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Domain Name Wire
Two domain name conference on tap for September
THE Domain Conference and DomainFest Asia take place next month. We’re just a few days away from September, and that means we’re just a few weeks away from two domain name conferences. First up is THE Domain Conference, organized by the N...
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Two domain name conference on tap for September
THE Domain Conference and DomainFest Asia take place next month. We’re just a few days away from September, and that means we’re just a few weeks away from two domain name conferences. First up is THE Domain Conference, organized by the N...
Discussion
August 26, 2016, 4:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Did P2P lending cause a Chinese bubble, and is it bursting?
Another high-profile P2P lending scam should give pause to Chinese domain investors. Remember those videos of the Chinese super bus making the rounds on social media a few months ago? The bus was designed to travel above car traffic on the street bel...
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Did P2P lending cause a Chinese bubble, and is it bursting?
Another high-profile P2P lending scam should give pause to Chinese domain investors. Remember those videos of the Chinese super bus making the rounds on social media a few months ago? The bus was designed to travel above car traffic on the street bel...
Discussion
August 25, 2016, 5:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
Chinese domain name investor getting out, dumps 70,000 .cc domains
Booksir announces to WeChat group that he’s exiting the domain name business. A prominent Chinese domain name investor has announced on WeChat that he’s getting out of the domain name investing business. Zhuang Liangji (庄良基), known ...
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Chinese domain name investor getting out, dumps 70,000 .cc domains
Booksir announces to WeChat group that he’s exiting the domain name business. A prominent Chinese domain name investor has announced on WeChat that he’s getting out of the domain name investing business. Zhuang Liangji (庄良基), known ...
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August 25, 2016, 2:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Escrow.com handles over US$200 million in payments in H1, buys domain name for A$1 million
Escrow.com’s parent company recently reported financial results for the first half of 2016 and disclosed a major domain name purchase. This week I had Escrow.com GM Jackson Elsegood on the Domain Name Wire podcast to provide an update on what h...
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Escrow.com handles over US$200 million in payments in H1, buys domain name for A$1 million
Escrow.com’s parent company recently reported financial results for the first half of 2016 and disclosed a major domain name purchase. This week I had Escrow.com GM Jackson Elsegood on the Domain Name Wire podcast to provide an update on what h...
Discussion
August 24, 2016, 7:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
This week’s end user domain name sales
Here are some domain names that were purchased by end users on Sedo over the past week. It was a lot harder this week to find end user domain name sales within Sedo’s sales list. The list was shorter than usual, but the bigger issue was that ma...
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This week’s end user domain name sales
Here are some domain names that were purchased by end users on Sedo over the past week. It was a lot harder this week to find end user domain name sales within Sedo’s sales list. The list was shorter than usual, but the bigger issue was that ma...
Discussion
August 24, 2016, 5:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain names that get around: are they worth less?
Rapid trading of domain names might reduce their value. We’ve seen a new phenomenon in domain names in the past couple years: domain names that get around. Chinese investors have piled in and helped turn short domain names into tradeable commod...
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Domain names that get around: are they worth less?
Rapid trading of domain names might reduce their value. We’ve seen a new phenomenon in domain names in the past couple years: domain names that get around. Chinese investors have piled in and helped turn short domain names into tradeable commod...
Discussion
August 24, 2016, 1:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Take the DNW Reader Survey
Please take three minutes to lend me a hand. I get a lot of individual feedback from Domain Name Wire readers, but sometimes it’s helpful to get an overall picture of what the community thinks. With this in mind, will you take three minutes to ...
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Take the DNW Reader Survey
Please take three minutes to lend me a hand. I get a lot of individual feedback from Domain Name Wire readers, but sometimes it’s helpful to get an overall picture of what the community thinks. With this in mind, will you take three minutes to ...
Discussion
August 23, 2016, 2:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
NFX LLC sues to recover stolen NFX.com domain name
Company files lawsuit in an attempt to regain control of its domain name. NFX LLC, which runs programs to help marketplace startups, has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to recover the domain name NFX.com. NFX claims the domain name was stolen from it sometime ...
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NFX LLC sues to recover stolen NFX.com domain name
Company files lawsuit in an attempt to regain control of its domain name. NFX LLC, which runs programs to help marketplace startups, has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to recover the domain name NFX.com. NFX claims the domain name was stolen from it sometime ...
Discussion
August 23, 2016, 1:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Does this LinkedIn profile kill Bigfoot’s future UDRP chances?
Attorney says his role includes “manipulation of TMs and common law marks to achieve UDRP “reverse domain name hijacking”. Last week I wrote about Bigfoot Entertainment and companies affiliated with its owner. Today I came across on...
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Does this LinkedIn profile kill Bigfoot’s future UDRP chances?
Attorney says his role includes “manipulation of TMs and common law marks to achieve UDRP “reverse domain name hijacking”. Last week I wrote about Bigfoot Entertainment and companies affiliated with its owner. Today I came across on...
Discussion
August 22, 2016, 5:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Jackson Elsegood on Escrow.com – DNW Podcast #98
Escrow.com GM Jackson Elsegood provides data on the domain name market and explains how the company is improving customer service response times. This week: Escrow.com GM Jackson Elsegood shares data about how the domain name market is shaping up in ...
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Jackson Elsegood on Escrow.com – DNW Podcast #98
Escrow.com GM Jackson Elsegood provides data on the domain name market and explains how the company is improving customer service response times. This week: Escrow.com GM Jackson Elsegood shares data about how the domain name market is shaping up in ...
Discussion
August 22, 2016, 3:30 pm
