fé e, pela primeira vez, invocou Octogen, aparentemente como uma reflexão tardia.

Além disso, o Reclamante, mesmo previsto na Reclamação Alterado que o Reclamado faria uma alegação de RDNH e assim o Reclamante claramente sabia que estava patinando no gelo muito fino.

O queixoso alegou que RDNH não pode surgir porque o Reclamante não tem cancelamento só procurou o nome de domínio disputado, não de transferência. O Painel discorda. Primeiro, os reclamantes não devem ser autorizados a apresentar casos conhecidos de ser fatalmente falho sem a possibilidade de um achado de RDNH contra eles, por meio do ajuste fino simplesmente o remédio procurado. Em segundo lugar, como mencionado acima, RDNH é definida como o uso da política de má-fé 'para tentar privar' O titular do nome de domínio.Se o Painel tinha ordenado o cancelamento, o nome de domínio disputado faria em troca devido ao pool de domínio onde ele iria, sem dúvida, sujeitas às atenções do Reclamante e outros, com apenas uma possibilidade que o Reclamado se pode finalmente voltar a registrá-lo (assumindo que o Reclamado procurou fazê-lo). Assim, o pedido do Reclamante para o cancelamento não é menos uma tentativa de privar o Reclamado do nome de domínio disputado do que um pedido de transferência teria sido.

Pelas razões acima expostas, o Painel concluir que houve RDNH neste caso.

7. Decisão

Por todas as razões expostas, a Reclamação é negado eo Painel declara que ele foi trazido de má-fé e constitui um abuso do presente processo. '

A decisão inteiro pode ser lido aqui.

Como todos sabem eu sei ZIP sobre SEO. Eu afirmo que é sobre a relevância.

Faça uma busca no Google do meu amigo e veja o que acontece nos próximos dias como Hijacker é adicionado ao prefixo de seu nome apenas como Dr. seriam utilizados. A PRIMEIRA coisa gente vai descobrir mais sobre este palhaço é que Organização Mundial da Propriedade Intelectual rotulado ele um seqüestrador de nomes de domínio e toda a lavagem do mundo não vai fazer isso ir embora:

http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=Márcio+Mello+Chaves&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

Como prometido no dia tudo isso começou:

'Márcio Mello Chaves, Heitor Chaves e SaveMe.com.br ..... Vocês vão ser os garotos-propaganda que acaba protegendo cada ponto titular do domínio com no mundo dos predadores e delinquentes como você. SCUM! Márcio Mello Chaves , você e seu irmão só fez xixi em cima do muro de alta tensão! mim. Mas você e que a empresa de terceira categoria que representam não podem pagar meu nome de domínio. Dotcom é REI! eu possuí SaveMe.com há 16 anos e você não vai roubá-la de mim nem de ninguém. Você e SaveMe.com.br estão apenas sendo exposto como os predadores que são. Talvez essas táticas trabalhar para você às vezes não, aqui. Nem nunca mais. Vamos ver o que seus próprios clientes têm a dizer quando isso vai viral. Você abriu esta lata de vermes. negócio com ele! Aqui é a sua página Linkedin por isso, se você receber um e-mail dele, corra! '

E como é que seu escritório de advocacia, Almeida Advogados, Brazil, continuar a empregá-lo depois disso? Não deveria ser pelo menos alguns admissão de fazer errado? Um pedido de desculpas? Uma oferta para pagar minhas despesas? Eu não vou segurar minha respiração, mas vamos ver se eles realmente perdoar e incentivar NOME DE DOMÍNIO Apropriação indébita por suas ações. Coragem ou covarde? Almeida Advogados, Brazil você também tem responsibilty e você também vai pagar caro se você permanecer em silêncio. Fale agora ou nunca!

Por último, quero agradecer o painel para uma decisão bem pensada e para não ser enganado pelas palhaçadas dos Irmãos Chaves. Foi preciso coragem, tempo e disposição para olhar para os fatos para tomar essa decisão abrangente!

Nesta área eu vou estar ligando para outros casos de Nome de Domínio Apropriação indébita de como vamos encontrá-los:

Caso # 1 é o nosso amigo Scott Dia da Digimedia que ganhou um R $ 100 + julgamento contra GOFORIT Entertainment, LLC, que é um Hijacker NOME REVERSE DOMAIN.

