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Lawsuit alleges 509.com, sold for $106k in March, was stolen
Chinese man who paid $295,000 says domain is stolen. A domain name investor acquired 509.com through Sedo in March for $106,000. According to NameBio, the domain sold for $295,000 in 2018. Why did the domain seller take such a loss? There appears to ...
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Lawsuit alleges 509.com, sold for $106k in March, was stolen
Chinese man who paid $295,000 says domain is stolen. A domain name investor acquired 509.com through Sedo in March for $106,000. According to NameBio, the domain sold for $295,000 in 2018. Why did the domain seller take such a loss? There appears to ...
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July 12, 2021, 4:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Selling grills at BBQGrills.com – DNW Podcast #346
A great domain name helped this entrepreneur launch his business. When Ryan Maltbie had less than $1,000 left in his bank account, he decided to do something bold: bet his family’s future on a new ecommerce store that sold BBQ grills. Fortunate...
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Selling grills at BBQGrills.com – DNW Podcast #346
A great domain name helped this entrepreneur launch his business. When Ryan Maltbie had less than $1,000 left in his bank account, he decided to do something bold: bet his family’s future on a new ecommerce store that sold BBQ grills. Fortunate...
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July 12, 2021, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
A domain sprinkled with romance, dual personalities, and opportunity
Kassey Lee looks at the story behind this startup. In 2014, Lin Zhao was too busy as a food industry expert for social events unless they were match-making arrangements. One day, he went for a blind date to meet the much younger Xin Peng, a branding ...
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A domain sprinkled with romance, dual personalities, and opportunity
Kassey Lee looks at the story behind this startup. In 2014, Lin Zhao was too busy as a food industry expert for social events unless they were match-making arrangements. One day, he went for a blind date to meet the much younger Xin Peng, a branding ...
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July 12, 2021, 12:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
June’s top 5 domain name stories
Here’s a look back at what happened in the domain industry last month. These are the top five stories ranked by views: 1. Bird.com and Fish.com bidder countersues Right of the Dot – After Right of the Dot sued David Lizmo for not paying f...
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June’s top 5 domain name stories
Here’s a look back at what happened in the domain industry last month. These are the top five stories ranked by views: 1. Bird.com and Fish.com bidder countersues Right of the Dot – After Right of the Dot sued David Lizmo for not paying f...
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July 9, 2021, 6:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
Patsy Cline estate sues to get PatsyCline.com
She’s (or her estate) Got You. Patsy Cline Enterprise, LLC, which manages the late singer’s intellectual property, has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against the owner of PatsyCline.com. Visual Link Internet appears to have registered the domain n...
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Patsy Cline estate sues to get PatsyCline.com
She’s (or her estate) Got You. Patsy Cline Enterprise, LLC, which manages the late singer’s intellectual property, has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against the owner of PatsyCline.com. Visual Link Internet appears to have registered the domain n...
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July 9, 2021, 3:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
Will Didi Chuxing “go short” and acquire Didi .com?
The ride-hailing service is now a public company. Will it acquire DiDi .com? Didi Chuxing’s recent debut at NYSE (NYSE: DIDI) reminds me of the great move it made in 2016 to swallow up Uber in China. Now that it has landed in America, will it g...
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Will Didi Chuxing “go short” and acquire Didi .com?
The ride-hailing service is now a public company. Will it acquire DiDi .com? Didi Chuxing’s recent debut at NYSE (NYSE: DIDI) reminds me of the great move it made in 2016 to swallow up Uber in China. Now that it has landed in America, will it g...
Discussion
July 9, 2021, 1:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
APAC group doesn’t want ICANN meeting to go on without them
Because they’ll have to work on a weird time zone even if it’s just a virtual meeting? A group of ICANN community members in Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands region are opposed to ICANN holding its planned Annual General Meeting in...
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APAC group doesn’t want ICANN meeting to go on without them
Because they’ll have to work on a weird time zone even if it’s just a virtual meeting? A group of ICANN community members in Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands region are opposed to ICANN holding its planned Annual General Meeting in...
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July 8, 2021, 7:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Titan asset management acquires Titan.com
This investment app made a big investment of its own. Titan, an asset management company, has acquired a valuable asset of its own. Founded in 2018, Titan is a New York-based fintech setup that calls itself a world-class hedge fund in your pocket. Th...
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Titan asset management acquires Titan.com
This investment app made a big investment of its own. Titan, an asset management company, has acquired a valuable asset of its own. Founded in 2018, Titan is a New York-based fintech setup that calls itself a world-class hedge fund in your pocket. Th...
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July 8, 2021, 4:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
How important are .cn domains to Chinese companies?
Kassey Lee examines if big Chinese companies care about .cn domain names. Many investors may assume that .cn is the preferred extension of Chinese companies for their domestic market. However, the result of my recent study may surprise you. I picked ...
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How important are .cn domains to Chinese companies?
Kassey Lee examines if big Chinese companies care about .cn domain names. Many investors may assume that .cn is the preferred extension of Chinese companies for their domestic market. However, the result of my recent study may surprise you. I picked ...
Discussion
July 8, 2021, 12:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
A billionaire’s company cannot afford the ideal domain?
It’s a bit surprising that this high-flying company and its billionaire founder use a subpar domain. What is the hottest business in today’s market? Vaccines. That’s how Kong Wei became a newly minted billionaire when his vaccine co...
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A billionaire’s company cannot afford the ideal domain?
It’s a bit surprising that this high-flying company and its billionaire founder use a subpar domain. What is the hottest business in today’s market? Vaccines. That’s how Kong Wei became a newly minted billionaire when his vaccine co...
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July 7, 2021, 4:21 pm
