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Domain Name Wire
Payoneer gives free escrow to Efty users, half off promo for others
Company makes big April push to win over domain investors. Domain name sales platform Efty has integrated Payoneer as an escrow service and is offering a good promo to its users in April: all Efty users will get free Payoneer escrow in April when the...
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Payoneer gives free escrow to Efty users, half off promo for others
Company makes big April push to win over domain investors. Domain name sales platform Efty has integrated Payoneer as an escrow service and is offering a good promo to its users in April: all Efty users will get free Payoneer escrow in April when the...
Discussion
April 5, 2017, 4:10 pm
The Domains
German cabinet OKs fines up to $53M for social networks that don’t delete hate speech fast
A couple weeks ago we wrote about Germany taking hate speech and fake news seriously. In an article out from Reuters it looks like the fines are going to be huge and I would expect companies either pulling out of Germany or moderating a lot of conten...
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German cabinet OKs fines up to $53M for social networks that don’t delete hate speech fast
A couple weeks ago we wrote about Germany taking hate speech and fake news seriously. In an article out from Reuters it looks like the fines are going to be huge and I would expect companies either pulling out of Germany or moderating a lot of conten...
Discussion
April 5, 2017, 3:46 pm
The Domains
Radix owned .FUN enters general availability today.
.Fun enters general availability today, the pricing should be in the $12 to $20 range depending upon registrar. Radix who is an advertiser here on TheDomains is the registry owner for .Fun. Full release Mumbai, April 5th, 2017: Radix, Asia’s la...
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Radix owned .FUN enters general availability today.
.Fun enters general availability today, the pricing should be in the $12 to $20 range depending upon registrar. Radix who is an advertiser here on TheDomains is the registry owner for .Fun. Full release Mumbai, April 5th, 2017: Radix, Asia’s la...
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April 5, 2017, 3:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
How Local are They? GEO TLDs like .LONDON in the UK, .BERLIN in Germany
1000+ new domain endings (nTLDs) have been released since 2014. Some of them – the GEOs – are explicitly about location: for instance, .LONDON, .NYC, and .IRISH. Most, though, are generic keywords like .CLUB, .FISH, .N...
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How Local are They? GEO TLDs like .LONDON in the UK, .BERLIN in Germany
1000+ new domain endings (nTLDs) have been released since 2014. Some of them – the GEOs – are explicitly about location: for instance, .LONDON, .NYC, and .IRISH. Most, though, are generic keywords like .CLUB, .FISH, .N...
Discussion
April 5, 2017, 3:19 pm
The Domains
Rick Schwartz takes the Queen.com UDRP up another notch
As reported first by Elliot Silver, a UDRP has been filed on Queen.com. The domain is owned by Rick Schwartz who is probably the last person someone wants to file a questionable UDRP against. Well seems like Rick upped the ante: Wanna play Frands?? Y...
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Rick Schwartz takes the Queen.com UDRP up another notch
As reported first by Elliot Silver, a UDRP has been filed on Queen.com. The domain is owned by Rick Schwartz who is probably the last person someone wants to file a questionable UDRP against. Well seems like Rick upped the ante: Wanna play Frands?? Y...
Discussion
April 5, 2017, 2:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
15 end user domain sales including a four letter for $30,000
Lots of .com upgrades in this week’s end user domain sales list. If there’s any theme in this week’s end user list, it’s the recurring theme of companies buying a .com domain name that matches a second level domain in a countr...
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15 end user domain sales including a four letter for $30,000
Lots of .com upgrades in this week’s end user domain sales list. If there’s any theme in this week’s end user list, it’s the recurring theme of companies buying a .com domain name that matches a second level domain in a countr...
Discussion
April 5, 2017, 2:13 pm
Sully's Blog
Thumbs Up on Domain Pointing Done Right
I never tire of it. The excitement of seeing a premium keyword domain in use. The concept is simple. Take a category killer name and direct the traffic to your primary business site. In a previous interview I did, Diapers.com ...
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Thumbs Up on Domain Pointing Done Right
I never tire of it. The excitement of seeing a premium keyword domain in use. The concept is simple. Take a category killer name and direct the traffic to your primary business site. In a previous interview I did, Diapers.com ...
Discussion
April 5, 2017, 11:55 am
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by 1515.com
Sedo reported their weekly sales and 1515.com topped the list at $121,000. A couple CVCV.coms went for 5 figures with Dova.com selling for 30,000 Euros. Goko.com sold for just $2,999. .Ai sales were back led by Robot.ai at $10,099. eSports.net sold f...
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Sedo weekly sales led by 1515.com
Sedo reported their weekly sales and 1515.com topped the list at $121,000. A couple CVCV.coms went for 5 figures with Dova.com selling for 30,000 Euros. Goko.com sold for just $2,999. .Ai sales were back led by Robot.ai at $10,099. eSports.net sold f...
Discussion
April 4, 2017, 8:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Michael Gleissner ordered to pay Apple £38,085 in trademark dispute
UK IPO determined revocation proceedings were initiated for ulterior purpose. Michael Gleissner, whose companies have filed a number of questionable trademarks, has been ordered by UK’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) to pay Apple £38,...
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Michael Gleissner ordered to pay Apple £38,085 in trademark dispute
UK IPO determined revocation proceedings were initiated for ulterior purpose. Michael Gleissner, whose companies have filed a number of questionable trademarks, has been ordered by UK’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) to pay Apple £38,...
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April 4, 2017, 5:09 pm
The Domains
What is the best domain you have ever owned ?
Someone asked me the other day what was the best name I ever owned ? I said I would have to think about it, best as far as liquid value ? In brandability ? The highest sales price ? So I figured I would have everyone post their best name and if they ...
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What is the best domain you have ever owned ?
Someone asked me the other day what was the best name I ever owned ? I said I would have to think about it, best as far as liquid value ? In brandability ? The highest sales price ? So I figured I would have everyone post their best name and if they ...
Discussion
April 4, 2017, 4:39 pm
