Trademark Infringement Can Kill Your Site
January 27, 2010
A lot of people don’t understand DMCA, the US Copyrights Law that provides protections against, and criminalizes the use of other people or businesses intellectual rights.
No one wants to lose a website due to copyright infringement, but Mark over at The Niche Store Builder had that very thing happen. If you are using a copyrighted name in your domain name you’ll want to read his article I Lost a Site Due to DMCA Violation – Trademark Infringement!
A couple of his guidelines include:
- If you have a site about foreign cars and it has the word Honda in the domain… you are are in violation! If its foreigncars .com, and you have Honda’s on it, you will not likely have an issue!
- If you have a domain named “CheapMacs.com” and it has Apple computers… problem! CheapComputers.com with Apple computers, no problem! If you are a company that sells “Miniature Apple Cart Stands” that are commonly called “MACS”… and you sell them at CheapMacs.com, again, you will likely have no problems, since you are not representing or infringing on the mark.
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Get an Invitation to Google Wave
January 27, 2010
Yay! I got an invitation to Google Wave from my good friend Amy from AZ Kids Eat Free.
I’ve got 5 invitations left to give away, so if you’d like one, please sign up for my newsletter, and I will randomly select 5 subscribers and send them an invitation. I’ll make the selections on Wednesday, December 23rd.
Google Wave is incredibly innovative, and will change the way the Internet works:
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Adwords Guide for 1 Penny – Don’t Get Banned
January 27, 2010
Thousands of Google Adwords clients were banned (for LIFE!) recently for not following the TOS (Terms of Service). Google is not responding to their requests for more information, and there are many frantic advertisers out there right now.
Don’t let this happen to you. I found a guide written by Brittany Lynch, former Google employee, that explains what Google is looking for and how NOT to get banned from Adwords. The best part is it only costs $.01 – for real. I paid my penny and downloaded the guide, and it contains valuable information on what Google is looking for when you place ads.
Get it quickly – distribution is limited: Adwords Big Ban Report.
Update: The first 200 at 1 cent were sold out, and the price for the report is now $7. If you’re using Google Adwords that price is still super low and worth spending to make sure your ads are not at risk.
Tags: Google, search engine optimization
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