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The Domains
Popular Topic at ICANN 58 “Two-Character Domain Names in the New gTLD Namespace”
Centr.org published their report on ICANN 58 for the most part it was a lot of technical things that our readers might not be highly interested in. The one topic that might be of interest centered around the release of LL domain names that correlate ...
Discussion
Popular Topic at ICANN 58 “Two-Character Domain Names in the New gTLD Namespace”
Centr.org published their report on ICANN 58 for the most part it was a lot of technical things that our readers might not be highly interested in. The one topic that might be of interest centered around the release of LL domain names that correlate ...
Discussion
March 20, 2017, 7:40 am
DomainSherpa
eBay Find: From $550 Acquisition to $10,000 Sale – With David Kelly
Usually only worthless domain names are found when searching on eBay. (At least that's my experience.)But David Kelly uses a secret tip to filter and find diamonds in the rough.He shares that tip, as well as how he negotiated and purchased TopOf...
Discussion
eBay Find: From $550 Acquisition to $10,000 Sale – With David Kelly
Usually only worthless domain names are found when searching on eBay. (At least that's my experience.)But David Kelly uses a secret tip to filter and find diamonds in the rough.He shares that tip, as well as how he negotiated and purchased TopOf...
Discussion
March 20, 2017, 7:01 am
The Domains
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Acquires WWE.XYZ From The Registry With 4 More .XYZ Domains
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) registered WWE.xyz yesterday along with WorldWrestlingEntertainment.xyz. According to DomainTools.com, it’s the first time those two domain name have been registered. In the case of WWE.xyz since it was...
Discussion
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Acquires WWE.XYZ From The Registry With 4 More .XYZ Domains
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) registered WWE.xyz yesterday along with WorldWrestlingEntertainment.xyz. According to DomainTools.com, it’s the first time those two domain name have been registered. In the case of WWE.xyz since it was...
Discussion
March 18, 2017, 4:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
35,000 domains at MarkMonitor need to be updated soon
Registrant name will need to be updated after Serlin departs. About 35,000 domain names at MarkMonitor use the company’s version of Whois Proxy. They are all registered in the name of Matt Serlin, DNStination Inc. Names registered in this name ...
Discussion
35,000 domains at MarkMonitor need to be updated soon
Registrant name will need to be updated after Serlin departs. About 35,000 domain names at MarkMonitor use the company’s version of Whois Proxy. They are all registered in the name of Matt Serlin, DNStination Inc. Names registered in this name ...
Discussion
March 17, 2017, 7:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Should Zions Bank have been hit with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking?
Panelist questions Zions Bank’s decision to file a UDRP. I want to give World Intellectual Property Organization panelist Tony Willoughby some credit. He recently decided a case involving Zions Bank. He found in favor of a person in Pakistan wh...
Discussion
Should Zions Bank have been hit with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking?
Panelist questions Zions Bank’s decision to file a UDRP. I want to give World Intellectual Property Organization panelist Tony Willoughby some credit. He recently decided a case involving Zions Bank. He found in favor of a person in Pakistan wh...
Discussion
March 17, 2017, 5:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
What does BBB stand for? A Bad Bad Bad UDRP decision.
I don’t follow the panelists logic in this UDRP. If I told you about the domain name BBB.cc, what would come to mind? If you’re in the U.S., it would undoubtedly be the Better Business Bureau. If you were a domain trader or in China, it w...
Discussion
What does BBB stand for? A Bad Bad Bad UDRP decision.
I don’t follow the panelists logic in this UDRP. If I told you about the domain name BBB.cc, what would come to mind? If you’re in the U.S., it would undoubtedly be the Better Business Bureau. If you were a domain trader or in China, it w...
Discussion
March 17, 2017, 2:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
WIPO touts record UDRP filings in 2016
UDRP filings at WIPO crossed the 3,000 threshold for the first time last year. 3,036 Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) cases were filed with WIPO in 2016, a record. This record is only as it pertains to disputes filed with WIPO and...
Discussion
WIPO touts record UDRP filings in 2016
UDRP filings at WIPO crossed the 3,000 threshold for the first time last year. 3,036 Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) cases were filed with WIPO in 2016, a record. This record is only as it pertains to disputes filed with WIPO and...
Discussion
March 17, 2017, 2:05 pm
Sully's Blog
When great domains are put to good use
You’ve seen my posts in the past. I love seeing excellent keyword domain names in use, even if that means they redirect to another site. It drives me crazy to see these names on parked pages with lame links to irrelevant content. &n...
Discussion
When great domains are put to good use
You’ve seen my posts in the past. I love seeing excellent keyword domain names in use, even if that means they redirect to another site. It drives me crazy to see these names on parked pages with lame links to irrelevant content. &n...
Discussion
March 17, 2017, 12:37 pm
The Domains
Grandma Powell arguing that domain is not property
In the ongoing dispute for Heidi Powell.com we wrote a post a few weeks ago where John Berryhill discussed domains as property. John has been actively posting on Namepros lately with regards to the battle for HeidiPowell.com. The Grandma vs the Fitne...
Discussion
Grandma Powell arguing that domain is not property
In the ongoing dispute for Heidi Powell.com we wrote a post a few weeks ago where John Berryhill discussed domains as property. John has been actively posting on Namepros lately with regards to the battle for HeidiPowell.com. The Grandma vs the Fitne...
Discussion
March 16, 2017, 9:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
That’s Zero, X-E-R-O
This company’s name (and domain name) is hard to spell. I was listening to a podcast yesterday and heard an ad for Xero (prounounced Zero), an online small business accounting program similar to Quickbooks Online. Xero is a nice looking name. I...
Discussion
That’s Zero, X-E-R-O
This company’s name (and domain name) is hard to spell. I was listening to a podcast yesterday and heard an ad for Xero (prounounced Zero), an online small business accounting program similar to Quickbooks Online. Xero is a nice looking name. I...
Discussion
March 16, 2017, 4:55 pm
