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Domain Name Wire
A Sparkly conversation with Jen Sale – DNW Podcast #316
Jen Sale’s new startup and thoughts on starting a business. You know Jen Sale as the CEO of domain name brokerage Evergreen. She has a new startup called Sparkly that hopes to make give-giving easier. Jen explains the idea behind the site and h...
Discussion
A Sparkly conversation with Jen Sale – DNW Podcast #316
Jen Sale’s new startup and thoughts on starting a business. You know Jen Sale as the CEO of domain name brokerage Evergreen. She has a new startup called Sparkly that hopes to make give-giving easier. Jen explains the idea behind the site and h...
Discussion
December 14, 2020, 4:30 pm
The Domains
Google – 2020 the year in search
Google released a video for the year in search 2020. The word of the year was “Why” it was asked more than ever in 2020. Top 5 Searches in the U.S. Overall Top Searches Election results Coronavirus Kobe Bryant Coronavirus update Coronavir...
Discussion
Google – 2020 the year in search
Google released a video for the year in search 2020. The word of the year was “Why” it was asked more than ever in 2020. Top 5 Searches in the U.S. Overall Top Searches Election results Coronavirus Kobe Bryant Coronavirus update Coronavir...
Discussion
December 14, 2020, 5:02 am
Domain Name Wire
This panelist let the Complainant off the hook for RDNH
There appears to have been plenty of bad faith in this dead-on-arrival UDRP. I’ve written about UDRP panelists sometimes letting Complainants off the hook for reverse domain name hijacking if they didn’t hire a lawyer. That’s bad, b...
Discussion
This panelist let the Complainant off the hook for RDNH
There appears to have been plenty of bad faith in this dead-on-arrival UDRP. I’ve written about UDRP panelists sometimes letting Complainants off the hook for reverse domain name hijacking if they didn’t hire a lawyer. That’s bad, b...
Discussion
December 13, 2020, 6:05 pm
The Domains
Patterns.com confirmed stolen
Bill Hartzer confirmed to me that he spoke with the owner of the domain name. Their IT guy eventually said that Netsol told them that it was part of the netsol data breach a year ago. Bill did notice that the theft looked to be more recent. “Bu...
Discussion
Patterns.com confirmed stolen
Bill Hartzer confirmed to me that he spoke with the owner of the domain name. Their IT guy eventually said that Netsol told them that it was part of the netsol data breach a year ago. Bill did notice that the theft looked to be more recent. “Bu...
Discussion
December 12, 2020, 4:57 am
Domain Name Wire
University of Missouri attempts reverse domain name hijacking
The Curators of the University of Missouri attempted to reverse domain name hijack the domain name MUHealthcare.com, a World Intellectual Property Organization panelist ruled. The group that oversees the university system filed the case against Pamel...
Discussion
University of Missouri attempts reverse domain name hijacking
The Curators of the University of Missouri attempted to reverse domain name hijack the domain name MUHealthcare.com, a World Intellectual Property Organization panelist ruled. The group that oversees the university system filed the case against Pamel...
Discussion
December 11, 2020, 1:28 pm
The Domains
LTU.com reauctioned closes at $32,001
LTU.com closed for a second time at DropCatch. Last month it closed at $35,550 but it was a no pay. Of course this happened with Kau.com which went for less the second time around. Epara.com has been auctioned three times with two no pays. On Thursda...
Discussion
LTU.com reauctioned closes at $32,001
LTU.com closed for a second time at DropCatch. Last month it closed at $35,550 but it was a no pay. Of course this happened with Kau.com which went for less the second time around. Epara.com has been auctioned three times with two no pays. On Thursda...
Discussion
December 11, 2020, 6:08 am
Domain Name Wire
Google is getting rid of link ads
Google will retire link ads in Adsense next year. I received an email from Google this morning stating that Google Adsense is retiring its link ads. Link ads are ads that list search terms. When people click on the search terms, they are directed to ...
Discussion
Google is getting rid of link ads
Google will retire link ads in Adsense next year. I received an email from Google this morning stating that Google Adsense is retiring its link ads. Link ads are ads that list search terms. When people click on the search terms, they are directed to ...
Discussion
December 10, 2020, 4:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
How Google became a strong competitor for domain names
From an innocuous beginning, Google has grown into a key competitor for retail domain name registrations. I was in London in June 2014 at an ICANN meeting when the news broke: Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) was becoming a domain name registrar. Technically, ...
Discussion
How Google became a strong competitor for domain names
From an innocuous beginning, Google has grown into a key competitor for retail domain name registrations. I was in London in June 2014 at an ICANN meeting when the news broke: Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) was becoming a domain name registrar. Technically, ...
Discussion
December 10, 2020, 2:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Three tax changes U.S. domain investors should be aware of
A change to 1099s, charitable deductions, and how PPP loans are taxed. 2020 has been a strange year, and there are some tax law changes to be aware of. First up is a change to 1099-MISC forms. In previous years, companies would issue Form 1099-...
Discussion
Three tax changes U.S. domain investors should be aware of
A change to 1099s, charitable deductions, and how PPP loans are taxed. 2020 has been a strange year, and there are some tax law changes to be aware of. First up is a change to 1099-MISC forms. In previous years, companies would issue Form 1099-...
Discussion
December 9, 2020, 9:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
17 end user domain name sales
A robotic cooking device maker, a large German pharmaceuticals company, and a GDRP compliance company bought domains at Sedo. Sedo’s top sales this past week were Mim.com for €110,000 and Novoo.com for $33,000. Unfortunately, it’s no...
Discussion
17 end user domain name sales
A robotic cooking device maker, a large German pharmaceuticals company, and a GDRP compliance company bought domains at Sedo. Sedo’s top sales this past week were Mim.com for €110,000 and Novoo.com for $33,000. Unfortunately, it’s no...
Discussion
December 9, 2020, 5:22 pm
