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Domain Name Wire
Geo domain Gstaad.com saved in UDRP
Tourism group let the domain name expire ten years ago and is trying to get it back. The geographic domain name Gstaad.com has been successfully defended in one of the most detailed UDRP decisions I’ve ever read. The good news for the domain ow...
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Geo domain Gstaad.com saved in UDRP
Tourism group let the domain name expire ten years ago and is trying to get it back. The geographic domain name Gstaad.com has been successfully defended in one of the most detailed UDRP decisions I’ve ever read. The good news for the domain ow...
Discussion
June 1, 2017, 1:48 pm
The Domains
Covfefe another example of why the house always wins
The whole world now is aware of the President Trump typo covfefe. Of course buzzwords that hit the pop culture buzz machine will get registered in .com. It’s one person buying a $9 lottery ticket. But this one is a bit crazy, the domain has bee...
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Covfefe another example of why the house always wins
The whole world now is aware of the President Trump typo covfefe. Of course buzzwords that hit the pop culture buzz machine will get registered in .com. It’s one person buying a $9 lottery ticket. But this one is a bit crazy, the domain has bee...
Discussion
June 1, 2017, 3:26 am
Domain Name Wire
Uniregisty sends confusing .XYZ promo; Frank sends a follow up
Something about numeric .xyz domains being like bitcoin. And then… I was left scratching my head today when Uniregistry sent out a promo for .XYZ domain names. It starts with: If someone told you in 2010 to buy $100 worth of Bitcoin, would you...
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Uniregisty sends confusing .XYZ promo; Frank sends a follow up
Something about numeric .xyz domains being like bitcoin. And then… I was left scratching my head today when Uniregistry sent out a promo for .XYZ domain names. It starts with: If someone told you in 2010 to buy $100 worth of Bitcoin, would you...
Discussion
May 31, 2017, 10:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why UDRPSearch is forwarding to a page about a lawsuit
The domain name hasn’t been seized or transferred. Sometime today UDRPSearch.com started forwarding to ravi.lahoti.com, a page that includes information about a lawsuit against Ravi Lahoti of California. The lawsuit makes a number of allegation...
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Why UDRPSearch is forwarding to a page about a lawsuit
The domain name hasn’t been seized or transferred. Sometime today UDRPSearch.com started forwarding to ravi.lahoti.com, a page that includes information about a lawsuit against Ravi Lahoti of California. The lawsuit makes a number of allegation...
Discussion
May 31, 2017, 6:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Afternic extends reach in China and Canada
Company signs four more partners for its domain name sales network. GoDaddy’s Afternic has signed deals with four more companies to expand its sales distribution network. Three of the companies — EJEE, eName, and Xiamen Nawang — wil...
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Afternic extends reach in China and Canada
Company signs four more partners for its domain name sales network. GoDaddy’s Afternic has signed deals with four more companies to expand its sales distribution network. Three of the companies — EJEE, eName, and Xiamen Nawang — wil...
Discussion
May 31, 2017, 6:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
A dozen end user domain name sales led by a three-letter .io domain
Three letter domain .io domain name sells for $12,000. It’s not often that the top end user sale I discover at Sedo is a .io domain name. And, the asterisk on this sale is that it’s not yet clear who bought the domain. But at $12,000, the...
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A dozen end user domain name sales led by a three-letter .io domain
Three letter domain .io domain name sells for $12,000. It’s not often that the top end user sale I discover at Sedo is a .io domain name. And, the asterisk on this sale is that it’s not yet clear who bought the domain. But at $12,000, the...
Discussion
May 31, 2017, 4:15 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by TCMM.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and TCMM.com led the way at $19,000. Experte.de was the second highest sale at 16,660 Euros, ($18,641). Brain.ai sold for $7,200 this looks like a $1,800 loss according to Namebio, 9,000 USD on 2017-02-08 at Sedo ICO....
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Sedo weekly sales led by TCMM.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and TCMM.com led the way at $19,000. Experte.de was the second highest sale at 16,660 Euros, ($18,641). Brain.ai sold for $7,200 this looks like a $1,800 loss according to Namebio, 9,000 USD on 2017-02-08 at Sedo ICO....
Discussion
May 30, 2017, 8:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
DNSeattle attracts large crowd in domain name hotbed
Over 100 people attended event in downtown Seattle. Last week I traveled to Seattle for the DNSeattle meetup. This year’s event was hosted at Amazon.com’s “Living Room”, which is a great facility for a meetup. Amazon.com is on...
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DNSeattle attracts large crowd in domain name hotbed
Over 100 people attended event in downtown Seattle. Last week I traveled to Seattle for the DNSeattle meetup. This year’s event was hosted at Amazon.com’s “Living Room”, which is a great facility for a meetup. Amazon.com is on...
Discussion
May 30, 2017, 7:27 pm
The Domains
Full list from the $500 blowout
We had a pretty active $500 sales post over the weekend, some names got sold including HotelOption.com, JumpYou.com and HolidayBaby.com. Many people asked if I could put together the full list and list it in a post so they could scan easier for poten...
Discussion
Full list from the $500 blowout
We had a pretty active $500 sales post over the weekend, some names got sold including HotelOption.com, JumpYou.com and HolidayBaby.com. Many people asked if I could put together the full list and list it in a post so they could scan easier for poten...
Discussion
May 30, 2017, 7:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
The Toxic Avenger – DNW Podcast #138
Lessons about business from working at a B-movie studio. What can you learn from the cult classic The Toxic Avenger? This week Jeff Sass, who cut his teeth in the movie business at Troma Studios, talks about the business and marketing lessons he lear...
Discussion
The Toxic Avenger – DNW Podcast #138
Lessons about business from working at a B-movie studio. What can you learn from the cult classic The Toxic Avenger? This week Jeff Sass, who cut his teeth in the movie business at Troma Studios, talks about the business and marketing lessons he lear...
Discussion
May 30, 2017, 3:30 pm
