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Domain Name Wire
Corporate China loves English-based domains
Kassey Lee explores Chinese companies using English domain names. What do PreGene.com, GeneQuantum.com, and MemBlaze.com have in common? They are all owned by Chinese companies with the namesake brands. PreGene is a biotech company founded in 2012. I...
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Corporate China loves English-based domains
Kassey Lee explores Chinese companies using English domain names. What do PreGene.com, GeneQuantum.com, and MemBlaze.com have in common? They are all owned by Chinese companies with the namesake brands. PreGene is a biotech company founded in 2012. I...
Discussion
December 1, 2020, 2:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Entrepreneur takes a second stab at Spase.com in UDRP
One reverse domain name hijacking finding was not enough for this entrepreneur. Oh, dear. Say it ain’t so. An entrepreneur who was found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking for the domain Spase.com earlier this year is trying again...
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Entrepreneur takes a second stab at Spase.com in UDRP
One reverse domain name hijacking finding was not enough for this entrepreneur. Oh, dear. Say it ain’t so. An entrepreneur who was found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking for the domain Spase.com earlier this year is trying again...
Discussion
December 1, 2020, 1:01 am
Domain Name Wire
WIPO gets 50,000th cybersquatting case
Organization receives its 50,000th cybersquatting case over two decades. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) reports that it has received its 50,000th cybersquatting case. The majority of these are under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Re...
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WIPO gets 50,000th cybersquatting case
Organization receives its 50,000th cybersquatting case over two decades. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) reports that it has received its 50,000th cybersquatting case. The majority of these are under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Re...
Discussion
November 30, 2020, 7:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google Ads RPM drives CentralNic revenue growth
Surge in ad rates drives organic growth at CentralNic. Domain name and online advertising rollup CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) reported earnings for the first nine months of 2020 today. Due to major acquisitions, CentralNic’s revenue grew 118% ...
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Google Ads RPM drives CentralNic revenue growth
Surge in ad rates drives organic growth at CentralNic. Domain name and online advertising rollup CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) reported earnings for the first nine months of 2020 today. Due to major acquisitions, CentralNic’s revenue grew 118% ...
Discussion
November 30, 2020, 5:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Investing in new TLDs with Oswin – DNW Podcast #314
This domainer has success selling new TLDs. Making profitable investments with new top level domain names has proven challenging for many investors. Registries held back their best inventory or priced it at a premium. Today’s guest, Madhu Oswin...
Discussion
Investing in new TLDs with Oswin – DNW Podcast #314
This domainer has success selling new TLDs. Making profitable investments with new top level domain names has proven challenging for many investors. Registries held back their best inventory or priced it at a premium. Today’s guest, Madhu Oswin...
Discussion
November 30, 2020, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
7 ways to find contact email addresses for Chinese companies
Kassey Lee explains how you can find email addresses of Chinese companies for outbound domain sales purposes. I research end users in China every day, and part of the exercise involves finding email addresses of companies I’m interested in cont...
Discussion
7 ways to find contact email addresses for Chinese companies
Kassey Lee explains how you can find email addresses of Chinese companies for outbound domain sales purposes. I research end users in China every day, and part of the exercise involves finding email addresses of companies I’m interested in cont...
Discussion
November 30, 2020, 2:26 pm
The Domains
iCinema.com sold for $50,000 in 2011 it goes for just 20% of that in 2020
Back in the heyday of the i keyword domain sale, iCinema.com sold for $50,000 on Sedo in 2011. The domain name was owned by Keen, Inc. and they sold it in 2011 to Transmedia Communications SA out of Switzerland. For years the site showed: It then cha...
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iCinema.com sold for $50,000 in 2011 it goes for just 20% of that in 2020
Back in the heyday of the i keyword domain sale, iCinema.com sold for $50,000 on Sedo in 2011. The domain name was owned by Keen, Inc. and they sold it in 2011 to Transmedia Communications SA out of Switzerland. For years the site showed: It then cha...
Discussion
November 30, 2020, 6:10 am
The Domains
Once subject to UDRP and ACPA battles NewportNews.com expires
NewportNews.com is a domain name that has quite the history. A former owner once defended a UDRP successfully but then lost an ACPA case. This led Michael Berkens to call this registrant stupid domainer of the year for 2011. Michael wrote: In 2009 Ne...
Discussion
Once subject to UDRP and ACPA battles NewportNews.com expires
NewportNews.com is a domain name that has quite the history. A former owner once defended a UDRP successfully but then lost an ACPA case. This led Michael Berkens to call this registrant stupid domainer of the year for 2011. Michael wrote: In 2009 Ne...
Discussion
November 29, 2020, 5:45 am
The Domains
NameSilo adds .org transfer promo to the mix
A couple days ago NameSilo announced a Black Friday/Cyber Monday special for .com at $7.99 and today they announced a below cost .org special for $9.99. Rounding off our Black Friday promotions – .ORG transfers are now below cost! Transfer your...
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NameSilo adds .org transfer promo to the mix
A couple days ago NameSilo announced a Black Friday/Cyber Monday special for .com at $7.99 and today they announced a below cost .org special for $9.99. Rounding off our Black Friday promotions – .ORG transfers are now below cost! Transfer your...
Discussion
November 27, 2020, 6:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Black Friday domain name deals including .com
New domain registrations are cheap today. Black Friday deals at domain registrars and hosting companies can sometimes be eye-opening yet are often impractical. Do people really decide to wait until Black Friday to set up their hosting plan to save a ...
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Black Friday domain name deals including .com
New domain registrations are cheap today. Black Friday deals at domain registrars and hosting companies can sometimes be eye-opening yet are often impractical. Do people really decide to wait until Black Friday to set up their hosting plan to save a ...
Discussion
November 27, 2020, 4:32 pm
