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Domain name investor wins domain on NameJet, then wins UDRP
DiamondTrust.com was hit with a UDRP just after selling on NameJet. A domain name investor has successfully defended the domain name DiamondTrust.com in a UDRP filed just after he won the domain name on NameJet. James Kim of SouthKorea.com won an auc...
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Domain name investor wins domain on NameJet, then wins UDRP
DiamondTrust.com was hit with a UDRP just after selling on NameJet. A domain name investor has successfully defended the domain name DiamondTrust.com in a UDRP filed just after he won the domain name on NameJet. James Kim of SouthKorea.com won an auc...
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February 2, 2016, 4:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
Bazaarvoice founder launching new company on .World domain name
Startup chooses data.world domain name. Austin entrepreneur Brett Hurt, who founded Bazaarvoice and later took it public, is launching a new startup on a new top level domain name. Hurt announced that he has joined up with a number of former Bazaarvo...
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Bazaarvoice founder launching new company on .World domain name
Startup chooses data.world domain name. Austin entrepreneur Brett Hurt, who founded Bazaarvoice and later took it public, is launching a new startup on a new top level domain name. Hurt announced that he has joined up with a number of former Bazaarvo...
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February 2, 2016, 2:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
Minds + Machines Reports Q4 data
Billings surge in Q4. New top level domain name company Minds + Machines has released some of its Q4 and full year 2015 results ahead of the publication of full results in April. The company generated $4.18 million in billings for domain name registr...
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Minds + Machines Reports Q4 data
Billings surge in Q4. New top level domain name company Minds + Machines has released some of its Q4 and full year 2015 results ahead of the publication of full results in April. The company generated $4.18 million in billings for domain name registr...
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February 2, 2016, 2:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Which Self-Driving Car Domains will Win?
Is there gold in self-driving car domain names? I’m optimistic about the future and the innovations it will bring. Last week I published a post on UpMoney about trends and technologies that are changing our world. One of these technologies is s...
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Which Self-Driving Car Domains will Win?
Is there gold in self-driving car domain names? I’m optimistic about the future and the innovations it will bring. Last week I published a post on UpMoney about trends and technologies that are changing our world. One of these technologies is s...
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February 1, 2016, 6:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
Buying “Distressed” Domain Names – DNW Podcast #69
How to buy a domain from a company that hit hard times. Companies own a lot of great domain names, but prying them from their hands can be difficult. When companies go through bankruptcy or reorganization, however, there’s a buying opportunity ...
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Buying “Distressed” Domain Names – DNW Podcast #69
How to buy a domain from a company that hit hard times. Companies own a lot of great domain names, but prying them from their hands can be difficult. When companies go through bankruptcy or reorganization, however, there’s a buying opportunity ...
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February 1, 2016, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Parking page ads lead to a UDRP loss
What ads show up on a parked page make a big difference. Anyone can own the domain name MyEnterprise.com. Enterprise is a dictionary word, often referring to businesses and large organizations. But the owner of MyEnterprise.com just lost the domain n...
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Parking page ads lead to a UDRP loss
What ads show up on a parked page make a big difference. Anyone can own the domain name MyEnterprise.com. Enterprise is a dictionary word, often referring to businesses and large organizations. But the owner of MyEnterprise.com just lost the domain n...
Discussion
February 1, 2016, 3:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
Expired Domain Report: NNN.net sells for $7.2k
A look back at the past week in expired domain name sales. SnapNames turned in the top expiry result this week: 489.net ($7.2k). Such 3-digit .NETs are fairly rare in these charts, since only 1000 exist and those few rarely expire...
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Expired Domain Report: NNN.net sells for $7.2k
A look back at the past week in expired domain name sales. SnapNames turned in the top expiry result this week: 489.net ($7.2k). Such 3-digit .NETs are fairly rare in these charts, since only 1000 exist and those few rarely expire...
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January 29, 2016, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Another Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision, but I’m not so sure
Was reverse domain name hijacking really justified in this case? I usually gripe about UDRP panels finding in favor of the respondent but not going the extra step of finding the complainant guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. This morning I read...
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Another Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision, but I’m not so sure
Was reverse domain name hijacking really justified in this case? I usually gripe about UDRP panels finding in favor of the respondent but not going the extra step of finding the complainant guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. This morning I read...
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January 29, 2016, 3:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Hopscotch.com saved in UDRP, but no RDNH
PR firm filed UDRP after failing to buy domain name. A three-member World Intellectual Property Organization panel has denied a UDRP for the domain name Hopscotch.com. It did not find the complainant to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking f...
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Hopscotch.com saved in UDRP, but no RDNH
PR firm filed UDRP after failing to buy domain name. A three-member World Intellectual Property Organization panel has denied a UDRP for the domain name Hopscotch.com. It did not find the complainant to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking f...
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January 28, 2016, 5:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Can you make sense of $41.5 million for .Shop?
GMO Registry’s outlay for .shop is difficult to rationalize. I’m still trying to wrap my head around GMO Registry paying $41.5 million for the .shop top level domain name. .Shop is a monster TLD, but it’s hard to justify this upfron...
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Can you make sense of $41.5 million for .Shop?
GMO Registry’s outlay for .shop is difficult to rationalize. I’m still trying to wrap my head around GMO Registry paying $41.5 million for the .shop top level domain name. .Shop is a monster TLD, but it’s hard to justify this upfron...
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January 28, 2016, 3:03 pm
