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Domain Name Wire
Domains aren’t important? That’s the wrong conclusion.
The reason domain names are important has changed over time. A few readers have sent me an article published in The Atlantic this week titled “The Web Became a Strip Mall” with the subhead “Domain names once gave the internet a sens...
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Domains aren’t important? That’s the wrong conclusion.
The reason domain names are important has changed over time. A few readers have sent me an article published in The Atlantic this week titled “The Web Became a Strip Mall” with the subhead “Domain names once gave the internet a sens...
Discussion
April 11, 2024, 6:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
Man gets $486k judgment against Rob Monster and Epik Inc over stolen domain
Monster never responded to the lawsuit, and a California court issued a default judgment. A California man has been awarded a $486,432 judgment against Epik founder Rob Monster and Epik Inc. over a stolen domain name. Robert M. Lee registered the dom...
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Man gets $486k judgment against Rob Monster and Epik Inc over stolen domain
Monster never responded to the lawsuit, and a California court issued a default judgment. A California man has been awarded a $486,432 judgment against Epik founder Rob Monster and Epik Inc. over a stolen domain name. Robert M. Lee registered the dom...
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April 11, 2024, 4:21 pm
The Domains
Liquid Market Report Q1 2024
Giuseppe Graziano released the liquid domain report for Q1 2024 – The volume of sales for liquid domains reported by escrow.com went up by 89% (QoQ) to 18M. – The most notable categories in terms of sales volume were the 2...
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Liquid Market Report Q1 2024
Giuseppe Graziano released the liquid domain report for Q1 2024 – The volume of sales for liquid domains reported by escrow.com went up by 89% (QoQ) to 18M. – The most notable categories in terms of sales volume were the 2...
Discussion
April 11, 2024, 2:06 am
Domain Name Wire
A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) Music Together, LLC guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The case followed a surprisingly common fact pattern: a company registers a domain name in good faith as a licensee of th...
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A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) Music Together, LLC guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The case followed a surprisingly common fact pattern: a company registers a domain name in good faith as a licensee of th...
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April 10, 2024, 5:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
Oops. Twitter’s latest x.com transition is another fumble
X.com marks the spot…or does it? Let’s face it: Many of the changes X (Twitter) has made under Elon Musk’s ownership haven’t been well thought out. The company is certainly following the “move fast and break things&rdqu...
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Oops. Twitter’s latest x.com transition is another fumble
X.com marks the spot…or does it? Let’s face it: Many of the changes X (Twitter) has made under Elon Musk’s ownership haven’t been well thought out. The company is certainly following the “move fast and break things&rdqu...
Discussion
April 10, 2024, 4:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Team Internet Group begins trading OTC
Move makes it easier for U.S. investors to invest in the company. U.S. investors interested in investing in domain name company Team Internet Group now have an easier option. The company trades on the London Stock Exchange’s market for small an...
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Team Internet Group begins trading OTC
Move makes it easier for U.S. investors to invest in the company. U.S. investors interested in investing in domain name company Team Internet Group now have an easier option. The company trades on the London Stock Exchange’s market for small an...
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April 10, 2024, 4:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
NamePros has a brilliant idea with its new “buy now” feature
This approach could be the best of both worlds. NamePros is introducing a new feature for its free “for sale” parking pages, and I think it’s brilliant. Domain investors typically choose between “buy now” and “make...
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NamePros has a brilliant idea with its new “buy now” feature
This approach could be the best of both worlds. NamePros is introducing a new feature for its free “for sale” parking pages, and I think it’s brilliant. Domain investors typically choose between “buy now” and “make...
Discussion
April 10, 2024, 3:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Changing domains is hard. Just ask WordPress
WooCommerce is moving its domain back to WooCommerce.com after SEO challenges. For all of those that say changing domains is easy, so domain renewal prices shouldn’t be capped… WooCommerce, a company owned by WordPress creator Automattic...
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Changing domains is hard. Just ask WordPress
WooCommerce is moving its domain back to WooCommerce.com after SEO challenges. For all of those that say changing domains is easy, so domain renewal prices shouldn’t be capped… WooCommerce, a company owned by WordPress creator Automattic...
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April 9, 2024, 3:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain sales: cool lights, antimicrobials and more
A title insurance company, a rummy game app, and a cool lighting maker bought domain names. Sedo had a nice rebound in domain sales after a slowdown last week. Many of the top domains don’t have obvious buyers at the time of publication, includ...
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End user domain sales: cool lights, antimicrobials and more
A title insurance company, a rummy game app, and a cool lighting maker bought domain names. Sedo had a nice rebound in domain sales after a slowdown last week. Many of the top domains don’t have obvious buyers at the time of publication, includ...
Discussion
April 9, 2024, 3:32 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by LightBet.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and LightBet.com led the way at $74,999. Pafikotobogor.org was second at $35,000. Specter.com was third at $33,000. 27 .com sales 18 cctld sales 7 other tld sales Domain name Date Price Currency &nb...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by LightBet.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and LightBet.com led the way at $74,999. Pafikotobogor.org was second at $35,000. Specter.com was third at $33,000. 27 .com sales 18 cctld sales 7 other tld sales Domain name Date Price Currency &nb...
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April 9, 2024, 2:23 pm
