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Domain Name Wire
DNSeattle attracts large crowd in domain name hotbed
Over 100 people attended event in downtown Seattle. Last week I traveled to Seattle for the DNSeattle meetup. This year’s event was hosted at Amazon.com’s “Living Room”, which is a great facility for a meetup. Amazon.com is on...
Discussion
DNSeattle attracts large crowd in domain name hotbed
Over 100 people attended event in downtown Seattle. Last week I traveled to Seattle for the DNSeattle meetup. This year’s event was hosted at Amazon.com’s “Living Room”, which is a great facility for a meetup. Amazon.com is on...
Discussion
May 30, 2017, 7:27 pm
The Domains
Full list from the $500 blowout
We had a pretty active $500 sales post over the weekend, some names got sold including HotelOption.com, JumpYou.com and HolidayBaby.com. Many people asked if I could put together the full list and list it in a post so they could scan easier for poten...
Discussion
Full list from the $500 blowout
We had a pretty active $500 sales post over the weekend, some names got sold including HotelOption.com, JumpYou.com and HolidayBaby.com. Many people asked if I could put together the full list and list it in a post so they could scan easier for poten...
Discussion
May 30, 2017, 7:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
The Toxic Avenger – DNW Podcast #138
Lessons about business from working at a B-movie studio. What can you learn from the cult classic The Toxic Avenger? This week Jeff Sass, who cut his teeth in the movie business at Troma Studios, talks about the business and marketing lessons he lear...
Discussion
The Toxic Avenger – DNW Podcast #138
Lessons about business from working at a B-movie studio. What can you learn from the cult classic The Toxic Avenger? This week Jeff Sass, who cut his teeth in the movie business at Troma Studios, talks about the business and marketing lessons he lear...
Discussion
May 30, 2017, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
What do I think of Emoji domains? Not much.
I don’t see much potential for emoji domains in .ws. Over the weekend I wrote about ICANN’s Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) giving a 👎 to the use of emoticons in domain names. This inevitably led to some questions abou...
Discussion
What do I think of Emoji domains? Not much.
I don’t see much potential for emoji domains in .ws. Over the weekend I wrote about ICANN’s Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) giving a 👎 to the use of emoticons in domain names. This inevitably led to some questions abou...
Discussion
May 30, 2017, 2:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Telepathy gets another Reverse Domain Name Hijacking win
Legal waiver notice plays a role in decision. Domain investor Nat Cohen’s Telepathy has successfully defended another one of its domain names in a UDRP and the complainant has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. Corpora...
Discussion
Telepathy gets another Reverse Domain Name Hijacking win
Legal waiver notice plays a role in decision. Domain investor Nat Cohen’s Telepathy has successfully defended another one of its domain names in a UDRP and the complainant has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. Corpora...
Discussion
May 30, 2017, 1:32 pm
Sully's Blog
Domain Emails – Getting Past the Gatekeeper
Last week, I talked a bit about domain sales emails and I promised to tell you two ways to get past the gatekeeper when sending to end users. That is, how to improve your chances of getting someone to look at your email, listen to you or otherw...
Discussion
Domain Emails – Getting Past the Gatekeeper
Last week, I talked a bit about domain sales emails and I promised to tell you two ways to get past the gatekeeper when sending to end users. That is, how to improve your chances of getting someone to look at your email, listen to you or otherw...
Discussion
May 30, 2017, 11:30 am
The Domains
Look out Domain King this guy says he has a $200 million portfolio
I hope everyone in the U.S. is enjoying the Memorial Day holiday, and hope everyone else is having a pleasant day as well. Here is one of the more interesting new threads today, a member at Namepros valuing their portfolio at $200 million. It is not ...
Discussion
Look out Domain King this guy says he has a $200 million portfolio
I hope everyone in the U.S. is enjoying the Memorial Day holiday, and hope everyone else is having a pleasant day as well. Here is one of the more interesting new threads today, a member at Namepros valuing their portfolio at $200 million. It is not ...
Discussion
May 29, 2017, 6:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Tucows to drop some of Uniregistry’s domain names
Registrar will cease offering domains with biggest real price increases. Tucows, the second largest domain name registrar, will cease offering nine of Uniregistry’s top level domain names this September after their annual fees skyrocket. The co...
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Tucows to drop some of Uniregistry’s domain names
Registrar will cease offering domains with biggest real price increases. Tucows, the second largest domain name registrar, will cease offering nine of Uniregistry’s top level domain names this September after their annual fees skyrocket. The co...
Discussion
May 29, 2017, 3:33 pm
DomainSherpa
How to Sell Ice to Eskimos, DNSeattle Keynote – With Andrew Rosener
DNSeattle took place on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at Amazon's headquarters in Seattle, Washington -- and raised more than $6,000 to help find a cure for cancer!More than 100 attendees met, networked and learned about domain name sales during this l...
Discussion
How to Sell Ice to Eskimos, DNSeattle Keynote – With Andrew Rosener
DNSeattle took place on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at Amazon's headquarters in Seattle, Washington -- and raised more than $6,000 to help find a cure for cancer!More than 100 attendees met, networked and learned about domain name sales during this l...
Discussion
May 29, 2017, 7:01 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN security group warns against Emoji domain names
SSAC says emoji domain are like 😈, gives 👎 to their registration. Emoji domain names have received some press over that last year thanks, in part, to .ws allowing registrations of emoji domain names. Now, the ICANN Security and Stability Adviso...
Discussion
ICANN security group warns against Emoji domain names
SSAC says emoji domain are like 😈, gives 👎 to their registration. Emoji domain names have received some press over that last year thanks, in part, to .ws allowing registrations of emoji domain names. Now, the ICANN Security and Stability Adviso...
Discussion
May 27, 2017, 7:23 pm
