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Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF NOVEMBER 1, 2019
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on November 1, 2019. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiri...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF NOVEMBER 1, 2019
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on November 1, 2019. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiri...
Discussion
November 2, 2019, 4:27 pm
Domain Shane
IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Saturday, November 2nd
I forgot that enom expired inventory now goes to Godaddy. I was reminded today while going through the list and seeing names that looked familiar. I thought I was caught up on my Godaddy renewals so I wasn’t expecting to find names that I own...
Discussion
IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Saturday, November 2nd
I forgot that enom expired inventory now goes to Godaddy. I was reminded today while going through the list and seeing names that looked familiar. I thought I was caught up on my Godaddy renewals so I wasn’t expecting to find names that I own...
Discussion
November 2, 2019, 8:33 am
Domain Name Wire
Trivago argument falls way short in cybersquatting complaint
Would you confuse Traveltrow with Trivago? Travel company Trivago (NASDAQ: TRVG) has lost a cybersquatting case in which the panelist said it was “not really a close call.” Trivago filed the complaint against the owner of Traveltrow.com, ...
Discussion
Trivago argument falls way short in cybersquatting complaint
Would you confuse Traveltrow with Trivago? Travel company Trivago (NASDAQ: TRVG) has lost a cybersquatting case in which the panelist said it was “not really a close call.” Trivago filed the complaint against the owner of Traveltrow.com, ...
Discussion
November 1, 2019, 4:36 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF OCTOBER 31, 2019
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on October 31, 2019. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiri...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF OCTOBER 31, 2019
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on October 31, 2019. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiri...
Discussion
November 1, 2019, 1:47 pm
Domain Shane
Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Friday November 1st, 2019
No story today just a bunch of random thoughts. How come every domain newsletter I get has domains that are five and six figures or on the opposite side, names that are $500 or $1000 that you couldn’t give away? Where did the newsletters ...
Discussion
Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Friday November 1st, 2019
No story today just a bunch of random thoughts. How come every domain newsletter I get has domains that are five and six figures or on the opposite side, names that are $500 or $1000 that you couldn’t give away? Where did the newsletters ...
Discussion
November 1, 2019, 11:23 am
Domain Name Wire
Do you trust your domain name registrar?
Read the terms, but also consider which company you trust to hold your domains. My story this week about Uniregistry adding a late renewal fee has snowballed. People actually read Uniregistry’s terms for perhaps the first time, and they didn&rs...
Discussion
Do you trust your domain name registrar?
Read the terms, but also consider which company you trust to hold your domains. My story this week about Uniregistry adding a late renewal fee has snowballed. People actually read Uniregistry’s terms for perhaps the first time, and they didn&rs...
Discussion
October 31, 2019, 7:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
Uniregistry domain buyers pick up shorter domains
Two of the top sales at Uniregistry were by groups with long names. Two of the companies that bought domain names at Uniregistry this past week did so to shorten their domain names. Church of the City bought COTC.com, which it forwards to ChurchotheC...
Discussion
Uniregistry domain buyers pick up shorter domains
Two of the top sales at Uniregistry were by groups with long names. Two of the companies that bought domain names at Uniregistry this past week did so to shorten their domain names. Church of the City bought COTC.com, which it forwards to ChurchotheC...
Discussion
October 31, 2019, 4:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Metamark misses the mark
Talk to a lawyer before filing a UDRP. Many people don’t understand what cybersquatting is. They think that anyone not using a domain name they want is cybersquatting. But they read up on it. Maybe talk to a lawyer. Then they understand there&r...
Discussion
Metamark misses the mark
Talk to a lawyer before filing a UDRP. Many people don’t understand what cybersquatting is. They think that anyone not using a domain name they want is cybersquatting. But they read up on it. Maybe talk to a lawyer. Then they understand there&r...
Discussion
October 31, 2019, 3:50 pm
The Domains
Three Halloween domain names developed and doing business
Today is Halloween and here is a look at three Halloween based domain names that all have been built out and are doing real business. Halloween.com the website is a gateway to all things Halloween, from links to costumes, supplies, masks, candy, haun...
Discussion
Three Halloween domain names developed and doing business
Today is Halloween and here is a look at three Halloween based domain names that all have been built out and are doing real business. Halloween.com the website is a gateway to all things Halloween, from links to costumes, supplies, masks, candy, haun...
Discussion
October 31, 2019, 10:59 am
The Domains
The good, the bad and the ugly – GoDaddy Auctions 2019 Edition
Back in 2016 we started a series here that looked at the best and worst about companies in the domain industry. Over the last 30 months a lot has changed at many companies so we are revisiting the good, the bad and the ugly. Each post will deal with ...
Discussion
The good, the bad and the ugly – GoDaddy Auctions 2019 Edition
Back in 2016 we started a series here that looked at the best and worst about companies in the domain industry. Over the last 30 months a lot has changed at many companies so we are revisiting the good, the bad and the ugly. Each post will deal with ...
Discussion
October 30, 2019, 9:04 pm