Caso # 2 Rain.com Chuva Media LLC envolvidos no Domínio Apropriação indébita

Caso # 3 CinemaCity.com Prime Pictures um Hijacker Nome de Domínio Reverso

Caso # 4 CollectiveMedia.com Coletivo Media Inc. é um Hijacker Nome de Domínio Reverso

Caso # 5 Elk.com ELK Acessórios Pty Ltd. de Preston, Austrália é um Hijacker Nome de Domínio Reverso

Caso # 6 ForSale.ca Globo Media International Corporation é uma Hijacker Nome de Domínio Reverso

Caso # 7 Kiwi Mess.com sapatos Empresa polaca é um Hijacker Nome de Domínio Reverso

Caso # 8 Goldline.com Goldline International, Inc é um Hijacker Nome de Domínio Reverso

Caso # 9 K2R.com K2R (removedor de manchas) é um Hijacker Nome de Domínio Reverso

Caso # 10 CarSales.com Limitada carsales.com.au de Burwood, Victoria, Austrália é um Hijacker Nome de Domínio Reverso

Caso # 11 Proto.com Proto Software, Inc., New York, New York, Estados Unidos da América, representada por Byron Binkley é um Hijacker Nome de Domínio Reverso

Caso # 12 TrailBlazer.com Trailblazer Learning, Inc. representado por Brett K, Caledonia, Michigan é um Hijacker Nome de Domínio Reverso

Caso # 13 DreamGirls.com Dreamgirls, Inc., Tampa, Florida, representada por Christensen, Miller, Fink, Jacobs, Glaser, Weil & Shapiro, LLP, de Los Angeles

Caso # 14 Mexico.com Consejo de Promoción Turística de México, SA representada por Bello, Guzmán, Morales Y Tsuru é um Hijacker Nome de Domínio Reverso

Caso # 15 Windsor.com Windsor Fashions, Inc., Los Angeles, Califórnia, representada por Abraham M. Rudy, esq. e Julie Waldman, esq., Weisman, Wolff, Bergman, Coleman, Grodin & Evall LLP, Beverly Hills,

Todas essas empresas será 'reconhecido' no tráfego que vão lamentar o dia em que decidiu se engajar em seqüestro. 1000x pior do que ser chamado de cybersquatter. As tabelas foram transformadas. Lidar com isso!

Buscape.com.br SaveMe.com.br (2012-2013) da Empresa Cartaz para RDNH) representado por Marcio Chaves de Almeida Advogados, Brazil

Rapazes Congrats! Você têm sido marcados como Hijackers! Você nunca irá livrar-se deste título e ele seguirá essas empresas, pessoas ao redor por um tempo muito longo. Este é o começo do fim para esta prática repugnante você aguilhões. Explin aos seus associados, clientes, memebers familiares e vizinhos. A culpa não vos ME!

E não vamos esquecer o caso Goofoff.com e estes palhaços! e que eles amarraram a puxar.

Aqui estão todos os posts relacionados que eu fiz sobre esses seqüestradores Nomes de Domínio. O primeiro passo para a próxima fase é reunir todos os casos de RDNH e listá-los aqui!

Mensagem # 1

Mensagem # 2

Mensagem # 3

Mensagem # 4

Mensagem # 5

Mensagem # 6

A razão que esta foi uma vitória como marco importante é por causa da clareza dos fatos. Se esta decisão foi o contrário, todos nós sabemos o fundamento dos direitos legítimos de nomes de domínio teria sido ameaçada. O pós-venda de domínio teria sido sob uma nuvem.Toda a base capitalista e fundação que cada proprietário tem domínio único teria sido em perigo e maduro para os predadores. Agora eles foram avisados ​​do que vai acontecer quando você se envolver nessa atividade. Terá conseqüências você, sua família, seus colegas terão de explicar e lidar com sempre.

Tenha um GRANDE dia!

Rick Schwartz

Evening Folks!!

Quite a day it has been in domain land. No matter where you come down on things, it has been interesting.

The most surprising to me was the one company I had my eyes on. I knew they would grab one, but I was not sure about the others. When I saw that they did not apply for .Mac, Apple did what was expected and got .Apple.

No confusion there! Simple! Reinforcing. Clear.

I was surprised that so much crap was revealed. Some looked more like domain names than extensions.

3 parties are going after .Property and one for .Properties. So I have nothing to complain about. There will be dividends to the .com and money to be made as this unfolds. Just not in the way domainers make money.

