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Domain Name Wire
Zow.com returned to previous owner
Original 1996 registrant gets her domain back. The original owner of zow.com has regained control of the domain name. Marci Seely registered the domain name in 1996. In September, she filed a lawsuit alleging that the domain name was stolen last year...
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Zow.com returned to previous owner
Original 1996 registrant gets her domain back. The original owner of zow.com has regained control of the domain name. Marci Seely registered the domain name in 1996. In September, she filed a lawsuit alleging that the domain name was stolen last year...
Discussion
November 14, 2022, 6:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Some notable sales from NameJet and SnapNames last month
Here’s what sold on Newfold Digital’s aftermarkets last month. Newfold Digital’s domain aftermarket platforms combined to sell 103 names for $2,000 or more last month. The sales totaled $546,000, and that doesn’t include the d...
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Some notable sales from NameJet and SnapNames last month
Here’s what sold on Newfold Digital’s aftermarkets last month. Newfold Digital’s domain aftermarket platforms combined to sell 103 names for $2,000 or more last month. The sales totaled $546,000, and that doesn’t include the d...
Discussion
November 14, 2022, 6:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Disciplined domain investing – DNW Podcast #413
Learn why this company bought super.com. Ruban Thananayagam (aka @busyfather) bought 500 domain names on his credit card before he made his first sale. This sale gave him the confidence to invest more, but it was certainly slow-going for the first fe...
Discussion
Disciplined domain investing – DNW Podcast #413
Learn why this company bought super.com. Ruban Thananayagam (aka @busyfather) bought 500 domain names on his credit card before he made his first sale. This sale gave him the confidence to invest more, but it was certainly slow-going for the first fe...
Discussion
November 14, 2022, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Morgan Stanley loses cybersquatting case
Panelist wisely considers all of the facts. Financial behemoth Morgan Stanley has lost a cybersquatting dispute that shows the importance of panelists thinking about cases before deciding them, even when the domain owner doesn’t respond. When M...
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Morgan Stanley loses cybersquatting case
Panelist wisely considers all of the facts. Financial behemoth Morgan Stanley has lost a cybersquatting dispute that shows the importance of panelists thinking about cases before deciding them, even when the domain owner doesn’t respond. When M...
Discussion
November 14, 2022, 2:24 pm
The Domains
NameJet/SnapNames October 2022 domain sales led by Mivi.com
NameJet/SnapNames October 2022 monthly sales were led by Mivi.com at $25,000. MONTH DOMAINNAME BRAND PRODUCT SALES AMOUNT 22-Oct climatechange2013.org Namejet Expiring $18,000 22-Oct polycarbonate.com Namejet Expiring $15,588 22-...
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NameJet/SnapNames October 2022 domain sales led by Mivi.com
NameJet/SnapNames October 2022 monthly sales were led by Mivi.com at $25,000. MONTH DOMAINNAME BRAND PRODUCT SALES AMOUNT 22-Oct climatechange2013.org Namejet Expiring $18,000 22-Oct polycarbonate.com Namejet Expiring $15,588 22-...
Discussion
November 12, 2022, 2:15 am
Domain Name Wire
.Ses heads to the chopping block
Another dot-brand top level domain bites the dust. Satellite communications and broadcast company SES S.A. is terminating its top level domain name. The company was granted the .ses top level domain name in the 2012 round. It hasn’t used it for...
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.Ses heads to the chopping block
Another dot-brand top level domain bites the dust. Satellite communications and broadcast company SES S.A. is terminating its top level domain name. The company was granted the .ses top level domain name in the 2012 round. It hasn’t used it for...
Discussion
November 11, 2022, 4:51 pm
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – November 11, 2022: Rock You Like A Hurricane: Depravity.com, CaliforniaBallet.com, Hunt.io
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• They play The Domain Game, where they guess what certain domains were bought and sold for and discuss the reasons behind their evaluations. Today's ...
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DomainSherpa Review – November 11, 2022: Rock You Like A Hurricane: Depravity.com, CaliforniaBallet.com, Hunt.io
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• They play The Domain Game, where they guess what certain domains were bought and sold for and discuss the reasons behind their evaluations. Today's ...
Discussion
November 11, 2022, 4:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google’s .RSVP domain is now available in Early Access
General availability starts on November 15. It’s been nearly a decade since new top level domains started rolling out to the public, but new launches are still happening: Google is in the middle of the Early Access phase of its launch of .rsvp....
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Google’s .RSVP domain is now available in Early Access
General availability starts on November 15. It’s been nearly a decade since new top level domains started rolling out to the public, but new launches are still happening: Google is in the middle of the Early Access phase of its launch of .rsvp....
Discussion
November 10, 2022, 6:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Stanford researchers: unicorns use shorter domain names
The highest-valued private companies use shorter domain names. Researchers with the Stanford University Graduate School of Business Venture Capital Initiative team have analyzed the domain names of unicorns (companies valued at $1B plus) compared to ...
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Stanford researchers: unicorns use shorter domain names
The highest-valued private companies use shorter domain names. Researchers with the Stanford University Graduate School of Business Venture Capital Initiative team have analyzed the domain names of unicorns (companies valued at $1B plus) compared to ...
Discussion
November 10, 2022, 5:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
CoParse rebrands to Macro with Macro.com
The company acquired a great domain for its rebrand. Founded in 2020, CoParse is an AI-powered document workspace with advanced version comparison tools that are popular with users such as lawyers, investors, and executives. The New York-based startu...
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CoParse rebrands to Macro with Macro.com
The company acquired a great domain for its rebrand. Founded in 2020, CoParse is an AI-powered document workspace with advanced version comparison tools that are popular with users such as lawyers, investors, and executives. The New York-based startu...
Discussion
November 9, 2022, 2:21 pm
