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Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Thursday, January 22nd, 2015
Recorded an episode of DomainSherpa with the guys yesterday and I’ll give you a sneak peek. There are going to be 4 portfolios. One of the portfolios is pretty well put together. I’m not positive as to when or how much t...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Thursday, January 22nd, 2015
Recorded an episode of DomainSherpa with the guys yesterday and I’ll give you a sneak peek. There are going to be 4 portfolios. One of the portfolios is pretty well put together. I’m not positive as to when or how much t...
Discussion
January 22, 2015, 11:55 am
DomainSherpa
Berkens Negotiating a 5-figure Sale; NamesCon in Retrospect; .Club; Glitter Domains…
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• Thoughts after attending NamesCon and the Right of the Dot auction• .Club's recent sales• Whether copycat "glitter" domain names are worth registering• Michael Berkens' negotia...
Discussion
Berkens Negotiating a 5-figure Sale; NamesCon in Retrospect; .Club; Glitter Domains…
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• Thoughts after attending NamesCon and the Right of the Dot auction• .Club's recent sales• Whether copycat "glitter" domain names are worth registering• Michael Berkens' negotia...
Discussion
January 22, 2015, 8:02 am
The Domains
SearchMetrics.com “The Rising and Falling Stars in Google US
Search Metrics takes a look each year at who fell in the rankings and who saw their website rise on Google. In addition to just looking at winners and losers they look into why some sites succeeded while other sites took a dip. If you are interested ...
Discussion
SearchMetrics.com “The Rising and Falling Stars in Google US
Search Metrics takes a look each year at who fell in the rankings and who saw their website rise on Google. In addition to just looking at winners and losers they look into why some sites succeeded while other sites took a dip. If you are interested ...
Discussion
January 21, 2015, 7:56 pm
The Domains
Trademark Holders Make Cybersquatting Profitable By Failing To Act: BentleyMotorCars.com 9 Years Old
We have mentioned before that when it comes to the levels of cybersquatting trademark holders have to share the blame by creating the ecosystem for high profits for those registering bang on trademark infringing domains and allowing them to be ...
Discussion
Trademark Holders Make Cybersquatting Profitable By Failing To Act: BentleyMotorCars.com 9 Years Old
We have mentioned before that when it comes to the levels of cybersquatting trademark holders have to share the blame by creating the ecosystem for high profits for those registering bang on trademark infringing domains and allowing them to be ...
Discussion
January 21, 2015, 6:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Investment firm RVK engaged in Reverse Domain Name Hijacking on RVK.com
Company changed its brand last year, filed UDRP to get matching three letter domain name. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found investment advisory firm RVK (formerly R.V. Kuhns & Associates, Inc.) guilty of engaging in rever...
Discussion
Investment firm RVK engaged in Reverse Domain Name Hijacking on RVK.com
Company changed its brand last year, filed UDRP to get matching three letter domain name. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found investment advisory firm RVK (formerly R.V. Kuhns & Associates, Inc.) guilty of engaging in rever...
Discussion
January 21, 2015, 5:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
22 End User Domain Name Sales
Recent domain buyers include TrueCar, HomeAway and a company that sells herbs for kids. Sedo handled 603 transactions last week for a total of $1 million in domain name sales. The top reported sale was BabyCity.com, which was sold to an herbal supple...
Discussion
22 End User Domain Name Sales
Recent domain buyers include TrueCar, HomeAway and a company that sells herbs for kids. Sedo handled 603 transactions last week for a total of $1 million in domain name sales. The top reported sale was BabyCity.com, which was sold to an herbal supple...
Discussion
January 21, 2015, 5:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
The wild story about how the domain name CM.com was just registered
Verisign just allowed the reserved domain name CM.com to be registered. Here’s why. In 2013, the longtime registrant of CM.com lost his domain name. The domain name had been registered to Satoshi Shimoshita since 2004. Yet the domain name was d...
Discussion
The wild story about how the domain name CM.com was just registered
Verisign just allowed the reserved domain name CM.com to be registered. Here’s why. In 2013, the longtime registrant of CM.com lost his domain name. The domain name had been registered to Satoshi Shimoshita since 2004. Yet the domain name was d...
Discussion
January 21, 2015, 3:17 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Wednesday, January 21st, 2015
I’ve always felt that my nursery is a good representation of the US economy. I am actually a reporting member of the Producer Price Index but that’s not what I feel accurately depicts the economy. When sales are good at our retail c...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Wednesday, January 21st, 2015
I’ve always felt that my nursery is a good representation of the US economy. I am actually a reporting member of the Producer Price Index but that’s not what I feel accurately depicts the economy. When sales are good at our retail c...
Discussion
January 21, 2015, 11:55 am
The Domains
MaxHardcore.com sells for $10,100 – Max Hardcore not the Winner
Just one bidder stepped up and outbid the $10,000 high bid placed in December, for MaxHardcore.com. The auction closed at $10,100 . Back at the end of December, Max Hardcore said he would be bidding on the domain. Today that changed, in an article fo...
Discussion
MaxHardcore.com sells for $10,100 – Max Hardcore not the Winner
Just one bidder stepped up and outbid the $10,000 high bid placed in December, for MaxHardcore.com. The auction closed at $10,100 . Back at the end of December, Max Hardcore said he would be bidding on the domain. Today that changed, in an article fo...
Discussion
January 21, 2015, 12:55 am
Domain Shane
Recent Domain Sales That Have Been Developed (pics): Honcho.com, Iene.com, NetBet.ca, More
The screenshots below are examples of buyers of domains from the last few months that have either developed their sites, or purchased an upgrade domain and have redirected their acquisition to an existing website. NetBet.ca sold for $13,500 at Sedo,...
Discussion
Recent Domain Sales That Have Been Developed (pics): Honcho.com, Iene.com, NetBet.ca, More
The screenshots below are examples of buyers of domains from the last few months that have either developed their sites, or purchased an upgrade domain and have redirected their acquisition to an existing website. NetBet.ca sold for $13,500 at Sedo,...
Discussion
January 21, 2015, 12:42 am
