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Google no longer bolding keywords in domain names
Another blow to domain names in search. Domain names and URLs that contain terms people search for on Google have long been thought to have some sort of advantage. For a while, Google seemed to give preference to “exact match domains”. Th...
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Google no longer bolding keywords in domain names
Another blow to domain names in search. Domain names and URLs that contain terms people search for on Google have long been thought to have some sort of advantage. For a while, Google seemed to give preference to “exact match domains”. Th...
Discussion
June 30, 2017, 2:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
Should businesses use a brandable name or a descriptive one?
The debate continues and both sides have good points. For as long as I’ve been in the domain investor community there’s been a debate about what the best type of domain name is for a new company. Is it a category-defining domain name such...
Discussion
Should businesses use a brandable name or a descriptive one?
The debate continues and both sides have good points. For as long as I’ve been in the domain investor community there’s been a debate about what the best type of domain name is for a new company. Is it a category-defining domain name such...
Discussion
June 30, 2017, 1:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Host Europe Group registrars’ expired domains now hitting GoDaddy Auctions
Host Europe Group acquisition means more expired domains on GoDaddy Auctions. Expired domains from four Host Europe Group registrars are now heading to GoDaddy Auctions following GoDaddy’s acquisition of the European hosting conglomerate earlie...
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Host Europe Group registrars’ expired domains now hitting GoDaddy Auctions
Host Europe Group acquisition means more expired domains on GoDaddy Auctions. Expired domains from four Host Europe Group registrars are now heading to GoDaddy Auctions following GoDaddy’s acquisition of the European hosting conglomerate earlie...
Discussion
June 29, 2017, 7:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
How real estate agents use domain names in 2017
Agents are embracing unique domains for each high-end home they sell. Two years ago I leafed through an upscale Austin home magazine called Refine to understand how real estate agents use domain names to market premium properties. This weekend I rece...
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How real estate agents use domain names in 2017
Agents are embracing unique domains for each high-end home they sell. Two years ago I leafed through an upscale Austin home magazine called Refine to understand how real estate agents use domain names to market premium properties. This weekend I rece...
Discussion
June 29, 2017, 5:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Build registry files patent app for dynamic premium pricing
An idea for new top level domains might have relevance for popular TLDs. With the introduction of new top level domain names a few years ago came an explosion in the number of TLDs offering some of their domain names at premium prices. I recall speak...
Discussion
.Build registry files patent app for dynamic premium pricing
An idea for new top level domains might have relevance for popular TLDs. With the introduction of new top level domain names a few years ago came an explosion in the number of TLDs offering some of their domain names at premium prices. I recall speak...
Discussion
June 29, 2017, 4:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
What does Brexit mean for .EU domain holders in the UK?
It’s not determined yet, but it could be bad. A DNW podcast listener emailed a question to me this week that I hadn’t considered before: Will UK residents still be able to register and own .EU domain names after Brexit is complete? Great ...
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What does Brexit mean for .EU domain holders in the UK?
It’s not determined yet, but it could be bad. A DNW podcast listener emailed a question to me this week that I hadn’t considered before: Will UK residents still be able to register and own .EU domain names after Brexit is complete? Great ...
Discussion
June 29, 2017, 2:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
CBNT.com UDRP decision is bad, but domain owner should take some of the blame
Bank wins domain name that showed ads for banks. A single-member World Intellectual Property Organization panel has ordered the domain name CBNT.com be transferred to California Bank & Trust in a cybersquatting dispute. I disagree with the decisi...
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CBNT.com UDRP decision is bad, but domain owner should take some of the blame
Bank wins domain name that showed ads for banks. A single-member World Intellectual Property Organization panel has ordered the domain name CBNT.com be transferred to California Bank & Trust in a cybersquatting dispute. I disagree with the decisi...
Discussion
June 29, 2017, 2:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
22 end user domain name sales from the past week
A big week of end user domain name sales. Sedo had a very solid week of end user domain name sales. I spotted 22, and there are no doubt more that are still in escrow or have Whois privacy. As always, a lot of the purchases were made by companies tha...
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22 end user domain name sales from the past week
A big week of end user domain name sales. Sedo had a very solid week of end user domain name sales. I spotted 22, and there are no doubt more that are still in escrow or have Whois privacy. As always, a lot of the purchases were made by companies tha...
Discussion
June 28, 2017, 3:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Kobe and Montreal added to ICANN calendar
Dust off your Japanese and French. ICANN has selected the location for two of its meetings taking place in 2019. ICANN 64 will take place in Kobe, Japan in March 2019 and ICANN 66 will be in Montreal in November 2019. The non-profit has not announced...
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Kobe and Montreal added to ICANN calendar
Dust off your Japanese and French. ICANN has selected the location for two of its meetings taking place in 2019. ICANN 64 will take place in Kobe, Japan in March 2019 and ICANN 66 will be in Montreal in November 2019. The non-profit has not announced...
Discussion
June 28, 2017, 2:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Alo Yogo is a reverse domain name hijacker
Maker of yoga apparel filed baseless cybersquatting dispute in effort to snag domain ALO.com. Yoga apparel company Alo Yoga (Color Image Apparel, Inc.) has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name ALO.com. The company, ...
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Alo Yogo is a reverse domain name hijacker
Maker of yoga apparel filed baseless cybersquatting dispute in effort to snag domain ALO.com. Yoga apparel company Alo Yoga (Color Image Apparel, Inc.) has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name ALO.com. The company, ...
Discussion
June 27, 2017, 3:41 pm
