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Fantastic: How to buy a domain name
A must-read guide about acquiring domain names. Giuseppe Graziano has published an excellent guide about how to buy a domain name. He promised, “Even if you are an industry pro, I promise you will learn at least a couple of strategies that can ...
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Fantastic: How to buy a domain name
A must-read guide about acquiring domain names. Giuseppe Graziano has published an excellent guide about how to buy a domain name. He promised, “Even if you are an industry pro, I promise you will learn at least a couple of strategies that can ...
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March 2, 2016, 2:55 pm

Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy gets Whois verification patent
Patent describes ways to make sure people don’t use invalid information in whois records. The U.S. Patent and Trademark office has granted patent 9,275,040 to GoDaddy for “Validating user control over contact information in a domain name ...
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GoDaddy gets Whois verification patent
Patent describes ways to make sure people don’t use invalid information in whois records. The U.S. Patent and Trademark office has granted patent 9,275,040 to GoDaddy for “Validating user control over contact information in a domain name ...
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March 1, 2016, 6:16 pm

Domain Name Wire
Major Rightside shareholder upset with focus on new TLDs
Shareholder asks company to fire 20% of staff, add update and unify company products under eNom. Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) investor J. Carlo Cannell, who owns 7.32% of outstanding shares through investment funds, has sent a scathing letter to Rightside...
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Major Rightside shareholder upset with focus on new TLDs
Shareholder asks company to fire 20% of staff, add update and unify company products under eNom. Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) investor J. Carlo Cannell, who owns 7.32% of outstanding shares through investment funds, has sent a scathing letter to Rightside...
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March 1, 2016, 3:33 pm

Domain Name Wire
Radix begins sending expired domain inventory through SnapNames
.Website domain names are the first of the company’s domain names to be available through SnapNames. New top level domain name company Radix has struck a deal with SnapNames to send expired domain name inventory through the auction platform. .C...
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Radix begins sending expired domain inventory through SnapNames
.Website domain names are the first of the company’s domain names to be available through SnapNames. New top level domain name company Radix has struck a deal with SnapNames to send expired domain name inventory through the auction platform. .C...
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March 1, 2016, 3:27 pm

Domain Name Wire
How to lose a $175,000 domain name in a UDRP
Company loses Halifax.com after trying to get Bank of Scotland to buy the domain name. A company in the United Kingdom just lost a domain name it paid $175,000 for in a UDRP. It should be viewed as a lesson on what not to do with a domain name that h...
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How to lose a $175,000 domain name in a UDRP
Company loses Halifax.com after trying to get Bank of Scotland to buy the domain name. A company in the United Kingdom just lost a domain name it paid $175,000 for in a UDRP. It should be viewed as a lesson on what not to do with a domain name that h...
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March 1, 2016, 3:07 pm

Domain Name Wire
Undeveloped takes a fresh approach to selling domain names
Domain name marketplace is trying to improve the process of buying and selling domain names. If you aren’t happy with current domain name marketplaces, the simplest thing to do would be just to complain. On the other end of the spectrum, you co...
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Undeveloped takes a fresh approach to selling domain names
Domain name marketplace is trying to improve the process of buying and selling domain names. If you aren’t happy with current domain name marketplaces, the simplest thing to do would be just to complain. On the other end of the spectrum, you co...
Discussion
February 29, 2016, 7:03 pm

Domain Name Wire
New Minds + Machines CEO Toby Hall – DNW Podcast #73
This service lets you get a handle on your domain name investing business. Last week Minds + Machines announced that it appointed Toby Hall as its new CEO, taking over for Antony Van Couvering. I invited Hall on the show today to discuss his backgrou...
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New Minds + Machines CEO Toby Hall – DNW Podcast #73
This service lets you get a handle on your domain name investing business. Last week Minds + Machines announced that it appointed Toby Hall as its new CEO, taking over for Antony Van Couvering. I invited Hall on the show today to discuss his backgrou...
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February 29, 2016, 3:30 pm

Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy reintroduces China’s .Cn domain name
6 years after dropping extension, GoDaddy begins selling .cn domain names again. GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) has started selling China’s .cn domain names again as part of its push into the Asia market. The company stopped selling .cn domain names in 20...
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GoDaddy reintroduces China’s .Cn domain name
6 years after dropping extension, GoDaddy begins selling .cn domain names again. GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) has started selling China’s .cn domain names again as part of its push into the Asia market. The company stopped selling .cn domain names in 20...
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February 29, 2016, 2:56 pm

Domain Name Wire
Mining company says it’s acquiring Jade.com for $1.25 million
Domain name is currently owned by Future Media Architects. A Canadian Jade mining company says it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Jade.com domain name for USD $1.25 million. CDN Jade Mine Resources Inc., a Canadian mining company, said i...
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Mining company says it’s acquiring Jade.com for $1.25 million
Domain name is currently owned by Future Media Architects. A Canadian Jade mining company says it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Jade.com domain name for USD $1.25 million. CDN Jade Mine Resources Inc., a Canadian mining company, said i...
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February 29, 2016, 2:27 pm

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Berryhill and Sarid win UDRP for Kosmos.com
French company wanted the .com to go with its .fr domain name. John Berryhill has successfully defended the domain name Kosmos.com on behalf of Sahar Sarid’s company Ashanti PLC. Complainant Kosmos SAS is an education technology company that us...
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Berryhill and Sarid win UDRP for Kosmos.com
French company wanted the .com to go with its .fr domain name. John Berryhill has successfully defended the domain name Kosmos.com on behalf of Sahar Sarid’s company Ashanti PLC. Complainant Kosmos SAS is an education technology company that us...
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February 26, 2016, 7:32 pm