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The Domains
Googles vs Google
It seems before the search juggernaut came along there was a children’s company called Googles Children’s Workshop. In 1997 they registered the trademark GOOGLES. They of course also registered the domain name Googles.com. The website did...
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Googles vs Google
It seems before the search juggernaut came along there was a children’s company called Googles Children’s Workshop. In 1997 they registered the trademark GOOGLES. They of course also registered the domain name Googles.com. The website did...
Discussion
July 11, 2020, 10:39 am
Domain Name Wire
AIRY GreenTech tries reverse domain name hijacking
offCompany tries (and fails) to upgrade its domain through a cybersquatting complaint. Talk about kicking someone when they’re down. AIRY GreenTech GmbH has been found to have attempted reverse domain name hijacking for the domain name Airy.com...
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AIRY GreenTech tries reverse domain name hijacking
offCompany tries (and fails) to upgrade its domain through a cybersquatting complaint. Talk about kicking someone when they’re down. AIRY GreenTech GmbH has been found to have attempted reverse domain name hijacking for the domain name Airy.com...
Discussion
July 10, 2020, 5:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Reviewing 4-letter domains sold in June
Kassey Lee examines potential Chinese buyers for recent four-letter domain purchases. Here are some 4-letter domains sold in June. It seems to me that lately, the sentiment regarding 4L domains is quite pessimistic. At least in China, 4L domains have...
Discussion
Reviewing 4-letter domains sold in June
Kassey Lee examines potential Chinese buyers for recent four-letter domain purchases. Here are some 4-letter domains sold in June. It seems to me that lately, the sentiment regarding 4L domains is quite pessimistic. At least in China, 4L domains have...
Discussion
July 10, 2020, 1:39 pm
The Domains
GoDaddy’s loss is DropCatch’s gain on EveryDayCounts.com
Well this is a weird one, back in May I wrote about everydaycounts.com closing at auction on GoDaddy for $2,601. The domain name was at Tucows not GoDaddy. I would imagine the winner did not pay and the domain was left to expire. So now DropCatch get...
Discussion
GoDaddy’s loss is DropCatch’s gain on EveryDayCounts.com
Well this is a weird one, back in May I wrote about everydaycounts.com closing at auction on GoDaddy for $2,601. The domain name was at Tucows not GoDaddy. I would imagine the winner did not pay and the domain was left to expire. So now DropCatch get...
Discussion
July 10, 2020, 4:20 am
Domain Name Wire
Before the surge: .Com in March
Registrars saw an uptick in new registrations in March, which turned into a flood in April. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers March 2020. This...
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Before the surge: .Com in March
Registrars saw an uptick in new registrations in March, which turned into a flood in April. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers March 2020. This...
Discussion
July 9, 2020, 6:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
An update on the Chinese domain name market
Chinese government releases domain name report. I just read the “Internet and Domain Industry Report” (互联网域名产业报告) published in June this year and would like to share with you some of its highlights that may help you unde...
Discussion
An update on the Chinese domain name market
Chinese government releases domain name report. I just read the “Internet and Domain Industry Report” (互联网域名产业报告) published in June this year and would like to share with you some of its highlights that may help you unde...
Discussion
July 9, 2020, 4:53 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF JULY 8, 2020
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on July 8, 2020. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiring n...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF JULY 8, 2020
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on July 8, 2020. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiring n...
Discussion
July 9, 2020, 4:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
Walmart registers defensive domains for its U.S. CEO, but…
These domain registrations don’t make a lot of sense. Walmart has registered over 20 domain names related to its Walmart U.S. CEO John Furner. Companies make these sorts of “defensive” domain name registrations all the time, with th...
Discussion
Walmart registers defensive domains for its U.S. CEO, but…
These domain registrations don’t make a lot of sense. Walmart has registered over 20 domain names related to its Walmart U.S. CEO John Furner. Companies make these sorts of “defensive” domain name registrations all the time, with th...
Discussion
July 9, 2020, 4:32 pm
Domain Shane
Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Thursday July 9th, 2020
I was talking with my Dad about the fate of the local mall and we got to talking about the future of retail. Our mall anchors have basically imploded like most malls. The trend in the last 5 years has been build next to the mall to capture some of ...
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Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Thursday July 9th, 2020
I was talking with my Dad about the fate of the local mall and we got to talking about the future of retail. Our mall anchors have basically imploded like most malls. The trend in the last 5 years has been build next to the mall to capture some of ...
Discussion
July 9, 2020, 10:55 am
The Domains
Tron moving to T.network
Tron (TRX) is a Blockchain-based decentralized operating system based on a cryptocurrency native to the system, known as TRX. They operate on Tron.network. But yesterday they put out a release they are moving to T.network. Currently it’s redire...
Discussion
Tron moving to T.network
Tron (TRX) is a Blockchain-based decentralized operating system based on a cryptocurrency native to the system, known as TRX. They operate on Tron.network. But yesterday they put out a release they are moving to T.network. Currently it’s redire...
Discussion
July 9, 2020, 4:04 am
