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Heritage Auctions finalizes list for exclusive February Auction
Auction will have just 30 lots. Heritage Auctions has finalized the list of 30 lots it will auction off in next month’s domain name auction. This is probably the smallest number of domain names to be auctioned in a live auction event, and it wi...
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Heritage Auctions finalizes list for exclusive February Auction
Auction will have just 30 lots. Heritage Auctions has finalized the list of 30 lots it will auction off in next month’s domain name auction. This is probably the smallest number of domain names to be auctioned in a live auction event, and it wi...
Discussion
January 12, 2015, 3:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
eBay takes down over 1,000 domain names with a single UDRP
eBay wins a massive UDRP case. eBay has successfully taken down over 1,000 domain names containing its trademark, many of which were set up as commerce sites. The online auction company filed a UDRP against the owner of 1,153 .com and .net domain nam...
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eBay takes down over 1,000 domain names with a single UDRP
eBay wins a massive UDRP case. eBay has successfully taken down over 1,000 domain names containing its trademark, many of which were set up as commerce sites. The online auction company filed a UDRP against the owner of 1,153 .com and .net domain nam...
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January 12, 2015, 3:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
These guys thought Mike Berkens was toying with them…
Podcast tells the story of guys who tried to buy a domain name from Michael Berkens. I just listened to a very interesting podcast called Reply All. This particular episode talks about two guy’s effort to buy a domain name from Michael Berkens....
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These guys thought Mike Berkens was toying with them…
Podcast tells the story of guys who tried to buy a domain name from Michael Berkens. I just listened to a very interesting podcast called Reply All. This particular episode talks about two guy’s effort to buy a domain name from Michael Berkens....
Discussion
January 11, 2015, 2:30 am
Domain Name Wire
Categorizing Top Level Domains: “nTLDs”
Joseph Peterson asks, “when is new not really new,” and proposes new terminology to clarify it. Going into the new year, I decided to make a little glossary of domaining definitions. That includes words many people use already, some ...
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Categorizing Top Level Domains: “nTLDs”
Joseph Peterson asks, “when is new not really new,” and proposes new terminology to clarify it. Going into the new year, I decided to make a little glossary of domaining definitions. That includes words many people use already, some ...
Discussion
January 9, 2015, 6:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
How to get the most out of NamesCon
A few quick tips to get the most out of your conference-going experience. Heading to NamesCon next week? You’re not alone. More than 800 people are expected to attend the conference, unless mother nature gets in their way. (We’re even exp...
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How to get the most out of NamesCon
A few quick tips to get the most out of your conference-going experience. Heading to NamesCon next week? You’re not alone. More than 800 people are expected to attend the conference, unless mother nature gets in their way. (We’re even exp...
Discussion
January 9, 2015, 2:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Women in Domaining returns at NamesCon
15 sponsors support Women in Domaining event. One of the most important social gatherings at next week’s NamesCon conference will be Women in Domaining. More women work in the domain name industry than before, but it’s still a relatively ...
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Women in Domaining returns at NamesCon
15 sponsors support Women in Domaining event. One of the most important social gatherings at next week’s NamesCon conference will be Women in Domaining. More women work in the domain name industry than before, but it’s still a relatively ...
Discussion
January 8, 2015, 9:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy Auctions implements bidder verification
Verification process should reduce questionable bidding. Responding to complaints about the integrity of its domain name auction platform, GoDaddy rolled out a bidder verification requirement today for its auctions service. Bidders are restricted to ...
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GoDaddy Auctions implements bidder verification
Verification process should reduce questionable bidding. Responding to complaints about the integrity of its domain name auction platform, GoDaddy rolled out a bidder verification requirement today for its auctions service. Bidders are restricted to ...
Discussion
January 8, 2015, 4:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
DQZ.com and other Expired Domain Name Sales
DQZ.com among the leaders at NameJet over the past week. When it comes to 3-letter .COM domains, value is something of a self-fulfilling prophecy. Enough domain investors agree to pay within a certain range based on scarcity, observed ...
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DQZ.com and other Expired Domain Name Sales
DQZ.com among the leaders at NameJet over the past week. When it comes to 3-letter .COM domains, value is something of a self-fulfilling prophecy. Enough domain investors agree to pay within a certain range based on scarcity, observed ...
Discussion
January 8, 2015, 3:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
ROTD auction at NamesCon will sell a lot of domain names
Sell-through rate at next week’s auction is guaranteed to be high. Right of the Dot (ROTD) is hosting a live domain name auction next Tuesday during NamesCon. From the looks of it, they’re going to sell a lot of domain names. The only que...
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ROTD auction at NamesCon will sell a lot of domain names
Sell-through rate at next week’s auction is guaranteed to be high. Right of the Dot (ROTD) is hosting a live domain name auction next Tuesday during NamesCon. From the looks of it, they’re going to sell a lot of domain names. The only que...
Discussion
January 8, 2015, 2:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Existing TLD .Reise headed to the auction block
Top level domain name will be auctioned at the end of February. Innovative Auctions Ltd., the same company handling many private new top level domain name contention set auctions, is holding an auction for .REISE on February 27. What’s unique h...
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Existing TLD .Reise headed to the auction block
Top level domain name will be auctioned at the end of February. Innovative Auctions Ltd., the same company handling many private new top level domain name contention set auctions, is holding an auction for .REISE on February 27. What’s unique h...
Discussion
January 7, 2015, 8:56 pm
