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Guy tries to trademark one of Rick Schwartz’s domain names
This one will be interesting. This morning I was perusing recently filed trademark applications when I came across an application for Trademarking.com. When I checked the whois on the domain name, I saw that the domain was registered to domain name i...
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Guy tries to trademark one of Rick Schwartz’s domain names
This one will be interesting. This morning I was perusing recently filed trademark applications when I came across an application for Trademarking.com. When I checked the whois on the domain name, I saw that the domain was registered to domain name i...
Discussion
November 18, 2014, 3:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
UDRP rule changes coming next year to thwart “Cyberflight”
Registrars will be required to lock domain names prior to registrant finding out about UDRP case. ICANN has announced a July 31, 2015 implementation date for amended rules under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). The new rules ...
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UDRP rule changes coming next year to thwart “Cyberflight”
Registrars will be required to lock domain names prior to registrant finding out about UDRP case. ICANN has announced a July 31, 2015 implementation date for amended rules under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). The new rules ...
Discussion
November 18, 2014, 2:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy “reports” Q3 earnings in SEC filing
Revenue up nearly 25% compared to same quarter last year. GoDaddy filed an amended S-1 with the SEC today, in which it discloses its results from the third quarter. Here are some financial highlights: Q3 2014 revenue was $356.9 million, up 5.4% from ...
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GoDaddy “reports” Q3 earnings in SEC filing
Revenue up nearly 25% compared to same quarter last year. GoDaddy filed an amended S-1 with the SEC today, in which it discloses its results from the third quarter. Here are some financial highlights: Q3 2014 revenue was $356.9 million, up 5.4% from ...
Discussion
November 17, 2014, 10:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Switching to a .brand is more expensive than you think
Make a wholesale switch from Brand.com to .Brand will be expensive, and won’t give you many benefits. News over the weekend of the Government of Quebec deciding to not change its domains over to .Quebec heightens the discussion on if it makes s...
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Switching to a .brand is more expensive than you think
Make a wholesale switch from Brand.com to .Brand will be expensive, and won’t give you many benefits. News over the weekend of the Government of Quebec deciding to not change its domains over to .Quebec heightens the discussion on if it makes s...
Discussion
November 17, 2014, 9:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
NamesCon 2015 with Jothan Frakes – Domain Name Wire Podcast
NamesCon is just two months away. Learn about the upcoming show on this week’s podcast. NamesCon returns for its second edition this January. Its inaugural show brought together 600 people from the domain name industry, making it the largest no...
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NamesCon 2015 with Jothan Frakes – Domain Name Wire Podcast
NamesCon is just two months away. Learn about the upcoming show on this week’s podcast. NamesCon returns for its second edition this January. Its inaugural show brought together 600 people from the domain name industry, making it the largest no...
Discussion
November 17, 2014, 4:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
Mike Mann and (more) economics of domain name portfolios
Washington Post article provides more data on about domain name portfolios. The Washington Post wrote about domain name investor Mike Mann yesterday, and the article sheds more light on the economics or large domain name portfolios. Really, it applie...
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Mike Mann and (more) economics of domain name portfolios
Washington Post article provides more data on about domain name portfolios. The Washington Post wrote about domain name investor Mike Mann yesterday, and the article sheds more light on the economics or large domain name portfolios. Really, it applie...
Discussion
November 17, 2014, 4:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Mobile.co owner pays dearly for Mobile.co.com
Company pays $32,000 for mobil.co.com and movil.co.com. The company that owns Mobile.co has spent $32,000 to acquired the third level domain names Mobile.co.com and Mobil.co.com, the .co.com registry reported this morning. Freelancing site Mobile Inc...
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Mobile.co owner pays dearly for Mobile.co.com
Company pays $32,000 for mobil.co.com and movil.co.com. The company that owns Mobile.co has spent $32,000 to acquired the third level domain names Mobile.co.com and Mobil.co.com, the .co.com registry reported this morning. Freelancing site Mobile Inc...
Discussion
November 17, 2014, 3:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
New TLDs this week: .Quebec, .Top and .Engineer
A few new TLDs hit registrars’ shelves this week, including a large geo domain. A few top level domain names coming out in a week is the new normal, so I’m going to stop calling these “slow” weeks. Here’s a look at this ...
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New TLDs this week: .Quebec, .Top and .Engineer
A few new TLDs hit registrars’ shelves this week, including a large geo domain. A few top level domain names coming out in a week is the new normal, so I’m going to stop calling these “slow” weeks. Here’s a look at this ...
Discussion
November 17, 2014, 3:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Reviewing last month’s NameJet sales
Joseph Peterson takes a look at some of last month’s notable domain name sales at NameJet. If I were to tell you that, by selling 66 domains at or above the $2,000 mark during October, NameJet recorded one of its lowest monthly domain counts&nb...
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Reviewing last month’s NameJet sales
Joseph Peterson takes a look at some of last month’s notable domain name sales at NameJet. If I were to tell you that, by selling 66 domains at or above the $2,000 mark during October, NameJet recorded one of its lowest monthly domain counts&nb...
Discussion
November 14, 2014, 5:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Bespoke.com saved in UDRP, but no RDNH and unbelievable dissent
Domain bought for $18,805 earlier this year saved in UDRP, but it was closer than it should have been. In September, I wrote about the domain name Bespoke.com being hit with a UDRP after the buyer paid $18,805 to buy it in an expired domain name auct...
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Bespoke.com saved in UDRP, but no RDNH and unbelievable dissent
Domain bought for $18,805 earlier this year saved in UDRP, but it was closer than it should have been. In September, I wrote about the domain name Bespoke.com being hit with a UDRP after the buyer paid $18,805 to buy it in an expired domain name auct...
Discussion
November 14, 2014, 3:23 pm
