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Domain Name Wire
WHX.com leads Sedo Great Domains auction that ends today
Three letter domain name is top bid-getter so far. Sedo’s monthly Great Domains auction ends today at noon EDT. As of 9 am EDT this morning, the auction is led by the three-letter domain name WHX.com. It has met its reserve and it currently $24...
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WHX.com leads Sedo Great Domains auction that ends today
Three letter domain name is top bid-getter so far. Sedo’s monthly Great Domains auction ends today at noon EDT. As of 9 am EDT this morning, the auction is led by the three-letter domain name WHX.com. It has met its reserve and it currently $24...
Discussion
April 27, 2017, 1:15 pm
The Domains
A chat with Heidi Powell
We have written a few times about Heidi Powell the “Grandmom” and her battle with Heidi Powell the “fitness trainer.” Angela St. Julien from DNHouston and Brand.Bar had a chat with Grandma Powell and posted it on You Tube. The...
Discussion
A chat with Heidi Powell
We have written a few times about Heidi Powell the “Grandmom” and her battle with Heidi Powell the “fitness trainer.” Angela St. Julien from DNHouston and Brand.Bar had a chat with Grandma Powell and posted it on You Tube. The...
Discussion
April 26, 2017, 7:00 pm
The Domains
You have to strike while the iron is hot
Back in July of 2016 a gentleman named Shane Burchett got a lot of press as he had registered TrumpPence2016.com. TheAtlantic covered Burchett with an article titled, “The Investor Who Bought TrumpPence2016.com in April for $10.” Burchett...
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You have to strike while the iron is hot
Back in July of 2016 a gentleman named Shane Burchett got a lot of press as he had registered TrumpPence2016.com. TheAtlantic covered Burchett with an article titled, “The Investor Who Bought TrumpPence2016.com in April for $10.” Burchett...
Discussion
April 26, 2017, 4:49 pm
Sully's Blog
“…you shouldn’t be afraid of picking a really great name and paying for that domain.”
Leadfeeder is a startup developing software for generating B2B leads from Web Analytics. Pekka Koskinen founded the company with two co-founders, Herkko Kiljunen and Vicent Llongo. Building software companies is what he does. Since 20...
Discussion
“…you shouldn’t be afraid of picking a really great name and paying for that domain.”
Leadfeeder is a startup developing software for generating B2B leads from Web Analytics. Pekka Koskinen founded the company with two co-founders, Herkko Kiljunen and Vicent Llongo. Building software companies is what he does. Since 20...
Discussion
April 26, 2017, 4:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
Gleissner’s UDRP filings just an R&D project?
Well, that would be an abuse of UDRP. World Trademark Review talked with an unnamed source “related to one of [Michael Gleissner’s] businesses” about what the heck he’s up to with his trademark filings, UDRPs and more. The ano...
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Gleissner’s UDRP filings just an R&D project?
Well, that would be an abuse of UDRP. World Trademark Review talked with an unnamed source “related to one of [Michael Gleissner’s] businesses” about what the heck he’s up to with his trademark filings, UDRPs and more. The ano...
Discussion
April 26, 2017, 3:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
16 domain names recently purchased by end users
End users buy domain names matching their existing second level domain under other top level domains. This week’s list of end user domain name sales that transacted through Sedo includes two companies that bought the .com to match their .co, a ...
Discussion
16 domain names recently purchased by end users
End users buy domain names matching their existing second level domain under other top level domains. This week’s list of end user domain name sales that transacted through Sedo includes two companies that bought the .com to match their .co, a ...
Discussion
April 26, 2017, 2:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Phishing Scam Targets USAA
Last Saturday, I received a phishing email targeting members of USAA, which is a bank extensively used by active-duty military members, veterans, and their family members. See for yourself: Subject: Important Message From: USAA <onlineservices@uss...
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Phishing Scam Targets USAA
Last Saturday, I received a phishing email targeting members of USAA, which is a bank extensively used by active-duty military members, veterans, and their family members. See for yourself: Subject: Important Message From: USAA <onlineservices@uss...
Discussion
April 26, 2017, 1:44 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by NativeMedia.com
Sedo published their weekly sales led by NativeMedia.com at $18,000. Always one of my favorite keywords so I was glad to see this one. Zoko.com sold for $14,900 CVCV continue to fetch nice prices. CryptoBanks.com sold for $3,500, Undeveloped announce...
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Sedo weekly sales led by NativeMedia.com
Sedo published their weekly sales led by NativeMedia.com at $18,000. Always one of my favorite keywords so I was glad to see this one. Zoko.com sold for $14,900 CVCV continue to fetch nice prices. CryptoBanks.com sold for $3,500, Undeveloped announce...
Discussion
April 25, 2017, 8:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
MMX annual shareholder letter gives a great overview of new TLD business
Deep insight into the past and present of the new TLD business. Minds + Machines Group Limited, aka MMX, released its final results for 2016 today. I found the shareholder letter particularly interesting. MMX’s current management is not the gro...
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MMX annual shareholder letter gives a great overview of new TLD business
Deep insight into the past and present of the new TLD business. Minds + Machines Group Limited, aka MMX, released its final results for 2016 today. I found the shareholder letter particularly interesting. MMX’s current management is not the gro...
Discussion
April 25, 2017, 6:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Study shows that new TLDs can rank like other TLDs, but not much else
Study provides little more than anecdotal evidence. You’re going to see some headlines today about an SEO study commissioned by The Domain Name Association (DNA). Some of these headlines might suggest that new top level domain names get some so...
Discussion
Study shows that new TLDs can rank like other TLDs, but not much else
Study provides little more than anecdotal evidence. You’re going to see some headlines today about an SEO study commissioned by The Domain Name Association (DNA). Some of these headlines might suggest that new top level domain names get some so...
Discussion
April 25, 2017, 1:52 pm
