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Book Review: Domain Name Arbitration by Gerald Levine
[Editor’s note: In this post, Chris LaHatte reviews Gerald Levine’s book Domain Name Arbitration, A Practical Guide to Asserting And Defending Claims of Cybersquatting Under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy. Although LaHa...
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Book Review: Domain Name Arbitration by Gerald Levine
[Editor’s note: In this post, Chris LaHatte reviews Gerald Levine’s book Domain Name Arbitration, A Practical Guide to Asserting And Defending Claims of Cybersquatting Under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy. Although LaHa...
Discussion
June 8, 2016, 2:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
Hanes spends about $30,000 to buy T-Shirts.store
Company registers domain on first day of EAP. Radix started the Early Access period for .store today. When I wrote about it yesterday, I noted Radix’s steep day one prices of about $30,000 retail. I wrote: “While that number might seem cr...
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Hanes spends about $30,000 to buy T-Shirts.store
Company registers domain on first day of EAP. Radix started the Early Access period for .store today. When I wrote about it yesterday, I noted Radix’s steep day one prices of about $30,000 retail. I wrote: “While that number might seem cr...
Discussion
June 7, 2016, 5:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Complainants should hire domain name attorneys, too
Two cases show why you need competent counsel to file a UDRP. A good number of domain names are lost via UDRP when the domain name owner fails to put up an adequate defense. The domain name owner fails to hire a qualified domain name attorney who und...
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Complainants should hire domain name attorneys, too
Two cases show why you need competent counsel to file a UDRP. A good number of domain names are lost via UDRP when the domain name owner fails to put up an adequate defense. The domain name owner fails to hire a qualified domain name attorney who und...
Discussion
June 7, 2016, 1:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
.VIP domain hits $5.5 million and 400,000 registrations
New domain continues to grow in China. .VIP is proving to be a winner for MMX (Minds + Machines). The company announced today that it already has $5.5 million in sales (wholesale) of .VIP domains after three weeks on the market. It paid $3.0 million ...
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.VIP domain hits $5.5 million and 400,000 registrations
New domain continues to grow in China. .VIP is proving to be a winner for MMX (Minds + Machines). The company announced today that it already has $5.5 million in sales (wholesale) of .VIP domains after three weeks on the market. It paid $3.0 million ...
Discussion
June 7, 2016, 12:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
This week’s new TLDs: .Group, .Salon and .Store EAP
New domain names are headed for release this week. There are a handful of new top level domain name opportunities this week. The .Store early access period starts on Tuesday when you can get .store domains for a hefty price of about $30,000. While th...
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This week’s new TLDs: .Group, .Salon and .Store EAP
New domain names are headed for release this week. There are a handful of new top level domain name opportunities this week. The .Store early access period starts on Tuesday when you can get .store domains for a hefty price of about $30,000. While th...
Discussion
June 6, 2016, 5:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Selling a 6 figure domain name – Kate Buckley – DNW Podcast #87
How to sell a really valuable domain name like Rate.com. Kate Buckley just brokered the sale of Rate.com to GuaranteedRate.com for $725,000. In this episode of the Domain Name Wire Podcast, she explains her process for selling Rate.com, which should ...
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Selling a 6 figure domain name – Kate Buckley – DNW Podcast #87
How to sell a really valuable domain name like Rate.com. Kate Buckley just brokered the sale of Rate.com to GuaranteedRate.com for $725,000. In this episode of the Domain Name Wire Podcast, she explains her process for selling Rate.com, which should ...
Discussion
June 6, 2016, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Viacom registrars hilarious Key & Peele domains
Viacom registers domain names related to popular skit. Viacom (owner of Comedy Central) has registered a bunch of domain names related to one of the most popular Key & Peele skits of all time: I Said B*tch. The skit has over 27 million views on Y...
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Viacom registrars hilarious Key & Peele domains
Viacom registers domain names related to popular skit. Viacom (owner of Comedy Central) has registered a bunch of domain names related to one of the most popular Key & Peele skits of all time: I Said B*tch. The skit has over 27 million views on Y...
Discussion
June 6, 2016, 1:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Uniregistry: 1.5 million domains in one day
A whole lot of domains, but probably not much revenue. How successful was .xyz’s promotion at Uniregistry? Judging by volume, quite successful. Uniregistry put out a press release today saying that 1.5 million domain names were registered at th...
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Uniregistry: 1.5 million domains in one day
A whole lot of domains, but probably not much revenue. How successful was .xyz’s promotion at Uniregistry? Judging by volume, quite successful. Uniregistry put out a press release today saying that 1.5 million domain names were registered at th...
Discussion
June 3, 2016, 4:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
May’s top domain name stories and podcasts
New TLD terminations and more interesting news from last month I enjoyed seeing a lot of familiar faces last month at DNSeattle and WHD.usa. Let’s recap what went on at Domain Name Wire last month. First, here are five podcasts you’ll wan...
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May’s top domain name stories and podcasts
New TLD terminations and more interesting news from last month I enjoyed seeing a lot of familiar faces last month at DNSeattle and WHD.usa. Let’s recap what went on at Domain Name Wire last month. First, here are five podcasts you’ll wan...
Discussion
June 3, 2016, 3:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Take a look inside GoDaddy’s Tempe Office
Last week I was in Phoenix for WHD.usa. On Friday, I stopped by two of GoDaddy’s offices in the area. First, I stopped at the original HQ up in Scottsdale and chatted with CEO Blake Irving. Then I traveled to the Tempe office. It’s a grea...
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Take a look inside GoDaddy’s Tempe Office
Last week I was in Phoenix for WHD.usa. On Friday, I stopped by two of GoDaddy’s offices in the area. First, I stopped at the original HQ up in Scottsdale and chatted with CEO Blake Irving. Then I traveled to the Tempe office. It’s a grea...
Discussion
June 3, 2016, 2:15 pm
