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The Domains
Some interesting coronavirus trademark filings
Intellectual property wise all the discussion regarding Covid-19 (Coronavirus) has centered on domain names. Taking a look at just one day’s worth of bad domain name registrations can make one cringe at the waste of money. via GIPHY I took a qu...
Discussion
Some interesting coronavirus trademark filings
Intellectual property wise all the discussion regarding Covid-19 (Coronavirus) has centered on domain names. Taking a look at just one day’s worth of bad domain name registrations can make one cringe at the waste of money. via GIPHY I took a qu...
Discussion
March 29, 2020, 3:31 am
Domain Name Wire
Breaking: ICANN and Verisign agree to .com extension with 7% price hikes
The only surprise was how fast it happened after the comment report was published. Did you have time to digest ICANN’s staff report on comments about the .com price hike? It was published yesterday. Today, Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) and ICANN agre...
Discussion
Breaking: ICANN and Verisign agree to .com extension with 7% price hikes
The only surprise was how fast it happened after the comment report was published. Did you have time to digest ICANN’s staff report on comments about the .com price hike? It was published yesterday. Today, Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) and ICANN agre...
Discussion
March 27, 2020, 8:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN publishes .com price hike report
Staff justification report echoes its previous comments, as well as Verisign’s. ICANN has published a review of comments submitted about its proposed contract amendment with Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for .com. The most controversial aspect of the...
Discussion
ICANN publishes .com price hike report
Staff justification report echoes its previous comments, as well as Verisign’s. ICANN has published a review of comments submitted about its proposed contract amendment with Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for .com. The most controversial aspect of the...
Discussion
March 27, 2020, 6:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
Traffic up, domain inquiries down at Efty in wake of pandemic
Efty reports that domain name purchase inquiries were down last month. What’s happening to aftermarket domain name inquiries in the wake of the pandemic and asset market plunge? For most people, it’s hard to look at their portfolio and dr...
Discussion
Traffic up, domain inquiries down at Efty in wake of pandemic
Efty reports that domain name purchase inquiries were down last month. What’s happening to aftermarket domain name inquiries in the wake of the pandemic and asset market plunge? For most people, it’s hard to look at their portfolio and dr...
Discussion
March 27, 2020, 3:09 pm
The Domains
LiveChat has their act together when it comes to domain names
LiveChat Software S.A. is a global IT company operating in SaaS (Software as a Service) model and offering product that increases online sales, improves customer service and online conversions. The company is headquartered in Poland. The company had ...
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LiveChat has their act together when it comes to domain names
LiveChat Software S.A. is a global IT company operating in SaaS (Software as a Service) model and offering product that increases online sales, improves customer service and online conversions. The company is headquartered in Poland. The company had ...
Discussion
March 27, 2020, 10:26 am
Domain Name Wire
Shop.app domain name sells for $200,000
Shop.app, a domain on Google’s .app top level domain, sold for $200,000. Sedo has brokered the sale of shop.app for $200,000. This is the highest sale ever reported for a .app domain name, which is a domain name extension introduced by Google i...
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Shop.app domain name sells for $200,000
Shop.app, a domain on Google’s .app top level domain, sold for $200,000. Sedo has brokered the sale of shop.app for $200,000. This is the highest sale ever reported for a .app domain name, which is a domain name extension introduced by Google i...
Discussion
March 26, 2020, 11:46 pm
The Domains
Another company with two word .com moves to one word .co
Patch Homes is a home equity finance startup, that is now changing it’s name to Noah. They are going to be doing business on Noah.co as another two word .com moves to .co. (source) A couple weeks ago I wrote about GradeSlam (.org) rebranding to...
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Another company with two word .com moves to one word .co
Patch Homes is a home equity finance startup, that is now changing it’s name to Noah. They are going to be doing business on Noah.co as another two word .com moves to .co. (source) A couple weeks ago I wrote about GradeSlam (.org) rebranding to...
Discussion
March 26, 2020, 10:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
Namecheap integrates Sedo MLS fast transfer
Sedo MLS expands reach with Namecheap integration. Domain name registrar Namecheap has integrated with Sedo’s fast transfer system, making it easier for Namecheap customers to buy domains listed on Sedo. Namecheap already listed Sedo domains fo...
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Namecheap integrates Sedo MLS fast transfer
Sedo MLS expands reach with Namecheap integration. Domain name registrar Namecheap has integrated with Sedo’s fast transfer system, making it easier for Namecheap customers to buy domains listed on Sedo. Namecheap already listed Sedo domains fo...
Discussion
March 26, 2020, 4:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Companies help people stop wasting money on COVID-19 domain names
Companies are making it harder to register and sell crisis-related domains. You should thank them. Domain name registrar Namecheap has stopped allowing domain names including the words coronavirus, covid, and vaccine from being registered through its...
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Companies help people stop wasting money on COVID-19 domain names
Companies are making it harder to register and sell crisis-related domains. You should thank them. Domain name registrar Namecheap has stopped allowing domain names including the words coronavirus, covid, and vaccine from being registered through its...
Discussion
March 26, 2020, 4:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
How 151.com could be used
151.com, which recently sold for $415,000, could have a lot of uses in China. A couple of days ago I read in Namebio that the numeric domain 151.com sold for $415,000. While I have not come across any business in the west using a numeric domain, it i...
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How 151.com could be used
151.com, which recently sold for $415,000, could have a lot of uses in China. A couple of days ago I read in Namebio that the numeric domain 151.com sold for $415,000. While I have not come across any business in the west using a numeric domain, it i...
Discussion
March 26, 2020, 1:02 pm
