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Diversification and domain investing strategy – DNW Podcast #504
Nikul Sanghvi talks about diversification, Afternic Boost and more. My guest this week is domain investor Nikul Sanghvi. Nikul made a big entranace to domain investing with a successful bet on .co domains, but has since diversified his portfolio. How...
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Diversification and domain investing strategy – DNW Podcast #504
Nikul Sanghvi talks about diversification, Afternic Boost and more. My guest this week is domain investor Nikul Sanghvi. Nikul made a big entranace to domain investing with a successful bet on .co domains, but has since diversified his portfolio. How...
Discussion
October 14, 2024, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Judge denies GoDaddy’s motion to dismiss in antitrust lawsuit
GoDaddy dealt a blow in antitrust lawsuit. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has failed in its attempt to get part of a lawsuit filed by Entri dismissed. Entri acts as a conduit between SaaS companies and domain registrars. If a customer needs to update their dom...
Discussion
Judge denies GoDaddy’s motion to dismiss in antitrust lawsuit
GoDaddy dealt a blow in antitrust lawsuit. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has failed in its attempt to get part of a lawsuit filed by Entri dismissed. Entri acts as a conduit between SaaS companies and domain registrars. If a customer needs to update their dom...
Discussion
October 11, 2024, 12:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Company tries “Plan B” reverse domain name hijacking
It filed a cybersquatting dispute after failing to buy the domain for the price it wanted. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found (pdf) that UpTerra Corporation tried to reverse hijack the domain name upterra.com. The company firs...
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Company tries “Plan B” reverse domain name hijacking
It filed a cybersquatting dispute after failing to buy the domain for the price it wanted. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found (pdf) that UpTerra Corporation tried to reverse hijack the domain name upterra.com. The company firs...
Discussion
October 10, 2024, 8:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
Austin entrepreneur loses cybersquatting complaint to take down gripe site
Steve Papermaster failed to recover his personal name domain name in a cybersquatting dispute. A long-time entrepreneur and investor in Austin has lost (pdf) a cybersquatting dispute against a gripe site. Steve Papermaster filed the dispute against S...
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Austin entrepreneur loses cybersquatting complaint to take down gripe site
Steve Papermaster failed to recover his personal name domain name in a cybersquatting dispute. A long-time entrepreneur and investor in Austin has lost (pdf) a cybersquatting dispute against a gripe site. Steve Papermaster filed the dispute against S...
Discussion
October 10, 2024, 4:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
.IO domain names aren’t going away
It’s highly unlikely registrants will lose their domains because of the UK’s treaty. You’ve likely seen several articles over the past week warning that .io domain names might be in jeopardy. Years ago, I would have jumped on this b...
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.IO domain names aren’t going away
It’s highly unlikely registrants will lose their domains because of the UK’s treaty. You’ve likely seen several articles over the past week warning that .io domain names might be in jeopardy. Years ago, I would have jumped on this b...
Discussion
October 9, 2024, 8:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Org registry announces award winners
Alan Cumming hosted yesterday’s awards ceremony that recognized groups making a positive impact on society. Public Interest Registry, the non-profit behind .org domain names, announced the winners of this year’s .ORG Impact Awards at an a...
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.Org registry announces award winners
Alan Cumming hosted yesterday’s awards ceremony that recognized groups making a positive impact on society. Public Interest Registry, the non-profit behind .org domain names, announced the winners of this year’s .ORG Impact Awards at an a...
Discussion
October 9, 2024, 7:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain investors: take these financial steps to finish the year strong
Plan now to optimize your 2024 finances. Q4 is officially underway as we head into the home stretch of 2024. It’s worth putting a few hours of planning into your finances to close out the year on a good note. Here are some things domain investo...
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Domain investors: take these financial steps to finish the year strong
Plan now to optimize your 2024 finances. Q4 is officially underway as we head into the home stretch of 2024. It’s worth putting a few hours of planning into your finances to close out the year on a good note. Here are some things domain investo...
Discussion
October 9, 2024, 1:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Talking domain names and ecommerce
Watch my recent appearance on a podcast geared toward ecommerce site owners. I was recently a guest on the Ecommerce Traffic & Conversion Podcast, which is geared toward ecommerce site owners. We discussed: The importance of a memorable, easy-to-...
Discussion
Talking domain names and ecommerce
Watch my recent appearance on a podcast geared toward ecommerce site owners. I was recently a guest on the Ecommerce Traffic & Conversion Podcast, which is geared toward ecommerce site owners. We discussed: The importance of a memorable, easy-to-...
Discussion
October 8, 2024, 4:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain name sales up to $130k
A weighted best retailer, a custom door seller, and an Argentinian bank bought domain names. Sedo had a couple of nice sales this past week. One of them, adhoc.com for €68,500 doesn’t resolve yet. That’s a nice domain and I am uncert...
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End user domain name sales up to $130k
A weighted best retailer, a custom door seller, and an Argentinian bank bought domain names. Sedo had a couple of nice sales this past week. One of them, adhoc.com for €68,500 doesn’t resolve yet. That’s a nice domain and I am uncert...
Discussion
October 8, 2024, 3:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Porn cams site tries to reverse hijack a domain name
Company didn’t show that it had rights in the term prior to its trademark registration. The operator of a live cams adult website has been found to have tried reverse hijacking a domain name. Viking Exchange & Marketing Inc. runs a website ...
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Porn cams site tries to reverse hijack a domain name
Company didn’t show that it had rights in the term prior to its trademark registration. The operator of a live cams adult website has been found to have tried reverse hijacking a domain name. Viking Exchange & Marketing Inc. runs a website ...
Discussion
October 7, 2024, 4:22 pm
