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These Chinese companies use English brands and domains only
No Pinyin here. There is a misconception that corporate China only buys Pinyin domains. That is not true. Chinese companies do use English domains, and, in some cases, they use only English brands and domains. Here are some examples. Fiture sells sma...
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These Chinese companies use English brands and domains only
No Pinyin here. There is a misconception that corporate China only buys Pinyin domains. That is not true. Chinese companies do use English domains, and, in some cases, they use only English brands and domains. Here are some examples. Fiture sells sma...
Discussion
March 4, 2020, 2:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Virus domain name registrations surge with novel coronavirus fears
Another crisis, another surge in domain registrations. If Verisign still published its monthly lists of top trending keywords (it stopped with August’s list), ‘virus’ would certainly be on the list. According to Verisign DomainScope...
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Virus domain name registrations surge with novel coronavirus fears
Another crisis, another surge in domain registrations. If Verisign still published its monthly lists of top trending keywords (it stopped with August’s list), ‘virus’ would certainly be on the list. According to Verisign DomainScope...
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March 3, 2020, 10:04 pm
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Donuts hires CMO, signifying upshift in marketing strategy
New CMO brought in as part of a marketing shift. Top level domain name company Donuts has named Mina Neuberg its Chief Marketing Officer. Neuberg comes from Revolution Math, where she was CMO of the online math education service. Before that, she was...
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Donuts hires CMO, signifying upshift in marketing strategy
New CMO brought in as part of a marketing shift. Top level domain name company Donuts has named Mina Neuberg its Chief Marketing Officer. Neuberg comes from Revolution Math, where she was CMO of the online math education service. Before that, she was...
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March 3, 2020, 7:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy gets patent for AuthCode-less domain name transfers
Process would eliminate pesky AuthCodes in favor of registrant data verification. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted patent number 10,581,799 (pdf) to GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) today for “Method for a losing registrar to transfer a domain ...
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GoDaddy gets patent for AuthCode-less domain name transfers
Process would eliminate pesky AuthCodes in favor of registrant data verification. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted patent number 10,581,799 (pdf) to GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) today for “Method for a losing registrar to transfer a domain ...
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March 3, 2020, 4:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
Creating meanings for five numeric domains
Kassey Lee examines five recent numeric domain sales and figures out how they could be used. Short numeric domains are commonly used in corporate China but many of them do not carry any meaning. For example, 4399.com (games) and 2345.com (info portal...
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Creating meanings for five numeric domains
Kassey Lee examines five recent numeric domain sales and figures out how they could be used. Short numeric domains are commonly used in corporate China but many of them do not carry any meaning. For example, 4399.com (games) and 2345.com (info portal...
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March 3, 2020, 2:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
Deep insight into recent aftermarket domain sales
Joseph Peterson looks into what domains sold on Web.com’s aftermarket platforms in January, and why. In January, 88 domains sold above $2000 apiece between the two auction platforms, NameJet and SnapNames. 75% of these occurred in a narro...
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Deep insight into recent aftermarket domain sales
Joseph Peterson looks into what domains sold on Web.com’s aftermarket platforms in January, and why. In January, 88 domains sold above $2000 apiece between the two auction platforms, NameJet and SnapNames. 75% of these occurred in a narro...
Discussion
March 2, 2020, 7:47 pm
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Reflex Marketing files lawsuit after losing UDRP
Musical instrument marketing company wants to get a shorter domain name. A regional musical instrument marketing company has turned to the courts after losing a UDRP for the domain name ReflexMarketing.com Reflex Marketing, LLC operates in the New Yo...
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Reflex Marketing files lawsuit after losing UDRP
Musical instrument marketing company wants to get a shorter domain name. A regional musical instrument marketing company has turned to the courts after losing a UDRP for the domain name ReflexMarketing.com Reflex Marketing, LLC operates in the New Yo...
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March 2, 2020, 6:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
Death and Domains – DNW Podcast #275
How to prepare your estate as a domain name investor. People don’t like to think about death or becoming incapacitated, but it’s especially important for domain name investors to make a plan. Our loved ones probably don’t’ hav...
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Death and Domains – DNW Podcast #275
How to prepare your estate as a domain name investor. People don’t like to think about death or becoming incapacitated, but it’s especially important for domain name investors to make a plan. Our loved ones probably don’t’ hav...
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March 2, 2020, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
These domains lie in the upgrade path of two Chinese companies
Look at subpar domains companies are using to understand possible domain upgrades. I enjoy doing end user research because it can uncover domains as perfect upgrades for Chinese companies. Here are two startups I came across while reading vent...
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These domains lie in the upgrade path of two Chinese companies
Look at subpar domains companies are using to understand possible domain upgrades. I enjoy doing end user research because it can uncover domains as perfect upgrades for Chinese companies. Here are two startups I came across while reading vent...
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March 2, 2020, 4:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Cloudfest canceled, stock markets fall, Covid-19 and the economy
Event cancellations, supply chain disruptions, and travel restrictions are hitting the economy. Will they hit domains? The organizers of NamesCon hold a big cloud-industry event every March called Cloudfest. It attracts 7,000 people to Germany from a...
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Cloudfest canceled, stock markets fall, Covid-19 and the economy
Event cancellations, supply chain disruptions, and travel restrictions are hitting the economy. Will they hit domains? The organizers of NamesCon hold a big cloud-industry event every March called Cloudfest. It attracts 7,000 people to Germany from a...
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February 28, 2020, 4:45 pm
