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The Domains
PassItOn.com sells for $64,000 on Sedo
PassITon.com sold for $64,000 on Sedo,when I saw it I wondered if Mike Berkens owned it because Mike does well with popular phrases. Just yesterday Mike sold LoseYourShirt.com for $10,000 on Go Daddy. The owner was not Mike but a company called Comme...
Discussion
PassItOn.com sells for $64,000 on Sedo
PassITon.com sold for $64,000 on Sedo,when I saw it I wondered if Mike Berkens owned it because Mike does well with popular phrases. Just yesterday Mike sold LoseYourShirt.com for $10,000 on Go Daddy. The owner was not Mike but a company called Comme...
Discussion
October 2, 2015, 10:01 am
Domain Shane
New gTLD Development: Just.property, ItsMe.flowers, Flying.guitars
Starting this week we’re going to do a weekly article exploring people and companies that are doing a great job of creating sites with great content on the new gTLDs. Using a combination of new strings that are relevant and describe their busi...
Discussion
New gTLD Development: Just.property, ItsMe.flowers, Flying.guitars
Starting this week we’re going to do a weekly article exploring people and companies that are doing a great job of creating sites with great content on the new gTLDs. Using a combination of new strings that are relevant and describe their busi...
Discussion
October 1, 2015, 9:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
HaoZhan.com for $27.3k and other expired domain name sales
A weekly wrap of expired domain name sales. One reading of HaoZhan.com ($27.3k) is “warlike” (好战 / hào zhàn). China fortunately isn’t – not compared to the USA – but its domain buyers sure are aggressiv...
Discussion
HaoZhan.com for $27.3k and other expired domain name sales
A weekly wrap of expired domain name sales. One reading of HaoZhan.com ($27.3k) is “warlike” (好战 / hào zhàn). China fortunately isn’t – not compared to the USA – but its domain buyers sure are aggressiv...
Discussion
October 1, 2015, 6:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
Kurt Pritz resigns from Domain Name Association
Executive Director steps down from role. Kurt Pritz has stepped down from his role as Executive Director of Domain Name Association, and advocacy group for the domain name industry. In a letter sent to DNA members this afternoon, Chairman Adrian Kind...
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Kurt Pritz resigns from Domain Name Association
Executive Director steps down from role. Kurt Pritz has stepped down from his role as Executive Director of Domain Name Association, and advocacy group for the domain name industry. In a letter sent to DNA members this afternoon, Chairman Adrian Kind...
Discussion
October 1, 2015, 5:49 pm
The Domains
BMW Wins The Right To The Domain B.MW in a UDRP
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG of Munich, Germany, (BMW) just won the rights to the domain hack b.mw in a UDRP decision. We wrote about the filing of the UDRP back in July 24th of this year, as .mw is a ccTLD (country code domain extension) This is anot...
Discussion
BMW Wins The Right To The Domain B.MW in a UDRP
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG of Munich, Germany, (BMW) just won the rights to the domain hack b.mw in a UDRP decision. We wrote about the filing of the UDRP back in July 24th of this year, as .mw is a ccTLD (country code domain extension) This is anot...
Discussion
October 1, 2015, 3:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
BMW wins B.MW domain name cybersquatting case
Domain name owner had a plausible defense, but didn’t bother to respond to the allegations. Car company BMW has won rights to the domain name B.MW through a cybersquatting arbitration proceeding through World Intellectual Property Organization....
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BMW wins B.MW domain name cybersquatting case
Domain name owner had a plausible defense, but didn’t bother to respond to the allegations. Car company BMW has won rights to the domain name B.MW through a cybersquatting arbitration proceeding through World Intellectual Property Organization....
Discussion
October 1, 2015, 3:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain name registrars no longer have to carry general liability insurance
ICANN waives insurance requirement for accredited registrars. ICANN’s board approved a resolution this week to waive an insurance requirement for domain name registrars. The registrar accreditation agreement requires registrars to carry general...
Discussion
Domain name registrars no longer have to carry general liability insurance
ICANN waives insurance requirement for accredited registrars. ICANN’s board approved a resolution this week to waive an insurance requirement for domain name registrars. The registrar accreditation agreement requires registrars to carry general...
Discussion
October 1, 2015, 2:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Don’t be like a Tesla apologist
Some criticisms are valid, and this extends to the domain name industry. I stayed up to watch the Tesla Model X launch event online Tuesday night. It was supposed to start at 8 PM PST. Nearly an hour later, Elon Musk shuffled onto the stage unapologe...
Discussion
Don’t be like a Tesla apologist
Some criticisms are valid, and this extends to the domain name industry. I stayed up to watch the Tesla Model X launch event online Tuesday night. It was supposed to start at 8 PM PST. Nearly an hour later, Elon Musk shuffled onto the stage unapologe...
Discussion
October 1, 2015, 1:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN selects Panama for June 2016 meeting
Panama City selected for next summer’s meeting. ICANN’s summer meeting next year will take place in Panama City, Panama. The decision was made during a board meeting earlier this week. I think this meeting will draw a lot of domain name i...
Discussion
ICANN selects Panama for June 2016 meeting
Panama City selected for next summer’s meeting. ICANN’s summer meeting next year will take place in Panama City, Panama. The decision was made during a board meeting earlier this week. I think this meeting will draw a lot of domain name i...
Discussion
October 1, 2015, 1:13 pm
The Domains
Readers Digest Re-brands To Trusted Media Brands, Inc & Buys TMBI.com For It’s Website
The Readers Digest Association has changed its corporate name after 93 years of use and is rebranding to Trusted Media Brands, Inc. and has purchased the 4 letter acronym domain name TMBI.com which was listed for over $16,000 to use as its main domai...
Discussion
Readers Digest Re-brands To Trusted Media Brands, Inc & Buys TMBI.com For It’s Website
The Readers Digest Association has changed its corporate name after 93 years of use and is rebranding to Trusted Media Brands, Inc. and has purchased the 4 letter acronym domain name TMBI.com which was listed for over $16,000 to use as its main domai...
Discussion
October 1, 2015, 12:39 pm
