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Domain Name Wire
Nominet (.UK) could be forced to change its focus after vote next week
Many members want Nominet to be boring again. Three years ago, I wrote about ICANN’s budget crisis and what I thought the heart of the matter was. I wrote: ICANN should be a boring organization but it hired people who want to make a difference....
Discussion
Nominet (.UK) could be forced to change its focus after vote next week
Many members want Nominet to be boring again. Three years ago, I wrote about ICANN’s budget crisis and what I thought the heart of the matter was. I wrote: ICANN should be a boring organization but it hired people who want to make a difference....
Discussion
March 16, 2021, 5:24 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by UM.co
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and UM.co led the way at 55,000 Euro, ($65,368). Jejo.com was second at $39,595 and May24.com was third at $39,000. 43 .com sales 25 cctld sales 6 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of public SedoMLS sales a...
Discussion
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by UM.co
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and UM.co led the way at 55,000 Euro, ($65,368). Jejo.com was second at $39,595 and May24.com was third at $39,000. 43 .com sales 25 cctld sales 6 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of public SedoMLS sales a...
Discussion
March 16, 2021, 3:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
How to merge Network Solutions / Register accounts
Here’s how to combine multiple accounts created by Web.com’s dropcatching services. One of the things I hope Newfold Digital does now that it owns the Web.com properties is to fix its aftermarket. I assume the long-term vision is to combi...
Discussion
How to merge Network Solutions / Register accounts
Here’s how to combine multiple accounts created by Web.com’s dropcatching services. One of the things I hope Newfold Digital does now that it owns the Web.com properties is to fix its aftermarket. I assume the long-term vision is to combi...
Discussion
March 15, 2021, 7:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign’s .com printing press – DNW Podcast #329
How Verisign got such a profitable business and what the future holds. Verisign operates one of the most profitable large businesses in the world thanks to a no-bid contract to operate the .com namespace. My guest on today’s show talks about ho...
Discussion
Verisign’s .com printing press – DNW Podcast #329
How Verisign got such a profitable business and what the future holds. Verisign operates one of the most profitable large businesses in the world thanks to a no-bid contract to operate the .com namespace. My guest on today’s show talks about ho...
Discussion
March 15, 2021, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Is this trademark infringement or cybersquatting?
Confusing similarity might be a stretch. A World Intellectual Property (WIPO) panelist has found in favor of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, a generic drugs maker, in a dispute it filed against the domain DrLede.com. The pharmaceutical company uses t...
Discussion
Is this trademark infringement or cybersquatting?
Confusing similarity might be a stretch. A World Intellectual Property (WIPO) panelist has found in favor of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, a generic drugs maker, in a dispute it filed against the domain DrLede.com. The pharmaceutical company uses t...
Discussion
March 12, 2021, 5:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Org offers domain quality program to other registries
System rewards registrars for the quality of their registrations, not just the quantity. Many registries measure their success by the total domains in their namespace. They provide incentives for registrars to sell more of their domains by either cha...
Discussion
.Org offers domain quality program to other registries
System rewards registrars for the quality of their registrations, not just the quantity. Many registries measure their success by the total domains in their namespace. They provide incentives for registrars to sell more of their domains by either cha...
Discussion
March 12, 2021, 4:51 pm
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Founders Series – Mar 11 2021: Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop w/ Bradley Kam of Unstoppable Domains
On this episode of the DomainSherpa Founder Series JT & Drew talk to Bradley Kam of Unstoppable Domains and discuss a number of topics including (a) the rise of the decentralized internet, (b) the appeal of the .crypto & .zil domain extension...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Founders Series – Mar 11 2021: Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop w/ Bradley Kam of Unstoppable Domains
On this episode of the DomainSherpa Founder Series JT & Drew talk to Bradley Kam of Unstoppable Domains and discuss a number of topics including (a) the rise of the decentralized internet, (b) the appeal of the .crypto & .zil domain extension...
Discussion
March 11, 2021, 11:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Here’s what sold on NameJet and SnapNames last month
98 domains sold for $2,000 or more last month. Web.com’s (or should I say Newfold Digital’s?) aftermarkets NameJet and SnapNames combined for $368,000 in sales of domains over $2,000 in February. The top sale was only $15,000 but there we...
Discussion
Here’s what sold on NameJet and SnapNames last month
98 domains sold for $2,000 or more last month. Web.com’s (or should I say Newfold Digital’s?) aftermarkets NameJet and SnapNames combined for $368,000 in sales of domains over $2,000 in February. The top sale was only $15,000 but there we...
Discussion
March 11, 2021, 7:28 pm
The Domains
NameJet/Snapnames February sales led by PayZone.com
NameJet/Snapnames released their February sales data. The top sale was payzone.com at $15,000. The top SnapNames Sale: smartjx.com – $11,554 DOMAINNAME BRAND TYPE SALES AMOUNT payzone.com Namejet Expiring $15,000 cheapmovies.com Namejet B...
Discussion
NameJet/Snapnames February sales led by PayZone.com
NameJet/Snapnames released their February sales data. The top sale was payzone.com at $15,000. The top SnapNames Sale: smartjx.com – $11,554 DOMAINNAME BRAND TYPE SALES AMOUNT payzone.com Namejet Expiring $15,000 cheapmovies.com Namejet B...
Discussion
March 11, 2021, 6:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
NFTs are the newest manufactured scarcity
What do you call too many rare things? Something that’s not rare at all. Like many boys who grew up in the 80s and 90s, I collected baseball cards. My brother and I would pool our allowance and head to the Magik Market convenience store, where ...
Discussion
NFTs are the newest manufactured scarcity
What do you call too many rare things? Something that’s not rare at all. Like many boys who grew up in the 80s and 90s, I collected baseball cards. My brother and I would pool our allowance and head to the Magik Market convenience store, where ...
Discussion
March 11, 2021, 4:56 pm
