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Domain Name Wire
Apple continues its shift from i-Brands
iTunes Podcasts are now Apple Podcasts. Apple is continuing to shift away from using i-Brand to name its products, moving toward the Apple brand instead. It started with the Apple Watch. Then, Apple Music. Now, Apple Podcasts. I bit hard on e-domains...
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Apple continues its shift from i-Brands
iTunes Podcasts are now Apple Podcasts. Apple is continuing to shift away from using i-Brand to name its products, moving toward the Apple brand instead. It started with the Apple Watch. Then, Apple Music. Now, Apple Podcasts. I bit hard on e-domains...
Discussion
April 13, 2017, 8:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
The state of commerce in the United States
What he thought would happen two decades ago is happening now. It has big implications. I was in college in the late 1990s during the dot.com boom. I was enthralled by the promise of the internet when it comes to commerce. One of my job offers upon g...
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The state of commerce in the United States
What he thought would happen two decades ago is happening now. It has big implications. I was in college in the late 1990s during the dot.com boom. I was enthralled by the promise of the internet when it comes to commerce. One of my job offers upon g...
Discussion
April 13, 2017, 3:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
Panelist makes right call in Zeca.com case
Panelist questions bad faith claim despite no response from domain name owner. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has correctly denied a UDRP filing for Zeca.com, despite the complainant having a long-standing trademark for Zeca and ...
Discussion
Panelist makes right call in Zeca.com case
Panelist questions bad faith claim despite no response from domain name owner. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has correctly denied a UDRP filing for Zeca.com, despite the complainant having a long-standing trademark for Zeca and ...
Discussion
April 13, 2017, 1:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
This $20 billion company uses a new TLD for its website, and…
A huge company is forwarding a .com domain to a .technology domain name. On this week’s podcast Andrew Rosener disclosed that he brokered the sale of DXC.com this year. An astute listner noticed something about how the domain name is being used...
Discussion
This $20 billion company uses a new TLD for its website, and…
A huge company is forwarding a .com domain to a .technology domain name. On this week’s podcast Andrew Rosener disclosed that he brokered the sale of DXC.com this year. An astute listner noticed something about how the domain name is being used...
Discussion
April 12, 2017, 7:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
10 notable NameJet sales last month
Some notable domain name sales on NameJet from the past month. NameJet sold 156 domain names for $2,000 or more last month, totaling about $875,000. Here are ten domain names from the list worth mentioning: HandJob.com $40,000 – notable because...
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10 notable NameJet sales last month
Some notable domain name sales on NameJet from the past month. NameJet sold 156 domain names for $2,000 or more last month, totaling about $875,000. Here are ten domain names from the list worth mentioning: HandJob.com $40,000 – notable because...
Discussion
April 12, 2017, 5:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domains HP Enterprise and other end users bought last week
16 end user domain name sales from the past week. The big-name buyer on this week’s end user list is Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE), aka HP Enterprise, a $30 billion market cap technology company. It bought a solid gerund for $12,500. T...
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What domains HP Enterprise and other end users bought last week
16 end user domain name sales from the past week. The big-name buyer on this week’s end user list is Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE), aka HP Enterprise, a $30 billion market cap technology company. It bought a solid gerund for $12,500. T...
Discussion
April 12, 2017, 1:54 pm
Sully's Blog
When a pure generic isn’t in reach…
Although some may disagree, one of the best reasons for living in the Midwest is experiencing the seasons. I passed one of those bank signs this morning that shows the time and temperature on my way to the car wash. 24 degrees. Not ...
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When a pure generic isn’t in reach…
Although some may disagree, one of the best reasons for living in the Midwest is experiencing the seasons. I passed one of those bank signs this morning that shows the time and temperature on my way to the car wash. 24 degrees. Not ...
Discussion
April 12, 2017, 12:00 pm
The Domains
Top trending keywords for March, President Fun and Chinese,Bots
Verisign released their top trending keywords for March and somehow President and Fun topped the lists in .com and .net. Chinese and Bots made the top 5 in .com. Max,value and ultra were in the top 5 for .net. The Raiders are there for the Oakland Ra...
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Top trending keywords for March, President Fun and Chinese,Bots
Verisign released their top trending keywords for March and somehow President and Fun topped the lists in .com and .net. Chinese and Bots made the top 5 in .com. Max,value and ultra were in the top 5 for .net. The Raiders are there for the Oakland Ra...
Discussion
April 12, 2017, 3:07 am
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by BlackJack-Vegas.de
This week was a perfect example of you never know what the hell is going to sell and for what. The top sale was LasVegas-BlackJack.de for 50,000 Euros, this may have been a website sale. It looks like it was developed in the past. The top .com sale w...
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Sedo weekly sales led by BlackJack-Vegas.de
This week was a perfect example of you never know what the hell is going to sell and for what. The top sale was LasVegas-BlackJack.de for 50,000 Euros, this may have been a website sale. It looks like it was developed in the past. The top .com sale w...
Discussion
April 11, 2017, 8:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
An outgoing TLD manager reflects on the past and future of “new” domains
[Editor’s note: Francesco Cetraro recently left his post as Head of Registry Operations for .Cloud after two years. Francesco has offered some great viewpoints on new top level domain names. He wrote two posts for DNW during his time with .clou...
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An outgoing TLD manager reflects on the past and future of “new” domains
[Editor’s note: Francesco Cetraro recently left his post as Head of Registry Operations for .Cloud after two years. Francesco has offered some great viewpoints on new top level domain names. He wrote two posts for DNW during his time with .clou...
Discussion
April 11, 2017, 5:52 pm
