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The Domains
Interview with Porkbun’s Ray King
Porkbun has been on a nice growth spurt over the last couple years, they have become one of the more popular registrars. Back in July I took a look at Trustpilot and who are the companies with the highest ratings in the registrar space. Porkbun came ...
Discussion
Interview with Porkbun’s Ray King
Porkbun has been on a nice growth spurt over the last couple years, they have become one of the more popular registrars. Back in July I took a look at Trustpilot and who are the companies with the highest ratings in the registrar space. Porkbun came ...
Discussion
November 6, 2024, 8:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
OpenAI acquires chat.com
Chat.com sells for $15M plus for the third time in two years. The chat.com domain name has changed hands for the third time in two years. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT and perhaps the most ideal company to own the domain name, has acquired it. H...
Discussion
OpenAI acquires chat.com
Chat.com sells for $15M plus for the third time in two years. The chat.com domain name has changed hands for the third time in two years. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT and perhaps the most ideal company to own the domain name, has acquired it. H...
Discussion
November 6, 2024, 7:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Trump win likely seals fate of .com prices
Price relief for .com registrants takes a step back with Trump’s win. It might seem trivial to talk about Donald Trump’s win and its impact on domain names, but this is a blog about domain names, so here we go. Trump’s victory likel...
Discussion
Trump win likely seals fate of .com prices
Price relief for .com registrants takes a step back with Trump’s win. It might seem trivial to talk about Donald Trump’s win and its impact on domain names, but this is a blog about domain names, so here we go. Trump’s victory likel...
Discussion
November 6, 2024, 6:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
October’s top domain name stories
.IO domain names, a couple of court cases, and other top stories from the past month. Here are the top five stories on Domain Name Wire from the past month, as well as podcasts you might have missed. 1. .IO domain names aren’t going away &ndash...
Discussion
October’s top domain name stories
.IO domain names, a couple of court cases, and other top stories from the past month. Here are the top five stories on Domain Name Wire from the past month, as well as podcasts you might have missed. 1. .IO domain names aren’t going away &ndash...
Discussion
November 6, 2024, 4:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain name sales up to $50,000
A boat management technology firm, an information technology security company, and a Canadian web design business bought domain names. Sedo’s top sale this week was dure.com for $50,000. It was followed by a .ai domain purchased by a software c...
Discussion
End user domain name sales up to $50,000
A boat management technology firm, an information technology security company, and a Canadian web design business bought domain names. Sedo’s top sale this week was dure.com for $50,000. It was followed by a .ai domain purchased by a software c...
Discussion
November 5, 2024, 8:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
PPC links from 2005 negate reverse domain name hijacking finding
One screen capture among many is enough to prevent reverse domain name hijacking filing. Four links on a pay-per-click landing page in 2005 prevented a UDRP panelist from finding reverse domain name hijacking. Jakob Ruben van Gelder, proprietor of th...
Discussion
PPC links from 2005 negate reverse domain name hijacking finding
One screen capture among many is enough to prevent reverse domain name hijacking filing. Four links on a pay-per-click landing page in 2005 prevented a UDRP panelist from finding reverse domain name hijacking. Jakob Ruben van Gelder, proprietor of th...
Discussion
November 5, 2024, 4:57 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain sales led by Dure.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Dure.com led the way at $50,000. Inform.ai was second at $30,000. 35 .com sales 17 cctld sales 3 other tld sales Highlights of public SedoMLS sales are: Dure.com at 50,000 USDInform....
Discussion
Sedo weekly domain sales led by Dure.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Dure.com led the way at $50,000. Inform.ai was second at $30,000. 35 .com sales 17 cctld sales 3 other tld sales Highlights of public SedoMLS sales are: Dure.com at 50,000 USDInform....
Discussion
November 5, 2024, 3:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
A customized landing page can help with cybersquatting claims
Explaining generic or descriptive uses of a domain name could help defend it in a cybersquatting dispute. When it comes to UDRP cybersquatting cases, what’s on your for sale landing page can matter. Complainants often point to a domain being li...
Discussion
A customized landing page can help with cybersquatting claims
Explaining generic or descriptive uses of a domain name could help defend it in a cybersquatting dispute. When it comes to UDRP cybersquatting cases, what’s on your for sale landing page can matter. Complainants often point to a domain being li...
Discussion
November 4, 2024, 6:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Agree.com and the importance of good domains – DNW Podcast #507
The buyer of agree.com explains why the domain is important to his company. I’m excited about this week’s guest, Marty Ringlein. Marty is a founder of Agree, an eSignature business that uses agree.com. Marty explains why it was important ...
Discussion
Agree.com and the importance of good domains – DNW Podcast #507
The buyer of agree.com explains why the domain is important to his company. I’m excited about this week’s guest, Marty Ringlein. Marty is a founder of Agree, an eSignature business that uses agree.com. Marty explains why it was important ...
Discussion
November 4, 2024, 4:30 pm
Sully's Blog
Brian Harbin and Michael Law
I was fortunate enough to spend some time talking with Brian Harbin and Michael Law of Grit Brokerage. In the interview, Brian and Michael discuss their backgrounds and entry into the domain brokerage industry, detailing their career paths and ...
Discussion
Brian Harbin and Michael Law
I was fortunate enough to spend some time talking with Brian Harbin and Michael Law of Grit Brokerage. In the interview, Brian and Michael discuss their backgrounds and entry into the domain brokerage industry, detailing their career paths and ...
Discussion
November 1, 2024, 7:10 pm