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Domain Name Wire
17 domain names end users bought this week
A crypto company, a security tech provider, and a chatbot business bought domain names. Sedo had some nice end user domain name sales this week, including .jp, .ch, and .no domains that sold for solid prices. Here’s a list of end user domain na...
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17 domain names end users bought this week
A crypto company, a security tech provider, and a chatbot business bought domain names. Sedo had some nice end user domain name sales this week, including .jp, .ch, and .no domains that sold for solid prices. Here’s a list of end user domain na...
Discussion
August 17, 2021, 4:36 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Polity.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Polity.com led the way at $36,000. GoldenSection.com was tied for second with FinFast.com at $20,000. 35 .com sales 20 cctld sales 3 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of public SedoMLS sales are: ...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Polity.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Polity.com led the way at $36,000. GoldenSection.com was tied for second with FinFast.com at $20,000. 35 .com sales 20 cctld sales 3 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of public SedoMLS sales are: ...
Discussion
August 17, 2021, 4:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Penn State loses UDRP in expired domain confusion
Panelist was confused by creation date in Whois record of direct-transfer expired domain. What happens when your UDRP panelist doesn’t understand the lifecycle of expired domains? Here’s one such case. Pennsylvania State University previo...
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Penn State loses UDRP in expired domain confusion
Panelist was confused by creation date in Whois record of direct-transfer expired domain. What happens when your UDRP panelist doesn’t understand the lifecycle of expired domains? Here’s one such case. Pennsylvania State University previo...
Discussion
August 17, 2021, 3:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
The smartphone champion’s wise domain strategy
Xiaomi started with a smart brand and bought Mi.com to make it better. In June, Jun Lei’s company Xiaomi sold more smartphones globally than Samsung and Apple. Lei is no ordinary entrepreneur. He’s outstanding when it comes to product and...
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The smartphone champion’s wise domain strategy
Xiaomi started with a smart brand and bought Mi.com to make it better. In June, Jun Lei’s company Xiaomi sold more smartphones globally than Samsung and Apple. Lei is no ordinary entrepreneur. He’s outstanding when it comes to product and...
Discussion
August 17, 2021, 12:49 pm
The Domains
The Curious case of Adventist.com
There has been an interesting legal battle brewing with regards to the domain name Adventist.com. Davide F. Schiavetti of Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C. broke down parts of the case on Jdsupra.com. Mr. Schiavetti likes to refer to domain i...
Discussion
The Curious case of Adventist.com
There has been an interesting legal battle brewing with regards to the domain name Adventist.com. Davide F. Schiavetti of Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C. broke down parts of the case on Jdsupra.com. Mr. Schiavetti likes to refer to domain i...
Discussion
August 17, 2021, 12:55 am
Domain Name Wire
Migrating WordPress sites between hosts is easier than it used to be
Moving WordPress sites is easier than it used to be. Here’s how it works at GoDaddy. Webhosting is a sticky service because it’s difficult for non-technical people to move their files from one host to the other. But it’s getting eas...
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Migrating WordPress sites between hosts is easier than it used to be
Moving WordPress sites is easier than it used to be. Here’s how it works at GoDaddy. Webhosting is a sticky service because it’s difficult for non-technical people to move their files from one host to the other. But it’s getting eas...
Discussion
August 16, 2021, 8:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Marketing top level domains – DNW Podcast #351
How do you make a top level domain stand out? Many top level domain names became popular over time thanks to use. Someone saw another company use the TLD, so it used it, too. Relatively recent examples include .io and .ai. But that’s not always...
Discussion
Marketing top level domains – DNW Podcast #351
How do you make a top level domain stand out? Many top level domain names became popular over time thanks to use. Someone saw another company use the TLD, so it used it, too. Relatively recent examples include .io and .ai. But that’s not always...
Discussion
August 16, 2021, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Is your ideal car Lixiang?
Li Xiang has many meanings — and so do many Pinyin names. If you are a fan of electric cars, you may have come across the name “Li Xiang” (理想). What I find interesting is the connection between the brand name and the name of its...
Discussion
Is your ideal car Lixiang?
Li Xiang has many meanings — and so do many Pinyin names. If you are a fan of electric cars, you may have come across the name “Li Xiang” (理想). What I find interesting is the connection between the brand name and the name of its...
Discussion
August 16, 2021, 12:21 pm
Sully's Blog
Keyword Domains Pointing to Inferior Hyphenated Domains
It’s common knowledge that hyphenated names are not nearly as desirable as their non-hyphenated…
Discussion
Keyword Domains Pointing to Inferior Hyphenated Domains
It’s common knowledge that hyphenated names are not nearly as desirable as their non-hyphenated…
Discussion
August 16, 2021, 12:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Two interesting things in this cybersquatting dispute
These two things stand out about a recent cybersquatting dispute. Forever I Am, Inc. has lost a cybersquatting dispute it brought against HugeDomains over the domain ForeverIAm.com. There are a couple of noteworthy things about this case. First, the ...
Discussion
Two interesting things in this cybersquatting dispute
These two things stand out about a recent cybersquatting dispute. Forever I Am, Inc. has lost a cybersquatting dispute it brought against HugeDomains over the domain ForeverIAm.com. There are a couple of noteworthy things about this case. First, the ...
Discussion
August 13, 2021, 3:32 pm
