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Last month’s Top 5 Stories on Domain Name Wire
A look back at the past month in the domain name business. A big sale in a new top level domain name, a Chinese domain name auction, and a new top level domain name partnership were among the most-read stories on Domain Name Wire last month. Here&rsq...
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Last month’s Top 5 Stories on Domain Name Wire
A look back at the past month in the domain name business. A big sale in a new top level domain name, a Chinese domain name auction, and a new top level domain name partnership were among the most-read stories on Domain Name Wire last month. Here&rsq...
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June 8, 2015, 8:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Parking company monetizes typos — with the TM holder’s permission
Brand-approved typosquatting? Sort of. A new domain name parking service promises to help people monetize brand related domain names, such as typos, in a way that brand owners support. Protected Parking “enables domain owners to monetize brand ...
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Parking company monetizes typos — with the TM holder’s permission
Brand-approved typosquatting? Sort of. A new domain name parking service promises to help people monetize brand related domain names, such as typos, in a way that brand owners support. Protected Parking “enables domain owners to monetize brand ...
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June 8, 2015, 3:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rightside CEO Taryn Naidu – DNW Podcast #36
A discussion with the CEO of Rightside, the company behind eNom and Name.com, a whole bunch of top level domain names, and part-owner of NameJet. My guest this week is Taryn Naidu, CEO of publicly traded domain name company Rightside. Rightside owns ...
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Rightside CEO Taryn Naidu – DNW Podcast #36
A discussion with the CEO of Rightside, the company behind eNom and Name.com, a whole bunch of top level domain names, and part-owner of NameJet. My guest this week is Taryn Naidu, CEO of publicly traded domain name company Rightside. Rightside owns ...
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June 8, 2015, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Company using .Today domain name raises $8 million
Jeff Dachis’ latest company, currently using a .today domain name, raises $8 million. One Drop, a diabetes management platform that uses the domain name OneDrop.today, has raised $8 million in a round led by RRE Ventures. One Drop is the latest...
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Company using .Today domain name raises $8 million
Jeff Dachis’ latest company, currently using a .today domain name, raises $8 million. One Drop, a diabetes management platform that uses the domain name OneDrop.today, has raised $8 million in a round led by RRE Ventures. One Drop is the latest...
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June 8, 2015, 2:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Embrace.com at $18.9k and other expired domain name sales
A weekly roundup of expired domain name sales at NameJet. As a branding consultant, I love this week’s top seller: Embrace.com ($18.9k). It means so much more than a hug. When we “embrace change”, we’re not giving the fut...
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Embrace.com at $18.9k and other expired domain name sales
A weekly roundup of expired domain name sales at NameJet. As a branding consultant, I love this week’s top seller: Embrace.com ($18.9k). It means so much more than a hug. When we “embrace change”, we’re not giving the fut...
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June 5, 2015, 4:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
33 of the best new .Porn websites
A look at some of the more interesting .porn web addresses that have been registered. The .Porn top level domain name came out yesterday, and already over 10,000 domain names have been registered. I sifted through the list of .porn domain name regist...
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33 of the best new .Porn websites
A look at some of the more interesting .porn web addresses that have been registered. The .Porn top level domain name came out yesterday, and already over 10,000 domain names have been registered. I sifted through the list of .porn domain name regist...
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June 5, 2015, 2:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Watch Stuart Lawley defend .Porn and .Adult
The man behind .porn, .adult and .xxx is asked to defend his business model. ICM Registry CEO Stuart Lawley was on Bloomberg yesterday. Bloomberg’s Emily Chang asked him to defend the business model of selling .porn and .adult domain names. Doe...
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Watch Stuart Lawley defend .Porn and .Adult
The man behind .porn, .adult and .xxx is asked to defend his business model. ICM Registry CEO Stuart Lawley was on Bloomberg yesterday. Bloomberg’s Emily Chang asked him to defend the business model of selling .porn and .adult domain names. Doe...
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June 4, 2015, 5:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
St. Louis bank sues to take over gripe domains
Bank and board member file cybersquatting claim over two domain names they call defamatory. Midwest BankCentre, a bank in St. Louis, has filed a lawsuit to get control of the domain names MidwestBankCheated.com and JerryScheideggerCheatedMe.com. Jerr...
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St. Louis bank sues to take over gripe domains
Bank and board member file cybersquatting claim over two domain names they call defamatory. Midwest BankCentre, a bank in St. Louis, has filed a lawsuit to get control of the domain names MidwestBankCheated.com and JerryScheideggerCheatedMe.com. Jerr...
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June 4, 2015, 5:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
An interesting Google domain name parking patent application
Idea sounds a lot like zero click monetization. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office just published a Google patent application related to domain name parking. Named Systems and Methods of Providing Parked Domain Content, application 13/631472 (embed...
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An interesting Google domain name parking patent application
Idea sounds a lot like zero click monetization. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office just published a Google patent application related to domain name parking. Named Systems and Methods of Providing Parked Domain Content, application 13/631472 (embed...
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June 4, 2015, 3:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
Interview: Why Shaun Smith bought JiuJitsu.com
An interview with Shaun Smith, who just acquired JiuJitsu.com on a creative payment plan. Shaun Smith locked down the premium domain JiuJitsu.com for $75,000 about month ago…for much less than $75k. Here’s his story. First things first, ...
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Interview: Why Shaun Smith bought JiuJitsu.com
An interview with Shaun Smith, who just acquired JiuJitsu.com on a creative payment plan. Shaun Smith locked down the premium domain JiuJitsu.com for $75,000 about month ago…for much less than $75k. Here’s his story. First things first, ...
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June 4, 2015, 2:50 pm
