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Are you sending 1099 Tax Forms? Here’s how to make it easy.
Online services make it easier to remain compliant with 1099s. If you’re a U.S. domainer that pays freelancers, contractors or a law firm, then you’re likely required to send out 1099s each year. Fortunately, there’s an easy and che...
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Are you sending 1099 Tax Forms? Here’s how to make it easy.
Online services make it easier to remain compliant with 1099s. If you’re a U.S. domainer that pays freelancers, contractors or a law firm, then you’re likely required to send out 1099s each year. Fortunately, there’s an easy and che...
Discussion
December 31, 2015, 5:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Take-Two Interactive registers Genesis domain names
Company registers 10 “Genesis” domain names. Take-Two Interactive Software, maker of the popular Grand Theft Auto and Bioshock games, registered a number of domain names related to “Genesis” yesterday: genesis-dedication.com g...
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Take-Two Interactive registers Genesis domain names
Company registers 10 “Genesis” domain names. Take-Two Interactive Software, maker of the popular Grand Theft Auto and Bioshock games, registered a number of domain names related to “Genesis” yesterday: genesis-dedication.com g...
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December 30, 2015, 4:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
StinkySocks.com UDRP was a stinker
Domain registered at least 6 years before hockey league was created. No surprise here: a National Arbitration Forum panel has determined that a case against StinkySocks.com was a stinker. Complainant The Trimount Company, Inc DBA StinkySocks Hockey, ...
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StinkySocks.com UDRP was a stinker
Domain registered at least 6 years before hockey league was created. No surprise here: a National Arbitration Forum panel has determined that a case against StinkySocks.com was a stinker. Complainant The Trimount Company, Inc DBA StinkySocks Hockey, ...
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December 30, 2015, 3:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
2015 in Review: New TLDs
How new top level domain names progressed this year. New top level domain names came out with a whimper in 2014, with plenty of birth pangs. What about 2015? It wasn’t a break-through year Hundreds more top level domain names hit the market dur...
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2015 in Review: New TLDs
How new top level domain names progressed this year. New top level domain names came out with a whimper in 2014, with plenty of birth pangs. What about 2015? It wasn’t a break-through year Hundreds more top level domain names hit the market dur...
Discussion
December 29, 2015, 4:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
TGW.com saved in weird UDRP
No reverse domain name hijacking, but TGW.com to remain with owner. A three-person National Arbitration Forum panel has denied a case seeking transfer of TGW.com and thegolfwarehouse.com. The complainant, RG Golf, Inc. (“Complainant”) fil...
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TGW.com saved in weird UDRP
No reverse domain name hijacking, but TGW.com to remain with owner. A three-person National Arbitration Forum panel has denied a case seeking transfer of TGW.com and thegolfwarehouse.com. The complainant, RG Golf, Inc. (“Complainant”) fil...
Discussion
December 29, 2015, 2:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why I just made a donation to Internet Archive
Do you use a useful website from a non-profit? Consider donating. I use a lot of tools for research for Domain Name Wire, and many of these are free. Today I used Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine to research the prior use of a website. While ...
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Why I just made a donation to Internet Archive
Do you use a useful website from a non-profit? Consider donating. I use a lot of tools for research for Domain Name Wire, and many of these are free. Today I used Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine to research the prior use of a website. While ...
Discussion
December 28, 2015, 6:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
2016 Domain Name Biz Predictions – DNW Podcast #64
Industry pros give their predictions for 2016. It’s the annual predictions podcast! Listen to predictions from over a dozen people in the domain name business about what’s on tap for 2016: Bill Sweetman, Michael Castello, Rightside CEO Ta...
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2016 Domain Name Biz Predictions – DNW Podcast #64
Industry pros give their predictions for 2016. It’s the annual predictions podcast! Listen to predictions from over a dozen people in the domain name business about what’s on tap for 2016: Bill Sweetman, Michael Castello, Rightside CEO Ta...
Discussion
December 28, 2015, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
BenPao.com at $25.7k in Chinese-dominated week for expired domains
Chinese buyers pick up the top spots last week. Thanks to mulled cider and holiday caroling, this article appears later than usual. Fa la la la la! While these auctions took place the week prior to Christmas (December 16-22),...
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BenPao.com at $25.7k in Chinese-dominated week for expired domains
Chinese buyers pick up the top spots last week. Thanks to mulled cider and holiday caroling, this article appears later than usual. Fa la la la la! While these auctions took place the week prior to Christmas (December 16-22),...
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December 28, 2015, 2:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Mrs Jello sues to block Camilla.com transfer
UDRP panel ordered generic domain name to be transferred to Australian company. Mrs Jello LLC, a company formed by the late Igal Lichtman, has filed a lawsuit to block the transfer of Camilla.com after an adverse UDRP decision. Camilla Australia Pty ...
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Mrs Jello sues to block Camilla.com transfer
UDRP panel ordered generic domain name to be transferred to Australian company. Mrs Jello LLC, a company formed by the late Igal Lichtman, has filed a lawsuit to block the transfer of Camilla.com after an adverse UDRP decision. Camilla Australia Pty ...
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December 24, 2015, 6:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
The most polite “no” I’ve ever received from a domain inquirer
One potential buyer didn’t get upset when I quoted him a price he couldn’t afford. Every domain name investor has dealt with angry people inquiring about buying domain names. You quote them a price; they tell you to flip off (or something...
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The most polite “no” I’ve ever received from a domain inquirer
One potential buyer didn’t get upset when I quoted him a price he couldn’t afford. Every domain name investor has dealt with angry people inquiring about buying domain names. You quote them a price; they tell you to flip off (or something...
Discussion
December 24, 2015, 3:39 pm
