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Domain Name Association taps outsider as new Executive Director
Arbeit most recently led marketing efforts for engineering trade group. The Domain Name Association (DNA) has named Roy Arbeit its new executive director. Notably, Arbeit has experience working for trade organizations but does not have a background i...
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Domain Name Association taps outsider as new Executive Director
Arbeit most recently led marketing efforts for engineering trade group. The Domain Name Association (DNA) has named Roy Arbeit its new executive director. Notably, Arbeit has experience working for trade organizations but does not have a background i...
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March 8, 2016, 3:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domain names to buy this week
A selection of domain names you might want to buy this week. Last week was so packed with news that I didn’t get a chance to do my “what domains to buy” report. It’s back this week, with a variety of domain names from SnapName...
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What domain names to buy this week
A selection of domain names you might want to buy this week. Last week was so packed with news that I didn’t get a chance to do my “what domains to buy” report. It’s back this week, with a variety of domain names from SnapName...
Discussion
March 7, 2016, 7:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Cyber security company tries to steal domain name through UDRP
Oh, the irony. A cybersecurity firm has been busted for trying to nab a domain name through a baseless cybersquatting claim. Israeli company Cyberbit Ltd, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems Limited, has been found to have attempted reverse domain name hij...
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Cyber security company tries to steal domain name through UDRP
Oh, the irony. A cybersecurity firm has been busted for trying to nab a domain name through a baseless cybersquatting claim. Israeli company Cyberbit Ltd, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems Limited, has been found to have attempted reverse domain name hij...
Discussion
March 7, 2016, 5:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Frank Schilling: State of New TLDs – DNW Podcast #74
Is the new TLD business coming to a head? New top level domain names have been out for a couple years, and recently pressure has been mounting on the companies that sell them. Frank Schilling, who owns a portfolio of top level domain names and a regi...
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Frank Schilling: State of New TLDs – DNW Podcast #74
Is the new TLD business coming to a head? New top level domain names have been out for a couple years, and recently pressure has been mounting on the companies that sell them. Frank Schilling, who owns a portfolio of top level domain names and a regi...
Discussion
March 7, 2016, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
5 Tips for your Visit to Austin for SXSW
What to expect, what to do and how to get around town. SXSW 2016 kicks off in Austin this Friday. Please drop me a line if you’ll be in Austin. Here are some tips for your visit: 1. Be patient, especially on Friday. Friday, March 11 is going to...
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5 Tips for your Visit to Austin for SXSW
What to expect, what to do and how to get around town. SXSW 2016 kicks off in Austin this Friday. Please drop me a line if you’ll be in Austin. Here are some tips for your visit: 1. Be patient, especially on Friday. Friday, March 11 is going to...
Discussion
March 7, 2016, 3:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
19 End User Domain Name Sales
Domains for a new app, an illustrator and a celebrity service traded hands last week. Sedo handled 698 transactions last week for a total of $1.2 million in domain name transactions. There were some good end user sales for the week, including the &eu...
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19 End User Domain Name Sales
Domains for a new app, an illustrator and a celebrity service traded hands last week. Sedo handled 698 transactions last week for a total of $1.2 million in domain name transactions. There were some good end user sales for the week, including the &eu...
Discussion
March 4, 2016, 3:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
February’s Top 5 Domain Name Wire Stories
A look back at February in the domain name business. February had an extra day thanks to “leap day”, and that was a good thing…there was so much domain name news to cram into a short month! From Tesla to Ted Cruz to great podcasts,...
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February’s Top 5 Domain Name Wire Stories
A look back at February in the domain name business. February had an extra day thanks to “leap day”, and that was a good thing…there was so much domain name news to cram into a short month! From Tesla to Ted Cruz to great podcasts,...
Discussion
March 3, 2016, 7:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Expired Domain Reports: Pregnancy domain names and more
Pregnancy-related domains among past week’s expired domain inventory. This week, we answer the age-old conundrum, “Which came first – the chicken or the egg?” Sort of. No hens made the charts, and eggs did’t co...
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Expired Domain Reports: Pregnancy domain names and more
Pregnancy-related domains among past week’s expired domain inventory. This week, we answer the age-old conundrum, “Which came first – the chicken or the egg?” Sort of. No hens made the charts, and eggs did’t co...
Discussion
March 3, 2016, 4:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Amazon loads up on Echo Dot domains
Company makes defensive registrations for new products. Amazon.com announced its new Echo Dot today, a smaller and stripped down version of its Amazon Echo. Of all of the smart home devices we have in our house (and we have a LOT), the Echo is by far...
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Amazon loads up on Echo Dot domains
Company makes defensive registrations for new products. Amazon.com announced its new Echo Dot today, a smaller and stripped down version of its Amazon Echo. Of all of the smart home devices we have in our house (and we have a LOT), the Echo is by far...
Discussion
March 3, 2016, 2:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy’s annual report re-confirms $35.5 million price for Berkens’ portfolio
Company paid about $500 per domain to acquire Michael Berkens’ domain name portfolio. GoDaddy filed its annual report with the SEC today, and it confirms (or re-confirms) that the company paid $35.5 million to acquire Michael Berkens’ dom...
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GoDaddy’s annual report re-confirms $35.5 million price for Berkens’ portfolio
Company paid about $500 per domain to acquire Michael Berkens’ domain name portfolio. GoDaddy filed its annual report with the SEC today, and it confirms (or re-confirms) that the company paid $35.5 million to acquire Michael Berkens’ dom...
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March 3, 2016, 1:05 pm
