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Google Self-Driving Car: The X?
Google’s .car domain name registrations are more interesting than Apple’s. Everyone got in a tizzy a couple weeks ago about Apple registering .car domain names. This was stupid because Apple registers its brands in just about every new do...
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Google Self-Driving Car: The X?
Google’s .car domain name registrations are more interesting than Apple’s. Everyone got in a tizzy a couple weeks ago about Apple registering .car domain names. This was stupid because Apple registers its brands in just about every new do...
Discussion
January 18, 2016, 5:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Tax-advantaged Domain Investing – DNW Podcast #67
How to boost returns by deferring taxes. Taxes take a big chunk out of domain name investment returns. What if there was a way to defer taxes, and reinvest that money in more domains? It’s possible, and today’s guest Kirk Chisholm of Inno...
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Tax-advantaged Domain Investing – DNW Podcast #67
How to boost returns by deferring taxes. Taxes take a big chunk out of domain name investment returns. What if there was a way to defer taxes, and reinvest that money in more domains? It’s possible, and today’s guest Kirk Chisholm of Inno...
Discussion
January 18, 2016, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Expired Domain Report – NamesCon edition
Here’s what you might have missed in the expired domain market. Last week, much of the domain industry’s attention converged at NamesCon, including a live auction arranged by NameJet + RightOfTheDot. (Quite a successful auction,...
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Expired Domain Report – NamesCon edition
Here’s what you might have missed in the expired domain market. Last week, much of the domain industry’s attention converged at NamesCon, including a live auction arranged by NameJet + RightOfTheDot. (Quite a successful auction,...
Discussion
January 18, 2016, 2:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Ziff Davis buys Offers.com
Publisher gets popular website–and killer domain name–with Offers.com acquisition. Publishing company Ziff Davis, a division of publicly traded J2 Global (NASDAQ: JCOM) has purchased Austin company Offers.com. Offers.com is a coupon code ...
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Ziff Davis buys Offers.com
Publisher gets popular website–and killer domain name–with Offers.com acquisition. Publishing company Ziff Davis, a division of publicly traded J2 Global (NASDAQ: JCOM) has purchased Austin company Offers.com. Offers.com is a coupon code ...
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January 15, 2016, 5:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why you shouldn’t go bananas over Banana.com domain name “sale”
There’s a good reason to be skeptical of a $2 million banana.com domain sale. Last month there was a bit of a stir in the domain name industry about the Chinese buying one word English domain names for huge sums. A domain name auction in China ...
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Why you shouldn’t go bananas over Banana.com domain name “sale”
There’s a good reason to be skeptical of a $2 million banana.com domain sale. Last month there was a bit of a stir in the domain name industry about the Chinese buying one word English domain names for huge sums. A domain name auction in China ...
Discussion
January 15, 2016, 3:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Vodex Communications nailed for reverse domain name hijacking
Serial entrepreneur defends 17-year-old domain name. Serial entrepreneur Taro Gold has successfully defended his domain name Vodex.com in a UDRP. The panel found complainant Vodex Communications to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking by bri...
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Vodex Communications nailed for reverse domain name hijacking
Serial entrepreneur defends 17-year-old domain name. Serial entrepreneur Taro Gold has successfully defended his domain name Vodex.com in a UDRP. The panel found complainant Vodex Communications to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking by bri...
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January 15, 2016, 2:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Club sold $2.35 million in premium domain names last quarter
December not as big as November, but .Club has a great Q4. The Chinese domain name registration boom gave .Club a huge lift in Q4, with the registry selling $2.35 million of premium domain names. The company sold another $614,000 of premium domains i...
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.Club sold $2.35 million in premium domain names last quarter
December not as big as November, but .Club has a great Q4. The Chinese domain name registration boom gave .Club a huge lift in Q4, with the registry selling $2.35 million of premium domain names. The company sold another $614,000 of premium domains i...
Discussion
January 14, 2016, 8:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Inside NameJet’s record month
The journey to a record December at NameJet. Did you catch that? Maybe not. To really appreciate just how marvelous NameJet’s (podcast) performance was during December – indeed, throughout the whole of 2015 – let’s rewind and ...
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Inside NameJet’s record month
The journey to a record December at NameJet. Did you catch that? Maybe not. To really appreciate just how marvelous NameJet’s (podcast) performance was during December – indeed, throughout the whole of 2015 – let’s rewind and ...
Discussion
January 14, 2016, 3:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
Impressive domain name stats from Escrow.com
Escrow.com provides data on transactions, including the impact of China. Freelancer.com CEO Matt Barrie (podcast) presented data from Escrow.com at NamesCon yesterday. There are some fascinating stats, especially when it comes to the impact of China....
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Impressive domain name stats from Escrow.com
Escrow.com provides data on transactions, including the impact of China. Freelancer.com CEO Matt Barrie (podcast) presented data from Escrow.com at NamesCon yesterday. There are some fascinating stats, especially when it comes to the impact of China....
Discussion
January 14, 2016, 2:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy launches Domain Investor App
App makes on-the-go bidding easier, even if you use two-factor authentication. GoDaddy has launched a new domain name investor app for the iPhone, making it easier to watch and bid on domain names at GoDaddy Auctions. Mike McLaughlin, GM for Domains ...
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GoDaddy launches Domain Investor App
App makes on-the-go bidding easier, even if you use two-factor authentication. GoDaddy has launched a new domain name investor app for the iPhone, making it easier to watch and bid on domain names at GoDaddy Auctions. Mike McLaughlin, GM for Domains ...
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January 13, 2016, 6:03 pm
