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Domain Name Wire
Host Europe Group registrars’ expired domains now hitting GoDaddy Auctions
Host Europe Group acquisition means more expired domains on GoDaddy Auctions. Expired domains from four Host Europe Group registrars are now heading to GoDaddy Auctions following GoDaddy’s acquisition of the European hosting conglomerate earlie...
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Host Europe Group registrars’ expired domains now hitting GoDaddy Auctions
Host Europe Group acquisition means more expired domains on GoDaddy Auctions. Expired domains from four Host Europe Group registrars are now heading to GoDaddy Auctions following GoDaddy’s acquisition of the European hosting conglomerate earlie...
Discussion
June 29, 2017, 7:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
How real estate agents use domain names in 2017
Agents are embracing unique domains for each high-end home they sell. Two years ago I leafed through an upscale Austin home magazine called Refine to understand how real estate agents use domain names to market premium properties. This weekend I rece...
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How real estate agents use domain names in 2017
Agents are embracing unique domains for each high-end home they sell. Two years ago I leafed through an upscale Austin home magazine called Refine to understand how real estate agents use domain names to market premium properties. This weekend I rece...
Discussion
June 29, 2017, 5:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Build registry files patent app for dynamic premium pricing
An idea for new top level domains might have relevance for popular TLDs. With the introduction of new top level domain names a few years ago came an explosion in the number of TLDs offering some of their domain names at premium prices. I recall speak...
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.Build registry files patent app for dynamic premium pricing
An idea for new top level domains might have relevance for popular TLDs. With the introduction of new top level domain names a few years ago came an explosion in the number of TLDs offering some of their domain names at premium prices. I recall speak...
Discussion
June 29, 2017, 4:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
What does Brexit mean for .EU domain holders in the UK?
It’s not determined yet, but it could be bad. A DNW podcast listener emailed a question to me this week that I hadn’t considered before: Will UK residents still be able to register and own .EU domain names after Brexit is complete? Great ...
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What does Brexit mean for .EU domain holders in the UK?
It’s not determined yet, but it could be bad. A DNW podcast listener emailed a question to me this week that I hadn’t considered before: Will UK residents still be able to register and own .EU domain names after Brexit is complete? Great ...
Discussion
June 29, 2017, 2:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
CBNT.com UDRP decision is bad, but domain owner should take some of the blame
Bank wins domain name that showed ads for banks. A single-member World Intellectual Property Organization panel has ordered the domain name CBNT.com be transferred to California Bank & Trust in a cybersquatting dispute. I disagree with the decisi...
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CBNT.com UDRP decision is bad, but domain owner should take some of the blame
Bank wins domain name that showed ads for banks. A single-member World Intellectual Property Organization panel has ordered the domain name CBNT.com be transferred to California Bank & Trust in a cybersquatting dispute. I disagree with the decisi...
Discussion
June 29, 2017, 2:05 pm
The Domains
If sales seems fishy, leave a comment
It’s always beneficial to have a lot of eyes looking at sales reports. Sometimes there is an unbelievable buy you may have missed, or there might be something that seems odd and might not have really sold. There was a comment left a couple days...
Discussion
If sales seems fishy, leave a comment
It’s always beneficial to have a lot of eyes looking at sales reports. Sometimes there is an unbelievable buy you may have missed, or there might be something that seems odd and might not have really sold. There was a comment left a couple days...
Discussion
June 29, 2017, 10:24 am
The Domains
XYB.com sold for $100,000
Namerpros member BetTheLot announced on Namepros that he sold XYB.com for $100,000. The transaction was completed with a broker named Ivy at ename. BetTheLot mentioned It will be a shortening of a pinyin phrase. Xiao long Bao. Which is a very f...
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XYB.com sold for $100,000
Namerpros member BetTheLot announced on Namepros that he sold XYB.com for $100,000. The transaction was completed with a broker named Ivy at ename. BetTheLot mentioned It will be a shortening of a pinyin phrase. Xiao long Bao. Which is a very f...
Discussion
June 29, 2017, 2:08 am
Domain Name Wire
22 end user domain name sales from the past week
A big week of end user domain name sales. Sedo had a very solid week of end user domain name sales. I spotted 22, and there are no doubt more that are still in escrow or have Whois privacy. As always, a lot of the purchases were made by companies tha...
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22 end user domain name sales from the past week
A big week of end user domain name sales. Sedo had a very solid week of end user domain name sales. I spotted 22, and there are no doubt more that are still in escrow or have Whois privacy. As always, a lot of the purchases were made by companies tha...
Discussion
June 28, 2017, 3:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Kobe and Montreal added to ICANN calendar
Dust off your Japanese and French. ICANN has selected the location for two of its meetings taking place in 2019. ICANN 64 will take place in Kobe, Japan in March 2019 and ICANN 66 will be in Montreal in November 2019. The non-profit has not announced...
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Kobe and Montreal added to ICANN calendar
Dust off your Japanese and French. ICANN has selected the location for two of its meetings taking place in 2019. ICANN 64 will take place in Kobe, Japan in March 2019 and ICANN 66 will be in Montreal in November 2019. The non-profit has not announced...
Discussion
June 28, 2017, 2:16 pm
The Domains
Politico takes a look at the Trump domain portfolio
Politico used three writers and put together an interactive article on the domain names registered by the Trump Organization. The writers are hoping to show a road map to where the Trump Organization has been and where it is going. From the article: ...
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Politico takes a look at the Trump domain portfolio
Politico used three writers and put together an interactive article on the domain names registered by the Trump Organization. The writers are hoping to show a road map to where the Trump Organization has been and where it is going. From the article: ...
Discussion
June 28, 2017, 1:49 pm
