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Domain Name Wire
My no good first half of 2024
My domain sales are down significantly this year compared to this point last year. We’re halfway through 2024, and my domain sales are rather dismal compared to last year. At many times in recent months, I’ve been reminded of one of my fa...
Discussion
My no good first half of 2024
My domain sales are down significantly this year compared to this point last year. We’re halfway through 2024, and my domain sales are rather dismal compared to last year. At many times in recent months, I’ve been reminded of one of my fa...
Discussion
July 2, 2024, 5:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Atom launches domain appraisal tool in beta
Domain investors get another appraisal tool, this one courtesy of Atom. Domain name sales platform Atom has launched a domain name appraisal tool in beta. Automated domain name appraisal tools are controversial when people don’t like the number...
Discussion
Atom launches domain appraisal tool in beta
Domain investors get another appraisal tool, this one courtesy of Atom. Domain name sales platform Atom has launched a domain name appraisal tool in beta. Automated domain name appraisal tools are controversial when people don’t like the number...
Discussion
July 2, 2024, 4:53 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by TextFree.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and TextFree.com led all sales at $81,102. Versichert.de was the top cctld at 25,000 Euro, ($26,828) and Blitz.bet was the top other tld sale at $7,899. 21 .com sales 24 cctld sales 9 other tld sales Last ...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by TextFree.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and TextFree.com led all sales at $81,102. Versichert.de was the top cctld at 25,000 Euro, ($26,828) and Blitz.bet was the top other tld sale at $7,899. 21 .com sales 24 cctld sales 9 other tld sales Last ...
Discussion
July 2, 2024, 2:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
Recovering stolen domains – DNW Podcast #491
How domains get stolen and how to recover them. I write about domains getting stolen all of the time. On today’s show, I interview someone who helps people recover those domains. Bill Hartzer explains how domain names commonly get stolen and th...
Discussion
Recovering stolen domains – DNW Podcast #491
How domains get stolen and how to recover them. I write about domains getting stolen all of the time. On today’s show, I interview someone who helps people recover those domains. Bill Hartzer explains how domain names commonly get stolen and th...
Discussion
July 1, 2024, 3:30 pm
The Domains
The Castello Brothers, Daycare.com and a chance to see Taylor Swift for free
Michael and David Castello have one of the best domain name portfolios in the history of domaining. They also have developed a lot of their top properties. Daycare.com has just been revamped, a new business model and platform. Now you might not need ...
Discussion
The Castello Brothers, Daycare.com and a chance to see Taylor Swift for free
Michael and David Castello have one of the best domain name portfolios in the history of domaining. They also have developed a lot of their top properties. Daycare.com has just been revamped, a new business model and platform. Now you might not need ...
Discussion
July 1, 2024, 2:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign: you can’t cancel our contract to run .com
Verisign responds to letter from advocacy groups. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) today filed a notice with the SEC stating that the .com contract cannot be put out to competitive bidding. The company was responding to a letter sent by American Economic Libe...
Discussion
Verisign: you can’t cancel our contract to run .com
Verisign responds to letter from advocacy groups. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) today filed a notice with the SEC stating that the .com contract cannot be put out to competitive bidding. The company was responding to a letter sent by American Economic Libe...
Discussion
June 28, 2024, 11:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
John Rizvi loses cybersquatting dispute to John Rizvi
Patent attorney files cybersquatting claim for his name, but loses because the domain is registered to someone else with the same name. Will the real John Rizvi please stand up? Oh, there are more than one of you. A Florida patent attorney named John...
Discussion
John Rizvi loses cybersquatting dispute to John Rizvi
Patent attorney files cybersquatting claim for his name, but loses because the domain is registered to someone else with the same name. Will the real John Rizvi please stand up? Oh, there are more than one of you. A Florida patent attorney named John...
Discussion
June 28, 2024, 3:42 pm
The Domains
Group wants to see an end to Verisign’s monopoly over .com
The American Economic Liberties Project sent out letters to the NTIA and the DOJ wanting them to step in an end Verisign’s monopoly over .com. They put out a press release which you can read below. I am sure Verisign will have a very staunch re...
Discussion
Group wants to see an end to Verisign’s monopoly over .com
The American Economic Liberties Project sent out letters to the NTIA and the DOJ wanting them to step in an end Verisign’s monopoly over .com. They put out a press release which you can read below. I am sure Verisign will have a very staunch re...
Discussion
June 28, 2024, 12:36 am
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa – Down The Rabbit Hole – June 27, 2024: Escrow Row Row Your Boat
As we say on DomainSherpa - all roads lead to domains. And our work with domains has us venturing "down the rabbit hole" into different topics all the time. So this is a tech-adjacent, digital asset, pop-culture, tangent-positive monthly po...
Discussion
DomainSherpa – Down The Rabbit Hole – June 27, 2024: Escrow Row Row Your Boat
As we say on DomainSherpa - all roads lead to domains. And our work with domains has us venturing "down the rabbit hole" into different topics all the time. So this is a tech-adjacent, digital asset, pop-culture, tangent-positive monthly po...
Discussion
June 27, 2024, 8:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Yoga apparel company sues to get ALO.com
The company tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain in 2017. Yoga apparel company Alo, LLC has filed an in rem cybersquatting lawsuit (pdf) in an effort to get the domain name alo.com. It’s the company’s second attempt to upgrade i...
Discussion
Yoga apparel company sues to get ALO.com
The company tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain in 2017. Yoga apparel company Alo, LLC has filed an in rem cybersquatting lawsuit (pdf) in an effort to get the domain name alo.com. It’s the company’s second attempt to upgrade i...
Discussion
June 27, 2024, 8:07 pm