We're in the process of launching a mobile version of CollegeRecruiter.com and, as part of that, I checked to make sure that we owned CollegeRecruiter.mobi, which is the mobile version of CollegeRecruiter.com. I was surprised when I saw that we had not reserved that domain name when the .mobi domains became available. I was even more surprised to find that someone else owned it.

I contacted the owner, Heather Taracka of Sky Valley Ltd., and explained the situation. I offered to reimburse her for all of her costs in registering and transferring the domain. Without hesitation, she agreed to transfer it to us as she could see that we were the rightful owner given that College Recruiter is a federally registered mark and that if she tried to hold onto CollegeRecruiter.mobi that she would likely be considered a cyber squatter.

Transferring domains isn't an easy task. The registrars make it difficult, partly because they don't want domains hijacked and partly, I believe, because they don't want to lose the business. But Heather's efforts prevailed and last night the transfer was completed.

Heather's company does web site development and hosting for small businesses. If you're looking for a decent person to work with in those areas, start with Heather.