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Domain Name Wire
German company tries to reverse hijack obo.com
The company either didn’t undertake basic research or ignored what it discovered. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found that OBO Bettermann Holding GmbH & Co. KG tried to reverse domain name hijack the domain name obo.c...
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German company tries to reverse hijack obo.com
The company either didn’t undertake basic research or ignored what it discovered. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found that OBO Bettermann Holding GmbH & Co. KG tried to reverse domain name hijack the domain name obo.c...
Discussion
December 12, 2023, 4:43 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by GMS.net
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and GMS.net led the way at $14,999. Goat.fi was second at 12,229 Euro,($13,270) and Bump.co.uk third at 10,000 GBP = ($12,550). 21 .com sales 23 cctld sales 3 other tld sales Domain name Date Price Currenc...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by GMS.net
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and GMS.net led the way at $14,999. Goat.fi was second at 12,229 Euro,($13,270) and Bump.co.uk third at 10,000 GBP = ($12,550). 21 .com sales 23 cctld sales 3 other tld sales Domain name Date Price Currenc...
Discussion
December 12, 2023, 2:31 pm
The Domains
Google gives some insights on domain age and search rankings
Roger Montti at Search Engine Journal published a back and forth on X between an SEO consultant and John Mueller of Google. “Does the age of a domain name impact Google search rankings?” Mueller first replied, “Primarily those who w...
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Google gives some insights on domain age and search rankings
Roger Montti at Search Engine Journal published a back and forth on X between an SEO consultant and John Mueller of Google. “Does the age of a domain name impact Google search rankings?” Mueller first replied, “Primarily those who w...
Discussion
December 12, 2023, 10:06 am
Domain Name Wire
Refreshing your Sedo portfolio with the least amount of work
Refreshing your portfolio and can lead new inquiries and remove stale listings. Once or twice a year, I refresh my Sedo portfolio. And by refresh, I mean delete everything in it and reupload all of my domains. I do this for two reasons: I don’t...
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Refreshing your Sedo portfolio with the least amount of work
Refreshing your portfolio and can lead new inquiries and remove stale listings. Once or twice a year, I refresh my Sedo portfolio. And by refresh, I mean delete everything in it and reupload all of my domains. I do this for two reasons: I don’t...
Discussion
December 11, 2023, 7:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
2023’s top stories – DNW Podcast #465
Reviewing the year in the domain name business. 2023 has been full of activity in the domain name business. There have been acquisitions, changes in hot technologies, and much, much more. On today’s show, I discuss what I think were the five bi...
Discussion
2023’s top stories – DNW Podcast #465
Reviewing the year in the domain name business. 2023 has been full of activity in the domain name business. There have been acquisitions, changes in hot technologies, and much, much more. On today’s show, I discuss what I think were the five bi...
Discussion
December 11, 2023, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Indian matrimony site attempts reverse domain name hijacking
World Intellectual Property Organization panelist finds case was brought in bad faith. An Indian matrimony website has been found (pdf) to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain jodii.com, which is owned by competitor Matrimony.com. Jodi...
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Indian matrimony site attempts reverse domain name hijacking
World Intellectual Property Organization panelist finds case was brought in bad faith. An Indian matrimony website has been found (pdf) to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain jodii.com, which is owned by competitor Matrimony.com. Jodi...
Discussion
December 8, 2023, 5:09 pm
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – December 7, 2023: Up and Adam
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• the Sherpas play The Domain Game (starting at the 19:47 mark), where they guess what certain domains were bought and sold for and discuss the reasons behi...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Review – December 7, 2023: Up and Adam
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• the Sherpas play The Domain Game (starting at the 19:47 mark), where they guess what certain domains were bought and sold for and discuss the reasons behi...
Discussion
December 8, 2023, 1:13 am
Domain Name Wire
No Labels political party files cybersquatting lawsuit
Someone registered NoLabels.com to confuse people looking for the No Labels political party. A centrist U.S. political party that wants to fight divisive political culture has sued an organization that it says is mimicking it. No Labels filed the law...
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No Labels political party files cybersquatting lawsuit
Someone registered NoLabels.com to confuse people looking for the No Labels political party. A centrist U.S. political party that wants to fight divisive political culture has sued an organization that it says is mimicking it. No Labels filed the law...
Discussion
December 7, 2023, 6:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Government contractor Peraton files cybersquatting lawsuit after invoice fraud
Perpetrator registered the ‘plural’ version of its domain name. I was talking with a few business owners last week who all relayed a problem they face: whenever they hire a new employee, scammers try to dupe that person into giving up cre...
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Government contractor Peraton files cybersquatting lawsuit after invoice fraud
Perpetrator registered the ‘plural’ version of its domain name. I was talking with a few business owners last week who all relayed a problem they face: whenever they hire a new employee, scammers try to dupe that person into giving up cre...
Discussion
December 7, 2023, 5:09 pm
The Domains
Andy Booth purchases Cognitive.ai in 6 figure transaction
Andy Booth tweeted out that he purchsed Cognitive.ai. Andy is really going all in on AI and purchasing some great .ai domain names. In case I get questioned. Nothing but transparency. And it ain’t for sale again either! pic.twitter.com/ljjHgQQx...
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Andy Booth purchases Cognitive.ai in 6 figure transaction
Andy Booth tweeted out that he purchsed Cognitive.ai. Andy is really going all in on AI and purchasing some great .ai domain names. In case I get questioned. Nothing but transparency. And it ain’t for sale again either! pic.twitter.com/ljjHgQQx...
Discussion
December 7, 2023, 3:48 pm
