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Why are two letter domains so sought after in China?
Kassey Lee explores why two letter domains are valuable to Chinese companies. Actually, I found the answer in a comment made by Jeff Sass (CMO of .club) on the September 7 DomainSherpa show — even though he was not referring directly to China. ...
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September 16, 2020, 1:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Wire
End user domain sales up to €50,000
A green energy company, an office space broker, and a fire detection company bought domain names at Sedo. Sedo’s public sales this week were led by HotelsGuide.com. A Romanian direct response company bought the domain name. Here’s a list ...
Discussion
September 15, 2020, 10:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Wire
Verisign awarded patent for using machine learning in name spinning
Idea uses neural networks to find relevant domain names. The United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 10,778,640 (pdf) to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for “Deep neural network generation of domain names.” The patent ...
Discussion
September 15, 2020, 4:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Wire
Web.com ups offer for WebCentral by 55% after competing bid
Top 10 domain registrar increases all-cash offer for Australian domain name company. Web.com has significantly increased its acquisition offer for Australian domain name company WebCentral (ASX: WCG) after a competing bid was made. Web.com entered in...
Discussion
September 15, 2020, 12:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Wire
Coins.com sold for $1.7 million but it hasn’t all been paid
Lawsuits disclose more details on Coins.com and Invest.com domain sales. I’ve been running down a rabbit hole today after John Berryhill tweeted about a lawsuit over Invest.com. pic.twitter.com/zfZSkKsuXO — John Berryhill (@Berryhillj) Se...
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September 14, 2020, 9:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy acquires WooCommerce plugin developer
GoDaddy bolsters WordPress and e-commerce offerings with acquisition. GoDaddy has acquired WooCommerce plugin developer SkyVerge for an undisclosed price. SkyVerge offers plugins that extend the functionality of WordPress’ e-commerce platform W...
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September 14, 2020, 8:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Wire
If you saw Sars.app, what would you assume it’s for?
Probably not the South African Revenue Service. It’s 2020. There’s a pandemic because of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). Someone in China registers the domain name Sars.app. Why would you assume the person in Chain registered the domain? Probably ...
Discussion
September 14, 2020, 7:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Wire
Shredder company Kobra gets shredded in UDRP
Company tries to reverse domain name hijack Kobra.com. Elcoman Srl, an Italian maker of shredding products under the brand name Kobra, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking for the domain name Kobra.com. The company filed a ...
Discussion
September 14, 2020, 5:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Wire
Grand Theft Domain Name – DNW Podcast #303
Kieren McCarthy discusses the astonishing story of the theft of the world’s most valuable domain name. When Sex .com was stolen in the 90s, it was most likely the most valuable domain name in the world. And it wasn’t just a routine domain...
Discussion
September 14, 2020, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Wire
English-based domains DO have a market in China
Kassey Lee shows some more examples of Chinese companies using English-language domains. It thrills me almost every day to come across well-funded startups in China using English brand names and domains. The more I read about them, the more I am conv...
Discussion
September 11, 2020, 4:34 pm
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