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Domain Name Wire
Benefits of great domains – DNW Podcast #349
How a great domain can help you win investors, customers and more. Rolf Larsen understands the value of a great domain name. His latest startup, Desktop.com, spent a lot of money to buy its domain name. But he says the domain has been a key part of t...
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Benefits of great domains – DNW Podcast #349
How a great domain can help you win investors, customers and more. Rolf Larsen understands the value of a great domain name. His latest startup, Desktop.com, spent a lot of money to buy its domain name. But he says the domain has been a key part of t...
Discussion
August 2, 2021, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Three more dot-brand owners call it quits
A university, an insurance company and a consumer goods company bow out of new TLD program. Three more companies have informed ICANN that they wish to terminate their dot-brand top level domain names. Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT Uni...
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Three more dot-brand owners call it quits
A university, an insurance company and a consumer goods company bow out of new TLD program. Three more companies have informed ICANN that they wish to terminate their dot-brand top level domain names. Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT Uni...
Discussion
August 2, 2021, 12:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
Man appeals after court orders Pru.com transferred
The former owner of Pru.com has appealed after a court determined that he was cybersquatting on Pru.com. A man in China has appealed a summary judgment ruling that forced him to transfer the domain Pru.com to the insurance and financial company Prude...
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Man appeals after court orders Pru.com transferred
The former owner of Pru.com has appealed after a court determined that he was cybersquatting on Pru.com. A man in China has appealed a summary judgment ruling that forced him to transfer the domain Pru.com to the insurance and financial company Prude...
Discussion
July 30, 2021, 5:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
An installment buyer stopped paying and I’m fine with that
You don’t walk away empty handed when installment deals fall through. I received an email from Dan.com this week letting me know that someone had canceled an installment purchase they made for LifeIsLong.com. The domain had a buy now price of $...
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An installment buyer stopped paying and I’m fine with that
You don’t walk away empty handed when installment deals fall through. I received an email from Dan.com this week letting me know that someone had canceled an installment purchase they made for LifeIsLong.com. The domain had a buy now price of $...
Discussion
July 30, 2021, 2:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why a worldwide friend network helps with domain investing
Having connections around the world helps with domain investing. I always remember the kindness of an American friend who mailed me a $500 check when I was low in money while studying in the USA. Friendship is a treasure, and it is also helpful in bu...
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Why a worldwide friend network helps with domain investing
Having connections around the world helps with domain investing. I always remember the kindness of an American friend who mailed me a $500 check when I was low in money while studying in the USA. Friendship is a treasure, and it is also helpful in bu...
Discussion
July 30, 2021, 1:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Web.com report shows OneGoal.com seller got a fast ROI
A 7x return in a matter of weeks. Sales slowed at Web.com’s aftermarket sites, NameJet and SnapNames, in June. The pair combined for 106 sales of $2,000 or more, totaling just under $400,000. One of the names on the list will look familiar: One...
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Web.com report shows OneGoal.com seller got a fast ROI
A 7x return in a matter of weeks. Sales slowed at Web.com’s aftermarket sites, NameJet and SnapNames, in June. The pair combined for 106 sales of $2,000 or more, totaling just under $400,000. One of the names on the list will look familiar: One...
Discussion
July 29, 2021, 5:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
A bad reason for not finding reverse domain name hijacking
A domain owner shouldn’t have to prove the second element of UDRP to get a finding of reverse domain name hijacking. Semiconductor company ARM has filed a handful of UDRP cases against arm.tld domains this year. It won cases for arm.click and a...
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A bad reason for not finding reverse domain name hijacking
A domain owner shouldn’t have to prove the second element of UDRP to get a finding of reverse domain name hijacking. Semiconductor company ARM has filed a handful of UDRP cases against arm.tld domains this year. It won cases for arm.click and a...
Discussion
July 29, 2021, 2:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue
Kassey Lee examines the domain names these startups selected. No, they are not the things that I found on the day I married my wife, but the domains used by leading Chinese startups featured in a TechCrunch story about the new trend of faux meat. The...
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Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue
Kassey Lee examines the domain names these startups selected. No, they are not the things that I found on the day I married my wife, but the domains used by leading Chinese startups featured in a TechCrunch story about the new trend of faux meat. The...
Discussion
July 29, 2021, 1:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
USA sues to get GIBill.com domain name back after letting it expire
Oops. U. S. Gov forgets to renew domain it won in a settlement, so now it has to sue to get it back. The United States of America has filed an in rem cybersquatting lawsuit (pdf) against GIBill.com in an effort to recover the domain name. The governm...
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USA sues to get GIBill.com domain name back after letting it expire
Oops. U. S. Gov forgets to renew domain it won in a settlement, so now it has to sue to get it back. The United States of America has filed an in rem cybersquatting lawsuit (pdf) against GIBill.com in an effort to recover the domain name. The governm...
Discussion
July 28, 2021, 8:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy end user report up to $792k, including Harley-Davidson’s domain buy
Harley-Davidson among end user buyers at GoDaddy. GoDaddy has published a selection of its top sales from February, led by Ava.com for $792,000. Some other interesting sales include Harley-Davidson buying a domain for its electric motorcycle line, a ...
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GoDaddy end user report up to $792k, including Harley-Davidson’s domain buy
Harley-Davidson among end user buyers at GoDaddy. GoDaddy has published a selection of its top sales from February, led by Ava.com for $792,000. Some other interesting sales include Harley-Davidson buying a domain for its electric motorcycle line, a ...
Discussion
July 28, 2021, 5:13 pm
