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The man who beat Jack Ma apparently shares the same view on domains
Robin Zeng’s company belatedly acquired the matching .brand. It’s a strange world. A teacher (Jack Ma) founded an internet company and became very rich, then a farmer (Robin Zeng) established a battery company and became even richer. Toda...
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The man who beat Jack Ma apparently shares the same view on domains
Robin Zeng’s company belatedly acquired the matching .brand. It’s a strange world. A teacher (Jack Ma) founded an internet company and became very rich, then a farmer (Robin Zeng) established a battery company and became even richer. Toda...
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July 15, 2021, 4:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Remote becomes a Unicorn after raising $150 million using Remote.com
The newest Unicorn built its business on a great domain name. Remote working has become the norm for much of the world thanks to COVID-19, and it looks like it’s here to stay. The Conference Board estimates that 20%-30% of people who had office...
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Remote becomes a Unicorn after raising $150 million using Remote.com
The newest Unicorn built its business on a great domain name. Remote working has become the norm for much of the world thanks to COVID-19, and it looks like it’s here to stay. The Conference Board estimates that 20%-30% of people who had office...
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July 14, 2021, 6:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why a company might file a lawsuit instead of a UDRP
Sites causing imminent harm can sometimes be taken down faster through the courts. The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) was created as a faster, easier, and cheaper alternative to lawsuits to settle cybersquatting claims. For a fi...
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Why a company might file a lawsuit instead of a UDRP
Sites causing imminent harm can sometimes be taken down faster through the courts. The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) was created as a faster, easier, and cheaper alternative to lawsuits to settle cybersquatting claims. For a fi...
Discussion
July 14, 2021, 5:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN’s board should go forward with in-person Seattle meeting
ICANN should allow anyone who can attend in person to do so. ICANN’s Board of Directors is meeting tomorrow to consider the fate of its Annual General Meeting scheduled for Seattle this October. It should move forward with in-person attendance ...
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ICANN’s board should go forward with in-person Seattle meeting
ICANN should allow anyone who can attend in person to do so. ICANN’s Board of Directors is meeting tomorrow to consider the fate of its Annual General Meeting scheduled for Seattle this October. It should move forward with in-person attendance ...
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July 14, 2021, 3:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
What’s 2-pin and why does it matter for domain investing?
Kassey Lee explains what 2-pin means and why it matters. I grew up being surrounded by 2-pin names – names consisting of two Pinyin words. This experience has helped me understand why Chinese companies love 2-pin and 2L domains. I was born in X...
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What’s 2-pin and why does it matter for domain investing?
Kassey Lee explains what 2-pin means and why it matters. I grew up being surrounded by 2-pin names – names consisting of two Pinyin words. This experience has helped me understand why Chinese companies love 2-pin and 2L domains. I was born in X...
Discussion
July 14, 2021, 12:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
17 end user domain name sales (and who bought them)
A cybersecurity company, a private equity firm and a company that just raised $25 million bought domain names. Sedo sold the domain UI.link for $20,000 this past week. That’s the 4th most expensive .link domain sale ever published. It’s l...
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17 end user domain name sales (and who bought them)
A cybersecurity company, a private equity firm and a company that just raised $25 million bought domain names. Sedo sold the domain UI.link for $20,000 this past week. That’s the 4th most expensive .link domain sale ever published. It’s l...
Discussion
July 13, 2021, 8:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
The problem with selling .org domains to Chinese entities
Have a .org domain targeted to the Chinese market? Read on. Do you own .org domains intended for Chinese buyers, such as Pinyin domains? If so, you should be aware of restrictions and trends that make aftermarket sales unlikely. The chart below indic...
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The problem with selling .org domains to Chinese entities
Have a .org domain targeted to the Chinese market? Read on. Do you own .org domains intended for Chinese buyers, such as Pinyin domains? If so, you should be aware of restrictions and trends that make aftermarket sales unlikely. The chart below indic...
Discussion
July 13, 2021, 1:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy adds back Whois counts
You can now see how many times someone (or something) has looked up the Whois records for your domains. GoDaddy has added Whois lookup counts to exported lists after removing them in a previous update. The Whois counts tell domain name owners how man...
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GoDaddy adds back Whois counts
You can now see how many times someone (or something) has looked up the Whois records for your domains. GoDaddy has added Whois lookup counts to exported lists after removing them in a previous update. The Whois counts tell domain name owners how man...
Discussion
July 13, 2021, 12:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lawsuit alleges 509.com, sold for $106k in March, was stolen
Chinese man who paid $295,000 says domain is stolen. A domain name investor acquired 509.com through Sedo in March for $106,000. According to NameBio, the domain sold for $295,000 in 2018. Why did the domain seller take such a loss? There appears to ...
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Lawsuit alleges 509.com, sold for $106k in March, was stolen
Chinese man who paid $295,000 says domain is stolen. A domain name investor acquired 509.com through Sedo in March for $106,000. According to NameBio, the domain sold for $295,000 in 2018. Why did the domain seller take such a loss? There appears to ...
Discussion
July 12, 2021, 4:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Selling grills at BBQGrills.com – DNW Podcast #346
A great domain name helped this entrepreneur launch his business. When Ryan Maltbie had less than $1,000 left in his bank account, he decided to do something bold: bet his family’s future on a new ecommerce store that sold BBQ grills. Fortunate...
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Selling grills at BBQGrills.com – DNW Podcast #346
A great domain name helped this entrepreneur launch his business. When Ryan Maltbie had less than $1,000 left in his bank account, he decided to do something bold: bet his family’s future on a new ecommerce store that sold BBQ grills. Fortunate...
Discussion
July 12, 2021, 3:30 pm
