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Domain Name Wire
2020 in Review: .Org sale
A top story this year was the sale of .org falling through. This is the third in a series of posts about the domain name industry in 2020. Read the others here. One of my predictions for 2020 was that Ethos Capital’s deal to acquire Public Inte...
Discussion
2020 in Review: .Org sale
A top story this year was the sale of .org falling through. This is the third in a series of posts about the domain name industry in 2020. Read the others here. One of my predictions for 2020 was that Ethos Capital’s deal to acquire Public Inte...
Discussion
December 29, 2020, 2:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Spase, Inc. found to have tried reverse domain name hijacking a second time
What’s the definition of insanity, again? A National Arbitration Forum panelist has found that Spase, Inc., committed reverse domain name hijacking for a second time. The company uses Spase.io for its service that turns product photos into 3D d...
Discussion
Spase, Inc. found to have tried reverse domain name hijacking a second time
What’s the definition of insanity, again? A National Arbitration Forum panelist has found that Spase, Inc., committed reverse domain name hijacking for a second time. The company uses Spase.io for its service that turns product photos into 3D d...
Discussion
December 28, 2020, 7:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
2021 Predictions Episode – DNW Podcast #318
Here’s where 22 domain industry pros think we’re headed in 2021. Bring out the champagne, 2020 is almost over! It has certainly been an eventful, life-altering year. We’re concluding 2020 with our annual predictions episode. I asked...
Discussion
2021 Predictions Episode – DNW Podcast #318
Here’s where 22 domain industry pros think we’re headed in 2021. Bring out the champagne, 2020 is almost over! It has certainly been an eventful, life-altering year. We’re concluding 2020 with our annual predictions episode. I asked...
Discussion
December 28, 2020, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
2020 in Review: Consolidation
Two major registries were among the domain name businesses gobbled up in 2020. This is the second in a series of posts about the domain name industry in 2020. Read the others here. If you want to make a guaranteed prediction about the future of the d...
Discussion
2020 in Review: Consolidation
Two major registries were among the domain name businesses gobbled up in 2020. This is the second in a series of posts about the domain name industry in 2020. Read the others here. If you want to make a guaranteed prediction about the future of the d...
Discussion
December 28, 2020, 2:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
Can you remember this 5N corporate domain of a top company?
Probably not. Shi Ji Kai Yuan (世纪开元) was founded in 2001 as a platform to offer one-stop printing solutions. The company claims to have 20 million regular users on its website. It features a variety of services based on the consumer-to-busine...
Discussion
Can you remember this 5N corporate domain of a top company?
Probably not. Shi Ji Kai Yuan (世纪开元) was founded in 2001 as a platform to offer one-stop printing solutions. The company claims to have 20 million regular users on its website. It features a variety of services based on the consumer-to-busine...
Discussion
December 24, 2020, 9:23 pm
The Domains
VPN.com Announces University.com Sold for $1.11 Million to Tsunami VR in 2020
VPN.com put out a press release today and it details the sale of University.com. Registered in 1999 it was dropped previous to that. ATLANTA and SAN DIEGO and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — University.com was sold...
Discussion
VPN.com Announces University.com Sold for $1.11 Million to Tsunami VR in 2020
VPN.com put out a press release today and it details the sale of University.com. Registered in 1999 it was dropped previous to that. ATLANTA and SAN DIEGO and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — University.com was sold...
Discussion
December 24, 2020, 3:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
Use these two tools to find Chinese meanings of acronym domains (update)
These sites will tell you possible Chinese meanings for your acronym domains. I shared with you a couple of months ago how to use tools to find Chinese meanings of acronym domains. Many of these Chinese phrases can then be used as brands. Unfortunate...
Discussion
Use these two tools to find Chinese meanings of acronym domains (update)
These sites will tell you possible Chinese meanings for your acronym domains. I shared with you a couple of months ago how to use tools to find Chinese meanings of acronym domains. Many of these Chinese phrases can then be used as brands. Unfortunate...
Discussion
December 23, 2020, 5:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Heal.me for $43k and other end user domain sales
Lots of country code domains sold to end users at Sedo this past week. Domain investor-to-investor prices have gotten so high during 2020 that I honestly don’t know if Sedo’s $100,000 spectacle.com sale this week is an end user or a domai...
Discussion
Heal.me for $43k and other end user domain sales
Lots of country code domains sold to end users at Sedo this past week. Domain investor-to-investor prices have gotten so high during 2020 that I honestly don’t know if Sedo’s $100,000 spectacle.com sale this week is an end user or a domai...
Discussion
December 23, 2020, 2:30 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Spectacle.com
Sedo released their last weekly domain name sales report of 2020. Spectacle.com led the way at $100,000. Sleepwave.com was second at $50,000 (great job by the seller). Heal.me was third at $43,000. 50 .com sales 43 cctld sales 9 other tld sales Top 3...
Discussion
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Spectacle.com
Sedo released their last weekly domain name sales report of 2020. Spectacle.com led the way at $100,000. Sleepwave.com was second at $50,000 (great job by the seller). Heal.me was third at $43,000. 50 .com sales 43 cctld sales 9 other tld sales Top 3...
Discussion
December 22, 2020, 9:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
Apple gets a patent for…Google?
Apple’s latest patent explains a system of scoring websites based on links. The United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 1,0872,088 (pdf) to Apple for “Domain based influence scoring”. The patent describes...
Discussion
Apple gets a patent for…Google?
Apple’s latest patent explains a system of scoring websites based on links. The United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 1,0872,088 (pdf) to Apple for “Domain based influence scoring”. The patent describes...
Discussion
December 22, 2020, 5:36 pm
