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The Domains
Did Boxing.com sell for $1.15m?
George Kirikos put his research hat on and tweeted out that Live Current Media sold a domain name on March 22, 2021 for USD $1,150,000. See page F-13 of their SEC filing at: sec.gov/Archives/edgar… From what I can tell, it appears to be the Bo...
Discussion
Did Boxing.com sell for $1.15m?
George Kirikos put his research hat on and tweeted out that Live Current Media sold a domain name on March 22, 2021 for USD $1,150,000. See page F-13 of their SEC filing at: sec.gov/Archives/edgar… From what I can tell, it appears to be the Bo...
Discussion
April 4, 2021, 12:42 am
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF APRIL 2, 2021
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on April 2, 2021. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiring...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF APRIL 2, 2021
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on April 2, 2021. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiring...
Discussion
April 3, 2021, 4:33 pm
The Domains
Paul Nicks on the Looking Forward Podcast
Jeff Ostroff hosts a podcast called Looking Forward, yesterday he spoke with Paul Nicks of GoDaddy. It’s a pretty good listen. Paul just doesn’t talk domain names but his background and how he got interested in domain names. The post Paul...
Discussion
Paul Nicks on the Looking Forward Podcast
Jeff Ostroff hosts a podcast called Looking Forward, yesterday he spoke with Paul Nicks of GoDaddy. It’s a pretty good listen. Paul just doesn’t talk domain names but his background and how he got interested in domain names. The post Paul...
Discussion
April 3, 2021, 11:21 am
Domain Shane
IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Saturday, April 3rd
I submitted over 3000 names to Brandbucket over the past month. So far they’ve sorted through about 1200 of them and around 600 were approved. That will move my portfolio up to 1800 some names. Hopefully I have the same approval rate with the ...
Discussion
IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Saturday, April 3rd
I submitted over 3000 names to Brandbucket over the past month. So far they’ve sorted through about 1200 of them and around 600 were approved. That will move my portfolio up to 1800 some names. Hopefully I have the same approval rate with the ...
Discussion
April 3, 2021, 11:07 am
Domain Name Wire
ICA hopes for in-person meetup this year
Get vaccinated. Get together! I’m hopeful that in-person domain name industry events can reconvene sometime this year. Internet Commerce Association, a trade group for domain name owners, is trying to make one happen. The organization sent a su...
Discussion
ICA hopes for in-person meetup this year
Get vaccinated. Get together! I’m hopeful that in-person domain name industry events can reconvene sometime this year. Internet Commerce Association, a trade group for domain name owners, is trying to make one happen. The organization sent a su...
Discussion
April 2, 2021, 6:40 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF APRIL 1, 2021
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on April 1, 2021. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiring...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF APRIL 1, 2021
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on April 1, 2021. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiring...
Discussion
April 2, 2021, 2:58 pm
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – April 1, 2021: No Place Like Home: OrganicLawnCare.com, Scarcity.com, SportsPodcast.com, AFew.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 and keep score to see which Sherpas do the best at guessing the values: OrganicLawnCare.com, Scarcity.co...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Review – April 1, 2021: No Place Like Home: OrganicLawnCare.com, Scarcity.com, SportsPodcast.com, AFew.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 and keep score to see which Sherpas do the best at guessing the values: OrganicLawnCare.com, Scarcity.co...
Discussion
April 2, 2021, 2:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Court overturns VisitQatar.com UDRP decision
Judge agrees that owner of VisitQatar.com is not cybersquatting. United States District Judge Daniel D. Domenico has ruled in favor (pdf) of the owner of VisitQatar.com in a cybersquatting suit. Qatar National Tourism Council won a UDRP against Teymu...
Discussion
Court overturns VisitQatar.com UDRP decision
Judge agrees that owner of VisitQatar.com is not cybersquatting. United States District Judge Daniel D. Domenico has ruled in favor (pdf) of the owner of VisitQatar.com in a cybersquatting suit. Qatar National Tourism Council won a UDRP against Teymu...
Discussion
April 2, 2021, 1:29 pm
Domain Shane
Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Friday, April 2nd, 2021
I had a bid of $5K on XFrame yesterday. A name that gets a lot of good bids. I had left a BIN for them a few weeks ago at $7K because I needed some cash to do a few things and pay for development. But then I sold 3 names and got 3 solid bids on th...
Discussion
Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Friday, April 2nd, 2021
I had a bid of $5K on XFrame yesterday. A name that gets a lot of good bids. I had left a BIN for them a few weeks ago at $7K because I needed some cash to do a few things and pay for development. But then I sold 3 names and got 3 solid bids on th...
Discussion
April 2, 2021, 11:18 am
Domain Name Wire
Reverse domain name hijacking in Shaktiman.com dispute
India firm tries reverse domain name hijacking. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found Tirth Agro Technology Private Limited to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking for the domain Shaktiman.com. “Shaktiman”...
Discussion
Reverse domain name hijacking in Shaktiman.com dispute
India firm tries reverse domain name hijacking. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found Tirth Agro Technology Private Limited to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking for the domain Shaktiman.com. “Shaktiman”...
Discussion
April 1, 2021, 8:45 pm