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Domain Name Wire
Intercap navigates launching a domain during Covid-19 pandemic
Registry’s delayed .dealer launch moves forward in uncertain environment. Launching any product is hard. Launching one in the middle of a pandemic takes it to another level. For Intercap Registry, its two-year journey to launch .dealer has been...
Discussion
Intercap navigates launching a domain during Covid-19 pandemic
Registry’s delayed .dealer launch moves forward in uncertain environment. Launching any product is hard. Launching one in the middle of a pandemic takes it to another level. For Intercap Registry, its two-year journey to launch .dealer has been...
Discussion
April 28, 2020, 5:25 pm
The Domains
Radix Temporarily Waives Off Domain Restoration Fee
Radix (an advertiser here) is temporarily waiving the restore fee on all their strings. This is being supported by 75 registrars who have enrolled in the program. Here is the full release In an effort to reduce customer burden on domain-related spend...
Discussion
Radix Temporarily Waives Off Domain Restoration Fee
Radix (an advertiser here) is temporarily waiving the restore fee on all their strings. This is being supported by 75 registrars who have enrolled in the program. Here is the full release In an effort to reduce customer burden on domain-related spend...
Discussion
April 28, 2020, 4:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
A berry well reasoned cybersquatting case
Decision explains that domain registrant must have targeted the Complainant to win a case. A three-person World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found against blackberry producer Berry Fresh, LLC, in a cybersquatting dispute it filed agai...
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A berry well reasoned cybersquatting case
Decision explains that domain registrant must have targeted the Complainant to win a case. A three-person World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found against blackberry producer Berry Fresh, LLC, in a cybersquatting dispute it filed agai...
Discussion
April 28, 2020, 4:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
It’s crazy that 3 three-letter domains dropped this month
The previous owners of these valuable three letter domains let them expire. Three letter domains are very valuable, so I was surprised to see so many of them expired this month. According to Namebio, the following domains were dropped and then auctio...
Discussion
It’s crazy that 3 three-letter domains dropped this month
The previous owners of these valuable three letter domains let them expire. Three letter domains are very valuable, so I was surprised to see so many of them expired this month. According to Namebio, the following domains were dropped and then auctio...
Discussion
April 28, 2020, 2:05 pm
DomainSherpa
Step by Step: the Startup Domain Acquisition Process – with Amanda Waltz
Experienced domain name broker Amanda Waltz reviews the startup domain acquisition process step by step, and what a broker contributes to the process. We discuss how to create an acquisition shortlist, how and when to incorporate other entities such ...
Discussion
Step by Step: the Startup Domain Acquisition Process – with Amanda Waltz
Experienced domain name broker Amanda Waltz reviews the startup domain acquisition process step by step, and what a broker contributes to the process. We discuss how to create an acquisition shortlist, how and when to incorporate other entities such ...
Discussion
April 28, 2020, 1:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lawsuit claims GoDaddy erroneously charged customers for website builder
Seattle customer says GoDaddy billed account even though he never checked out. A Seattle business incubator has sued GoDaddy, alleging that the company charged it for a website builder package even though it didn’t complete the checkout process...
Discussion
Lawsuit claims GoDaddy erroneously charged customers for website builder
Seattle customer says GoDaddy billed account even though he never checked out. A Seattle business incubator has sued GoDaddy, alleging that the company charged it for a website builder package even though it didn’t complete the checkout process...
Discussion
April 28, 2020, 12:41 pm
The Domains
NameSilo March 2020 marketplace and registration stats
NameSilo (an advertiser here) released Marketplace Stats for March 2020. Two posts broke down marketplace stats and domain registrations stats. On the marketplace side, 84% of all domain sold were .com. The highest sale was $10,500. The average sale ...
Discussion
NameSilo March 2020 marketplace and registration stats
NameSilo (an advertiser here) released Marketplace Stats for March 2020. Two posts broke down marketplace stats and domain registrations stats. On the marketplace side, 84% of all domain sold were .com. The highest sale was $10,500. The average sale ...
Discussion
April 28, 2020, 4:33 am
The Domains
.CLUB to postpone wholesale price increase in 2020
Last year .club announced modest price increases for their wholesale registration fees to be implemented July 1, 2019, July 1, 2020, and July 1, 2021. In light of the current situation they have decided to postpone the wholesale price increase that h...
Discussion
.CLUB to postpone wholesale price increase in 2020
Last year .club announced modest price increases for their wholesale registration fees to be implemented July 1, 2019, July 1, 2020, and July 1, 2021. In light of the current situation they have decided to postpone the wholesale price increase that h...
Discussion
April 27, 2020, 9:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
CentralNic shuns dividend to look for more acquisitions
Company sees acquisition opportunities in current economic environment. CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) has decided to delay its first-ever dividend to hunt for more acquisition opportunities. The company announced the plan with the announcement of its...
Discussion
CentralNic shuns dividend to look for more acquisitions
Company sees acquisition opportunities in current economic environment. CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) has decided to delay its first-ever dividend to hunt for more acquisition opportunities. The company announced the plan with the announcement of its...
Discussion
April 27, 2020, 4:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
What this domainer learned – DNW Podcast #283
From building a portfolio to pricing domains, here are some helpful lessons. In January I interviewed domain name investor Nikul Sanghvi about his domain name journey. He had lots of great stories and takeaways. He’s back on this week’s s...
Discussion
What this domainer learned – DNW Podcast #283
From building a portfolio to pricing domains, here are some helpful lessons. In January I interviewed domain name investor Nikul Sanghvi about his domain name journey. He had lots of great stories and takeaways. He’s back on this week’s s...
Discussion
April 27, 2020, 3:36 pm
