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Instead of hurling insults at the MacDonald Brothers, Simon Cowell should perhaps have been registering some obvious domain names for his X-Factor candidates.Leona Lewis, who seems to be the favourite to win the X-Factor, is now the ‘victim’ of cybersquatters who have registered ‘leonalewis.net’ and tried to flog it on eBay.

According to Reuters, bidding wasn’t exactly hot - with the top bid standing at £31. Experts (I’m not sure who) have said that this value could rise sharply. Unfortunately, when I visited the eBay listing I found that it had been withdrawn. Nice try, though.

It’s not the first case of cybersquatting by a long way, and (no offence to Leona) there have been some much more famous cases (Tom Cruise for example).

“Celebrities’ names become their brands and failing to secure all the obvious domain names has left this budding star open to attack online,” said Jonathan Robinson of NetNames.

Lewis’ page on social networking site MySpace has been visited more than 100,000 times.

I decided to do a bit of digging around other possible domain names (it’s great fun. No, really). The name ‘Ben Mills’ is a fairly common name so I wasn’t surprised to see quite legitimate sites in place for other people called Ben Mills (funny that).

Some people obviously have been taking domain names seriously, though: a certain Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd for example who registered nikittaangus.co.uk on 6th October 2006.

Ontario, Canada - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - December 6, 2006 - Pool.com, web domain name backordering provider, has debuted a new service, designed to enable customers to evaluate currently available domains in advance of having to make a decision to register them.

According to Pool.com, it is the first in the industry to deliver its ‘’Catch and Release'’ service, developed to allow registered users to add domains to a wish list or queue that will be monitored for availability from every source, not just the drop pool. The domains captured by Pool.com can then be subject to short-term analysis. These “Domains in Evaluation” give subscribers an opportunity to measure traffic performance results and determine if the registration should continue or the domain should be returned to the public domain.

Richard Schreier, CEO of Pool.com remarked, ‘’That’s why we call it ‘Catch and Release. The service is a response to market demand. Domain name investors want to streamline the domain acquisition process while increasing the value of their investments.'’ To this point, he noted, only the registrars themselves had the opportunity to evaluate and retain those domains that graded high in traffic volume.

Pool.com has made the domain acquisition process simple and risk-free. The service simplifies the customer experience with convenient features, including automatically deleting unwanted items from the queue and facilitating the registration process by integrating with Pool.com’s stored WhoIs information and account preferences.

Mr. Schreier added, ‘’After a lengthy evaluation, we saw a significant market demand for domain name evaluation that the industry was failing to meet. The launch of ‘Catch and Release’ marks another significant milestone in Pool.com’s vision to provide a comprehensive set of next generation domain name services that help empower all of our customers to meet their goals. Our willingness to invest in innovation and our ability to execute is what keeps Pool.com’s customers ahead of the curve in the domain name market place.'’

Pool.com is a domain name acquisition and secondary market sales firm, offering a complete suite of domain related services including secondary domain acquisition, direct and auction sales, domain security and DNS management. Headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Pool.com is a member of the Momentous.ca family of online enterprises, providing customers with high-quality, high-value online services.

To learn more, please visit: www.pool.com.

Due to a server backup error, those users that have registered will need to re-register. Domains will also have to be re-submitted.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

Waltham, MA — 11/28/2006 - NameMedia, the industry leader in Direct Search and Premium Domain Name Sales, today announced that it has acquired Afternic, Inc., the industry’s pioneer marketplace for the resale of domain names. Afternic will join with BuyDomains, NameMedia’s existing domain name marketplace, in creating the leading platform for the domain aftermarket. Afternic enjoys a strong following in the domain name resale and service marketplace, and is recognized for superior customer service and innovative sales strategies. Afternic’s Domain Name Marketplace has in excess of 1.8 million premium domains available for purchase supported by complementary products such as a domain name appraisal service, a domain purchase assistance team; secure domain name escrow services, and a platform for generating advertising revenue for domain owners.

“The Afternic acquisition advances our leadership position in creating an efficient marketplace for small and medium businesses to acquire domain names and insure a compelling digital identity,” said Pete Lamson, the Senior Vice President for NameMedia’s marketplace business.

Roger and Michael Collins, Afternic’s executive team, will remain as leaders of the Afternic business. “We are excited by our new association with NameMedia and BuyDomains,” said Roger Collins, Afternic’s General Manager. “NameMedia is the fastest growing and best managed company in our industry. Our combined offerings, along with planned future products and services, will offer many benefits to our shared customers”.

Lamson said that NameMedia intends to maintain both the Afternic and BuyDomains brands and trading platforms. Afternic members will continue to experience the same level of service and value to which they are accustomed. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, and Afternic will remain in its Florida headquarters.

About NameMedia

NameMedia is the industry leader in Direct Search and the marketplace for premium domain names. The company leverages the power of Direct Search through a proprietary publishing platform that creates revenue-generating search destinations, including the company’s network of vertical online properties in over 100 categories that include travel, finance, dating, health, shopping and technology. NameMedia also has the industry’s largest marketplace for buying and selling premium domain names. NameMedia is a privately-held, venture-backed, rapidly growing company headquartered outside Boston in Waltham, Massachusetts. For more information, visit www.namemedia.com.

Source: http://www.afternic.com/news.php