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GoDaddy adds search and watchlist capabilities to Investor App
No more visits to GoDaddy Auctions. GoDaddy has added search functionality to its Investor app. Until now, domain name investors had to place an initial bid or place a domain on their watchlist on GoDaddy’s website before they could bid in the ...
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GoDaddy adds search and watchlist capabilities to Investor App
No more visits to GoDaddy Auctions. GoDaddy has added search functionality to its Investor app. Until now, domain name investors had to place an initial bid or place a domain on their watchlist on GoDaddy’s website before they could bid in the ...
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January 24, 2020, 11:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Pablo Escobar’s family is selling his intellectual property for $1.9 million
Want to own a dead drug lord’s IP? Last year, Pablo Escobar’s heirs won control of the domain name PabloEscobar.com. Now they are putting the domain and the late Colombian drug lord’s intellectual property rights up for sale. Media ...
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Pablo Escobar’s family is selling his intellectual property for $1.9 million
Want to own a dead drug lord’s IP? Last year, Pablo Escobar’s heirs won control of the domain name PabloEscobar.com. Now they are putting the domain and the late Colombian drug lord’s intellectual property rights up for sale. Media ...
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January 24, 2020, 5:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
NamesCon sets dates for summer show in Budapest
Domain investing conference will hold its 2020 summer show in Budapest. Just a week before its big show in Austin, NamesCon has finalized the dates for its summer show in Europe. The conference will take place August 6-8, 2020 at the Budapest Marriot...
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NamesCon sets dates for summer show in Budapest
Domain investing conference will hold its 2020 summer show in Budapest. Just a week before its big show in Austin, NamesCon has finalized the dates for its summer show in Europe. The conference will take place August 6-8, 2020 at the Budapest Marriot...
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January 24, 2020, 5:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
A startup changed its domain from .com to .top
Some companies trade in longer .coms for shorter second level domains in other extensions. I love watching the Chinese domain market because it is full of surprises. Recently, I read a news story that a Chinese startup changed its domain from .com to...
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A startup changed its domain from .com to .top
Some companies trade in longer .coms for shorter second level domains in other extensions. I love watching the Chinese domain market because it is full of surprises. Recently, I read a news story that a Chinese startup changed its domain from .com to...
Discussion
January 24, 2020, 4:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
How much are domain names selling for in China?
Here’s a handy way to find out what domains are selling for in China. From time to time, I get asked to look at a list of domains for advice on how much to sell them for in China. My reply is always the same: do your own research. One thing you...
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How much are domain names selling for in China?
Here’s a handy way to find out what domains are selling for in China. From time to time, I get asked to look at a list of domains for advice on how much to sell them for in China. My reply is always the same: do your own research. One thing you...
Discussion
January 23, 2020, 7:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
What you really need to know about the sale of .Org to private equity
Let’s cut through the clutter and falsehoods. A lot has been said and written about Internet Society’s (ISOC) sale of Public Interest Registry, the group that runs .org, to Ethos Capital. Some of it is true, some of it is false, and some ...
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What you really need to know about the sale of .Org to private equity
Let’s cut through the clutter and falsehoods. A lot has been said and written about Internet Society’s (ISOC) sale of Public Interest Registry, the group that runs .org, to Ethos Capital. Some of it is true, some of it is false, and some ...
Discussion
January 23, 2020, 6:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Media Bridge ad agency attempts reverse domain name hijacking
Ad agency files “egregious” cybersquatting claim. Media Bridge Inc., which does business as Media Bridge Advertising, has been found to have attempted reverse domain name hijacking to get the domain MediaBridge.com. The company filed the ...
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Media Bridge ad agency attempts reverse domain name hijacking
Ad agency files “egregious” cybersquatting claim. Media Bridge Inc., which does business as Media Bridge Advertising, has been found to have attempted reverse domain name hijacking to get the domain MediaBridge.com. The company filed the ...
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January 23, 2020, 5:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domains Wegmans and others bought last week
A regional grocery chain, an apartment rental service and a men’s clothing brand bought domain names. Wegmans grocery store chain led this week’s end user sales list at Sedo. The popular Northeastern U.S. grocer bought Meals2Go.com for it...
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What domains Wegmans and others bought last week
A regional grocery chain, an apartment rental service and a men’s clothing brand bought domain names. Wegmans grocery store chain led this week’s end user sales list at Sedo. The popular Northeastern U.S. grocer bought Meals2Go.com for it...
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January 23, 2020, 2:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Guest editorial: ISOC’s broken funding model and profligate spending
[Editor’s note: The following is a guest editorial from Nat Cohen, who provides interesting details about the birth of Public Interest Registry and its role with Internet Society. While I don’t necessarily agree with all of the concl...
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Guest editorial: ISOC’s broken funding model and profligate spending
[Editor’s note: The following is a guest editorial from Nat Cohen, who provides interesting details about the birth of Public Interest Registry and its role with Internet Society. While I don’t necessarily agree with all of the concl...
Discussion
January 22, 2020, 5:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Western end users buy domains from China
China sucked up a lot of domains, and now Western end users are bringing some of them back. China is known for buying domains from the west. Examples such as 360.com, JD.com, and OFO.com are readily found. It’s a trend we all know. However, isn...
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Western end users buy domains from China
China sucked up a lot of domains, and now Western end users are bringing some of them back. China is known for buying domains from the west. Examples such as 360.com, JD.com, and OFO.com are readily found. It’s a trend we all know. However, isn...
Discussion
January 22, 2020, 4:40 pm
