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The Domains
NamesCon Auction submissions are now open
NamesCon is now open for auction submissions, The live auction takes place on June 1 at the Omni Austin Hotel Downtown. It’s not just domain names this time, you can submit NFTs for consideration. Domain Name Submission criteria: NFT Submission...
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NamesCon Auction submissions are now open
NamesCon is now open for auction submissions, The live auction takes place on June 1 at the Omni Austin Hotel Downtown. It’s not just domain names this time, you can submit NFTs for consideration. Domain Name Submission criteria: NFT Submission...
Discussion
March 23, 2023, 11:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
High Times fails to pay up in 420.com dispute
Person who struck deal to buy 420.com has asked the court to enter a judgment against High Times. Domain investor and entrepreneur Merlin Kauffman has asked a court (pdf) to enter a judgment against Trans High Corporation and High Times Holding compa...
Discussion
High Times fails to pay up in 420.com dispute
Person who struck deal to buy 420.com has asked the court to enter a judgment against High Times. Domain investor and entrepreneur Merlin Kauffman has asked a court (pdf) to enter a judgment against Trans High Corporation and High Times Holding compa...
Discussion
March 23, 2023, 11:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Squadhelp picks up $10 million investment
Hilco Digital makes a strategic investment in Squadhelp. Naming and domain name sales platform Squadhelp has raised $10 million in funding from Hilco Digital, a digital asset broker. Commenting on Twitter, Squadhelp founder and CEO Darpan Munjal said...
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Squadhelp picks up $10 million investment
Hilco Digital makes a strategic investment in Squadhelp. Naming and domain name sales platform Squadhelp has raised $10 million in funding from Hilco Digital, a digital asset broker. Commenting on Twitter, Squadhelp founder and CEO Darpan Munjal said...
Discussion
March 23, 2023, 8:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why did Reddit waste its money on these domains?
r/wastefuldefensivedomainregistrations One thing that baffles me about large companies is how much money they spend on defensive domain name registrations. These are domains that they’ll never use but decide to register to keep them out of the ...
Discussion
Why did Reddit waste its money on these domains?
r/wastefuldefensivedomainregistrations One thing that baffles me about large companies is how much money they spend on defensive domain name registrations. These are domains that they’ll never use but decide to register to keep them out of the ...
Discussion
March 23, 2023, 5:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
It’s 2023 and Universal Acceptance still sucks
Non-.com domains still struggle to work on every platform. New top level domain names started to roll out to the public ten years ago this year. One of the big issues facing these domains is “Universal Acceptance.” As ICANN puts it: Unive...
Discussion
It’s 2023 and Universal Acceptance still sucks
Non-.com domains still struggle to work on every platform. New top level domain names started to roll out to the public ten years ago this year. One of the big issues facing these domains is “Universal Acceptance.” As ICANN puts it: Unive...
Discussion
March 23, 2023, 3:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
Limble.com dispute validates brandable domain investing
Panel provides a solid, nuanced discussion of domain investing that doesn’t run afoul of UDRP. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has rejected (pdf) a cybersquatting claim for limble.com, and its rationale will be valuable for fut...
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Limble.com dispute validates brandable domain investing
Panel provides a solid, nuanced discussion of domain investing that doesn’t run afoul of UDRP. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has rejected (pdf) a cybersquatting claim for limble.com, and its rationale will be valuable for fut...
Discussion
March 22, 2023, 5:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain name sales up to $380,000
A consumer products retailer, some travel sites and a couple of crypto projects bought domain names. Sedo closed a great six figure sale this past week for TopHotels.com. I’m surprised about how it’s being used. Here’s a list of end...
Discussion
End user domain name sales up to $380,000
A consumer products retailer, some travel sites and a couple of crypto projects bought domain names. Sedo closed a great six figure sale this past week for TopHotels.com. I’m surprised about how it’s being used. Here’s a list of end...
Discussion
March 22, 2023, 4:06 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by TopHotels.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and TopHotels.com led the way at $380,000. Sybridge.com was second at $27,000. Smart-Wallet.com was third at $22,000. 43 .com sales 17 cctld sales 7 other tld sales Highlights of public SedoMLS sales are: ...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by TopHotels.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and TopHotels.com led the way at $380,000. Sybridge.com was second at $27,000. Smart-Wallet.com was third at $22,000. 43 .com sales 17 cctld sales 7 other tld sales Highlights of public SedoMLS sales are: ...
Discussion
March 21, 2023, 4:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
New Afternic integrations could lead to more stale listings
More sales are good but recent integrations might cause headaches. GoDaddy made a couple of recent changes that could push more inventory to its distributed Afternic network. More inventory is good, but I worry that the new inventory will include a h...
Discussion
New Afternic integrations could lead to more stale listings
More sales are good but recent integrations might cause headaches. GoDaddy made a couple of recent changes that could push more inventory to its distributed Afternic network. More inventory is good, but I worry that the new inventory will include a h...
Discussion
March 21, 2023, 3:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
Gandi nixes free lifetime email with domain registrations
Company will start charging for email beyond the first year of registration. Total Web Solutions acquired domain registrar Gandi this month to form a new entity called Your.Online. Its first order of business: generating more revenue by eliminating f...
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Gandi nixes free lifetime email with domain registrations
Company will start charging for email beyond the first year of registration. Total Web Solutions acquired domain registrar Gandi this month to form a new entity called Your.Online. Its first order of business: generating more revenue by eliminating f...
Discussion
March 21, 2023, 1:44 pm
