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The Domains
Registrant lets Canna names expire nets GoDaddy $15,000+
So one registrant allowed 7 canna related names to expired and it netted GoDaddy over $15,000 on Wednesday. The gentleman apparently was involved with FreedomLeaf.com and owned the names under another company name. It looks like he has moved on to an...
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Registrant lets Canna names expire nets GoDaddy $15,000+
So one registrant allowed 7 canna related names to expired and it netted GoDaddy over $15,000 on Wednesday. The gentleman apparently was involved with FreedomLeaf.com and owned the names under another company name. It looks like he has moved on to an...
Discussion
May 21, 2020, 5:26 am
Domain Name Wire
New site shows available one-word domain names
There aren’t many available, it turns out. A new website helps people find available one-word domain names—and proves just how rare they are in popular top level domains. Steven Tey, a data science student at the Minerva Schools at Keck G...
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New site shows available one-word domain names
There aren’t many available, it turns out. A new website helps people find available one-word domain names—and proves just how rare they are in popular top level domains. Steven Tey, a data science student at the Minerva Schools at Keck G...
Discussion
May 20, 2020, 4:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain name sales up to $180,000
A remote work tool creator, a pet products company, and a manufacturer bought domain names. The top public sale at Sedo this past week was ElectricCar.com for $180,000. The buyer is unknown but has set up a holding page built on Wix. Here’s a l...
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End user domain name sales up to $180,000
A remote work tool creator, a pet products company, and a manufacturer bought domain names. The top public sale at Sedo this past week was ElectricCar.com for $180,000. The buyer is unknown but has set up a holding page built on Wix. Here’s a l...
Discussion
May 20, 2020, 1:22 pm
The Domains
50500.com sold for $2,101 in 2014 closes for $13,000 second time around
Domain names sales for May 19, 2020 that transacted for the second time around. Sometimes it’s as simple as the name expired and it’s not an end user buying but rather a domain investor. Sometimes it is a sale to another end user. Other t...
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50500.com sold for $2,101 in 2014 closes for $13,000 second time around
Domain names sales for May 19, 2020 that transacted for the second time around. Sometimes it’s as simple as the name expired and it’s not an end user buying but rather a domain investor. Sometimes it is a sale to another end user. Other t...
Discussion
May 20, 2020, 10:39 am
Domain Name Wire
Jason Calacanis talks about the importance of great domains
Great domains inspire people. Investor and entrepreneur Jason Calacanis has given lots of great soundbites about domain names over the year. Earlier this month, he elaborated on the power of a great domain during his This Week in Startups episode 105...
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Jason Calacanis talks about the importance of great domains
Great domains inspire people. Investor and entrepreneur Jason Calacanis has given lots of great soundbites about domain names over the year. Earlier this month, he elaborated on the power of a great domain during his This Week in Startups episode 105...
Discussion
May 19, 2020, 9:44 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by ElectricCar.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and ElectricCar.com led the way at $180,000. 1269.com was secind at $40,500 and Pop.shop was third at 28,650 Euro, ($31,301). 51 .com sales 25 cctld sales 6 other tld sales Domain name Date Price Currency .COMs electr...
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Sedo weekly sales led by ElectricCar.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and ElectricCar.com led the way at $180,000. 1269.com was secind at $40,500 and Pop.shop was third at 28,650 Euro, ($31,301). 51 .com sales 25 cctld sales 6 other tld sales Domain name Date Price Currency .COMs electr...
Discussion
May 19, 2020, 8:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy gets two more patents
Patents cover domain availability lookups and DNS templates. GoDaddy has added two new patents to its collection. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted two patents to the company today. Patent #10,659,424 (pdf) – Determining status of do...
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GoDaddy gets two more patents
Patents cover domain availability lookups and DNS templates. GoDaddy has added two new patents to its collection. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted two patents to the company today. Patent #10,659,424 (pdf) – Determining status of do...
Discussion
May 19, 2020, 8:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign patent suggests a new model for expired domains
Patent contemplates selling pools of access to each registrar. Someone looking in from the outside would consider the current model for drop catching expired domain names to be inefficient. Each registrar has a connection to the registry, which it us...
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Verisign patent suggests a new model for expired domains
Patent contemplates selling pools of access to each registrar. Someone looking in from the outside would consider the current model for drop catching expired domain names to be inefficient. Each registrar has a connection to the registry, which it us...
Discussion
May 19, 2020, 4:44 pm
The Domains
Domaining.com May Broker Newsletter
Francois and Domaining.com are out with the May Broker newsletter. SPONSOR – Dofo.com The Story of Dofo Discover how Macit Tuna sparked the great idea of dofo.com and turned it into a service that is quickly becoming popular. If you want to buy...
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Domaining.com May Broker Newsletter
Francois and Domaining.com are out with the May Broker newsletter. SPONSOR – Dofo.com The Story of Dofo Discover how Macit Tuna sparked the great idea of dofo.com and turned it into a service that is quickly becoming popular. If you want to buy...
Discussion
May 19, 2020, 4:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
This domain dispute might be better in the courts
The Complainant has a right to be upset but will have difficulty showing trademark rights. UMass Memorial HealthAlliance has lost a UDRP for UrgentCareLeominster .com at World Intellectual Property Organization. The hospital chain has a right to be u...
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This domain dispute might be better in the courts
The Complainant has a right to be upset but will have difficulty showing trademark rights. UMass Memorial HealthAlliance has lost a UDRP for UrgentCareLeominster .com at World Intellectual Property Organization. The hospital chain has a right to be u...
Discussion
May 19, 2020, 3:03 pm
