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Domain Name Wire
DNForum deletes 500k accounts
Forum deletes old stale accounts as part of a fresh beginning. Domain name forums DNForum and AcornDomains have purged 500,000 accounts, most of them yesterday. Helmuts Meskonis acquired both of the forums last year. He has since worked to revitalize...
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DNForum deletes 500k accounts
Forum deletes old stale accounts as part of a fresh beginning. Domain name forums DNForum and AcornDomains have purged 500,000 accounts, most of them yesterday. Helmuts Meskonis acquired both of the forums last year. He has since worked to revitalize...
Discussion
May 20, 2024, 3:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Check out my awesome new hand registered domain name
Finding good domain names available for hand registration is a skill that only the best domain name investors are good at. I count myself in that category. For example, check out this sweet domain I picked up earlier this month: The SDL market is hug...
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Check out my awesome new hand registered domain name
Finding good domain names available for hand registration is a skill that only the best domain name investors are good at. I count myself in that category. For example, check out this sweet domain I picked up earlier this month: The SDL market is hug...
Discussion
May 20, 2024, 1:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
UDRP panelist lets Complainant off the hook
Panelist doesn’t find RDNH for all the wrong reasons. Sometimes, I get midway through reading a UDRP decision and think to myself, “The panelist is definitely going to find reverse domain name hijacking.” Then, the panelist surprise...
Discussion
UDRP panelist lets Complainant off the hook
Panelist doesn’t find RDNH for all the wrong reasons. Sometimes, I get midway through reading a UDRP decision and think to myself, “The panelist is definitely going to find reverse domain name hijacking.” Then, the panelist surprise...
Discussion
May 17, 2024, 3:33 pm
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – May 16, 2024 – Go Ninja Go
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• Bill Sweetman, the NameNinja himself, joins the show for the first time since JT became host:• The Sherpas play The Domain Game (starting at the 18:1...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Review – May 16, 2024 – Go Ninja Go
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• Bill Sweetman, the NameNinja himself, joins the show for the first time since JT became host:• The Sherpas play The Domain Game (starting at the 18:1...
Discussion
May 16, 2024, 8:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Four letter domains lead expired domain market
A “star” led last month’s sales. Newfold Digital’s expired domain name platforms (NameJet and SnapNames) had a relatively slow month for sales last month, at least as far as sales over $2,000 are concerned. The platforms combi...
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Four letter domains lead expired domain market
A “star” led last month’s sales. Newfold Digital’s expired domain name platforms (NameJet and SnapNames) had a relatively slow month for sales last month, at least as far as sales over $2,000 are concerned. The platforms combi...
Discussion
May 16, 2024, 1:15 pm
The Domains
The old “we have a small project but would love your premium .com” Did not work with Rick Schwartz
Rick Schwartz shared what he deemed a successful Domain negotiation. It was quite comical, and illustrates something I have been saying to friends in the corporate world for years. “If you are going to try to buy a domain name, find out who own...
Discussion
The old “we have a small project but would love your premium .com” Did not work with Rick Schwartz
Rick Schwartz shared what he deemed a successful Domain negotiation. It was quite comical, and illustrates something I have been saying to friends in the corporate world for years. “If you are going to try to buy a domain name, find out who own...
Discussion
May 15, 2024, 6:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Ubuntu distributor tries reverse domain name hijacking Lubuntu domain
Panelist rules the domain name was registered in good faith. A software company that specializes in services and support for the Ubuntu distribution of Linux has tried to reverse hijack a domain name. Canonical Software filed a cybersquatting dispute...
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Ubuntu distributor tries reverse domain name hijacking Lubuntu domain
Panelist rules the domain name was registered in good faith. A software company that specializes in services and support for the Ubuntu distribution of Linux has tried to reverse hijack a domain name. Canonical Software filed a cybersquatting dispute...
Discussion
May 15, 2024, 4:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Private equity company to acquire Squarespace
Deal values one of the largest domain name registrars at $6.9 billion. One of the world’s largest domain name registrars is about to go private. Squarespace, Inc. (NYSE: SQSP) announced that it’s being acquired by Permira in an all-cash t...
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Private equity company to acquire Squarespace
Deal values one of the largest domain name registrars at $6.9 billion. One of the world’s largest domain name registrars is about to go private. Squarespace, Inc. (NYSE: SQSP) announced that it’s being acquired by Permira in an all-cash t...
Discussion
May 15, 2024, 3:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain sales: a lingerie model walks into a church…
What an eclectic mix of domain names sales this week! The internet is certainly a diverse place. Consider the domains that sold to end users at Sedo this week: a sex toy shop, a couple of religious organizations, and a place to buy your smoking acces...
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End user domain sales: a lingerie model walks into a church…
What an eclectic mix of domain names sales this week! The internet is certainly a diverse place. Consider the domains that sold to end users at Sedo this week: a sex toy shop, a couple of religious organizations, and a place to buy your smoking acces...
Discussion
May 15, 2024, 1:39 pm
The Domains
Squarespace is going private
Close to a year after buying Google’s domain business, Squarespace is going private. The stock popped 13% on the news yesterday. It closed today basically unchanged. CNBC mentioned They also point out that the $44 per share in cash, a roughly 3...
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Squarespace is going private
Close to a year after buying Google’s domain business, Squarespace is going private. The stock popped 13% on the news yesterday. It closed today basically unchanged. CNBC mentioned They also point out that the $44 per share in cash, a roughly 3...
Discussion
May 15, 2024, 3:16 am
