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DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – April 26, 2022: Shane, Come Back: NFTPrinter.com, Cubics.com, & Nowhere.net
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• The Sherpas play The Domain Game, where they guess what certain domains were bought and sold for and discuss the reasons behind their evaluations. Today&#...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Review – April 26, 2022: Shane, Come Back: NFTPrinter.com, Cubics.com, & Nowhere.net
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• The Sherpas play The Domain Game, where they guess what certain domains were bought and sold for and discuss the reasons behind their evaluations. Today&#...
Discussion
April 28, 2022, 3:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Woman inherited “a little pot of gold” — a domain name
A woman inherited a domain name from her father. Then a large tech company came calling. When George Fanno died just after Christmas in 2020, he left everything to his daughter and sole heir, Monica Sherman. Like many estates, Sherman inherited money...
Discussion
Woman inherited “a little pot of gold” — a domain name
A woman inherited a domain name from her father. Then a large tech company came calling. When George Fanno died just after Christmas in 2020, he left everything to his daughter and sole heir, Monica Sherman. Like many estates, Sherman inherited money...
Discussion
April 28, 2022, 1:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Kudos to this UDRP panelist for using common sense
The domain owner didn’t file a formal response, but the panelist used common sense to find in his favor. This morning I wrote about a panelist who failed to consider reverse domain name hijacking. Now, I’d like to give credit to a panelis...
Discussion
Kudos to this UDRP panelist for using common sense
The domain owner didn’t file a formal response, but the panelist used common sense to find in his favor. This morning I wrote about a panelist who failed to consider reverse domain name hijacking. Now, I’d like to give credit to a panelis...
Discussion
April 27, 2022, 5:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
MicroAcquire partners with Escrow.com for safer acquisitions
Buyers and sellers of businesses can use Escrow.com, similar to how domain investors do. Online business marketplace MicroAcquire has partnered with Escrow.com to make acquisitions safer for acquirers. Under the partnership, Escrow.com will handle pa...
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MicroAcquire partners with Escrow.com for safer acquisitions
Buyers and sellers of businesses can use Escrow.com, similar to how domain investors do. Online business marketplace MicroAcquire has partnered with Escrow.com to make acquisitions safer for acquirers. Under the partnership, Escrow.com will handle pa...
Discussion
April 27, 2022, 3:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
HDT.com: why no reverse domain name hijacking?
This seems like a Plan B reverse domain name hijacking case. A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panelist has found in favor of the owner of hdt.com in a UDRP, but failed to consider if it was reverse domain name hijacking. It appears t...
Discussion
HDT.com: why no reverse domain name hijacking?
This seems like a Plan B reverse domain name hijacking case. A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panelist has found in favor of the owner of hdt.com in a UDRP, but failed to consider if it was reverse domain name hijacking. It appears t...
Discussion
April 27, 2022, 2:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sedo end user domain sales led by a .app
A premium travel site, a motorcycle seller, and a Mexican restaurant in Switzerland bought domain names. It was a relatively slow week for domain sales at Sedo, at least when it comes to domains the company was allowed to disclose. The top honors go ...
Discussion
Sedo end user domain sales led by a .app
A premium travel site, a motorcycle seller, and a Mexican restaurant in Switzerland bought domain names. It was a relatively slow week for domain sales at Sedo, at least when it comes to domains the company was allowed to disclose. The top honors go ...
Discussion
April 27, 2022, 1:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Pinch and zoom on Afternic for one last time
Afternic finally rolls out a mobile website. Afternic launched a mobile version of its website in beta today. You’ll need to pinch and zoom one last time to activate it. Believe it or not, this is what you see when you visit Afternic today on a...
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Pinch and zoom on Afternic for one last time
Afternic finally rolls out a mobile website. Afternic launched a mobile version of its website in beta today. You’ll need to pinch and zoom one last time to activate it. Believe it or not, this is what you see when you visit Afternic today on a...
Discussion
April 26, 2022, 9:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
When UDRP gets it wrong
This is the type of decision that gives UDRP a bad name. UDRP works most of the time. A company files a clearcut cybersquatting case and wins the domain, or a company files a bad or marginal case and loses. It’s the handful of bad decisio...
Discussion
When UDRP gets it wrong
This is the type of decision that gives UDRP a bad name. UDRP works most of the time. A company files a clearcut cybersquatting case and wins the domain, or a company files a bad or marginal case and loses. It’s the handful of bad decisio...
Discussion
April 26, 2022, 6:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Swedish Internet Foundation acquires up to 20% of iQ.global
Group that manages .se invests makes a cybersecurity investment. Swedish Internet Foundation, the group that runs Sweden’s .se top level domain, has invested in domain name company iQ.global. According to a press release on its site, the founda...
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Swedish Internet Foundation acquires up to 20% of iQ.global
Group that manages .se invests makes a cybersecurity investment. Swedish Internet Foundation, the group that runs Sweden’s .se top level domain, has invested in domain name company iQ.global. According to a press release on its site, the founda...
Discussion
April 26, 2022, 3:58 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Print.app
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Print.app led the way at 15,000 Euro, ($16,002). Umelink.com was second at $13,590 and First-Class.com tied with Lessonoftheday.com at $10,000. It was a light week both in volume and prices. 29 .com sa...
Discussion
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Print.app
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Print.app led the way at 15,000 Euro, ($16,002). Umelink.com was second at $13,590 and First-Class.com tied with Lessonoftheday.com at $10,000. It was a light week both in volume and prices. 29 .com sa...
Discussion
April 26, 2022, 2:58 pm
