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The Domains
Forget $2,499; Network Solutions Is Charging $4K For A Premium .Sucks Registration
Hundreds of stories have covered the launch of .Sucks and the suggested retail price of $2,499 for a one year registration of a “premium” domain. However all the registry Vox Populi can do is charge the registrars the wholesale cost of th...
Discussion
Forget $2,499; Network Solutions Is Charging $4K For A Premium .Sucks Registration
Hundreds of stories have covered the launch of .Sucks and the suggested retail price of $2,499 for a one year registration of a “premium” domain. However all the registry Vox Populi can do is charge the registrars the wholesale cost of th...
Discussion
April 14, 2015, 12:44 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Monday, April 13th, 2015
Congrats to Tracy Fogarty on forming her own company eNaming.com. I knew she was leaving Domain Holdings but wasn’t sure exactly where she was headed. Nice to see her venture out on her own and continue brokering domains. I kn...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Monday, April 13th, 2015
Congrats to Tracy Fogarty on forming her own company eNaming.com. I knew she was leaving Domain Holdings but wasn’t sure exactly where she was headed. Nice to see her venture out on her own and continue brokering domains. I kn...
Discussion
April 14, 2015, 11:05 am
Domain Shane
Flippa – A Look Forward: Feel.com, ASZ.com, WMD.com, Suga.com, Cabs.net, More
Reserve Met and Will Sell Hundred.net – We all know numerics are on fire, but how about when the number is spelled out? I have no idea….but for a .net, it’s doing better than I’d expect. Bells.org – I doubt there is an...
Discussion
Flippa – A Look Forward: Feel.com, ASZ.com, WMD.com, Suga.com, Cabs.net, More
Reserve Met and Will Sell Hundred.net – We all know numerics are on fire, but how about when the number is spelled out? I have no idea….but for a .net, it’s doing better than I’d expect. Bells.org – I doubt there is an...
Discussion
April 13, 2015, 4:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Bring out the Pinata: Fiesta.com UDRP fails
Panel rules domain name not registered in bad faith. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found in favor of the owner of the Fiesta.com domain name in a UDRP, although just one of three panelist found the complainant to have engaged i...
Discussion
Bring out the Pinata: Fiesta.com UDRP fails
Panel rules domain name not registered in bad faith. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found in favor of the owner of the Fiesta.com domain name in a UDRP, although just one of three panelist found the complainant to have engaged i...
Discussion
April 13, 2015, 4:29 pm
The Domains
Owners of C.UK Generating 100,000 Uniques a month
Mike stumbled upon a very interesting use of a typo domain in the .UK extension. If you go to ebay.c.uk like Mike did, or any domain where you leave off the o in .co.uk, you get a page that explains that the company behind the domain is Claims.co.uk....
Discussion
Owners of C.UK Generating 100,000 Uniques a month
Mike stumbled upon a very interesting use of a typo domain in the .UK extension. If you go to ebay.c.uk like Mike did, or any domain where you leave off the o in .co.uk, you get a page that explains that the company behind the domain is Claims.co.uk....
Discussion
April 13, 2015, 3:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain investing success story with Michael Castello – DNW Podcast #28
Michael Castello’s twenty year journey in domain names. Michael Castello, CEO of Castello Cities Internet Network, discusses the amazing story of how he got into the domain name business and picked up great domains like Nashville.com and Whisky...
Discussion
Domain investing success story with Michael Castello – DNW Podcast #28
Michael Castello’s twenty year journey in domain names. Michael Castello, CEO of Castello Cities Internet Network, discusses the amazing story of how he got into the domain name business and picked up great domains like Nashville.com and Whisky...
Discussion
April 13, 2015, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
WIPO panel finds chemical company engaged in RDNH
Panel determines that company submitted “selective and incomplete story”. A three person WIPO panel has found NH Resources LLC of Texas to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name No-Heat.net. It’s a bizarr...
Discussion
WIPO panel finds chemical company engaged in RDNH
Panel determines that company submitted “selective and incomplete story”. A three person WIPO panel has found NH Resources LLC of Texas to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name No-Heat.net. It’s a bizarr...
Discussion
April 13, 2015, 2:27 pm
The Domains
Flashlights.com, Gobe.com and More Domain Movers
In this latest Domain Movers series we uncover newly registered domains by large companies, as well as many domain acquisitions. Flashlights.com has been acquired by Streamlight for an example but many more findings are inside!
Discussion
Flashlights.com, Gobe.com and More Domain Movers
In this latest Domain Movers series we uncover newly registered domains by large companies, as well as many domain acquisitions. Flashlights.com has been acquired by Streamlight for an example but many more findings are inside!
Discussion
April 13, 2015, 2:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Brands missing the mark with .Sucks defensive registrations
Knee-jerk reaction doesn’t make sense and leaves companies vulnerable. I’m not a fan of .sucks business model. I’m not a fan of charging big brands a premium to protect their brands with the veiled threat of someone creating a gripe...
Discussion
Brands missing the mark with .Sucks defensive registrations
Knee-jerk reaction doesn’t make sense and leaves companies vulnerable. I’m not a fan of .sucks business model. I’m not a fan of charging big brands a premium to protect their brands with the veiled threat of someone creating a gripe...
Discussion
April 13, 2015, 2:17 pm
The Domains
Panel Makes Reverse Domain Name Hijacking Finding Without Domain Holder Asking For It
NH Resources LLC and Vaughn Crowe of Southlake, Texas, were just found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the domain name no-heat.net, despite the fact that the domain holder didn’t even ask the panel to make a RDNH finding. The ...
Discussion
Panel Makes Reverse Domain Name Hijacking Finding Without Domain Holder Asking For It
NH Resources LLC and Vaughn Crowe of Southlake, Texas, were just found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the domain name no-heat.net, despite the fact that the domain holder didn’t even ask the panel to make a RDNH finding. The ...
Discussion
April 13, 2015, 2:14 pm
