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The Domains
The old “we have a small project but would love your premium .com” Did not work with Rick Schwartz
Rick Schwartz shared what he deemed a successful Domain negotiation. It was quite comical, and illustrates something I have been saying to friends in the corporate world for years. “If you are going to try to buy a domain name, find out who own...
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The old “we have a small project but would love your premium .com” Did not work with Rick Schwartz
Rick Schwartz shared what he deemed a successful Domain negotiation. It was quite comical, and illustrates something I have been saying to friends in the corporate world for years. “If you are going to try to buy a domain name, find out who own...
Discussion
May 15, 2024, 6:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Ubuntu distributor tries reverse domain name hijacking Lubuntu domain
Panelist rules the domain name was registered in good faith. A software company that specializes in services and support for the Ubuntu distribution of Linux has tried to reverse hijack a domain name. Canonical Software filed a cybersquatting dispute...
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Ubuntu distributor tries reverse domain name hijacking Lubuntu domain
Panelist rules the domain name was registered in good faith. A software company that specializes in services and support for the Ubuntu distribution of Linux has tried to reverse hijack a domain name. Canonical Software filed a cybersquatting dispute...
Discussion
May 15, 2024, 4:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Private equity company to acquire Squarespace
Deal values one of the largest domain name registrars at $6.9 billion. One of the world’s largest domain name registrars is about to go private. Squarespace, Inc. (NYSE: SQSP) announced that it’s being acquired by Permira in an all-cash t...
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Private equity company to acquire Squarespace
Deal values one of the largest domain name registrars at $6.9 billion. One of the world’s largest domain name registrars is about to go private. Squarespace, Inc. (NYSE: SQSP) announced that it’s being acquired by Permira in an all-cash t...
Discussion
May 15, 2024, 3:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain sales: a lingerie model walks into a church…
What an eclectic mix of domain names sales this week! The internet is certainly a diverse place. Consider the domains that sold to end users at Sedo this week: a sex toy shop, a couple of religious organizations, and a place to buy your smoking acces...
Discussion
End user domain sales: a lingerie model walks into a church…
What an eclectic mix of domain names sales this week! The internet is certainly a diverse place. Consider the domains that sold to end users at Sedo this week: a sex toy shop, a couple of religious organizations, and a place to buy your smoking acces...
Discussion
May 15, 2024, 1:39 pm
The Domains
Squarespace is going private
Close to a year after buying Google’s domain business, Squarespace is going private. The stock popped 13% on the news yesterday. It closed today basically unchanged. CNBC mentioned They also point out that the $44 per share in cash, a roughly 3...
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Squarespace is going private
Close to a year after buying Google’s domain business, Squarespace is going private. The stock popped 13% on the news yesterday. It closed today basically unchanged. CNBC mentioned They also point out that the $44 per share in cash, a roughly 3...
Discussion
May 15, 2024, 3:16 am
The Domains
NameJet/SnapNames April 2024 domain name sales led by Hoku.com
NameJet/SnapNames sales for April 2024 are out and Hoku.com was the top domain name sale at $17,730. NameJet high sale was HOKU.com at $17,730. SnapNames high sale was IMARK.com at $7,250 NameJet Domain Name Brand Product Sales Amt hoku.com Namejet E...
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NameJet/SnapNames April 2024 domain name sales led by Hoku.com
NameJet/SnapNames sales for April 2024 are out and Hoku.com was the top domain name sale at $17,730. NameJet high sale was HOKU.com at $17,730. SnapNames high sale was IMARK.com at $7,250 NameJet Domain Name Brand Product Sales Amt hoku.com Namejet E...
Discussion
May 14, 2024, 11:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Review: Bob Parsons’ Fire in the Hole!
GoDaddy’s founder tells the story of how the company almost failed in a new autobiography. Few people have shaped the domain name industry and domain investing as much as Bob Parsons, the founder of GoDaddy. This month, Parsons published an aut...
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Review: Bob Parsons’ Fire in the Hole!
GoDaddy’s founder tells the story of how the company almost failed in a new autobiography. Few people have shaped the domain name industry and domain investing as much as Bob Parsons, the founder of GoDaddy. This month, Parsons published an aut...
Discussion
May 14, 2024, 6:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
Unstoppable Domains gets another blockchain patent
Company adds another patent related to managing blockchain names. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office today granted patent number 11,985,252 to Unstoppable Domains. The patent is titled Resolving and managing blockchain domains (pdf) and covers vari...
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Unstoppable Domains gets another blockchain patent
Company adds another patent related to managing blockchain names. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office today granted patent number 11,985,252 to Unstoppable Domains. The patent is titled Resolving and managing blockchain domains (pdf) and covers vari...
Discussion
May 14, 2024, 3:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Dynadot auctioning registry reserved .gg and .je domain names
Ez.gg, pay.je and auction.gg are up for grabs. Dyandot is auctioning registry reserved .gg and .je domain names in partnership with ChannelIsles.net. .Gg is the country code top level domain name for Guernsey, and .je is the ccTLD for Jersey. Gamers ...
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Dynadot auctioning registry reserved .gg and .je domain names
Ez.gg, pay.je and auction.gg are up for grabs. Dyandot is auctioning registry reserved .gg and .je domain names in partnership with ChannelIsles.net. .Gg is the country code top level domain name for Guernsey, and .je is the ccTLD for Jersey. Gamers ...
Discussion
May 14, 2024, 3:28 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by uTask.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and uTask.com led the way at $20,000. Reformas.es was number two at 12,500 Euro, ($13,522). 22 .com sales 10 cctld sales 10 other tld sales Soccerverse.com and Retroverse.com were representing the verse ni...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by uTask.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and uTask.com led the way at $20,000. Reformas.es was number two at 12,500 Euro, ($13,522). 22 .com sales 10 cctld sales 10 other tld sales Soccerverse.com and Retroverse.com were representing the verse ni...
Discussion
May 14, 2024, 2:17 pm
