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The Domains
A look at how some large companies use their premium domain names
Simone over at InterNetX.com put together a nice look at how some large companies are using their premium one word domain names. Bayer – aspirin.com The German pharmaceutical company presents a fantastic example of an international domain strat...
Discussion
A look at how some large companies use their premium domain names
Simone over at InterNetX.com put together a nice look at how some large companies are using their premium one word domain names. Bayer – aspirin.com The German pharmaceutical company presents a fantastic example of an international domain strat...
Discussion
February 25, 2022, 8:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
How to find available one word domains using ExpiredDomains.net
ExpiredDomains.net isn’t just a resource for determining which domains to buy in the drop. I started dabbling a bit in .gg domain names a couple of years ago, and I found good domains to register in an unexpected source: ExpiredDomains.net. I u...
Discussion
How to find available one word domains using ExpiredDomains.net
ExpiredDomains.net isn’t just a resource for determining which domains to buy in the drop. I started dabbling a bit in .gg domain names a couple of years ago, and I found good domains to register in an unexpected source: ExpiredDomains.net. I u...
Discussion
February 25, 2022, 3:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN: complaints and compliance
How much of ICANN’s time is spent dealing with compliance? ICANN 73 Prep Week is underway, and on Tuesday, ICANN’s Contractual Compliance and Consumer Safeguards department gave an update on its activity. The department enforces ICANN&rsq...
Discussion
ICANN: complaints and compliance
How much of ICANN’s time is spent dealing with compliance? ICANN 73 Prep Week is underway, and on Tuesday, ICANN’s Contractual Compliance and Consumer Safeguards department gave an update on its activity. The department enforces ICANN&rsq...
Discussion
February 25, 2022, 1:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
Abbott registers 100s of domains in wake of baby formula recall and lawsuits
Defensive registrations primarily relate to lawsuits alleging a link between baby formula and necrotizing enterocolitis. Healthcare company Abbott (NYSE: ABT) registered hundreds of domain names this week in the wake of announcing a recent recall and...
Discussion
Abbott registers 100s of domains in wake of baby formula recall and lawsuits
Defensive registrations primarily relate to lawsuits alleging a link between baby formula and necrotizing enterocolitis. Healthcare company Abbott (NYSE: ABT) registered hundreds of domain names this week in the wake of announcing a recent recall and...
Discussion
February 24, 2022, 3:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Helium reaches $1.2 billion valuation using Helium.com
The company acquired the domain after an earlier round of funding. What do you get when you cross blockchain, cryptocurrency, and a team of highly skilled developers? In Helium’s case, you get a $1.2 billion valuation. Founded in 2013 by co-fou...
Discussion
Helium reaches $1.2 billion valuation using Helium.com
The company acquired the domain after an earlier round of funding. What do you get when you cross blockchain, cryptocurrency, and a team of highly skilled developers? In Helium’s case, you get a $1.2 billion valuation. Founded in 2013 by co-fou...
Discussion
February 24, 2022, 1:49 pm
The Domains
8 years later, a look at the first 7 new gtlds
What do we call something 8 years old? Not new, not a baby, not even a toddler. While there is speculation about when the next round of “Not legacy TLD’s” will be introduced, let’s take a look back at the first 7 to launch in ...
Discussion
8 years later, a look at the first 7 new gtlds
What do we call something 8 years old? Not new, not a baby, not even a toddler. While there is speculation about when the next round of “Not legacy TLD’s” will be introduced, let’s take a look back at the first 7 to launch in ...
Discussion
February 23, 2022, 9:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
Dan.com’s refresh and an upcoming improvement
Here are some of the new features I like and an upcoming feature I’m looking forward to. Dan.com rolled out a new user interface last week. Many of the changes are small (but nice) usability adjustments. But there are also new and updated featu...
Discussion
Dan.com’s refresh and an upcoming improvement
Here are some of the new features I like and an upcoming feature I’m looking forward to. Dan.com rolled out a new user interface last week. Many of the changes are small (but nice) usability adjustments. But there are also new and updated featu...
Discussion
February 23, 2022, 5:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
Cybersquatting claim against valuable DAO.com domain denied
Both parties made allegations that are difficult to prove. The domain name dao.com has become more valuable in the past year with the rise of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations, a type of blockchain-based organization. So it was interesting to se...
Discussion
Cybersquatting claim against valuable DAO.com domain denied
Both parties made allegations that are difficult to prove. The domain name dao.com has become more valuable in the past year with the rise of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations, a type of blockchain-based organization. So it was interesting to se...
Discussion
February 23, 2022, 4:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Here are the latest end user domain sales
A jewelry seller, a machine parts company, and an irrigation business bought domain names. Sedo didn’t have many big sales this past week (at least ones it could publish.) Its top sale was €15,000 for rete. However, it had some nice end us...
Discussion
Here are the latest end user domain sales
A jewelry seller, a machine parts company, and an irrigation business bought domain names. Sedo didn’t have many big sales this past week (at least ones it could publish.) Its top sale was €15,000 for rete. However, it had some nice end us...
Discussion
February 23, 2022, 2:15 pm
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – February 21, 2022: Double Your Money(.com) on DomainSherpa: Tetra.ai, PX.org, & 90210.com
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• The Sherpas play The Domain Game, where they guess what certain domains were bought and sold for and discuss the reasons behind their evaluations. Today&#...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Review – February 21, 2022: Double Your Money(.com) on DomainSherpa: Tetra.ai, PX.org, & 90210.com
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• The Sherpas play The Domain Game, where they guess what certain domains were bought and sold for and discuss the reasons behind their evaluations. Today&#...
Discussion
February 23, 2022, 1:29 am
