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Domain Name Wire
New TLDs aren’t dead, but some business models won’t work
New TLDs are here to stay. That doesn’t mean they’ll make money the way they’re being operated right now. “New top level domain names are dead! New top level domain names are dead!” That’s been the common chorus fr...
Discussion
New TLDs aren’t dead, but some business models won’t work
New TLDs are here to stay. That doesn’t mean they’ll make money the way they’re being operated right now. “New top level domain names are dead! New top level domain names are dead!” That’s been the common chorus fr...
Discussion
March 23, 2017, 5:19 pm
The Domains
Germany is not messing around when it comes to fake news
Germany is not screwing around when it comes to fake news. Digiday.com goes into the details about the new law. Basically fake news is considered criminal content. From the article: Last week, Germany formally proposed a law to fine social networks u...
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Germany is not messing around when it comes to fake news
Germany is not screwing around when it comes to fake news. Digiday.com goes into the details about the new law. Basically fake news is considered criminal content. From the article: Last week, Germany formally proposed a law to fine social networks u...
Discussion
March 23, 2017, 4:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Two domain name industry people make moves
Epik and MMX make key hires. Two familiar faces in the domain name industry have new homes. Joseph Peterson, who also writes for Domain Name Wire, was hired as Director of Operations at Epik. Joseph is one of the most analytical people I know. If the...
Discussion
Two domain name industry people make moves
Epik and MMX make key hires. Two familiar faces in the domain name industry have new homes. Joseph Peterson, who also writes for Domain Name Wire, was hired as Director of Operations at Epik. Joseph is one of the most analytical people I know. If the...
Discussion
March 23, 2017, 2:39 pm
The Domains
Radix scores with Casino.online selling for $201,250
Radix knocked one out of the park with the sale of Casino.online for $201,250. The domain was reserved by the registry and did not result in a big windfall for a domain investor. Currently the domain resolves to a holding page at Safenames. CasinoOnl...
Discussion
Radix scores with Casino.online selling for $201,250
Radix knocked one out of the park with the sale of Casino.online for $201,250. The domain was reserved by the registry and did not result in a big windfall for a domain investor. Currently the domain resolves to a holding page at Safenames. CasinoOnl...
Discussion
March 23, 2017, 1:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
Casino.online sells for $201,250
Domain under the new top level domain name .online sells for big bucks. Here’s a new top level domain name sale that jumps out at you: Casino.online has sold at Sedo for $201,250! The domain name crossed Sedo’s RSS feed yesterday. As of r...
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Casino.online sells for $201,250
Domain under the new top level domain name .online sells for big bucks. Here’s a new top level domain name sale that jumps out at you: Casino.online has sold at Sedo for $201,250! The domain name crossed Sedo’s RSS feed yesterday. As of r...
Discussion
March 23, 2017, 1:23 pm
The Domains
Closing on DropCatch tomorrow a UDRP in waiting
Tomorrow the domain Facebbok.com is closing on DropCatch. The domain is currently at $3,750. The domain was originally registered way back in 2006. The other factor when these types of domains drop is the current auction participants have no idea if ...
Discussion
Closing on DropCatch tomorrow a UDRP in waiting
Tomorrow the domain Facebbok.com is closing on DropCatch. The domain is currently at $3,750. The domain was originally registered way back in 2006. The other factor when these types of domains drop is the current auction participants have no idea if ...
Discussion
March 23, 2017, 3:42 am
Domain Name Wire
Lawsuit filed to overturn OpenTime.com UDRP
Domain owner shot himself in the foot in UDRP response, so he’s asking a court to let him keep the domain name. The owner of OpenTime.com, who lost the domain name in a UDRP decision last month, has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to try to retain owners...
Discussion
Lawsuit filed to overturn OpenTime.com UDRP
Domain owner shot himself in the foot in UDRP response, so he’s asking a court to let him keep the domain name. The owner of OpenTime.com, who lost the domain name in a UDRP decision last month, has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to try to retain owners...
Discussion
March 22, 2017, 6:34 pm
The Domains
Do you believe domaining will still be a viable business in 2027 ?
I did a little poll last week about this and wanted to also get a snapshot here on the blog. Plus people have more than 140 characters to explain their position. In that limited sample size of 41 votes, 76% voted yes. Do you believe domaining will st...
Discussion
Do you believe domaining will still be a viable business in 2027 ?
I did a little poll last week about this and wanted to also get a snapshot here on the blog. Plus people have more than 140 characters to explain their position. In that limited sample size of 41 votes, 76% voted yes. Do you believe domaining will st...
Discussion
March 22, 2017, 5:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
This .yachts domain shouldn’t have been lost in a UDRP, but…
The domain name owner had a great defense but didn’t reply to the filing. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ordered the domain name virgin.yachts be transferred to Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Enterprises. I did a do...
Discussion
This .yachts domain shouldn’t have been lost in a UDRP, but…
The domain name owner had a great defense but didn’t reply to the filing. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ordered the domain name virgin.yachts be transferred to Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Enterprises. I did a do...
Discussion
March 22, 2017, 4:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
14 end user domain name sales including Enterprise
Here are 14 domain names purchased by end users over the past week. This week’s top reported sale at Sedo was Caps.co.uk, a domain name that rental car company Enterprise bought. Why? It’s an acronym, so read on to learn more. Other end u...
Discussion
14 end user domain name sales including Enterprise
Here are 14 domain names purchased by end users over the past week. This week’s top reported sale at Sedo was Caps.co.uk, a domain name that rental car company Enterprise bought. Why? It’s an acronym, so read on to learn more. Other end u...
Discussion
March 22, 2017, 2:22 pm
