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Sevan Derderian to lead new Above.com domain brokerage
New service will be integrated with Above’s domain management system. Above.com, a domain monetization and sales platform for domain name investors, announced today that it’s getting into the domain brokerage business. The new service wil...
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Sevan Derderian to lead new Above.com domain brokerage
New service will be integrated with Above’s domain management system. Above.com, a domain monetization and sales platform for domain name investors, announced today that it’s getting into the domain brokerage business. The new service wil...
Discussion
April 27, 2017, 8:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Art will have 3.5 million premium domain names
Good luck finding a new .art domain at “regular” registration prices. This headline is not a typo. The .art domain name, which will enter general availability on May 10, will have a staggering 3.5 million domain names that will be availab...
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.Art will have 3.5 million premium domain names
Good luck finding a new .art domain at “regular” registration prices. This headline is not a typo. The .art domain name, which will enter general availability on May 10, will have a staggering 3.5 million domain names that will be availab...
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April 27, 2017, 8:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
Local Popularity & Global Influence: Nations and nTLDs
Joseph Peterson continues his look at new top level domain names and their popularity across the world. No beating around the bush. Let’s start with an example. .BERLIN is 1290 times more popular inside Germany than outside. And Germany is...
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Local Popularity & Global Influence: Nations and nTLDs
Joseph Peterson continues his look at new top level domain names and their popularity across the world. No beating around the bush. Let’s start with an example. .BERLIN is 1290 times more popular inside Germany than outside. And Germany is...
Discussion
April 27, 2017, 5:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
I can’t believe it’s not RDNH
It’s difficult to understand how this case isn’t reverse domain name hijacking. Perhaps it’s time I start a recurring column on Domain Name Wire called “I can’t believe it’s not RDNH!” There are quite a few U...
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I can’t believe it’s not RDNH
It’s difficult to understand how this case isn’t reverse domain name hijacking. Perhaps it’s time I start a recurring column on Domain Name Wire called “I can’t believe it’s not RDNH!” There are quite a few U...
Discussion
April 27, 2017, 2:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
WHX.com leads Sedo Great Domains auction that ends today
Three letter domain name is top bid-getter so far. Sedo’s monthly Great Domains auction ends today at noon EDT. As of 9 am EDT this morning, the auction is led by the three-letter domain name WHX.com. It has met its reserve and it currently $24...
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WHX.com leads Sedo Great Domains auction that ends today
Three letter domain name is top bid-getter so far. Sedo’s monthly Great Domains auction ends today at noon EDT. As of 9 am EDT this morning, the auction is led by the three-letter domain name WHX.com. It has met its reserve and it currently $24...
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April 27, 2017, 1:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Gleissner’s UDRP filings just an R&D project?
Well, that would be an abuse of UDRP. World Trademark Review talked with an unnamed source “related to one of [Michael Gleissner’s] businesses” about what the heck he’s up to with his trademark filings, UDRPs and more. The ano...
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Gleissner’s UDRP filings just an R&D project?
Well, that would be an abuse of UDRP. World Trademark Review talked with an unnamed source “related to one of [Michael Gleissner’s] businesses” about what the heck he’s up to with his trademark filings, UDRPs and more. The ano...
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April 26, 2017, 3:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
16 domain names recently purchased by end users
End users buy domain names matching their existing second level domain under other top level domains. This week’s list of end user domain name sales that transacted through Sedo includes two companies that bought the .com to match their .co, a ...
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16 domain names recently purchased by end users
End users buy domain names matching their existing second level domain under other top level domains. This week’s list of end user domain name sales that transacted through Sedo includes two companies that bought the .com to match their .co, a ...
Discussion
April 26, 2017, 2:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Phishing Scam Targets USAA
Last Saturday, I received a phishing email targeting members of USAA, which is a bank extensively used by active-duty military members, veterans, and their family members. See for yourself: Subject: Important Message From: USAA <onlineservices@uss...
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Phishing Scam Targets USAA
Last Saturday, I received a phishing email targeting members of USAA, which is a bank extensively used by active-duty military members, veterans, and their family members. See for yourself: Subject: Important Message From: USAA <onlineservices@uss...
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April 26, 2017, 1:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
MMX annual shareholder letter gives a great overview of new TLD business
Deep insight into the past and present of the new TLD business. Minds + Machines Group Limited, aka MMX, released its final results for 2016 today. I found the shareholder letter particularly interesting. MMX’s current management is not the gro...
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MMX annual shareholder letter gives a great overview of new TLD business
Deep insight into the past and present of the new TLD business. Minds + Machines Group Limited, aka MMX, released its final results for 2016 today. I found the shareholder letter particularly interesting. MMX’s current management is not the gro...
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April 25, 2017, 6:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Study shows that new TLDs can rank like other TLDs, but not much else
Study provides little more than anecdotal evidence. You’re going to see some headlines today about an SEO study commissioned by The Domain Name Association (DNA). Some of these headlines might suggest that new top level domain names get some so...
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Study shows that new TLDs can rank like other TLDs, but not much else
Study provides little more than anecdotal evidence. You’re going to see some headlines today about an SEO study commissioned by The Domain Name Association (DNA). Some of these headlines might suggest that new top level domain names get some so...
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April 25, 2017, 1:52 pm
