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Domain-for-sale spammer promotes domain on GoDaddy
This email solicitation leverages the safety of buying a domain at GoDaddy. Most Domain Name Wire readers get a lot of spam along these lines: “I see you own example.com. I’m selling domainsomewhatsimilartoexample.com. If you’re int...
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Domain-for-sale spammer promotes domain on GoDaddy
This email solicitation leverages the safety of buying a domain at GoDaddy. Most Domain Name Wire readers get a lot of spam along these lines: “I see you own example.com. I’m selling domainsomewhatsimilartoexample.com. If you’re int...
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July 29, 2020, 3:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
16 end user domain name sales up to $242,000
.Co.uk domain leads the way. Sedo crushed all existing public records for two letter .co.uk domains this week with IT.co.uk. It was one of 16 domains that I could tie to end users. Here’s a list of end user sales this past week. You can see pre...
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16 end user domain name sales up to $242,000
.Co.uk domain leads the way. Sedo crushed all existing public records for two letter .co.uk domains this week with IT.co.uk. It was one of 16 domains that I could tie to end users. Here’s a list of end user sales this past week. You can see pre...
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July 29, 2020, 1:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Making a fortune with 88.com
The owners of this domain name might cash in with email addresses. China may be the only country I know that embraces numeric domains. You can find their use in many industries. Today, I’ll talk about a numeric domain being used in an interesti...
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Making a fortune with 88.com
The owners of this domain name might cash in with email addresses. China may be the only country I know that embraces numeric domains. You can find their use in many industries. Today, I’ll talk about a numeric domain being used in an interesti...
Discussion
July 28, 2020, 9:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
UDRP for Catalyzer.com could have easily been avoided
This dead-on-arrival UDRP could have been avoided by asking the Complainant a simple question. Catalyzer, Inc, a leadership training organization, has lost a UDRP for Catalyzer.com. The case was dead on arrival. Catalyzer recently changed its name fr...
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UDRP for Catalyzer.com could have easily been avoided
This dead-on-arrival UDRP could have been avoided by asking the Complainant a simple question. Catalyzer, Inc, a leadership training organization, has lost a UDRP for Catalyzer.com. The case was dead on arrival. Catalyzer recently changed its name fr...
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July 28, 2020, 3:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Is .com king in China?
By registration volume? No. But that’s not the only measure. We often see the expression “.com is king” which usually refers to the situation in the United States. Sometimes I also see this term used inside China. But is .com really...
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Is .com king in China?
By registration volume? No. But that’s not the only measure. We often see the expression “.com is king” which usually refers to the situation in the United States. Sometimes I also see this term used inside China. But is .com really...
Discussion
July 28, 2020, 1:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
Judge issues TRO to transfer Calculator.com back to original owner
Order comes just days after case is filed. A judge in Florida has granted a request (pdf) for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) involving the domain name Calculator.com. Last week, the original registrant of the domain name filed a lawsuit alleging...
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Judge issues TRO to transfer Calculator.com back to original owner
Order comes just days after case is filed. A judge in Florida has granted a request (pdf) for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) involving the domain name Calculator.com. Last week, the original registrant of the domain name filed a lawsuit alleging...
Discussion
July 27, 2020, 8:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
Reviewing NameJet and SnapNames sales from last month
Joseph Peterson does a deep dive on domains that sold on NameJet and SnapNames last year. Oh, and turn up your volume. A couple of features leap out at me while looking at the top June auction results from NameJet / SnapNames. First of all, 4 o...
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Reviewing NameJet and SnapNames sales from last month
Joseph Peterson does a deep dive on domains that sold on NameJet and SnapNames last year. Oh, and turn up your volume. A couple of features leap out at me while looking at the top June auction results from NameJet / SnapNames. First of all, 4 o...
Discussion
July 27, 2020, 6:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
A site is developed on .Cn, so do you have an end user for your matching .com?
As Kassey Lee explains in this post, a developed .cn domain corresponding to your .com does not necessarily mean you have found a potential buyer for an upgrade. It’s time to look at some 4-character domains sold in June and see if they may app...
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A site is developed on .Cn, so do you have an end user for your matching .com?
As Kassey Lee explains in this post, a developed .cn domain corresponding to your .com does not necessarily mean you have found a potential buyer for an upgrade. It’s time to look at some 4-character domains sold in June and see if they may app...
Discussion
July 27, 2020, 5:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
2020 (so far) in review – DNW Podcast #296
It’s been a long year, so let’s take stock of what has happened. On this week’s show, I take a look back at what a wild year 2020 has been. So much has changed since we got together at NamesCon in January. I also talk about customer...
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2020 (so far) in review – DNW Podcast #296
It’s been a long year, so let’s take stock of what has happened. On this week’s show, I take a look back at what a wild year 2020 has been. So much has changed since we got together at NamesCon in January. I also talk about customer...
Discussion
July 27, 2020, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
VirtualPoint sues after being hit with UDRP
Maker of electric motorcycles filed UDRP after domain purchase negotiations failed. VirtualPoint, the same company that owns the UDRPsearch website, has sued a maker of electric motorcycles in a domain name dispute. According to the lawsuit (pdf), Vi...
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VirtualPoint sues after being hit with UDRP
Maker of electric motorcycles filed UDRP after domain purchase negotiations failed. VirtualPoint, the same company that owns the UDRPsearch website, has sued a maker of electric motorcycles in a domain name dispute. According to the lawsuit (pdf), Vi...
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July 27, 2020, 12:56 pm
