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Top stories: a record-smashing domain sale
This is the first in a series of posts covering top stories in the domain industry from 2019. In 2010, the domain name Sex.com sold for $13 million. It was a record for a cash transaction. I’ve heard whispers of other, bigger domain sales since...
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Top stories: a record-smashing domain sale
This is the first in a series of posts covering top stories in the domain industry from 2019. In 2010, the domain name Sex.com sold for $13 million. It was a record for a cash transaction. I’ve heard whispers of other, bigger domain sales since...
Discussion
December 27, 2019, 3:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
The cultural reason 2 letter domains are valuable in China
Kassey Lee explains why two-letter domain names aren’t valuable in China just because they are rare. Recently a domain investor asked me if ST has any meaning in Chinese. That got me thinking about 2L (letter-letter) domains in general. In fact...
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The cultural reason 2 letter domains are valuable in China
Kassey Lee explains why two-letter domain names aren’t valuable in China just because they are rare. Recently a domain investor asked me if ST has any meaning in Chinese. That got me thinking about 2L (letter-letter) domains in general. In fact...
Discussion
December 26, 2019, 8:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
4 U.S. lawmakers question .Org sale
Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren among those concerned about sales of .org registry. Three U.S. Senators and a U.S. Representative have sent a letter to Ethos Capital, Internet Society and Public Interest Registry questioning the decision to s...
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4 U.S. lawmakers question .Org sale
Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren among those concerned about sales of .org registry. Three U.S. Senators and a U.S. Representative have sent a letter to Ethos Capital, Internet Society and Public Interest Registry questioning the decision to s...
Discussion
December 23, 2019, 9:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
Ms Paris in China
Chinese companies sometimes use English-based domains instead of Pinyin. There is a misconception by some domain investors that China prefers Pinyin domains and that English-based domains do not sell. This is simply not true. Today, I’ll show y...
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Ms Paris in China
Chinese companies sometimes use English-based domains instead of Pinyin. There is a misconception by some domain investors that China prefers Pinyin domains and that English-based domains do not sell. This is simply not true. Today, I’ll show y...
Discussion
December 23, 2019, 2:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
Great example of a domain upgrade: Nursing.com
Company is moving from NRSNG.com to Nursing.com next month. This year Nursing.com sold for $950,000. The buyer made a huge upgrade: it is moving from NRSNG.com to Nursing.com. NRSNG Nursing.com helps nurses succeed in nursing school. It provides onli...
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Great example of a domain upgrade: Nursing.com
Company is moving from NRSNG.com to Nursing.com next month. This year Nursing.com sold for $950,000. The buyer made a huge upgrade: it is moving from NRSNG.com to Nursing.com. NRSNG Nursing.com helps nurses succeed in nursing school. It provides onli...
Discussion
December 20, 2019, 7:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Three letter domains can have end user value in China
Three letter domains aren’t just an investment in China. They can make great brands. LLL .com domains are called liquid domains for a good reason. They are commonly used as acronyms in many countries including China. So, there is high demand fo...
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Three letter domains can have end user value in China
Three letter domains aren’t just an investment in China. They can make great brands. LLL .com domains are called liquid domains for a good reason. They are commonly used as acronyms in many countries including China. So, there is high demand fo...
Discussion
December 20, 2019, 5:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
Future Media Architects sues Akin Gump, claims malpractice
FMA, once one of the domain industry’s most revered domain investors, sues its former attorneys. For years, Future Media Architects was known in the domain name industry for owning a portfolio of high-quality domain names—and for never se...
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Future Media Architects sues Akin Gump, claims malpractice
FMA, once one of the domain industry’s most revered domain investors, sues its former attorneys. For years, Future Media Architects was known in the domain name industry for owning a portfolio of high-quality domain names—and for never se...
Discussion
December 20, 2019, 4:49 am
Domain Name Wire
Is .icu actively used in corporate China?
Kassey Lee examines .icu in China, where most of its registrations are. According to Namestat.org, the .icu extension is the best-selling new gTLD (I prefer calling it niche extension) with more than 4.2 million registrations in total and 3.7 million...
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Is .icu actively used in corporate China?
Kassey Lee examines .icu in China, where most of its registrations are. According to Namestat.org, the .icu extension is the best-selling new gTLD (I prefer calling it niche extension) with more than 4.2 million registrations in total and 3.7 million...
Discussion
December 19, 2019, 6:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domains Cisco and others bought at Uniregistry
Cisco bought a new domain for a product launch, plus other domain purchases. Uniregistry release its top 20 sales for the last two weeks combined, and it had some nice domains. The most notable buyer is Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), but it wasn’t the m...
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What domains Cisco and others bought at Uniregistry
Cisco bought a new domain for a product launch, plus other domain purchases. Uniregistry release its top 20 sales for the last two weeks combined, and it had some nice domains. The most notable buyer is Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), but it wasn’t the m...
Discussion
December 19, 2019, 2:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
RDNH: A domain has to be registered in bad faith
A WIPO panelist finds reverse domain name hijacking because the domain was only used in bad faith, not registered in bad faith. World Intellectual Property Organization panelist Tony Willoughby just wrote a decision that reflects a key requirement of...
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RDNH: A domain has to be registered in bad faith
A WIPO panelist finds reverse domain name hijacking because the domain was only used in bad faith, not registered in bad faith. World Intellectual Property Organization panelist Tony Willoughby just wrote a decision that reflects a key requirement of...
Discussion
December 18, 2019, 6:39 pm
