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Interview: Dofo aims to fix domain search
Domain search company wants to make it easier to find domains to register or buy. Finding aftermarket domain names is difficult. The two big domain marketplaces, Sedo and Afternic, don’t have search functions that help domain investors f...
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Interview: Dofo aims to fix domain search
Domain search company wants to make it easier to find domains to register or buy. Finding aftermarket domain names is difficult. The two big domain marketplaces, Sedo and Afternic, don’t have search functions that help domain investors f...
Discussion
May 27, 2020, 1:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Reviewing 4-character domains sold in April
Would these domains make good upgrades for Chinese companies? One of my interests is to find end users in China for .com domains as upgrades. In this article, I’ll look at some 4-character domains sold in April that could be valuable to ...
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Reviewing 4-character domains sold in April
Would these domains make good upgrades for Chinese companies? One of my interests is to find end users in China for .com domains as upgrades. In this article, I’ll look at some 4-character domains sold in April that could be valuable to ...
Discussion
May 26, 2020, 8:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Seattle business guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
Panelist calls the complaint “patently deficient.” UDRP panelists usually don’t find reverse domain name hijacking if a Complainant represents themselves. But World Intellectual Property Organization panelist Scott Blackmer decided ...
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Seattle business guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
Panelist calls the complaint “patently deficient.” UDRP panelists usually don’t find reverse domain name hijacking if a Complainant represents themselves. But World Intellectual Property Organization panelist Scott Blackmer decided ...
Discussion
May 26, 2020, 4:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
One Word Domains – DNW Podcast #287
A tool to find one-word domains and thoughts about the state of the domain business. This week I have a guest interview and some thoughts about the domain industry. For the guest segment, I speak with Steven Tey, a student who created OneWord.Domains...
Discussion
One Word Domains – DNW Podcast #287
A tool to find one-word domains and thoughts about the state of the domain business. This week I have a guest interview and some thoughts about the domain industry. For the guest segment, I speak with Steven Tey, a student who created OneWord.Domains...
Discussion
May 26, 2020, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy’s bold color choice has benefits
The color alone screams “GoDaddy” to me. GoDaddy’s (NYSE: GDDY) new logo gave a lot of people pause last year. Is it a heart? Two eggs? An upside-down AirBnB logo? Part of the reproductive system? But the boldest thing might have be...
Discussion
GoDaddy’s bold color choice has benefits
The color alone screams “GoDaddy” to me. GoDaddy’s (NYSE: GDDY) new logo gave a lot of people pause last year. Is it a heart? Two eggs? An upside-down AirBnB logo? Part of the reproductive system? But the boldest thing might have be...
Discussion
May 26, 2020, 2:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Workforce.com: The danger of not owning the “best” domain for your company
Confusion when someone buys the better domain. Workforce Software provides workforce management software using the domain name WorkforceSoftware.com. For decades, the shorter Workforce.com domain was used by Workforce Magazine to deliver human resour...
Discussion
Workforce.com: The danger of not owning the “best” domain for your company
Confusion when someone buys the better domain. Workforce Software provides workforce management software using the domain name WorkforceSoftware.com. For decades, the shorter Workforce.com domain was used by Workforce Magazine to deliver human resour...
Discussion
May 23, 2020, 3:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
More and more companies are using new TLDs
Registration numbers games are masking actual use. Big companies might prefer .com. Most people might choose .com. But there’s another trend I’ve seen over the past year that shouldn’t be overlooked: more and more companies using ne...
Discussion
More and more companies are using new TLDs
Registration numbers games are masking actual use. Big companies might prefer .com. Most people might choose .com. But there’s another trend I’ve seen over the past year that shouldn’t be overlooked: more and more companies using ne...
Discussion
May 22, 2020, 4:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
The preference for .com
No matter where you look, big companies tend to favor .com. The other day I read an article about domains used by corporate users around the world. It just shows how important .com is as a global extension. Yakup Hasan Küçük at Dofo ...
Discussion
The preference for .com
No matter where you look, big companies tend to favor .com. The other day I read an article about domains used by corporate users around the world. It just shows how important .com is as a global extension. Yakup Hasan Küçük at Dofo ...
Discussion
May 22, 2020, 1:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Your domain name can hurt your credibility
It’s OK to not have the best domain. But at least choose a decent one. We talk a lot about how a great domain name gives a company instant credibility. As an example, entrepreneur Jason Calacanis recently said: When people see a great domain na...
Discussion
Your domain name can hurt your credibility
It’s OK to not have the best domain. But at least choose a decent one. We talk a lot about how a great domain name gives a company instant credibility. As an example, entrepreneur Jason Calacanis recently said: When people see a great domain na...
Discussion
May 21, 2020, 8:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy files customer support-related patent applications
Patents cover a better way to provide support. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has filed a couple of patent applications (pdf, pdf) for an improved customer service experience. Whether or not you think it should be patentable, I sure wish companies would adopt ...
Discussion
GoDaddy files customer support-related patent applications
Patents cover a better way to provide support. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has filed a couple of patent applications (pdf, pdf) for an improved customer service experience. Whether or not you think it should be patentable, I sure wish companies would adopt ...
Discussion
May 21, 2020, 5:05 pm
