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The Domains
SPCM.com sold for $49,950 The beauty of finding a buyer with deep pockets
Mike Mann announced the sale of SPCM.com Purchased 10/9/12 $409, and sold for $49,950. Newer domain name investors think, wow, why? Just a chip, not pronounceable. None of that matters when you have all the most important domain dynamic in place, a d...
Discussion
SPCM.com sold for $49,950 The beauty of finding a buyer with deep pockets
Mike Mann announced the sale of SPCM.com Purchased 10/9/12 $409, and sold for $49,950. Newer domain name investors think, wow, why? Just a chip, not pronounceable. None of that matters when you have all the most important domain dynamic in place, a d...
Discussion
September 3, 2020, 11:17 am
Domain Name Wire
NamesCon updates: registration numbers, lower price, and other stats
Big online crowd expected for next week’s event. NamesCon Online runs on an internet connection near you September 9-11. Organizers tell Domain Name Wire that they have 700 registrations to date. I suspect that they’ll get a lot of last-m...
Discussion
NamesCon updates: registration numbers, lower price, and other stats
Big online crowd expected for next week’s event. NamesCon Online runs on an internet connection near you September 9-11. Organizers tell Domain Name Wire that they have 700 registrations to date. I suspect that they’ll get a lot of last-m...
Discussion
September 2, 2020, 8:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Ad revenue soars as CentralNic turns in strong first half
Domain monetization contributes to strong first half at CentralNic. Are ad markets suppressed due to Covid-19? Not at CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC), owner of domain name monetization companies ParkingCrew and Tonic. The company reported revenue of $1...
Discussion
Ad revenue soars as CentralNic turns in strong first half
Domain monetization contributes to strong first half at CentralNic. Are ad markets suppressed due to Covid-19? Not at CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC), owner of domain name monetization companies ParkingCrew and Tonic. The company reported revenue of $1...
Discussion
September 2, 2020, 4:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Hire a domain name attorney for UDRP filings
This UDRP complaint has a couple of glaring mistakes. I’m a big believer that you should hire specialists. And that specialty should be as specific as possible. If you are filing a UDRP cybersquatting case, don’t just hire an intellectual...
Discussion
Hire a domain name attorney for UDRP filings
This UDRP complaint has a couple of glaring mistakes. I’m a big believer that you should hire specialists. And that specialty should be as specific as possible. If you are filing a UDRP cybersquatting case, don’t just hire an intellectual...
Discussion
September 2, 2020, 4:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign gets patent for showing contextually-relevant domain names in SERPs
It’s a neat idea that will never be adopted by large search engines. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent #10,764,245 (pdf) to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for “Domain name determination”. The idea behind the patent is...
Discussion
Verisign gets patent for showing contextually-relevant domain names in SERPs
It’s a neat idea that will never be adopted by large search engines. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent #10,764,245 (pdf) to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for “Domain name determination”. The idea behind the patent is...
Discussion
September 2, 2020, 3:08 pm
The Domains
Broker.xxx launching a dedicated adult domain marketplace
So there is a post on AVN.com (NSFW, the ads on the site, not the article) The service is operated by adult industry veterans JuicyAds Founder “Juicy Jay” and Jimmy “Wizzo” with more than 42 years combined experience. Broker.x...
Discussion
Broker.xxx launching a dedicated adult domain marketplace
So there is a post on AVN.com (NSFW, the ads on the site, not the article) The service is operated by adult industry veterans JuicyAds Founder “Juicy Jay” and Jimmy “Wizzo” with more than 42 years combined experience. Broker.x...
Discussion
September 2, 2020, 12:46 am
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – Sep 1: D.Live, Skeleton.io, 2 Word .COM
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: D.Live, Skeleton.io, 2 Word .COM• Get your bids in soon for Turnpike.com, BrandWire.com, Rascals.c...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Review – Sep 1: D.Live, Skeleton.io, 2 Word .COM
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: D.Live, Skeleton.io, 2 Word .COM• Get your bids in soon for Turnpike.com, BrandWire.com, Rascals.c...
Discussion
September 1, 2020, 9:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
12 end user domain name sales, including for a cool robot
A robot sweeper company, a popular online form creator, and a maker of adjustable furniture bought domain names. Sedo had some cool end user domain name sales this past week. One of the companies makes an outdoor Roomba-like device. Here’s a li...
Discussion
12 end user domain name sales, including for a cool robot
A robot sweeper company, a popular online form creator, and a maker of adjustable furniture bought domain names. Sedo had some cool end user domain name sales this past week. One of the companies makes an outdoor Roomba-like device. Here’s a li...
Discussion
September 1, 2020, 8:45 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Moovlogistics.com
Sedo reported their weekly domain name sales and MoovLogistics.com led the way at $21,000. MXEX.com was second at $15,500 and Cleace.com third at $15,000. 47 .com sales 21 cctld sales 4 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of public SedoMLS sales are: &n...
Discussion
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Moovlogistics.com
Sedo reported their weekly domain name sales and MoovLogistics.com led the way at $21,000. MXEX.com was second at $15,500 and Cleace.com third at $15,000. 47 .com sales 21 cctld sales 4 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of public SedoMLS sales are: &n...
Discussion
September 1, 2020, 8:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
TikTok wins fight over Ukraine domain name
Popular social media video app wins challenge for a Ukrainian domain name. Bytedance Ltd., the parent company of the popular TikTok app, has won a cybersquatting dispute for the domain name tiktok.com.ua. .Ua is the country code domain name for Ukrai...
Discussion
TikTok wins fight over Ukraine domain name
Popular social media video app wins challenge for a Ukrainian domain name. Bytedance Ltd., the parent company of the popular TikTok app, has won a cybersquatting dispute for the domain name tiktok.com.ua. .Ua is the country code domain name for Ukrai...
Discussion
September 1, 2020, 4:51 pm
