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Domain Name Wire
Lease-to-own – DNW Podcast #445
Kate Buckley discusses LTO deals and the state of the domain market. This week we catch up with Kate Buckley, founder of Buckley Media. We discuss what’s going on in the market and talk about lease-to-own, or long term payment deals on domains....
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Lease-to-own – DNW Podcast #445
Kate Buckley discusses LTO deals and the state of the domain market. This week we catch up with Kate Buckley, founder of Buckley Media. We discuss what’s going on in the market and talk about lease-to-own, or long term payment deals on domains....
Discussion
July 24, 2023, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google Search talks domains: cheap domains, expired, etc.
Group gives no definitive answers about choosing top level domains. This month’s Search Off the Record, a podcast by Google’s Search Relations team, is all about your choice of top level domain name. The show starts by butchering what top...
Discussion
Google Search talks domains: cheap domains, expired, etc.
Group gives no definitive answers about choosing top level domains. This month’s Search Off the Record, a podcast by Google’s Search Relations team, is all about your choice of top level domain name. The show starts by butchering what top...
Discussion
July 24, 2023, 12:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Five cool Estibot tools you probably haven’t used
Estibot is more than just domain appraisals. A lot of people hear the name Estibot and all they think of is automated domain appraisals. But the company offers a lot more, and I used one of its other tools this week to save time. I was listing some d...
Discussion
Five cool Estibot tools you probably haven’t used
Estibot is more than just domain appraisals. A lot of people hear the name Estibot and all they think of is automated domain appraisals. But the company offers a lot more, and I used one of its other tools this week to save time. I was listing some d...
Discussion
July 21, 2023, 5:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
AKU.com transferred in questionable cybersquatting dispute
Shoe retailer gains a valuable domain through a questionable decision. What does it take for a three letter trademark to be well known and famous? We have a new low bar. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ordered the domain name ...
Discussion
AKU.com transferred in questionable cybersquatting dispute
Shoe retailer gains a valuable domain through a questionable decision. What does it take for a three letter trademark to be well known and famous? We have a new low bar. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ordered the domain name ...
Discussion
July 20, 2023, 4:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
A superhero tool and a great domain name
This company has a cool invention and a great domain name. Have you heard about BolaWrap? It’s a policing tool that looks kind of like a Taser. But instead of zapping the subject, it wraps them up with rope, kind of like how Spiderman does with...
Discussion
A superhero tool and a great domain name
This company has a cool invention and a great domain name. Have you heard about BolaWrap? It’s a policing tool that looks kind of like a Taser. But instead of zapping the subject, it wraps them up with rope, kind of like how Spiderman does with...
Discussion
July 19, 2023, 7:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Who defrauded VPN.com?
Defendant in lawsuit says his email was hacked. Someone duped domain name brokerage VPN.com out of $250,000. But whodunit? VPN.com sued “George Dikian,” a pseudonymous domain investor, last year claiming that he had defrauded VPN.com. In ...
Discussion
Who defrauded VPN.com?
Defendant in lawsuit says his email was hacked. Someone duped domain name brokerage VPN.com out of $250,000. But whodunit? VPN.com sued “George Dikian,” a pseudonymous domain investor, last year claiming that he had defrauded VPN.com. In ...
Discussion
July 19, 2023, 6:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain name auction gaming and what can be done about it
Bidders are right to be upset, but solutions can be controversial, too. There’s been some discussion about gaming expired domain auctions lately, including a good back-and-forth on NamePros. The instant concern is people gaming auctions by sett...
Discussion
Domain name auction gaming and what can be done about it
Bidders are right to be upset, but solutions can be controversial, too. There’s been some discussion about gaming expired domain auctions lately, including a good back-and-forth on NamePros. The instant concern is people gaming auctions by sett...
Discussion
July 19, 2023, 4:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
When’s the last time you looked at GoDaddy appraisals for your domains?
Don’t ignore automated appraisals. They can be helpful. I had a really good start to the month for domain sales. One of the sales led me to audit my listing prices after reviewing GoDaddy appraisal values. The .com domain sold for $6,000. When ...
Discussion
When’s the last time you looked at GoDaddy appraisals for your domains?
Don’t ignore automated appraisals. They can be helpful. I had a really good start to the month for domain sales. One of the sales led me to audit my listing prices after reviewing GoDaddy appraisal values. The .com domain sold for $6,000. When ...
Discussion
July 18, 2023, 4:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
17 somewhat recent end user domain sales
A cosmetics company, an electronic components marketplace and a self storage company bought domain names. Sedo is taking a two-week summer break from publishing domain sales. But have no fear, I won’t keep you jonesing for end user sales data! ...
Discussion
17 somewhat recent end user domain sales
A cosmetics company, an electronic components marketplace and a self storage company bought domain names. Sedo is taking a two-week summer break from publishing domain sales. But have no fear, I won’t keep you jonesing for end user sales data! ...
Discussion
July 18, 2023, 1:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Healthyr, LLC tries reverse domain name hijacking
I don’t understand why the Complainant wasted its money. Sometimes I read a UDRP and scratch my head. What was the Complainant thinking? That’s my response to Healthyr, LLC v. Jonathan Curd, filed with World Intellectual Property Organiza...
Discussion
Healthyr, LLC tries reverse domain name hijacking
I don’t understand why the Complainant wasted its money. Sometimes I read a UDRP and scratch my head. What was the Complainant thinking? That’s my response to Healthyr, LLC v. Jonathan Curd, filed with World Intellectual Property Organiza...
Discussion
July 17, 2023, 6:09 pm