I had a supplier in the 1980's that taught me about making money from the 'Hole in the Donut.' How you sell something you got for free for a lot of money and make infinite profit because your cost basis was $0.

So there will be money to be made, just not in the traditional way we think of in terms of domain investing. There will be a lot of entities hiring new people. Experienced people. But nothing will happen overnight. 2013, 2014, 2015.

Can you imagine the intensity of the marketing when hundreds are out there all pointing out the benefits of their extension? Some we have heard before and some may be new. It will be a WAR! The brands will all be fine and useful. I have no doubt there. But the experiment will be consumer adaptation or it could become an internal platform for a company.

As for the generic gTLD's again, the consumer will decide. When was the USA scheduled to go on the metric system??

This is not all black and it is not all white. But as always, time will tell. First we are going to see some of the highest stake poker games the public has EVER seen before. Amazon vs Google for one. This is a heavyweight match and there will be a number of them unfolding. One thing for sure, it won't be boring.

Rick Schwartz

Afternoon Folks!!

It is bareley noon and we already have a record amount of Domain Industry Blog Posts. As of this writing this is how they stack up:

DomainNameWire.com 15 Posts 16 Posts 17 Posts

TheDomains.com 13 Posts 14 Posts 15 Posts 17 Posts

DomainNameNews.com 11 Posts 12 Posts 13 Posts 14 Posts 15 Posts 16 Posts 18 Posts 19 Posts 20 Posts 21 Posts

DomainGang.com 7 Posts 8 Posts 9 Posts 10 Posts 11Posts 12 Posts

Check back as we update the numbers. This is just TOO FUNNY!!

But they did do a good job assembling the info and getting it out quick!

Rick Schwartz

PS: Don't miss the 'Reality Check' we are doing today.

Morning Folks!!

While all the bloggers are tripping all over themselves this morning posting the new gTLD's, let's deal with REALITY. The lessons already learned.

We all know that NNN.COM are always in demand and prices can go to 6 figures or more. Most sell for between $25,000-$50,000. But what is the value of the .CO equilalent? I don't know, let's find out.

This is something I have not done before but I always deal with reality. So I want to sell the following NNN.co domains. I would prefer to sell the entire lot to one entity.

Let the bidding begin! (Maybe)

Morning Folks!!

One of my favorite lines I use when people press me for answers I don’t know is “It will reveal itself.” Which to means be patient and as things unfold, the answers will reveal themselves. So today we have the “Big Reveal”.

I want to wish all applicants good luck in their journey of new gTLD’s. When I speak out I speak out through the eyes of an end user and as a domain name investor. I have dabbled in many extensions other than .com and I guess that is why I am so opinionated. When you have excess dollars you are always looking where you can put those dollars and maybe hit big. It is not often there is even that type of opportunity even in a world full of opportunity.

High stakes poker is what we are about to see. Some in it only for the game itself. They may be the smartest ones. In and out before it begins. But then again many will really want their new gTLD and may not have enough money to secure it. That is where we as domainers may have an opportunity to fund one of those.

I have heard dozens and dozens of new extensions. But none have really lit my fire yet. I define exciting as need, want and desire from an end user and right now I don’t see that demand. So it has to be created. That may or may not happen and we are going to have a lot of barkers out there. It is going to be a carnival. T.R.A.F.F.I.C. won't have enough booths for all of them! (But we will expand to accomodate)

My position is clear. But as I do each day when new info comes in, I reconsider and see if anything changes. Today will be interesting as we go through the lists to see if any or how many may meet the threshold of interest. I am hoping that something changes my mind.

I will pay more attention to domainer plays than those of others because I think domainers have a leg up into what might work. The 1 in 1000 that changes everything. Is it out there? I DON’T KNOW. I don’t think so. Based on history probably not, but we will see and an open mind is key to any success in business.

I think the race will soon be on and elbows will be flying. Is this the NBA? Could it get nasty? Intense? It may. Stay tuned. In the next 1-2 years we are going to see a barrage of advertising and positioning and collapse. We are about to witness a free for all the likes of which we have never seen before and it won’t be up to domainers if these new extensions can find a big enough audience to be effective and meaningful and will it take years or decades to accomplish.

All the new extensions just prop up .com to an even more powerful position in the world. Expansion never hurt Times Square! Sometimes standing on the sidelines at the start of something is a good strategy. May 18^th for example. Facebook.

Have a GREAT Day!

Rick Schwartz