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Why I just made a donation to Internet Archive
Do you use a useful website from a non-profit? Consider donating. I use a lot of tools for research for Domain Name Wire, and many of these are free. Today I used Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine to research the prior use of a website. While ...
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Why I just made a donation to Internet Archive
Do you use a useful website from a non-profit? Consider donating. I use a lot of tools for research for Domain Name Wire, and many of these are free. Today I used Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine to research the prior use of a website. While ...
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December 28, 2015, 6:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
2016 Domain Name Biz Predictions – DNW Podcast #64
Industry pros give their predictions for 2016. It’s the annual predictions podcast! Listen to predictions from over a dozen people in the domain name business about what’s on tap for 2016: Bill Sweetman, Michael Castello, Rightside CEO Ta...
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2016 Domain Name Biz Predictions – DNW Podcast #64
Industry pros give their predictions for 2016. It’s the annual predictions podcast! Listen to predictions from over a dozen people in the domain name business about what’s on tap for 2016: Bill Sweetman, Michael Castello, Rightside CEO Ta...
Discussion
December 28, 2015, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
BenPao.com at $25.7k in Chinese-dominated week for expired domains
Chinese buyers pick up the top spots last week. Thanks to mulled cider and holiday caroling, this article appears later than usual. Fa la la la la! While these auctions took place the week prior to Christmas (December 16-22),...
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BenPao.com at $25.7k in Chinese-dominated week for expired domains
Chinese buyers pick up the top spots last week. Thanks to mulled cider and holiday caroling, this article appears later than usual. Fa la la la la! While these auctions took place the week prior to Christmas (December 16-22),...
Discussion
December 28, 2015, 2:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Mrs Jello sues to block Camilla.com transfer
UDRP panel ordered generic domain name to be transferred to Australian company. Mrs Jello LLC, a company formed by the late Igal Lichtman, has filed a lawsuit to block the transfer of Camilla.com after an adverse UDRP decision. Camilla Australia Pty ...
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Mrs Jello sues to block Camilla.com transfer
UDRP panel ordered generic domain name to be transferred to Australian company. Mrs Jello LLC, a company formed by the late Igal Lichtman, has filed a lawsuit to block the transfer of Camilla.com after an adverse UDRP decision. Camilla Australia Pty ...
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December 24, 2015, 6:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
The most polite “no” I’ve ever received from a domain inquirer
One potential buyer didn’t get upset when I quoted him a price he couldn’t afford. Every domain name investor has dealt with angry people inquiring about buying domain names. You quote them a price; they tell you to flip off (or something...
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The most polite “no” I’ve ever received from a domain inquirer
One potential buyer didn’t get upset when I quoted him a price he couldn’t afford. Every domain name investor has dealt with angry people inquiring about buying domain names. You quote them a price; they tell you to flip off (or something...
Discussion
December 24, 2015, 3:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
What if TLDs are Chinese?
Do certain top level domain names have a Chinese meaning? We’ve often seen TLDs repurposed. For instance, .ME and .TV – originally the country codes of Montenegro and Tuvalu, respectively – are mainly understood as wo...
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What if TLDs are Chinese?
Do certain top level domain names have a Chinese meaning? We’ve often seen TLDs repurposed. For instance, .ME and .TV – originally the country codes of Montenegro and Tuvalu, respectively – are mainly understood as wo...
Discussion
December 23, 2015, 5:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain name sales up to $50,000
A “Merry Christmas” edition of the end user sales report. Sedo has changed its weekly sales disclosure to only include sales of $2,000 or less. Their median sales price is well below $2,000, so this means the volume of end user sales I ca...
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End user domain name sales up to $50,000
A “Merry Christmas” edition of the end user sales report. Sedo has changed its weekly sales disclosure to only include sales of $2,000 or less. Their median sales price is well below $2,000, so this means the volume of end user sales I ca...
Discussion
December 23, 2015, 4:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Viral restaurant robbery video features .Vegas domain name
Video has nearly 800,000 views already. A Las Vegas Mexican restaurant turned a robbery into a viral video hit, giving the .Vegas top level domain name a bit of publicity at the same time. Frijoles & Frescas was recently robbed. That sucks for th...
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Viral restaurant robbery video features .Vegas domain name
Video has nearly 800,000 views already. A Las Vegas Mexican restaurant turned a robbery into a viral video hit, giving the .Vegas top level domain name a bit of publicity at the same time. Frijoles & Frescas was recently robbed. That sucks for th...
Discussion
December 23, 2015, 3:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign gets patent for generating Pronounceable domain names
Patent describes method of generating made up words that can be pronounced. .Com registry Verisign has obtained U.S. patent number 9,218,334 for “Pronounceable domain names”. The patent describes a method of generating domain names that c...
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Verisign gets patent for generating Pronounceable domain names
Patent describes method of generating made up words that can be pronounced. .Com registry Verisign has obtained U.S. patent number 9,218,334 for “Pronounceable domain names”. The patent describes a method of generating domain names that c...
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December 22, 2015, 4:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
Make your NamesCon scheduling easy with Sched
Tool makes it easy to sync session calendar with personal calendar. Sched, a nifty tool for planning your schedule during NamesCon, is back this year. You can use Sched to plan which sessions you want to attend and then easily import them into your c...
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Make your NamesCon scheduling easy with Sched
Tool makes it easy to sync session calendar with personal calendar. Sched, a nifty tool for planning your schedule during NamesCon, is back this year. You can use Sched to plan which sessions you want to attend and then easily import them into your c...
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December 22, 2015, 4:08 pm
