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I want c-suite domains
“51” domains can be used in many ways. No, it’s not really me wanting to acquire domains related to c-suite (titles starting with “c”) executives. It is about such domains starting with the prefix “51”. I hav...
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I want c-suite domains
“51” domains can be used in many ways. No, it’s not really me wanting to acquire domains related to c-suite (titles starting with “c”) executives. It is about such domains starting with the prefix “51”. I hav...
Discussion
February 27, 2020, 2:37 pm
The Domains
AskMe.com closed in 2016, laid off 4,000 people, domain closes today at $95,000 on NameJet
AskMe.com closed at $95,000 on NameJet on Wednesday. The domain was owned by Getit Infoservices Private Ltd. A company with an interesting backstory. The company based out of India closed up and laid off 4,000 people. LiveMint.com wrote: AskMe.com lo...
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AskMe.com closed in 2016, laid off 4,000 people, domain closes today at $95,000 on NameJet
AskMe.com closed at $95,000 on NameJet on Wednesday. The domain was owned by Getit Infoservices Private Ltd. A company with an interesting backstory. The company based out of India closed up and laid off 4,000 people. LiveMint.com wrote: AskMe.com lo...
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February 27, 2020, 5:49 am
Domain Name Wire
End user domain name sales up to $150,000
A chamber of commerce, oil company and cybersecurity company bought domain names this past week. Sedo’s top public domain name sale over the past week was BettingTips .com for $150,000. A Swedish company that sells online traffic bought the dom...
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End user domain name sales up to $150,000
A chamber of commerce, oil company and cybersecurity company bought domain names this past week. Sedo’s top public domain name sale over the past week was BettingTips .com for $150,000. A Swedish company that sells online traffic bought the dom...
Discussion
February 26, 2020, 5:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
Reviewing 4-character domains sold in January
The .CN equivalents of these domains are in use. 4-character domains can be a viable option for startups without much funding because many of them can be acquired for less than $100. With a little bit of creativity, a decent Chinese brand can be crea...
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Reviewing 4-character domains sold in January
The .CN equivalents of these domains are in use. 4-character domains can be a viable option for startups without much funding because many of them can be acquired for less than $100. With a little bit of creativity, a decent Chinese brand can be crea...
Discussion
February 26, 2020, 2:13 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by BettingTips.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and BettingTips.com led the way at $150,000. Yugo.com was second at $50,000 and Modena.com was third at 34,000 Euro, ($37,004). 44 .com sales 13 cctld sales 9 other tld sales A few new gtld sales this week, H.energy w...
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Sedo weekly sales led by BettingTips.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and BettingTips.com led the way at $150,000. Yugo.com was second at $50,000 and Modena.com was third at 34,000 Euro, ($37,004). 44 .com sales 13 cctld sales 9 other tld sales A few new gtld sales this week, H.energy w...
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February 25, 2020, 9:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Popular YouTuber Stacy Plays files lawsuit to get domain StacyPlays .com
Lawsuit cites Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. Stacy Hinojosa’s company Stacy Plays Brands, LLC has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to try to get the domain name StacyPlays .com. Hinojosa is known as Stacy Plays. Her YouTube channel has over 2...
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Popular YouTuber Stacy Plays files lawsuit to get domain StacyPlays .com
Lawsuit cites Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. Stacy Hinojosa’s company Stacy Plays Brands, LLC has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to try to get the domain name StacyPlays .com. Hinojosa is known as Stacy Plays. Her YouTube channel has over 2...
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February 25, 2020, 6:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lawsuit alleges Pay.io is a stolen domain name
Company recently realized that its valuable domain name was missing. A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Arizona alleges that the domain name Pay.io is stolen. Deltaventure GmbH, a German company, filed the lawsuit (pdf) against the domain name...
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Lawsuit alleges Pay.io is a stolen domain name
Company recently realized that its valuable domain name was missing. A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Arizona alleges that the domain name Pay.io is stolen. Deltaventure GmbH, a German company, filed the lawsuit (pdf) against the domain name...
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February 25, 2020, 6:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Valve company AVK tries reverse hijacking AVK.com
Panel determines that company filed “Plan B” dispute after failing to buy domain name. A Czech Arbitration Court panel has found that AVK Group attempted reverse domain name hijacking by filing a cybersquatting dispute over the domain nam...
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Valve company AVK tries reverse hijacking AVK.com
Panel determines that company filed “Plan B” dispute after failing to buy domain name. A Czech Arbitration Court panel has found that AVK Group attempted reverse domain name hijacking by filing a cybersquatting dispute over the domain nam...
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February 25, 2020, 5:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
These companies upgraded their domain names
Lots of companies are paying to get a better version of their domain name. Of the forty reported sales at Uniregistry over the past two weeks, I was able to connect 17 of the purchases to end users. Many of these are upgraded domain names that are fl...
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These companies upgraded their domain names
Lots of companies are paying to get a better version of their domain name. Of the forty reported sales at Uniregistry over the past two weeks, I was able to connect 17 of the purchases to end users. Many of these are upgraded domain names that are fl...
Discussion
February 25, 2020, 2:21 pm
The Domains
Motley Fool contributor looking for Tucows to bounce back
Tucows (TSX:TC)(NASDAQ:TCX) got a write up on Motley Fool by Joey Frenette. While calling the domain business “boring” Frenette mentioned that he liked Tucows to bounce back. The stock was down 5.2% today 52-wk high 90.21 52-wk low 45.01 ...
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Motley Fool contributor looking for Tucows to bounce back
Tucows (TSX:TC)(NASDAQ:TCX) got a write up on Motley Fool by Joey Frenette. While calling the domain business “boring” Frenette mentioned that he liked Tucows to bounce back. The stock was down 5.2% today 52-wk high 90.21 52-wk low 45.01 ...
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February 24, 2020, 9:13 pm
