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Donuts begins releasing name collision domains
First batch of domains is now available for registration. Donuts has begun releasing domain names that were originally held back due to name collision concerns. The first set of domain names, all related to photography, became available yesterday. Th...
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Donuts begins releasing name collision domains
First batch of domains is now available for registration. Donuts has begun releasing domain names that were originally held back due to name collision concerns. The first set of domain names, all related to photography, became available yesterday. Th...
Discussion
June 11, 2015, 3:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Salesforce registers over 100 subdomain typos
Salesforce registers .com domains corresponding to each of its instances. When you log in to Salesforce.com, you land on an instance, which is a subdomain of salesforce.com. As explained here, if you arrive from North America, your browser might load...
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Salesforce registers over 100 subdomain typos
Salesforce registers .com domains corresponding to each of its instances. When you log in to Salesforce.com, you land on an instance, which is a subdomain of salesforce.com. As explained here, if you arrive from North America, your browser might load...
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June 11, 2015, 2:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
(Some of) May’s top NameJet sales
Joseph Peterson takes a look back at the past month on NameJet. Each month, NameJet disseminates its list of domain auctions that closed above $2,000, and various domain blogs publish that list basically as is. Personally, I’ve tried to dig a b...
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(Some of) May’s top NameJet sales
Joseph Peterson takes a look back at the past month on NameJet. Each month, NameJet disseminates its list of domain auctions that closed above $2,000, and various domain blogs publish that list basically as is. Personally, I’ve tried to dig a b...
Discussion
June 10, 2015, 6:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
Strong greenback provides domain name buying opportunity
Currency fluctuations have a big impact on domain name negotiations. If you keep your cash in the U.S. dollar, now might be a good time to by domain names from people outside of the U.S. It might also be worth revisiting failed purchases from the pas...
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Strong greenback provides domain name buying opportunity
Currency fluctuations have a big impact on domain name negotiations. If you keep your cash in the U.S. dollar, now might be a good time to by domain names from people outside of the U.S. It might also be worth revisiting failed purchases from the pas...
Discussion
June 10, 2015, 3:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
16 end user domain name sales up to $50,000
An end user (instead of a Chinese domain name investor) bought a three letter domain name last week. Sedo handled 560 transactions last week for total domain name sales of about $1 million. The biggest public sale was NBT.com, which was purchased by ...
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16 end user domain name sales up to $50,000
An end user (instead of a Chinese domain name investor) bought a three letter domain name last week. Sedo handled 560 transactions last week for total domain name sales of about $1 million. The biggest public sale was NBT.com, which was purchased by ...
Discussion
June 10, 2015, 3:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
The challenges of descriptive trademarks
Two lawsuits show that descriptive brands have a downside. I came across a couple recently filed trademark lawsuits that emphasize the challenge of building a brand around a descriptive term. The first was filed by Texas company Peanut Labs, Inc., wh...
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The challenges of descriptive trademarks
Two lawsuits show that descriptive brands have a downside. I came across a couple recently filed trademark lawsuits that emphasize the challenge of building a brand around a descriptive term. The first was filed by Texas company Peanut Labs, Inc., wh...
Discussion
June 10, 2015, 2:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
How real estate agents use domain names
A look at domain names in home listings. Earlier this year I wrote about domain names used to market homes for sale. This week I received a glossy magazine advertising homes for sale in Austin, and I decided to see how many of the homes had a domain ...
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How real estate agents use domain names
A look at domain names in home listings. Earlier this year I wrote about domain names used to market homes for sale. This week I received a glossy magazine advertising homes for sale in Austin, and I decided to see how many of the homes had a domain ...
Discussion
June 9, 2015, 7:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Court returns stolen 224.com, 605.com and 452.com domain names
Three number domain names returned to rightful owner after lawsuit. A U.S. Federal Court has ordered the domain names 224.com, 605.com and 452.com be returned to Traffic Names, Ltd. Ian Andrew of Traffic Names filed suit last year alleging the domain...
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Court returns stolen 224.com, 605.com and 452.com domain names
Three number domain names returned to rightful owner after lawsuit. A U.S. Federal Court has ordered the domain names 224.com, 605.com and 452.com be returned to Traffic Names, Ltd. Ian Andrew of Traffic Names filed suit last year alleging the domain...
Discussion
June 9, 2015, 3:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
DNW Rewind: 10 years ago this month
Take a trip back in time in the domain name business. Domain Name Wire is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, and I thought it would be fun to take a look back at what I was writing about ten years ago this month. In looking back at the June...
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DNW Rewind: 10 years ago this month
Take a trip back in time in the domain name business. Domain Name Wire is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, and I thought it would be fun to take a look back at what I was writing about ten years ago this month. In looking back at the June...
Discussion
June 9, 2015, 2:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Fred Krueger sells about 1/5th of his stake in Minds + Machines
Former chairman sells 24.5 million shares in three transactions. Former Minds + Machines chairman Fred Krueger has sold about a fifth of his stake in the new top level domain name company since leaving at the end of last month. Krueger has sold 24.5 ...
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Fred Krueger sells about 1/5th of his stake in Minds + Machines
Former chairman sells 24.5 million shares in three transactions. Former Minds + Machines chairman Fred Krueger has sold about a fifth of his stake in the new top level domain name company since leaving at the end of last month. Krueger has sold 24.5 ...
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June 9, 2015, 2:09 pm
