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Breaking: Private Equity company acquires .Org registry
I thought this might happen. And now it has. Fresh off ICANN’s blunder letting Public Interest Registry set whatever price it wants for .org domain names, Internet Society has sold the .org registry to private equity company Ethos Capital. Game...
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Breaking: Private Equity company acquires .Org registry
I thought this might happen. And now it has. Fresh off ICANN’s blunder letting Public Interest Registry set whatever price it wants for .org domain names, Internet Society has sold the .org registry to private equity company Ethos Capital. Game...
Discussion
November 13, 2019, 5:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why this weird domain sold for so much money
It might not make sense to Westerners, but it does to people in China. Have you wondered why some mixed letter and number domains can sell for 4 or even 5 figures? Sometimes a little bit of research can reveal the possible reason. 520HB(.)com is a go...
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Why this weird domain sold for so much money
It might not make sense to Westerners, but it does to people in China. Have you wondered why some mixed letter and number domains can sell for 4 or even 5 figures? Sometimes a little bit of research can reveal the possible reason. 520HB(.)com is a go...
Discussion
November 13, 2019, 2:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
21 end user domain name sales at Uniregistry
These companies invested in a new domain name for their business. I just reviewed the top 20 weekly sales at Uniregistry for this week and last, and discovered at least 21 sales that appear to be to end users. There are others that are likely end use...
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21 end user domain name sales at Uniregistry
These companies invested in a new domain name for their business. I just reviewed the top 20 weekly sales at Uniregistry for this week and last, and discovered at least 21 sales that appear to be to end users. There are others that are likely end use...
Discussion
November 12, 2019, 6:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
I’d bid more if…
Both GoDaddy Auctions and NameJet could make small changes that drive more bidding. I’ve acquired roughly 200 expired domain names this year. Most of these have been on the lower end, pricewise. I’d bid more on auctions, especially the hi...
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I’d bid more if…
Both GoDaddy Auctions and NameJet could make small changes that drive more bidding. I’ve acquired roughly 200 expired domain names this year. Most of these have been on the lower end, pricewise. I’d bid more on auctions, especially the hi...
Discussion
November 12, 2019, 5:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Com Winners & Losers: Dynadot surges
Dynadot returned to the top 10; Chinese registrar Chengdu West plummets. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers July 2019. There was a shakeup in t...
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.Com Winners & Losers: Dynadot surges
Dynadot returned to the top 10; Chinese registrar Chengdu West plummets. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers July 2019. There was a shakeup in t...
Discussion
November 12, 2019, 2:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
What to expect at NamesCon 2020 – DNW Podcast #261
Soeren von Varchmin talks about the domain investing community’s big conference in January. I spent last week in Montreal at the ICANN meeting. While there, I sat down with NamesCon CEO Soeren von Varchmin to talk about January’s conferen...
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What to expect at NamesCon 2020 – DNW Podcast #261
Soeren von Varchmin talks about the domain investing community’s big conference in January. I spent last week in Montreal at the ICANN meeting. While there, I sat down with NamesCon CEO Soeren von Varchmin to talk about January’s conferen...
Discussion
November 11, 2019, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
NHL.com isn’t the only three letter domain the hockey league owns
It owns a three-letter .com for its French audience, too. Last week in Montreal, I went to the Canadiens vs. Bruins game with other people attending the ICANN meeting. Something caught my eye during the second period (see picture). While most people ...
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NHL.com isn’t the only three letter domain the hockey league owns
It owns a three-letter .com for its French audience, too. Last week in Montreal, I went to the Canadiens vs. Bruins game with other people attending the ICANN meeting. Something caught my eye during the second period (see picture). While most people ...
Discussion
November 11, 2019, 2:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
How to go to NamesCon for cheap
Here are ways to save money on your trip to Austin. NamesCon is not an expensive conference to attend. However, two things give people pause before booking their travel. First, NamesCon set the bar so low on prices in the past by going to The Tropica...
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How to go to NamesCon for cheap
Here are ways to save money on your trip to Austin. NamesCon is not an expensive conference to attend. However, two things give people pause before booking their travel. First, NamesCon set the bar so low on prices in the past by going to The Tropica...
Discussion
November 9, 2019, 4:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
HBO wins TrueDetective.com domain name in cybersquatting fight
HBO gets domain name for popular series. It didn’t take gritty police work to solve a case over the domain name TrueDetective.com. HBO has won a cybersquatting dispute over the domain name for its popular True Detective show. The company filed ...
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HBO wins TrueDetective.com domain name in cybersquatting fight
HBO gets domain name for popular series. It didn’t take gritty police work to solve a case over the domain name TrueDetective.com. HBO has won a cybersquatting dispute over the domain name for its popular True Detective show. The company filed ...
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November 8, 2019, 4:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Company tries to hijack SixthStreet.com domain name
Finance company filed reverse domain name hijacking case to get SixthStreet.com. When I first saw that the domain name SixthStreet.com was in a cybersquatting dispute, I wondered if it was a couple of bar owners on the famed Sixth Street in Austin th...
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Company tries to hijack SixthStreet.com domain name
Finance company filed reverse domain name hijacking case to get SixthStreet.com. When I first saw that the domain name SixthStreet.com was in a cybersquatting dispute, I wondered if it was a couple of bar owners on the famed Sixth Street in Austin th...
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November 8, 2019, 4:09 pm
