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2 thoughts on Schilling/Negari domain name tie-up
Two long time domain name investors partner to release three automotive top level domain names. XYZ (Daniel Negari) and Uniregistry (Frank Schilling) have teamed up to launch three automotive top level domain names: .car, .cars and .auto. Here are my...
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2 thoughts on Schilling/Negari domain name tie-up
Two long time domain name investors partner to release three automotive top level domain names. XYZ (Daniel Negari) and Uniregistry (Frank Schilling) have teamed up to launch three automotive top level domain names: .car, .cars and .auto. Here are my...
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May 18, 2015, 5:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
Freelancer.com CEO Matt Barrie – DNW Podcast #33
Freelancer.com just bought Escrow.com. Here’s what it plans to do with it. Matt Barrie, CEO of Freelancer.com, explains why his company paid $7.5 million for Escrow.com and what’s in store for the company. Matt also says buying the Freela...
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Freelancer.com CEO Matt Barrie – DNW Podcast #33
Freelancer.com just bought Escrow.com. Here’s what it plans to do with it. Matt Barrie, CEO of Freelancer.com, explains why his company paid $7.5 million for Escrow.com and what’s in store for the company. Matt also says buying the Freela...
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May 18, 2015, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Panelist asks complainant to modify its case to snag domain registered in 1995
Domain wasn’t registered in bad faith, but panelist asks complainant to make a different argument. I’m dumbfounded. A single member UDRP panelist with National Arbitration Forum has ordered the domain name VideoLink.com be transferred &md...
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Panelist asks complainant to modify its case to snag domain registered in 1995
Domain wasn’t registered in bad faith, but panelist asks complainant to make a different argument. I’m dumbfounded. A single member UDRP panelist with National Arbitration Forum has ordered the domain name VideoLink.com be transferred &md...
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May 18, 2015, 2:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Stolen domain GPZ.com recovered through cybersquatting claim
National Arbitration Forum panel orders stolen domain name be returned to its longtime owner. An allegedly stolen three letter domain name has been returned to its previous owner through a UDRP cybersquatting claim. Mountain View, California software...
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Stolen domain GPZ.com recovered through cybersquatting claim
National Arbitration Forum panel orders stolen domain name be returned to its longtime owner. An allegedly stolen three letter domain name has been returned to its previous owner through a UDRP cybersquatting claim. Mountain View, California software...
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May 18, 2015, 2:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Doh! UDRP complainant admits domain name not registered in bad faith
Complainant tries to argue that domain name owner forfeited rights to domain name by not using it. A simple call to a lawyer could have prevented a Minnesota dog charity from being labeled a reverse domain name hijacker. Can Do Canines, which owns th...
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Doh! UDRP complainant admits domain name not registered in bad faith
Complainant tries to argue that domain name owner forfeited rights to domain name by not using it. A simple call to a lawyer could have prevented a Minnesota dog charity from being labeled a reverse domain name hijacker. Can Do Canines, which owns th...
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May 15, 2015, 6:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Had your eyes on a domain at Marchex? Might want to give GoDaddy a call
GoDaddy pricing the domain names at a more reasonable level. One of the reasons GoDaddy acquired Marchex’s domain name portfolio (which was recently being sold under the Archeo brand) was that Marchex had steep prices on the domain names. A fri...
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Had your eyes on a domain at Marchex? Might want to give GoDaddy a call
GoDaddy pricing the domain names at a more reasonable level. One of the reasons GoDaddy acquired Marchex’s domain name portfolio (which was recently being sold under the Archeo brand) was that Marchex had steep prices on the domain names. A fri...
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May 15, 2015, 1:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Barclays begins using .Barclays and .Barclaycard top level domains
Big bank transitioning to .brand top level domain names. Barclays, the huge bank based in Britain (market cap $77 billion), has begun using the .barclays and .barclaycard top level domain names. According to a story in FinExtra, Barclays group CIO Tr...
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Barclays begins using .Barclays and .Barclaycard top level domains
Big bank transitioning to .brand top level domain names. Barclays, the huge bank based in Britain (market cap $77 billion), has begun using the .barclays and .barclaycard top level domain names. According to a story in FinExtra, Barclays group CIO Tr...
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May 15, 2015, 1:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
6 domain name stocks are up at least 10% this year
Domain name stocks are reversing their fortunes. Domain name stocks were a bad bet last year, but 2015 is turning out much better so far. Companies can thank GoDaddy for shining some more light on the industry. This has likely helped Web.com and Endu...
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6 domain name stocks are up at least 10% this year
Domain name stocks are reversing their fortunes. Domain name stocks were a bad bet last year, but 2015 is turning out much better so far. Companies can thank GoDaddy for shining some more light on the industry. This has likely helped Web.com and Endu...
Discussion
May 14, 2015, 5:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
Was Google Mobilegeddon overblown?
I’m not seeing a big change in results. Are you? Last month I eagerly looked forward to April 21. This was the day, Google told us, that it would start favoring mobile-friendly content in search results. It would have a “significant impac...
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Was Google Mobilegeddon overblown?
I’m not seeing a big change in results. Are you? Last month I eagerly looked forward to April 21. This was the day, Google told us, that it would start favoring mobile-friendly content in search results. It would have a “significant impac...
Discussion
May 14, 2015, 4:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Expired domain name results: Wangan.com $13k, Floridian.com $11k and more
Joseph Peterson reviews the past week of expired domain name sales at NameJet. The usual suspects are at it again – China and the USA. During the past week, NameJet saw a $13.9k auction finish for Wangan.com, which formerly belonged to a C...
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Expired domain name results: Wangan.com $13k, Floridian.com $11k and more
Joseph Peterson reviews the past week of expired domain name sales at NameJet. The usual suspects are at it again – China and the USA. During the past week, NameJet saw a $13.9k auction finish for Wangan.com, which formerly belonged to a C...
Discussion
May 14, 2015, 2:12 pm
