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Domain Name Wire
Champagne Bong company loses domain dispute
Complainant has drunk too much champagne. A company that sells “champagne bongs” (seriously, take a look) has lost a cybersquatting complaint it brought in an effort to upgrade its domain name to .com. Chambong uses the domain name Chambo...
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Champagne Bong company loses domain dispute
Complainant has drunk too much champagne. A company that sells “champagne bongs” (seriously, take a look) has lost a cybersquatting complaint it brought in an effort to upgrade its domain name to .com. Chambong uses the domain name Chambo...
Discussion
August 18, 2017, 5:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rewind: Tucows for $1.00, go-go parking revenue and CreditCards.com
A look back at the domaining world ten years ago this month. Remember 2007? It was go-go times in the stock market and we didn’t know what was about to happen. The great recession was knocking on the door. I just took a look back at Domain Name...
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Rewind: Tucows for $1.00, go-go parking revenue and CreditCards.com
A look back at the domaining world ten years ago this month. Remember 2007? It was go-go times in the stock market and we didn’t know what was about to happen. The great recession was knocking on the door. I just took a look back at Domain Name...
Discussion
August 17, 2017, 4:53 pm
The Domains
Interesting discussion on domain names
It’s always interesting to me to see domain names get discussed by non domainers. Most of the times there is only 1 or 2 comments on a website outside the industry. There was an interesting Reddit thread that has quite a lively discussion. Ther...
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Interesting discussion on domain names
It’s always interesting to me to see domain names get discussed by non domainers. Most of the times there is only 1 or 2 comments on a website outside the industry. There was an interesting Reddit thread that has quite a lively discussion. Ther...
Discussion
August 17, 2017, 4:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
Will May 2018 be the death of Whois?
Whois will change forever next year. On May 25, 2018, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will go into full effect. The privacy regulation will have a major impact on industries that handle personal data of people in ...
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Will May 2018 be the death of Whois?
Whois will change forever next year. On May 25, 2018, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will go into full effect. The privacy regulation will have a major impact on industries that handle personal data of people in ...
Discussion
August 17, 2017, 2:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Report: Mark Cuban wants to buy back Broadcast.com
The Information reports that Cuban wants domain name for new business. Entrepreneur Mark Cuban apparently still believes in the power of a good domain name. He’s thinking about buying back the domain name Broadcast.com to use for a new company,...
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Report: Mark Cuban wants to buy back Broadcast.com
The Information reports that Cuban wants domain name for new business. Entrepreneur Mark Cuban apparently still believes in the power of a good domain name. He’s thinking about buying back the domain name Broadcast.com to use for a new company,...
Discussion
August 17, 2017, 2:01 am
Domain Name Wire
19 end user domain sales including a .AI for $45,000
Several end users bought .ai domains this past week. It was a good week for end user domain name sales at Sedo. The top sale, EnergyOutlet.com for $47,000, is still in escrow but the second place sale was a pricey .ai domain name: Human.ai. Human.ai ...
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19 end user domain sales including a .AI for $45,000
Several end users bought .ai domains this past week. It was a good week for end user domain name sales at Sedo. The top sale, EnergyOutlet.com for $47,000, is still in escrow but the second place sale was a pricey .ai domain name: Human.ai. Human.ai ...
Discussion
August 16, 2017, 2:47 pm
The Domains
Milestone reached – 10,000 posts
A couple milestones reached today, I turned 50 and TheDomains.com has reaced 10,000 published posts. TheDomains.com first post was published on December 4, 2007. Since then Mike Berkens set out to discuss all things domaining, from advising people to...
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Milestone reached – 10,000 posts
A couple milestones reached today, I turned 50 and TheDomains.com has reaced 10,000 published posts. TheDomains.com first post was published on December 4, 2007. Since then Mike Berkens set out to discuss all things domaining, from advising people to...
Discussion
August 16, 2017, 3:49 am
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by EnergyOutlet.com
Sedo reported their weekly sales and EnergyOutlet.com just edged out Human.Ai for the top spot. EnergyOutlet.com sold for $47,000 while Human.AI sold for $45,000. Labs related names have been popular over the last few years and SkunkLabs.com hit it o...
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Sedo weekly sales led by EnergyOutlet.com
Sedo reported their weekly sales and EnergyOutlet.com just edged out Human.Ai for the top spot. EnergyOutlet.com sold for $47,000 while Human.AI sold for $45,000. Labs related names have been popular over the last few years and SkunkLabs.com hit it o...
Discussion
August 15, 2017, 9:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy officially launches second-line phone service
SmartLine lets you run two phone numbers from your mobile phone. GoDaddy officially announced its SmartLine service today, and it should be appealing to many domain name investors who use their mobile phones for both personal and business calls. The ...
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GoDaddy officially launches second-line phone service
SmartLine lets you run two phone numbers from your mobile phone. GoDaddy officially announced its SmartLine service today, and it should be appealing to many domain name investors who use their mobile phones for both personal and business calls. The ...
Discussion
August 15, 2017, 3:46 pm
The Domains
Not everyone agrees with GoDaddy’s decision and Google has a lot of work ahead
One of the more prominent domain stories to be discussed in the mainstream has been the game of hot potato being played with Daily Stormer. GoDaddy hosted the site and finally made the decision to tell the registrant to transfer their domain out. The...
Discussion
Not everyone agrees with GoDaddy’s decision and Google has a lot of work ahead
One of the more prominent domain stories to be discussed in the mainstream has been the game of hot potato being played with Daily Stormer. GoDaddy hosted the site and finally made the decision to tell the registrant to transfer their domain out. The...
Discussion
August 15, 2017, 3:42 pm
