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Domain Name Wire
Limble.com dispute validates brandable domain investing
Panel provides a solid, nuanced discussion of domain investing that doesn’t run afoul of UDRP. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has rejected (pdf) a cybersquatting claim for limble.com, and its rationale will be valuable for fut...
Discussion
Limble.com dispute validates brandable domain investing
Panel provides a solid, nuanced discussion of domain investing that doesn’t run afoul of UDRP. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has rejected (pdf) a cybersquatting claim for limble.com, and its rationale will be valuable for fut...
Discussion
March 22, 2023, 5:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain name sales up to $380,000
A consumer products retailer, some travel sites and a couple of crypto projects bought domain names. Sedo closed a great six figure sale this past week for TopHotels.com. I’m surprised about how it’s being used. Here’s a list of end...
Discussion
End user domain name sales up to $380,000
A consumer products retailer, some travel sites and a couple of crypto projects bought domain names. Sedo closed a great six figure sale this past week for TopHotels.com. I’m surprised about how it’s being used. Here’s a list of end...
Discussion
March 22, 2023, 4:06 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by TopHotels.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and TopHotels.com led the way at $380,000. Sybridge.com was second at $27,000. Smart-Wallet.com was third at $22,000. 43 .com sales 17 cctld sales 7 other tld sales Highlights of public SedoMLS sales are: ...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by TopHotels.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and TopHotels.com led the way at $380,000. Sybridge.com was second at $27,000. Smart-Wallet.com was third at $22,000. 43 .com sales 17 cctld sales 7 other tld sales Highlights of public SedoMLS sales are: ...
Discussion
March 21, 2023, 4:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
New Afternic integrations could lead to more stale listings
More sales are good but recent integrations might cause headaches. GoDaddy made a couple of recent changes that could push more inventory to its distributed Afternic network. More inventory is good, but I worry that the new inventory will include a h...
Discussion
New Afternic integrations could lead to more stale listings
More sales are good but recent integrations might cause headaches. GoDaddy made a couple of recent changes that could push more inventory to its distributed Afternic network. More inventory is good, but I worry that the new inventory will include a h...
Discussion
March 21, 2023, 3:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
Gandi nixes free lifetime email with domain registrations
Company will start charging for email beyond the first year of registration. Total Web Solutions acquired domain registrar Gandi this month to form a new entity called Your.Online. Its first order of business: generating more revenue by eliminating f...
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Gandi nixes free lifetime email with domain registrations
Company will start charging for email beyond the first year of registration. Total Web Solutions acquired domain registrar Gandi this month to form a new entity called Your.Online. Its first order of business: generating more revenue by eliminating f...
Discussion
March 21, 2023, 1:44 pm
The Domains
Ireland NCP releases initial assessment in .io dispute
The Ireland NCP (National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises) released their initial assessment on the dispute between Crypto Currency Resolution Trust (CCRT) and Chagos Refugees GroupUK (CRG UK) against Afilias Ltd.,...
Discussion
Ireland NCP releases initial assessment in .io dispute
The Ireland NCP (National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises) released their initial assessment on the dispute between Crypto Currency Resolution Trust (CCRT) and Chagos Refugees GroupUK (CRG UK) against Afilias Ltd.,...
Discussion
March 20, 2023, 9:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Tucows examines softness in expired domain market
Company generated less money per expired domain in 2022. Last month I reported about Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) generated less revenue from its expired domain stream. It added some color to this in its recently-published annual report (pdf). Like many regi...
Discussion
Tucows examines softness in expired domain market
Company generated less money per expired domain in 2022. Last month I reported about Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) generated less revenue from its expired domain stream. It added some color to this in its recently-published annual report (pdf). Like many regi...
Discussion
March 20, 2023, 4:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain news & Lead Center walkthrough – DNW Podcast #428
Today’s podcast covers a lot of recent domain news and Afternic’s new Lead Center. On today’s show, I run through a lot of interesting news in the domain business including new features at SnapNames and Dan.com. I also cover the lat...
Discussion
Domain news & Lead Center walkthrough – DNW Podcast #428
Today’s podcast covers a lot of recent domain news and Afternic’s new Lead Center. On today’s show, I run through a lot of interesting news in the domain business including new features at SnapNames and Dan.com. I also cover the lat...
Discussion
March 20, 2023, 3:30 pm
The Domains
.gay Domains donations came in at over $180,000 in 2022
.Gay released a press release with regards to their giving program. The latest donation brings the total amount raised and donated close to $182K. Release: Today .gay domains announces another donation to our LGBTQ+ community beneficiaries, GLAAD and...
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.gay Domains donations came in at over $180,000 in 2022
.Gay released a press release with regards to their giving program. The latest donation brings the total amount raised and donated close to $182K. Release: Today .gay domains announces another donation to our LGBTQ+ community beneficiaries, GLAAD and...
Discussion
March 17, 2023, 9:01 pm
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – March 16, 2023: Home Improvement: CityTees.com, ACasino.com, AnotherDayWasted.com, BusinessModels.com
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:•In this show, the Sherpas play The Domain Game (starting at the 11:12 mark), where they guess what certain domains were bought and sold for and discuss the...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Review – March 16, 2023: Home Improvement: CityTees.com, ACasino.com, AnotherDayWasted.com, BusinessModels.com
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:•In this show, the Sherpas play The Domain Game (starting at the 11:12 mark), where they guess what certain domains were bought and sold for and discuss the...
Discussion
March 16, 2023, 11:47 pm
