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The Domains
What they do right – what do they do wrong – DropCatch
Over the last few years we have published a series The good, the bad and the ugly. Readers have been able to leave their feedback and some companies have reached out over the years and let me know they took the posts to heart. This year I want to try...
Discussion
What they do right – what do they do wrong – DropCatch
Over the last few years we have published a series The good, the bad and the ugly. Readers have been able to leave their feedback and some companies have reached out over the years and let me know they took the posts to heart. This year I want to try...
Discussion
June 23, 2020, 5:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Expert.ai domain sells for record €95,000
.Ai has a new record-holder. Sedo has brokered the sale of Expert.ai for €95,000 (about $108,000), a record for a publicly-disclosed .ai domain name sale. According to Whois records, the Italian firm Expert System SpA bought the domain name. Exp...
Discussion
Expert.ai domain sells for record €95,000
.Ai has a new record-holder. Sedo has brokered the sale of Expert.ai for €95,000 (about $108,000), a record for a publicly-disclosed .ai domain name sale. According to Whois records, the Italian firm Expert System SpA bought the domain name. Exp...
Discussion
June 23, 2020, 3:35 pm
The Domains
Buying and Selling Crypto with PayPal?
It looks like you soon will be able to buy and sell cryptocurrencies through PayPal and Venmo. CoinDesk published an article highlighting the plans that came from sources. PayPal declined comment. “My understanding is that they are going to all...
Discussion
Buying and Selling Crypto with PayPal?
It looks like you soon will be able to buy and sell cryptocurrencies through PayPal and Venmo. CoinDesk published an article highlighting the plans that came from sources. PayPal declined comment. “My understanding is that they are going to all...
Discussion
June 22, 2020, 7:15 pm
DomainSherpa
From SEM Expert to Domain Industry Expert in 2 Years – with Alvin Brown
SEM Expert, digital strategist, and domain name industry publisher Alvin Brown joins us to share his expertise, addressing specific domain investing strategy options, automation & efficiency, and some impressive examples of the importance of buil...
Discussion
From SEM Expert to Domain Industry Expert in 2 Years – with Alvin Brown
SEM Expert, digital strategist, and domain name industry publisher Alvin Brown joins us to share his expertise, addressing specific domain investing strategy options, automation & efficiency, and some impressive examples of the importance of buil...
Discussion
June 22, 2020, 6:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Michael Rodenbaugh sues UDRPSearch owner David Lahoti
Attorney sues after UDRPSearch owner forwards website to other site with derogatory comments. Attorney Michael Rodenbaugh has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against David Lahoti, owner of the UDRP search site UDRPSearch.com. For the past few weeks, Lahoti has...
Discussion
Michael Rodenbaugh sues UDRPSearch owner David Lahoti
Attorney sues after UDRPSearch owner forwards website to other site with derogatory comments. Attorney Michael Rodenbaugh has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against David Lahoti, owner of the UDRP search site UDRPSearch.com. For the past few weeks, Lahoti has...
Discussion
June 22, 2020, 5:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
Security report names domain registrar – DNW Podcast #291
Report about malware distributed through browser plugins questions registrar’s role. My guest this week is Eric Poyton, a security researcher with Awake. Awake security issued a report last week about a network of malware and connected it to a ...
Discussion
Security report names domain registrar – DNW Podcast #291
Report about malware distributed through browser plugins questions registrar’s role. My guest this week is Eric Poyton, a security researcher with Awake. Awake security issued a report last week about a network of malware and connected it to a ...
Discussion
June 22, 2020, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Facebook and Google ad credits are like the Fed printing money
Ad auction platforms are giving out advertising funds to keep ad prices up. Ad auction markets have been in turmoil since Covid-19 shut down much of the economy. Ad rates plummeted at Facebook and Google. Both companies announced various promotional ...
Discussion
Facebook and Google ad credits are like the Fed printing money
Ad auction platforms are giving out advertising funds to keep ad prices up. Ad auction markets have been in turmoil since Covid-19 shut down much of the economy. Ad rates plummeted at Facebook and Google. Both companies announced various promotional ...
Discussion
June 22, 2020, 1:34 pm
The Domains
1 year after selling for $30 million Voice.com getting ready for public beta
A year ago Voice.com sold for $30 million and became the largest reported domain name only sale of all time. Block.one purchased the domain name from MicroStrategy. Block.one is the company behind EOS.IO a blockchain powered by the cryptocurrency EOS...
Discussion
1 year after selling for $30 million Voice.com getting ready for public beta
A year ago Voice.com sold for $30 million and became the largest reported domain name only sale of all time. Block.one purchased the domain name from MicroStrategy. Block.one is the company behind EOS.IO a blockchain powered by the cryptocurrency EOS...
Discussion
June 21, 2020, 9:57 pm
The Domains
What they do right – what do they do wrong – Efty
Over the last few years we have published a series The good, the bad and the ugly. Readers have been able to leave their feedback and some companies have reached out over the years and let me know they took the posts to heart. This year I want to try...
Discussion
What they do right – what do they do wrong – Efty
Over the last few years we have published a series The good, the bad and the ugly. Readers have been able to leave their feedback and some companies have reached out over the years and let me know they took the posts to heart. This year I want to try...
Discussion
June 21, 2020, 1:30 am
Domain Name Wire
Intel and Metlife terminate their top level domains
Two large companies ditch their dot-brands. Chip company Intel and insurance giant Metlife have canceled their dot-brand top level domain names. The two companies notified ICANN about their decisions last month, and ICANN published preliminary determ...
Discussion
Intel and Metlife terminate their top level domains
Two large companies ditch their dot-brands. Chip company Intel and insurance giant Metlife have canceled their dot-brand top level domain names. The two companies notified ICANN about their decisions last month, and ICANN published preliminary determ...
Discussion
June 20, 2020, 1:50 pm
