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Domain Name Wire
Using Scrabble scores for domain name values
Scrabble points can be a helpful barometer for the value of letters in short domain names. I was talking about short domain names with fellow investor Nat Cohen recently when he mentioned Scrabble scores. He noted that one of the domain names we disc...
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Using Scrabble scores for domain name values
Scrabble points can be a helpful barometer for the value of letters in short domain names. I was talking about short domain names with fellow investor Nat Cohen recently when he mentioned Scrabble scores. He noted that one of the domain names we disc...
Discussion
February 7, 2023, 5:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
auDA reports over 700,000 second level domains registered
Another 150,000+ second level domains registered in Q4 as priority period ends. auDA, the organization that manages Australia’s country code top level domain .au, reports there were more than 716,000 second level domain registrations last year....
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auDA reports over 700,000 second level domains registered
Another 150,000+ second level domains registered in Q4 as priority period ends. auDA, the organization that manages Australia’s country code top level domain .au, reports there were more than 716,000 second level domain registrations last year....
Discussion
February 7, 2023, 3:37 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Payments.co
Sedo reported their weekly domain name sales and Payments.co led the way at 45,000 Euro, ($48,060). Pornos.de was second at 35,000 Euro, ($37,380) and Direct-Flights.com was third at $35,000. 43 .com sales 22 cctld sales 11 other tld sales .Com Sales...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Payments.co
Sedo reported their weekly domain name sales and Payments.co led the way at 45,000 Euro, ($48,060). Pornos.de was second at 35,000 Euro, ($37,380) and Direct-Flights.com was third at $35,000. 43 .com sales 22 cctld sales 11 other tld sales .Com Sales...
Discussion
February 7, 2023, 2:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
An interview with Andrew Allemann about the sale of PodcastGuests.com
Sean Markey asks Andrew about the sale of one of his businesses. Andrew (the founder of Diomain Name Wire) recently announced he had sold his PodcastGuests.com side project. Here’s the press release about it. For my column this week, I thought ...
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An interview with Andrew Allemann about the sale of PodcastGuests.com
Sean Markey asks Andrew about the sale of one of his businesses. Andrew (the founder of Diomain Name Wire) recently announced he had sold his PodcastGuests.com side project. Here’s the press release about it. For my column this week, I thought ...
Discussion
February 7, 2023, 2:21 pm
The Domains
Bard will be Google’s answer to ChatGPT
It looks like Google will be coming out with a rival to ChatGPT. They are calling their “experimental conversational AI service” Bard. In a blog post on Monday, Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai laid out what it entails. With so many peop...
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Bard will be Google’s answer to ChatGPT
It looks like Google will be coming out with a rival to ChatGPT. They are calling their “experimental conversational AI service” Bard. In a blog post on Monday, Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai laid out what it entails. With so many peop...
Discussion
February 7, 2023, 7:26 am
Domain Name Wire
2022’s top domain sales: where are they now
Here’s a look at the top ten sales charted at DNJournal. DNJournal keeps a running tally of the top publicly revealed domain sales each year. The 2022 list is in the books and the top ten sales on the 2022 list range from $1,008,925 to $15 mill...
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2022’s top domain sales: where are they now
Here’s a look at the top ten sales charted at DNJournal. DNJournal keeps a running tally of the top publicly revealed domain sales each year. The 2022 list is in the books and the top ten sales on the 2022 list range from $1,008,925 to $15 mill...
Discussion
February 6, 2023, 8:40 pm
The Domains
Above.com brokers Palestine.com for a six figure sale
Above.com posted on their blog today that they successfully brokered the sale of the domain name Palestine.com for $194,400. Above.com, a leading provider of domain brokerage services, announces the successful sale of Palestine.com for USD$194,400.00...
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Above.com brokers Palestine.com for a six figure sale
Above.com posted on their blog today that they successfully brokered the sale of the domain name Palestine.com for $194,400. Above.com, a leading provider of domain brokerage services, announces the successful sale of Palestine.com for USD$194,400.00...
Discussion
February 6, 2023, 4:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
The Cybersquatting law divide – DNW Podcast #423
A recent court case does little to settle the “re-registration” question. A Court of Appeals decision last month widened the gulf between different U.S. circuits on a critical question in finding bad faith under the Anticybersquatting Con...
Discussion
The Cybersquatting law divide – DNW Podcast #423
A recent court case does little to settle the “re-registration” question. A Court of Appeals decision last month widened the gulf between different U.S. circuits on a critical question in finding bad faith under the Anticybersquatting Con...
Discussion
February 6, 2023, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Reverse domain name hijacking in Unicaf domain dispute
Domain was registered prior to any trademark rights accruing. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) educational organization Unicaf LTD guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The organization filed a UDRP against unica...
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Reverse domain name hijacking in Unicaf domain dispute
Domain was registered prior to any trademark rights accruing. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) educational organization Unicaf LTD guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The organization filed a UDRP against unica...
Discussion
February 6, 2023, 3:43 pm
Sully's Blog
I’ve Said It Before, Your Domain Names Suck
I have received an increasing amount of inquiries from new domainers, mostly by means…
Discussion
I’ve Said It Before, Your Domain Names Suck
I have received an increasing amount of inquiries from new domainers, mostly by means…
Discussion
February 6, 2023, 2:03 pm
