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Domain Name Wire
Paris loses another domain name dispute
City files UDRP and doesn’t even meet the “confusingly similar” test. The city of Paris (Ville de Paris) continues to have trouble understanding trademarks and domain name law. It just lost another domain name dispute, this time for...
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Paris loses another domain name dispute
City files UDRP and doesn’t even meet the “confusingly similar” test. The city of Paris (Ville de Paris) continues to have trouble understanding trademarks and domain name law. It just lost another domain name dispute, this time for...
Discussion
November 1, 2016, 1:23 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.COM: IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Tuesday, November 1st
I’m going to start off today highlighting the first 50 names in our DSAD NameJet Auction. BuyDomains has had a ton of names on NameJet recently. Yesterday I went through and highlighted all the Namejet names that I liked that were ending. When...
Discussion
DSAD.COM: IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Tuesday, November 1st
I’m going to start off today highlighting the first 50 names in our DSAD NameJet Auction. BuyDomains has had a ton of names on NameJet recently. Yesterday I went through and highlighted all the Namejet names that I liked that were ending. When...
Discussion
November 1, 2016, 12:15 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF OCTOBER 30, 2016
If you haven’t taken the time to check out the DSAD Namejet auction yet, please do. There is something for everyone in there. The auction can be found here. A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from t...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF OCTOBER 30, 2016
If you haven’t taken the time to check out the DSAD Namejet auction yet, please do. There is something for everyone in there. The auction can be found here. A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from t...
Discussion
October 31, 2016, 7:47 pm
Domain Shane
Flippa – A Look Forward: BONS.com, RUUR.com, Terror.com, More
Reserve Met and Will Sell Payment.io – There a bunch of payment startups, and .io domains are loved by many startups. ThinkUp.com – It’s not a phrase I use often, but bidding is solid. It was previously developed, and has an Alexa r...
Discussion
Flippa – A Look Forward: BONS.com, RUUR.com, Terror.com, More
Reserve Met and Will Sell Payment.io – There a bunch of payment startups, and .io domains are loved by many startups. ThinkUp.com – It’s not a phrase I use often, but bidding is solid. It was previously developed, and has an Alexa r...
Discussion
October 31, 2016, 6:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rate.com looks really good on TV
$725,000 domain name looks mighty nice in TV commercial. I was at the gym the other day when a commercial caught my eye: Yep, that’s Rate.com. I have to admit that it looks good on a TV screen. GuaranteedRate bought the domain name for $725,000...
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Rate.com looks really good on TV
$725,000 domain name looks mighty nice in TV commercial. I was at the gym the other day when a commercial caught my eye: Yep, that’s Rate.com. I have to admit that it looks good on a TV screen. GuaranteedRate bought the domain name for $725,000...
Discussion
October 31, 2016, 4:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Remembering Lonnie Borck – DNW Podcast #108
This episode is dedicated to the life of Lonnie Borck. Lonnie Borck, a colorful and well-known domain name investor, passed away earlier this month at age 47. This special episode of the Domain Name Wire Podcast is dedicated to Lonnie and the many li...
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Remembering Lonnie Borck – DNW Podcast #108
This episode is dedicated to the life of Lonnie Borck. Lonnie Borck, a colorful and well-known domain name investor, passed away earlier this month at age 47. This special episode of the Domain Name Wire Podcast is dedicated to Lonnie and the many li...
Discussion
October 31, 2016, 3:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
Listen to Verisign and XYZ duke it out in court
Court of Appeals listens to arguments in false advertising case. Verisign and XYZ presented oral arguments in front of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals last week in Verisign’s false advertising lawsuit against the company that runs .XYZ. Lis...
Discussion
Listen to Verisign and XYZ duke it out in court
Court of Appeals listens to arguments in false advertising case. Verisign and XYZ presented oral arguments in front of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals last week in Verisign’s false advertising lawsuit against the company that runs .XYZ. Lis...
Discussion
October 31, 2016, 1:31 pm
The Domains
MarkMonitor: Infographic The Top 20 New gTLD’s With Most Registrations by Brands
Brand protection and corporate domain name registrar Mark Monitor published an Infographic on The Top 20 New gTLD’s that have the Most Defensive Brands Registrations The infographic is entitled “Navigating the World of New gTLDs” an...
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MarkMonitor: Infographic The Top 20 New gTLD’s With Most Registrations by Brands
Brand protection and corporate domain name registrar Mark Monitor published an Infographic on The Top 20 New gTLD’s that have the Most Defensive Brands Registrations The infographic is entitled “Navigating the World of New gTLDs” an...
Discussion
October 31, 2016, 1:23 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Monday, October 31st
Here are today’s names. Click for current price. Names I Like with Multiple Bids ESXN.com Most likely gets a few typo of ESPN Muffler.net Not a bad dot net for under $60 (at press time) Photoscope.com The entire Interne...
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DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Monday, October 31st
Here are today’s names. Click for current price. Names I Like with Multiple Bids ESXN.com Most likely gets a few typo of ESPN Muffler.net Not a bad dot net for under $60 (at press time) Photoscope.com The entire Interne...
Discussion
October 31, 2016, 10:20 am
Domain Shane
Domain Flips (JUP.com, AnchorageDentist.com) and Flops (Missed.com, Unfriend.com)
Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with data courtesy of NameBio. Flips FollowTheLeaders.com sold for 3,200 USD recently at BuyDomains, vs 115 USD on 2016-05-07 at GoDaddy. Another quick profitable flip from BuyDomains&hell...
Discussion
Domain Flips (JUP.com, AnchorageDentist.com) and Flops (Missed.com, Unfriend.com)
Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with data courtesy of NameBio. Flips FollowTheLeaders.com sold for 3,200 USD recently at BuyDomains, vs 115 USD on 2016-05-07 at GoDaddy. Another quick profitable flip from BuyDomains&hell...
Discussion
October 30, 2016, 8:25 pm
