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The Beijing company that is building a “Great Wall of Domain Names” in China.
VP of China’s oldest and largest online domain investor community weighs in on price trends, possible effect of regulation on the market, and tips for western domainers. We have another video about the Chinese domain name market courtesy of Cho...
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The Beijing company that is building a “Great Wall of Domain Names” in China.
VP of China’s oldest and largest online domain investor community weighs in on price trends, possible effect of regulation on the market, and tips for western domainers. We have another video about the Chinese domain name market courtesy of Cho...
Discussion
April 25, 2016, 2:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Survey says: new TLDs are no longer a big deal for brand enforcers
The calm after the storm for trademark owners. World Trademark Review published select data from its annual Global Trademark Benchmarking Survey today. When it comes to new top level domain names, 61% of respondents said their domain enforcement stra...
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Survey says: new TLDs are no longer a big deal for brand enforcers
The calm after the storm for trademark owners. World Trademark Review published select data from its annual Global Trademark Benchmarking Survey today. When it comes to new top level domain names, 61% of respondents said their domain enforcement stra...
Discussion
April 25, 2016, 1:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Interesting data comparing .coms to premium new TLDs
Which premium domain names are price competitively? Prices that registries set for premium domains in new TLDs sometimes border on the absurd. I’ve come across domains in the form of Word1Word2.com that are available for hand registration and t...
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Interesting data comparing .coms to premium new TLDs
Which premium domain names are price competitively? Prices that registries set for premium domains in new TLDs sometimes border on the absurd. I’ve come across domains in the form of Word1Word2.com that are available for hand registration and t...
Discussion
April 22, 2016, 6:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
Entrepreneur Media sues yet another entrepreneur
Company upset with the owner of EntrepreneurIntelligence.com. Entrepreneur Media, the company behind the popular print magazine and Entrepreneur.com, has sued yet another entrepreneur for alleged trademark infringement. The target is Karla Sandoval, ...
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Entrepreneur Media sues yet another entrepreneur
Company upset with the owner of EntrepreneurIntelligence.com. Entrepreneur Media, the company behind the popular print magazine and Entrepreneur.com, has sued yet another entrepreneur for alleged trademark infringement. The target is Karla Sandoval, ...
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April 22, 2016, 2:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
Two domain name conferences in China this summer
Events in Hangzhou and Wuzhen in June and July. There will be at least two domain name conferences in China this summer. First up is the 2016 Global Domains Industry Summit, co-organized by Verisign, Bizcn.com and 22.cn, and managed by Jinyuming. Thi...
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Two domain name conferences in China this summer
Events in Hangzhou and Wuzhen in June and July. There will be at least two domain name conferences in China this summer. First up is the 2016 Global Domains Industry Summit, co-organized by Verisign, Bizcn.com and 22.cn, and managed by Jinyuming. Thi...
Discussion
April 22, 2016, 1:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain name sales, including several new TLDs
Even an IDN new TLD makes this week’s end user sales list. Sedo sold $1 million worth of domain names last week, including some notable new TLDs. One of these new TLD sales was even an IDN.IDN — a very rare sale to cross the charts. Nikon...
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End user domain name sales, including several new TLDs
Even an IDN new TLD makes this week’s end user sales list. Sedo sold $1 million worth of domain names last week, including some notable new TLDs. One of these new TLD sales was even an IDN.IDN — a very rare sale to cross the charts. Nikon...
Discussion
April 21, 2016, 2:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy updates investor app, domain search and hijack protection
Domain registrar releases more languages and currencies for app, search upgrades for Asia and domain theft protection. GoDaddy announced a bunch of updates yesterday, several of which I think will be interesting to domain name investors. Mike McLaugh...
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GoDaddy updates investor app, domain search and hijack protection
Domain registrar releases more languages and currencies for app, search upgrades for Asia and domain theft protection. GoDaddy announced a bunch of updates yesterday, several of which I think will be interesting to domain name investors. Mike McLaugh...
Discussion
April 21, 2016, 1:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
What China giveth, China can taketh away
Marketplaces cashed in on the Chinese gold rush, but the gravy train has slowed considerably. Domain name marketplaces were buoyed last year by the market for short domain names. Marketplaces were winners during the frenzied run-up in prices, playing...
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What China giveth, China can taketh away
Marketplaces cashed in on the Chinese gold rush, but the gravy train has slowed considerably. Domain name marketplaces were buoyed last year by the market for short domain names. Marketplaces were winners during the frenzied run-up in prices, playing...
Discussion
April 20, 2016, 4:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy can commiserate with Whole Foods cake backlash
Just like Whole Foods, GoDaddy had to defend itself against an incident that never happened. Whole Foods found itself on the defensive this week after a gay pastor claimed a company employee wrote a gay epithet on the cake he ordered in Austin. He cl...
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GoDaddy can commiserate with Whole Foods cake backlash
Just like Whole Foods, GoDaddy had to defend itself against an incident that never happened. Whole Foods found itself on the defensive this week after a gay pastor claimed a company employee wrote a gay epithet on the cake he ordered in Austin. He cl...
Discussion
April 20, 2016, 2:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
Booking.com goes to court to try to get trademarks
Booking.generic. Travel site Booking.com has run into a wall trying to get trademarks related to its namesake, and it’s going to court to overturn U.S. Patent and Trademark office decisions. The USPTO argues that Booking.com is merely descripti...
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Booking.com goes to court to try to get trademarks
Booking.generic. Travel site Booking.com has run into a wall trying to get trademarks related to its namesake, and it’s going to court to overturn U.S. Patent and Trademark office decisions. The USPTO argues that Booking.com is merely descripti...
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April 20, 2016, 12:34 pm
