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Domain Name Wire
Interesting UDRP involving Capital One and a “reviews” domain name
National Arbitration panelist gives nuanced discussion of using a trademark term in a domain name that could be used for criticism. Banking giant Capital One has lost a cybersquatting complaint brought against the owner of CapitalOneReviews.com, a do...
Discussion
Interesting UDRP involving Capital One and a “reviews” domain name
National Arbitration panelist gives nuanced discussion of using a trademark term in a domain name that could be used for criticism. Banking giant Capital One has lost a cybersquatting complaint brought against the owner of CapitalOneReviews.com, a do...
Discussion
January 18, 2017, 3:04 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by FoodFuture.com at $25,000
Sedo reported their weekly sales today and FoodFuture.com topped the list at $25,000. Noorinet out of South Korea hit the homerun by finding the perfect end user, Food and Future out of Massachusetts. They are currently using foodfuturecolab.com. Nok...
Discussion
Sedo weekly sales led by FoodFuture.com at $25,000
Sedo reported their weekly sales today and FoodFuture.com topped the list at $25,000. Noorinet out of South Korea hit the homerun by finding the perfect end user, Food and Future out of Massachusetts. They are currently using foodfuturecolab.com. Nok...
Discussion
January 17, 2017, 9:18 pm
The Domains
The Top 5 for 1-15-17 Oir.com closes at $24,950
The Top 5 is a daily look at the top 5 sales from the previous day. These are sales recorded by Namebio. The three letter .com OiR.com led the way on Monday, closing on NameJet at $24,950, according to Namebio the domain sold back in September on Sed...
Discussion
The Top 5 for 1-15-17 Oir.com closes at $24,950
The Top 5 is a daily look at the top 5 sales from the previous day. These are sales recorded by Namebio. The three letter .com OiR.com led the way on Monday, closing on NameJet at $24,950, according to Namebio the domain sold back in September on Sed...
Discussion
January 17, 2017, 7:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
Two scheduling tools to make NamesCon a success
Here are two ways to make sure you don’t miss great content at NamesCon next week. NamesCon is just five days away! There are a lot of concurrent sessions during NamesCon, so you will definitely want to plan ahead of time. Here are two tools to...
Discussion
Two scheduling tools to make NamesCon a success
Here are two ways to make sure you don’t miss great content at NamesCon next week. NamesCon is just five days away! There are a lot of concurrent sessions during NamesCon, so you will definitely want to plan ahead of time. Here are two tools to...
Discussion
January 17, 2017, 6:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lawsuit filed to recover stolen 4-number domain names
Previous owner says two four-digit domain names were stolen. Thomas Keefe, Jr. has filed an in rem lawsuit (pdf) in U.S. federal district court to recover domain names he alleges were stolen from his eNom account. Keefe alleges that the domain names ...
Discussion
Lawsuit filed to recover stolen 4-number domain names
Previous owner says two four-digit domain names were stolen. Thomas Keefe, Jr. has filed an in rem lawsuit (pdf) in U.S. federal district court to recover domain names he alleges were stolen from his eNom account. Keefe alleges that the domain names ...
Discussion
January 17, 2017, 4:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
Two scheduling tools to make NamesCon a success
Here are two ways to make sure you don’t miss great content at NamesCon next week. NamesCon is just five days away! There are a lot of concurrent sessions during NamesCon, so you will definitely want to plan ahead of time. Here are two tools to...
Discussion
Two scheduling tools to make NamesCon a success
Here are two ways to make sure you don’t miss great content at NamesCon next week. NamesCon is just five days away! There are a lot of concurrent sessions during NamesCon, so you will definitely want to plan ahead of time. Here are two tools to...
Discussion
January 17, 2017, 2:54 pm
The Domains
Namescon/RightoftheDot Auction is One Week From Today: Here Are Some Of The Most Interesting Domains
The live RightoftheDot domain name auction at Namescon will take place one week from today on January 23rd starting at 3pm PST. I would urge everyone in the domain industry or looking to get in to attend. I will be at the conference as well. As...
Discussion
Namescon/RightoftheDot Auction is One Week From Today: Here Are Some Of The Most Interesting Domains
The live RightoftheDot domain name auction at Namescon will take place one week from today on January 23rd starting at 3pm PST. I would urge everyone in the domain industry or looking to get in to attend. I will be at the conference as well. As...
Discussion
January 16, 2017, 4:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
The Future of Domains w/ Frank Schilling – DNW Podcast #119
Will the importance of domain names decline in the future? Will AI, voice-activated devices and non-visual web browsers reduce the importance of great domains in the future? Frank Schilling comes on the show this week to respond to my prediction for ...
Discussion
The Future of Domains w/ Frank Schilling – DNW Podcast #119
Will the importance of domain names decline in the future? Will AI, voice-activated devices and non-visual web browsers reduce the importance of great domains in the future? Frank Schilling comes on the show this week to respond to my prediction for ...
Discussion
January 16, 2017, 4:37 pm
The Domains
“Most Wanted New gTLD in 2017”: Sorry Guys There is Not a .China New gTLD & There Will Not Be One
A post published today in Dreamcommerce.com about new gTLD’s and the article is more of a nightmare than a “Dream” The post’s problems start with the title “Most wanted new gTLD in 2017” citing .China as “mos...
Discussion
“Most Wanted New gTLD in 2017”: Sorry Guys There is Not a .China New gTLD & There Will Not Be One
A post published today in Dreamcommerce.com about new gTLD’s and the article is more of a nightmare than a “Dream” The post’s problems start with the title “Most wanted new gTLD in 2017” citing .China as “mos...
Discussion
January 16, 2017, 2:01 pm
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – Jan 16: Carve.com, MonkeyWrench.com, FineCars.com…
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: Carve.com, MonkeyWrench.com, Model-Planes.com• An investor's portfolio is appraised: FineCars...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Review – Jan 16: Carve.com, MonkeyWrench.com, FineCars.com…
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: Carve.com, MonkeyWrench.com, Model-Planes.com• An investor's portfolio is appraised: FineCars...
Discussion
January 16, 2017, 8:02 am
