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Domain Name Wire
A domain sprinkled with romance, dual personalities, and opportunity
Kassey Lee looks at the story behind this startup. In 2014, Lin Zhao was too busy as a food industry expert for social events unless they were match-making arrangements. One day, he went for a blind date to meet the much younger Xin Peng, a branding ...
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A domain sprinkled with romance, dual personalities, and opportunity
Kassey Lee looks at the story behind this startup. In 2014, Lin Zhao was too busy as a food industry expert for social events unless they were match-making arrangements. One day, he went for a blind date to meet the much younger Xin Peng, a branding ...
Discussion
July 12, 2021, 12:53 pm
The Domains
Donuts Domain Trend Report: June 2021
Donuts published their June domain trend report. The report covers the top premium domain names registered, most registered SLD keywords and other data. In the month of June 2021, SLDs registered on Donuts TLDs were 28% shorter and were hyp...
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Donuts Domain Trend Report: June 2021
Donuts published their June domain trend report. The report covers the top premium domain names registered, most registered SLD keywords and other data. In the month of June 2021, SLDs registered on Donuts TLDs were 28% shorter and were hyp...
Discussion
July 9, 2021, 11:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
June’s top 5 domain name stories
Here’s a look back at what happened in the domain industry last month. These are the top five stories ranked by views: 1. Bird.com and Fish.com bidder countersues Right of the Dot – After Right of the Dot sued David Lizmo for not paying f...
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June’s top 5 domain name stories
Here’s a look back at what happened in the domain industry last month. These are the top five stories ranked by views: 1. Bird.com and Fish.com bidder countersues Right of the Dot – After Right of the Dot sued David Lizmo for not paying f...
Discussion
July 9, 2021, 6:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
Patsy Cline estate sues to get PatsyCline.com
She’s (or her estate) Got You. Patsy Cline Enterprise, LLC, which manages the late singer’s intellectual property, has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against the owner of PatsyCline.com. Visual Link Internet appears to have registered the domain n...
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Patsy Cline estate sues to get PatsyCline.com
She’s (or her estate) Got You. Patsy Cline Enterprise, LLC, which manages the late singer’s intellectual property, has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against the owner of PatsyCline.com. Visual Link Internet appears to have registered the domain n...
Discussion
July 9, 2021, 3:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
Will Didi Chuxing “go short” and acquire Didi .com?
The ride-hailing service is now a public company. Will it acquire DiDi .com? Didi Chuxing’s recent debut at NYSE (NYSE: DIDI) reminds me of the great move it made in 2016 to swallow up Uber in China. Now that it has landed in America, will it g...
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Will Didi Chuxing “go short” and acquire Didi .com?
The ride-hailing service is now a public company. Will it acquire DiDi .com? Didi Chuxing’s recent debut at NYSE (NYSE: DIDI) reminds me of the great move it made in 2016 to swallow up Uber in China. Now that it has landed in America, will it g...
Discussion
July 9, 2021, 1:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
APAC group doesn’t want ICANN meeting to go on without them
Because they’ll have to work on a weird time zone even if it’s just a virtual meeting? A group of ICANN community members in Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands region are opposed to ICANN holding its planned Annual General Meeting in...
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APAC group doesn’t want ICANN meeting to go on without them
Because they’ll have to work on a weird time zone even if it’s just a virtual meeting? A group of ICANN community members in Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands region are opposed to ICANN holding its planned Annual General Meeting in...
Discussion
July 8, 2021, 7:36 pm
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa SportsPodcast – July 7, 2021: Kris Jenkins – Shoot Your Shot
DomainSherpa SportsPodcast is a new show on the DomainSherpa network branched off of our Down The Rabbit Hole series, where we dive into a variety of different topics - in this case, sports and the intersection of sports and digital assets. In this...
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DomainSherpa SportsPodcast – July 7, 2021: Kris Jenkins – Shoot Your Shot
DomainSherpa SportsPodcast is a new show on the DomainSherpa network branched off of our Down The Rabbit Hole series, where we dive into a variety of different topics - in this case, sports and the intersection of sports and digital assets. In this...
Discussion
July 8, 2021, 5:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
Titan asset management acquires Titan.com
This investment app made a big investment of its own. Titan, an asset management company, has acquired a valuable asset of its own. Founded in 2018, Titan is a New York-based fintech setup that calls itself a world-class hedge fund in your pocket. Th...
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Titan asset management acquires Titan.com
This investment app made a big investment of its own. Titan, an asset management company, has acquired a valuable asset of its own. Founded in 2018, Titan is a New York-based fintech setup that calls itself a world-class hedge fund in your pocket. Th...
Discussion
July 8, 2021, 4:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
How important are .cn domains to Chinese companies?
Kassey Lee examines if big Chinese companies care about .cn domain names. Many investors may assume that .cn is the preferred extension of Chinese companies for their domestic market. However, the result of my recent study may surprise you. I picked ...
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How important are .cn domains to Chinese companies?
Kassey Lee examines if big Chinese companies care about .cn domain names. Many investors may assume that .cn is the preferred extension of Chinese companies for their domestic market. However, the result of my recent study may surprise you. I picked ...
Discussion
July 8, 2021, 12:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
A billionaire’s company cannot afford the ideal domain?
It’s a bit surprising that this high-flying company and its billionaire founder use a subpar domain. What is the hottest business in today’s market? Vaccines. That’s how Kong Wei became a newly minted billionaire when his vaccine co...
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A billionaire’s company cannot afford the ideal domain?
It’s a bit surprising that this high-flying company and its billionaire founder use a subpar domain. What is the hottest business in today’s market? Vaccines. That’s how Kong Wei became a newly minted billionaire when his vaccine co...
Discussion
July 7, 2021, 4:21 pm
