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WIPO proceedings over BlackberryTablet.com suspended, domain now registered to RIM

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Last month, Research In Motion filed a complaint with WIPO over BlackberryTablet.com, a domain name that was first registered over 1 year ago on January 24, 2010. 

While details haven’t been released, it appears both parties have reached a settlement.  The case has been suspended at WIPO and as of yesterday, the domain name re-directs to the Playbook Tablet page on the Blackberry web site. 

And, as of Thursday, Feb. 10, the domain name is now registered to Research In Motion Limited according to Whois records.

Although RIM has had to file literally dozens of complaints over the years at WIPO in order to win web addresses that are clearly abusive registrations, the company does own BlackberryPlaybook.com and Playbooktablet.com.  But despite RIM expecting to be a major player in the tablet market, it doesn’t own all the domain names that could potentially help its online marketing even further.  Perhaps the best name for its tablet product, Playbook.com, is operated by Playbook Publications which runs a web site for sports handicapper Marc Lawrence.

The Blackberry Playbook is rumored to be launched some time next month or at the latest, by April.

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Aron Meystedt’s Tablets.com gets another new look and feel

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Aron Meystedt’s Tablets.com web site has received another small makeover in recent days. 

The internet site still has a blog section, but now when you type the URL tablets.com into your address bar, you’ll be presented with a redesigned home page with affiliate advertising from the affiliate marketing company Commission Junction, who has partnerships with top-tier advertisers, including Apple itself.

The domain name Tablets.com was purchased by Aron Meystedt’s company XF.com in late 2010 for an undisclosed amount, which owns a number of premium domain names like Copier.com, March.com, and the first .com ever registered –  Symbolics.com. 

Tablets are one of this year’s hottest products, after Apple announced the launch of its tablet device the iPad nearly one year ago today – and as expected, they’re taking a bite out of PC sales. 

As Geoff Duncan, a writer for Digital Trends pointed out this week, “Microsoft posted better-than-expected financial results for its holiday quarter, but admits Windows sales are being impacted by the popularity of tablets.”

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Aron Meystedt’s Tablets.com gets a new look

Tablets.com

After weeks of being nothing more than just a blog, Aron Meystedt of XF.com Investments unveiled a new site for one of the hottest domain names in 2010 and beyond, Tablets.com

The site now provides a comparison engine that helps visitors find tablets, compare prices, read reviews, and more.

How hot will tablets be in 2011?

Well, according to Facebook’s Top Status Trends of 2010, tablets are going to be hot. 

“iPad and iPhone4” came in at #4 as one of the fastest growing trends.

Facebook Top Status Trends 2010

Last January, tablets.com didn’t even register a blip on Compete.com.  Less than a year later according to a rough estimate, visitors to the domain name number in the thousands. 

And now with a web site online, a comparison engine, and a Facebook page, expect 2011 to be a very good year for the domain name that sold in 2006 for a mere $50,500.

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Tablets.com to provide reviews, buying advice, news and more for tablet enthusiasts

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It’s been only a month since Aron Meystedt of XF.com acquired the category-killer domain name Tablets.com

So what’s in store for one of the hottest gadgets and domain names on the market?

Bill Kara of Hallpass Media whose casual game network receives over 3.5 million visitors monthly, suggested back in early November on Fusible that Tablets.com: “should make a comparison engine and do some peer rankings to really get the SEO juice going.   I don’t think a blog is the best use of this type of domain IMO…”, he commented.

Aron responded that the blog is just temporary, and plans were underway for a comparsion engine and more. 

If you’ve visited Tablets.com recently, you’ll know the search is on for writers to write reviews, articles, news, buying advice, information and more.  Literally, anything about tablets.

Whatever site is ultimately launched, right now tablets.com continues to show up on page 1 of Google for the search phrase ‘tablets’, and ranks above Apple, Amazon, RadioShack, Best Buy and other popular sites that sell tablets.