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The Domains
What do you have for sale ? $1,500 max
Well two week’s ago our $1,000 post was very successful, a number of sales took place and it brought about members engaging with one another to get some deals done below the stated price as well. The $3,000 post no so much, there were a couple ...
Discussion
What do you have for sale ? $1,500 max
Well two week’s ago our $1,000 post was very successful, a number of sales took place and it brought about members engaging with one another to get some deals done below the stated price as well. The $3,000 post no so much, there were a couple ...
Discussion
May 6, 2017, 3:08 am
The Domains
The downside to losing a UDRP
Companies and organizations have to think real hard before filing a UDRP. They need to weigh the cost of losing and seeing a name become unobtainable versus just buying the name from the get go. If you get an experienced domain investor angry you are...
Discussion
The downside to losing a UDRP
Companies and organizations have to think real hard before filing a UDRP. They need to weigh the cost of losing and seeing a name become unobtainable versus just buying the name from the get go. If you get an experienced domain investor angry you are...
Discussion
May 5, 2017, 5:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top 5 Domain Name Wire stories in April
From domain hijacking to new TLDs, these were the top stories last month. As I do every month, let’s kick May off with a look at the top stories in the domain name business from the past month. These are ranked in the order of pageviews on Doma...
Discussion
Top 5 Domain Name Wire stories in April
From domain hijacking to new TLDs, these were the top stories last month. As I do every month, let’s kick May off with a look at the top stories in the domain name business from the past month. These are ranked in the order of pageviews on Doma...
Discussion
May 5, 2017, 4:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
And the Most Biased New TLD Is …
For several articles now, we’ve been talking about national bias in Country / nTLD pairs. It’s no surprise that .WIEN skews toward Austria, since Wien (a.k.a. Vienna) is the country’s capital. And we’d expect .IMMOBILIEN ...
Discussion
And the Most Biased New TLD Is …
For several articles now, we’ve been talking about national bias in Country / nTLD pairs. It’s no surprise that .WIEN skews toward Austria, since Wien (a.k.a. Vienna) is the country’s capital. And we’d expect .IMMOBILIEN ...
Discussion
May 5, 2017, 2:17 pm
The Domains
Is Startup sentiment changing with regards to .com ?
There was an interesting article by Christopher Steiner on Forbes. The article titled, “Most Startups Still Believe They Need A Dot-Com Domain, But That Is Changing.” Steiner seems to be a bit all over the place with both data supporting ...
Discussion
Is Startup sentiment changing with regards to .com ?
There was an interesting article by Christopher Steiner on Forbes. The article titled, “Most Startups Still Believe They Need A Dot-Com Domain, But That Is Changing.” Steiner seems to be a bit all over the place with both data supporting ...
Discussion
May 5, 2017, 2:01 pm
Sully's Blog
Finished with dot Club
David Leshaw is the CEO of Finishers Club, a startup for runners. He hails originally from New York, and currently lives with his wife and their toddler in Jerusalem, Israel. He is passionate about trail running, good coffee, and tech startups. He on...
Discussion
Finished with dot Club
David Leshaw is the CEO of Finishers Club, a startup for runners. He hails originally from New York, and currently lives with his wife and their toddler in Jerusalem, Israel. He is passionate about trail running, good coffee, and tech startups. He on...
Discussion
May 5, 2017, 11:59 am
Sully's Blog
Don’t Do This On Twitter
I really like using Twitter. Recently more than I have in the past. I like engaging with other people and bantering about domains. I also feel like there have been better discussions recently, even just to silently observe. I...
Discussion
Don’t Do This On Twitter
I really like using Twitter. Recently more than I have in the past. I like engaging with other people and bantering about domains. I also feel like there have been better discussions recently, even just to silently observe. I...
Discussion
May 5, 2017, 2:15 am
Domain Name Wire
The Chinese trademark domain name scam in its entirety
An email-by-email look at this common scam. By now you are probably familiar with the trademark domain name scam. A company sends an email informing you that someone is trying to register domain names containing your trademark (or matching your exist...
Discussion
The Chinese trademark domain name scam in its entirety
An email-by-email look at this common scam. By now you are probably familiar with the trademark domain name scam. A company sends an email informing you that someone is trying to register domain names containing your trademark (or matching your exist...
Discussion
May 4, 2017, 5:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
Countries with Weird TLD Habits
Every country registers nTLDs according to its own taste – whether that’s .PARIS in France, .TIENDA in Spain, or .CLUB in Canada. Many nations take part in global trends; so their TLD habits might be similar. Yet some countries are v...
Discussion
Countries with Weird TLD Habits
Every country registers nTLDs according to its own taste – whether that’s .PARIS in France, .TIENDA in Spain, or .CLUB in Canada. Many nations take part in global trends; so their TLD habits might be similar. Yet some countries are v...
Discussion
May 4, 2017, 3:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domain names Goldman Sachs and others bought this week
Goldman Sachs among companies that bought domain names through Sedo over the past week. The top public sale at domain name marketplace Sedo over the past week was for Piech.com. The buyer is using whois privacy but has already uploaded a logo for its...
Discussion
What domain names Goldman Sachs and others bought this week
Goldman Sachs among companies that bought domain names through Sedo over the past week. The top public sale at domain name marketplace Sedo over the past week was for Piech.com. The buyer is using whois privacy but has already uploaded a logo for its...
Discussion
May 4, 2017, 2:19 pm
