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The new and improved Expired Domains Report!
Now with SnapNames, too. Domains expire all over the place, day in day out. Some expirations are shadowed by backorders, which can lead to auctions. Depending on the TLD, the registrar, and – yes – even chance, those auctions may tak...
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The new and improved Expired Domains Report!
Now with SnapNames, too. Domains expire all over the place, day in day out. Some expirations are shadowed by backorders, which can lead to auctions. Depending on the TLD, the registrar, and – yes – even chance, those auctions may tak...
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September 25, 2015, 4:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
InternetX Lambo Races to First Place
Car finishes first…at first. This past weekend the InternetX race team had strong podium finishes at the ADAC GT Masters in Zandvoort. InterNetX Reiter Engineering had two cars (initially) place in first and third place. Here’s a picture...
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InternetX Lambo Races to First Place
Car finishes first…at first. This past weekend the InternetX race team had strong podium finishes at the ADAC GT Masters in Zandvoort. InterNetX Reiter Engineering had two cars (initially) place in first and third place. Here’s a picture...
Discussion
September 25, 2015, 4:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Ashley Madison takes down WasHeOnAshleyMadison.com
Arbitration panel awards domain name to dating site owner. Avid Dating Life Inc, the company that operates the AshleyMadison.com site for affair dating, has successfully convinced an arbitration panelist that it should get the domain name WasHeOnAshl...
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Ashley Madison takes down WasHeOnAshleyMadison.com
Arbitration panel awards domain name to dating site owner. Avid Dating Life Inc, the company that operates the AshleyMadison.com site for affair dating, has successfully convinced an arbitration panelist that it should get the domain name WasHeOnAshl...
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September 25, 2015, 2:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
DomainSherpa publisher invests in domain investment platform Efty
Deal will help Efty gain exposure. Michael Cyger, publisher of DomainSherpa, has invested in domain name investment platform Efty. In addition to the investment, Cyger will work with the company to build and promote the service. Think of Efty as a co...
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DomainSherpa publisher invests in domain investment platform Efty
Deal will help Efty gain exposure. Michael Cyger, publisher of DomainSherpa, has invested in domain name investment platform Efty. In addition to the investment, Cyger will work with the company to build and promote the service. Think of Efty as a co...
Discussion
September 25, 2015, 1:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
Male enhancement company nailed for RDNH over Maximize.com
Nucell, LLC, seller of a “male enhancement” product, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name Maximize.com A three person Czech Arbitration Court panel wrote a scathing finding of reverse domain name hij...
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Male enhancement company nailed for RDNH over Maximize.com
Nucell, LLC, seller of a “male enhancement” product, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name Maximize.com A three person Czech Arbitration Court panel wrote a scathing finding of reverse domain name hij...
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September 25, 2015, 2:23 am
Domain Name Wire
1&1’s new .com promotional price: Free
Forget 99 cents, these domains are now free. Domain name registrars often use discounted prices to get new customers. This is especially the case with their Google Adwords ads, where registrars frequently offer .com domains as loss leaders to get a n...
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1&1’s new .com promotional price: Free
Forget 99 cents, these domains are now free. Domain name registrars often use discounted prices to get new customers. This is especially the case with their Google Adwords ads, where registrars frequently offer .com domains as loss leaders to get a n...
Discussion
September 24, 2015, 5:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
NameDrive founder launching new startup in Austin
Greg Manriquez launching Videotape app. NameDrive founder Greg Manriquez, who sold the domain parking company to KeyDrive, is working on his next startup. Videotape is an app that allows you to easily add your own video or audio to another video and ...
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NameDrive founder launching new startup in Austin
Greg Manriquez launching Videotape app. NameDrive founder Greg Manriquez, who sold the domain parking company to KeyDrive, is working on his next startup. Videotape is an app that allows you to easily add your own video or audio to another video and ...
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September 24, 2015, 3:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
Volkswagen registers domain names related to emissions scandal
Domain names might be used to provide updates and recall information. Auto maker Volkswagen has registered a handful of domain names related to the diesel emissions scandal. The names don’t seem defensive and could be used to disseminate inform...
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Volkswagen registers domain names related to emissions scandal
Domain names might be used to provide updates and recall information. Auto maker Volkswagen has registered a handful of domain names related to the diesel emissions scandal. The names don’t seem defensive and could be used to disseminate inform...
Discussion
September 24, 2015, 2:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Company that bought eBet.com for $1.35M buys another domain name + 20 end user sales
eBet buys V68.com and GE buys a financial domain name. eBet, which bought its eBet.com domain name from Rick Schwartz for $1.35 million, just paid $44,000 to acquire the domain name v68.com at Sedo. It doesn’t resolve yet. Perhaps an additional...
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Company that bought eBet.com for $1.35M buys another domain name + 20 end user sales
eBet buys V68.com and GE buys a financial domain name. eBet, which bought its eBet.com domain name from Rick Schwartz for $1.35 million, just paid $44,000 to acquire the domain name v68.com at Sedo. It doesn’t resolve yet. Perhaps an additional...
Discussion
September 23, 2015, 5:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
An interesting inconsistency in UDRP rulings
This panelist has a different standard for the first element of UDRP. This morning I was reading the UDRP decision for CallFinder.com. Panelist David Einhorn got the answer correct — the domain name shouldn’t have been transferred to a co...
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An interesting inconsistency in UDRP rulings
This panelist has a different standard for the first element of UDRP. This morning I was reading the UDRP decision for CallFinder.com. Panelist David Einhorn got the answer correct — the domain name shouldn’t have been transferred to a co...
Discussion
September 23, 2015, 2:19 pm
