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Domain Name Wire
Streaming platform Brime loses another bad cybersquatting claim
This company’s lawyers need to re-read the UDRP. Brime is a new streaming video platform launching this summer. For some reason, the company thinks it should get domain names registered before it existed. The company uses the domain BrimeLive.c...
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Streaming platform Brime loses another bad cybersquatting claim
This company’s lawyers need to re-read the UDRP. Brime is a new streaming video platform launching this summer. For some reason, the company thinks it should get domain names registered before it existed. The company uses the domain BrimeLive.c...
Discussion
July 7, 2021, 3:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Latest end user sales at Sedo
A lighting company, an astrophotographer, and a flavored water company bought domain names this past week. Sedo’s top sale this past week was on.de for €119,000. The domain doesn’t resolve yet and .de Whois doesn’t show any per...
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Latest end user sales at Sedo
A lighting company, an astrophotographer, and a flavored water company bought domain names this past week. Sedo’s top sale this past week was on.de for €119,000. The domain doesn’t resolve yet and .de Whois doesn’t show any per...
Discussion
July 7, 2021, 2:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Walmart.com, Ford.com and other big company domains expire soon
GoldmanSachs.com expires later this month! OK, I get it. Fortune 500 companies use reputable brand management domain registrars that are good at auto-renewing domain names. Still, if you’re Comcast, does it make sense that your domain name expi...
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Walmart.com, Ford.com and other big company domains expire soon
GoldmanSachs.com expires later this month! OK, I get it. Fortune 500 companies use reputable brand management domain registrars that are good at auto-renewing domain names. Still, if you’re Comcast, does it make sense that your domain name expi...
Discussion
July 7, 2021, 1:20 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by ON.de
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and ON.de led the way at 119,000 Euro, ($140,705). Cobrand.com and MaturePorn.com were tied for second at $50,000. Great price for MaturePorn.com. 39 .com sales 26 cctld sales 7 other tld sales Top 3 highl...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by ON.de
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and ON.de led the way at 119,000 Euro, ($140,705). Cobrand.com and MaturePorn.com were tied for second at $50,000. Great price for MaturePorn.com. 39 .com sales 26 cctld sales 7 other tld sales Top 3 highl...
Discussion
July 6, 2021, 7:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
Newfold surges in latest .com report
These are the fastest growing and largest domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers March 2021. Newfold turne...
Discussion
Newfold surges in latest .com report
These are the fastest growing and largest domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers March 2021. Newfold turne...
Discussion
July 6, 2021, 6:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
It’s halftime for 2021. Here are some observations.
From domain sales platforms to bored apes, here are some trends so far in 2021. 2021 is half over, and I expect the second half of the year to look very different than the first half. The world was still locked down for most of the first half of this...
Discussion
It’s halftime for 2021. Here are some observations.
From domain sales platforms to bored apes, here are some trends so far in 2021. 2021 is half over, and I expect the second half of the year to look very different than the first half. The world was still locked down for most of the first half of this...
Discussion
July 6, 2021, 5:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Most of these IDNs are declining
Kassey Lee examines how these IDNs have performed since the beginning of last year. I wrote about the Chinese IDN extensions in January 2020. Now, about one and half years later, it’s time to check-in and see how they’re faring. I used Na...
Discussion
Most of these IDNs are declining
Kassey Lee examines how these IDNs have performed since the beginning of last year. I wrote about the Chinese IDN extensions in January 2020. Now, about one and half years later, it’s time to check-in and see how they’re faring. I used Na...
Discussion
July 6, 2021, 1:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
SBA loans for online businesses – DNW Podcast #345
Is an SBA loan right for your business? I was talking to a friend the other day who is taking out a Small Business Administration (SBA) loan and I was surprised at how good the terms were. Lots of people use SBA loans for buying online businesses and...
Discussion
SBA loans for online businesses – DNW Podcast #345
Is an SBA loan right for your business? I was talking to a friend the other day who is taking out a Small Business Administration (SBA) loan and I was surprised at how good the terms were. Lots of people use SBA loans for buying online businesses and...
Discussion
July 5, 2021, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Epik becomes latest owner of DNForum
Domain forum finds its fourth owner in five years. Domain name company Epik has acquired DNForum, the company announced before the holiday weekend. DNForum was once the domain industry’s most active forum but was supplanted by NamePros. The for...
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Epik becomes latest owner of DNForum
Domain forum finds its fourth owner in five years. Domain name company Epik has acquired DNForum, the company announced before the holiday weekend. DNForum was once the domain industry’s most active forum but was supplanted by NamePros. The for...
Discussion
July 5, 2021, 1:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
System1 to go public through SPAC
Company with connection to domain name industry will become a public company later this year. System1, a company with roots in the domain name industry, will become a public company later this year. The business is combining with Trebia Acquisition C...
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System1 to go public through SPAC
Company with connection to domain name industry will become a public company later this year. System1, a company with roots in the domain name industry, will become a public company later this year. The business is combining with Trebia Acquisition C...
Discussion
July 5, 2021, 1:24 pm
