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Domain Name Wire
Domains in Hollywood – DNW Podcast #282
Why movies have such crappy domain names. There was a time, not so long ago, when people went to movie theaters to watch movies. They were subjected to 30 minutes of previews before the movie began. And these previews included domain names for each m...
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Domains in Hollywood – DNW Podcast #282
Why movies have such crappy domain names. There was a time, not so long ago, when people went to movie theaters to watch movies. They were subjected to 30 minutes of previews before the movie began. And these previews included domain names for each m...
Discussion
April 20, 2020, 3:30 pm
The Domains
Security experts are struggling to keep pace with the flood of domains invoking the virus
KrebsonSecurity.com published a piece that takes a look at the security professionals trying to keep up with the onslaught of corona/covid related domain names. From the article: By most measures, the volume of new domain registrations that include t...
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Security experts are struggling to keep pace with the flood of domains invoking the virus
KrebsonSecurity.com published a piece that takes a look at the security professionals trying to keep up with the onslaught of corona/covid related domain names. From the article: By most measures, the volume of new domain registrations that include t...
Discussion
April 19, 2020, 8:40 am
The Domains
Post the best name you have for sale for $500 or less
$500 or less This post should be used to sell a name where you are making some money with no commission, and leave a little for the next buyer. With things the way they are I am going to allow up to 5 names to be listed to give you a little more expo...
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Post the best name you have for sale for $500 or less
$500 or less This post should be used to sell a name where you are making some money with no commission, and leave a little for the next buyer. With things the way they are I am going to allow up to 5 names to be listed to give you a little more expo...
Discussion
April 17, 2020, 7:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
Answering some reader questions
Kassey Lee answers some of the questions readers have asked him about their domains, as they relate to China. In this article, I would like to answer some questions readers have posed to me. Does AR27 have any particular meanings in Chinese? AR is an...
Discussion
Answering some reader questions
Kassey Lee answers some of the questions readers have asked him about their domains, as they relate to China. In this article, I would like to answer some questions readers have posed to me. Does AR27 have any particular meanings in Chinese? AR is an...
Discussion
April 17, 2020, 2:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN postpones .org decision after California AG says sale shouldn’t happen
Deadline pushed back two weeks to May 4. ICANN’s due date to decide if it should allow Public Interest Registry (PIR), the company that runs the .org domain, to be sold to a private equity company has been delayed again. ICANN and PIR agreed to...
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ICANN postpones .org decision after California AG says sale shouldn’t happen
Deadline pushed back two weeks to May 4. ICANN’s due date to decide if it should allow Public Interest Registry (PIR), the company that runs the .org domain, to be sold to a private equity company has been delayed again. ICANN and PIR agreed to...
Discussion
April 17, 2020, 1:58 am
Domain Name Wire
What domains GoodRx and other end users bought
GoodRx and several manufacturing companies bought domain names. GoodRx has become a popular app because of the rising cost of prescription drugs. The company purchased GDRX.com through Sedo this past week. Sure seems like it would make a good stock t...
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What domains GoodRx and other end users bought
GoodRx and several manufacturing companies bought domain names. GoodRx has become a popular app because of the rising cost of prescription drugs. The company purchased GDRX.com through Sedo this past week. Sure seems like it would make a good stock t...
Discussion
April 16, 2020, 5:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domains that will appeal to this Chinese end user
This company is ripe for a domain upgrade. I was reading VC news a few days ago and came across an interesting company that may need to upgrade its corporate domain. Shi Ji Kai Yuan (世纪开元) is a Chinese printing company with lots of awards rec...
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Domains that will appeal to this Chinese end user
This company is ripe for a domain upgrade. I was reading VC news a few days ago and came across an interesting company that may need to upgrade its corporate domain. Shi Ji Kai Yuan (世纪开元) is a Chinese printing company with lots of awards rec...
Discussion
April 16, 2020, 1:26 pm
The Domains
Flippa partners with Squadhelp
Flippa has partnered with Squadhelp. On their blog Flippa announced the partnership as Branded Domains. From the post: Complementary logo Included with each domain is a free, professionally designed logo and color scheme. Want to try a different logo...
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Flippa partners with Squadhelp
Flippa has partnered with Squadhelp. On their blog Flippa announced the partnership as Branded Domains. From the post: Complementary logo Included with each domain is a free, professionally designed logo and color scheme. Want to try a different logo...
Discussion
April 16, 2020, 3:54 am
Domain Name Wire
Amazon plans AI integration for one of its top level domains
Company eyes artificial intelligence engineers for one of its 52 domains. Amazon is trying to hire software engineers to work on one of its new top level domains, with a focus on artificial intelligence and chatbots. The job listing states: We are lo...
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Amazon plans AI integration for one of its top level domains
Company eyes artificial intelligence engineers for one of its 52 domains. Amazon is trying to hire software engineers to work on one of its new top level domains, with a focus on artificial intelligence and chatbots. The job listing states: We are lo...
Discussion
April 15, 2020, 4:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
The 2 remaining issues on .Org’s sale
ICANN wants more information about ownership and debt. ICANN has asked (pdf) Public Interest Registry (PIR), which manages .org, for more information about its proposed acquisition by Ethos Capital. PIR has responded to one of the requests by updatin...
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The 2 remaining issues on .Org’s sale
ICANN wants more information about ownership and debt. ICANN has asked (pdf) Public Interest Registry (PIR), which manages .org, for more information about its proposed acquisition by Ethos Capital. PIR has responded to one of the requests by updatin...
Discussion
April 15, 2020, 4:20 pm
