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Domain Name Wire
Uniregistry domain buyers pick up shorter domains
Two of the top sales at Uniregistry were by groups with long names. Two of the companies that bought domain names at Uniregistry this past week did so to shorten their domain names. Church of the City bought COTC.com, which it forwards to ChurchotheC...
Discussion
Uniregistry domain buyers pick up shorter domains
Two of the top sales at Uniregistry were by groups with long names. Two of the companies that bought domain names at Uniregistry this past week did so to shorten their domain names. Church of the City bought COTC.com, which it forwards to ChurchotheC...
Discussion
October 31, 2019, 4:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Metamark misses the mark
Talk to a lawyer before filing a UDRP. Many people don’t understand what cybersquatting is. They think that anyone not using a domain name they want is cybersquatting. But they read up on it. Maybe talk to a lawyer. Then they understand there&r...
Discussion
Metamark misses the mark
Talk to a lawyer before filing a UDRP. Many people don’t understand what cybersquatting is. They think that anyone not using a domain name they want is cybersquatting. But they read up on it. Maybe talk to a lawyer. Then they understand there&r...
Discussion
October 31, 2019, 3:50 pm
The Domains
Three Halloween domain names developed and doing business
Today is Halloween and here is a look at three Halloween based domain names that all have been built out and are doing real business. Halloween.com the website is a gateway to all things Halloween, from links to costumes, supplies, masks, candy, haun...
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Three Halloween domain names developed and doing business
Today is Halloween and here is a look at three Halloween based domain names that all have been built out and are doing real business. Halloween.com the website is a gateway to all things Halloween, from links to costumes, supplies, masks, candy, haun...
Discussion
October 31, 2019, 10:59 am
The Domains
The good, the bad and the ugly – GoDaddy Auctions 2019 Edition
Back in 2016 we started a series here that looked at the best and worst about companies in the domain industry. Over the last 30 months a lot has changed at many companies so we are revisiting the good, the bad and the ugly. Each post will deal with ...
Discussion
The good, the bad and the ugly – GoDaddy Auctions 2019 Edition
Back in 2016 we started a series here that looked at the best and worst about companies in the domain industry. Over the last 30 months a lot has changed at many companies so we are revisiting the good, the bad and the ugly. Each post will deal with ...
Discussion
October 30, 2019, 9:04 pm
The Domains
A look back at the sites that went with the “smarter” new gtlds
So I came across an old post on Key-Systems.net that dealt with new gtlds. The title of the article, “These 87 sites dropped their .com for a smarter new TLD (New data)” It was written in 2015. The first thing of note was that there were ...
Discussion
A look back at the sites that went with the “smarter” new gtlds
So I came across an old post on Key-Systems.net that dealt with new gtlds. The title of the article, “These 87 sites dropped their .com for a smarter new TLD (New data)” It was written in 2015. The first thing of note was that there were ...
Discussion
October 30, 2019, 7:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
The problem with branded URL shorteners
They train customers to click links that don’t match the company’s main domain name. Brands love branded URL shorteners. When sharing shortlinks, why use a default bitly link when you can include your brand in the domain? Many companies u...
Discussion
The problem with branded URL shorteners
They train customers to click links that don’t match the company’s main domain name. Brands love branded URL shorteners. When sharing shortlinks, why use a default bitly link when you can include your brand in the domain? Many companies u...
Discussion
October 30, 2019, 4:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
13 more end user domain name sales
Click Funnels, an essential oils and aromatherapy distributor and a pet nutrition company bought domain names. Many of Sedo’s end user domain sales this past week were to companies buying the .com equivalent of their country code domain, or vic...
Discussion
13 more end user domain name sales
Click Funnels, an essential oils and aromatherapy distributor and a pet nutrition company bought domain names. Many of Sedo’s end user domain sales this past week were to companies buying the .com equivalent of their country code domain, or vic...
Discussion
October 30, 2019, 1:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Facebook sues domain name registrar OnlineNic
Social media company alleges that the registrar, or people using its Whois privacy service, is cybersquatting. Facebook has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against domain name registrar OnlineNic and its Whois privacy service, Domain ID Shield, along with John...
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Facebook sues domain name registrar OnlineNic
Social media company alleges that the registrar, or people using its Whois privacy service, is cybersquatting. Facebook has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against domain name registrar OnlineNic and its Whois privacy service, Domain ID Shield, along with John...
Discussion
October 29, 2019, 11:43 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by Flexable.com
Sedo reported their weekly sales and Flexable.com led the way at $19,800. It was not a high sales figures week with no sales above $20,000. Only four sales in total that were five figures. 42 .com sales 16 cctld sales 2 other tld sales This was a wee...
Discussion
Sedo weekly sales led by Flexable.com
Sedo reported their weekly sales and Flexable.com led the way at $19,800. It was not a high sales figures week with no sales above $20,000. Only four sales in total that were five figures. 42 .com sales 16 cctld sales 2 other tld sales This was a wee...
Discussion
October 29, 2019, 8:45 pm
DomainSherpa
Doron Vermaat on Growing Efty To 900K Domains & What We can Learn to Sell More Domains Ourselves
Doron Vermaat, co-founder of Efty.com, the unique commission-free domain name sales and portfolio management platform, joins us to discuss his insights into the industry.
Discussion
Doron Vermaat on Growing Efty To 900K Domains & What We can Learn to Sell More Domains Ourselves
Doron Vermaat, co-founder of Efty.com, the unique commission-free domain name sales and portfolio management platform, joins us to discuss his insights into the industry.
Discussion
October 29, 2019, 8:29 pm
