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Domain Name Wire
20 years after registering IMEC.com, company hit with UDRP
Panel declines to find reverse domain name hijacking despite highly questionable UDRP. Imagine registering a four letter .com domain name for your business in 1996. You use it off and on during that period, and then twenty years later you receive a c...
Discussion
20 years after registering IMEC.com, company hit with UDRP
Panel declines to find reverse domain name hijacking despite highly questionable UDRP. Imagine registering a four letter .com domain name for your business in 1996. You use it off and on during that period, and then twenty years later you receive a c...
Discussion
March 29, 2017, 9:46 pm
The Domains
With Almost 10% Of New gTLD Registrations In Upcoming Delete Status; The Peak Of 28.8M May Stand Until .Web
According to ntldstats.com almost 10% of all registered new gTLD domain names are in upcoming delete status; meaning for at least a while new G’s domain name may have peaked out. On March 24, 2017 the number of new gTLD domain registratio...
Discussion
With Almost 10% Of New gTLD Registrations In Upcoming Delete Status; The Peak Of 28.8M May Stand Until .Web
According to ntldstats.com almost 10% of all registered new gTLD domain names are in upcoming delete status; meaning for at least a while new G’s domain name may have peaked out. On March 24, 2017 the number of new gTLD domain registratio...
Discussion
March 29, 2017, 5:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain name sales up to $200k
Here are some of the domain names end users purchased at Sedo over the past week. A lot of Sedo’s domain name sales over the past week are still in escrow, but there are still some notable end user sales to write about. I think the buyers of Ge...
Discussion
End user domain name sales up to $200k
Here are some of the domain names end users purchased at Sedo over the past week. A lot of Sedo’s domain name sales over the past week are still in escrow, but there are still some notable end user sales to write about. I think the buyers of Ge...
Discussion
March 29, 2017, 4:12 pm
The Domains
So $1,999 for 83.com anyone ?
With the help of Josh (legendaryJP) we confirmed that Diana Pitcher did sell DWN.com for 2,999 Euros, this was the suggested price she received when adding her name to Sedo. Domain investors know to skip these suggestions, some use them for comic fod...
Discussion
So $1,999 for 83.com anyone ?
With the help of Josh (legendaryJP) we confirmed that Diana Pitcher did sell DWN.com for 2,999 Euros, this was the suggested price she received when adding her name to Sedo. Domain investors know to skip these suggestions, some use them for comic fod...
Discussion
March 29, 2017, 3:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
Austin company tries its hand at an “alternative root”
Want to register something.new? You can, but there’s a catch. An Austin company has launched something like an “alternative root” for domain names. Authenticated Reality is launched “The New Internet“, a service that all...
Discussion
Austin company tries its hand at an “alternative root”
Want to register something.new? You can, but there’s a catch. An Austin company has launched something like an “alternative root” for domain names. Authenticated Reality is launched “The New Internet“, a service that all...
Discussion
March 29, 2017, 3:09 pm
Sully's Blog
Whoops!! Sometimes it’s confusing when you don’t have a dot com.
Branded.me recently became Remote.com, a far better name in my opinion. It’s not that I am opposed to dot me names in any way. Just in comparison, Remote.com is a better name. Plain and simple. But that’s not ...
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Whoops!! Sometimes it’s confusing when you don’t have a dot com.
Branded.me recently became Remote.com, a far better name in my opinion. It’s not that I am opposed to dot me names in any way. Just in comparison, Remote.com is a better name. Plain and simple. But that’s not ...
Discussion
March 29, 2017, 12:01 pm
The Domains
Did Sedo lead the seller of DWN.com to price it so low ?
So after all the conversation about DWN.com yesterday, it looks like the buyer has moved to privacy this morning. DomainIQ.com is no longer showing a record for the name, not sure why. No portfolio information is available for this domain The domain ...
Discussion
Did Sedo lead the seller of DWN.com to price it so low ?
So after all the conversation about DWN.com yesterday, it looks like the buyer has moved to privacy this morning. DomainIQ.com is no longer showing a record for the name, not sure why. No portfolio information is available for this domain The domain ...
Discussion
March 29, 2017, 11:59 am
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales may contain the value buy of the year
Sedo released their weekly sales and the top sale was Casino.online at $201,250. FBS.eu 40,000 Euros, great sale for a .EU. Mutu.com sold for $17,500 as the top .com sale. Someone was able to get a nice price for Hif.org at $9,888. LLNN owners will b...
Discussion
Sedo weekly sales may contain the value buy of the year
Sedo released their weekly sales and the top sale was Casino.online at $201,250. FBS.eu 40,000 Euros, great sale for a .EU. Mutu.com sold for $17,500 as the top .com sale. Someone was able to get a nice price for Hif.org at $9,888. LLNN owners will b...
Discussion
March 28, 2017, 8:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rightside changes brand blocking service for new TLDs
Product will cover more domains but cost more money. Domain name company Rightside is expanding the scope and features of its Domain Protected Marks List (DPML), a service that lets trademark holders block domain names across its portfolio of 40 TLDs...
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Rightside changes brand blocking service for new TLDs
Product will cover more domains but cost more money. Domain name company Rightside is expanding the scope and features of its Domain Protected Marks List (DPML), a service that lets trademark holders block domain names across its portfolio of 40 TLDs...
Discussion
March 28, 2017, 5:37 pm
The Domains
Rick Schwartz “If u want to sell a $100,000 name, u have 2 buy one BEFORE it is a $100,000 name”
So quite the discussion yesterday on Twitter with Rick outlining his parameters for names he hopes to sell for $100,000. If u want to sell a $100,000 name, u have 2 buy one BEFORE it is a $100,000 name. MUST recognize elements that make that p...
Discussion
Rick Schwartz “If u want to sell a $100,000 name, u have 2 buy one BEFORE it is a $100,000 name”
So quite the discussion yesterday on Twitter with Rick outlining his parameters for names he hopes to sell for $100,000. If u want to sell a $100,000 name, u have 2 buy one BEFORE it is a $100,000 name. MUST recognize elements that make that p...
Discussion
March 28, 2017, 2:47 pm
