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Domain Name Wire
Bigfoot wants to hire an “aggressive” litigator
Company posts job description for a California-licensed litigator with IP experience. I wrote earlier today about one of Michael Gleissner’s firms backing down from its challenge to a trademark application filed by Expensify. Expensify alleged ...
Discussion
Bigfoot wants to hire an “aggressive” litigator
Company posts job description for a California-licensed litigator with IP experience. I wrote earlier today about one of Michael Gleissner’s firms backing down from its challenge to a trademark application filed by Expensify. Expensify alleged ...
Discussion
January 3, 2017, 9:07 pm

Domain Name Wire
A great UDRP decision for owners of short domain names
Panel acknowledges the inherent value and legitimate interest in ownership of short domain names. Short domain names are valuable, in-demand and tradeable assets. Because of this, lots of companies try to get their hands on them through UDRP rather t...
Discussion
A great UDRP decision for owners of short domain names
Panel acknowledges the inherent value and legitimate interest in ownership of short domain names. Short domain names are valuable, in-demand and tradeable assets. Because of this, lots of companies try to get their hands on them through UDRP rather t...
Discussion
January 3, 2017, 6:27 pm

Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF JANUARY 2, 2017
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on January 2, 2017. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an ...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF JANUARY 2, 2017
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on January 2, 2017. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an ...
Discussion
January 3, 2017, 5:06 pm

Domain Name Wire
Monte Cahn – DNW Podcast #117
Views on the domain industry from someone with 21 years’ experience. Monte Cahn has been in the domain name business for 21 years. On today’s show he discusses what he sees happening with both new TLDs and .com, as well has his upcoming a...
Discussion
Monte Cahn – DNW Podcast #117
Views on the domain industry from someone with 21 years’ experience. Monte Cahn has been in the domain name business for 21 years. On today’s show he discusses what he sees happening with both new TLDs and .com, as well has his upcoming a...
Discussion
January 3, 2017, 4:30 pm

Domain Name Wire
Gleissner firm backs down in fight against Expensify over “Concierge”
EBB Development withdraws opposition after Expensify alleges fraud. I’ve written several stories about firms owned by or connected to Michael Gleissner making questionable trademark claims, including challenging Expensify on the expense report ...
Discussion
Gleissner firm backs down in fight against Expensify over “Concierge”
EBB Development withdraws opposition after Expensify alleges fraud. I’ve written several stories about firms owned by or connected to Michael Gleissner making questionable trademark claims, including challenging Expensify on the expense report ...
Discussion
January 3, 2017, 2:49 pm

Domain Shane
10 Things That Could Make You More Money in 2017
The Internet is full of opinion. The reality is there are 50 ways to financial success in the domain industry. And there a million other ways to lose your money. This industry is a results game. Either you make money or you don&rsqu...
Discussion
10 Things That Could Make You More Money in 2017
The Internet is full of opinion. The reality is there are 50 ways to financial success in the domain industry. And there a million other ways to lose your money. This industry is a results game. Either you make money or you don&rsqu...
Discussion
January 3, 2017, 2:15 pm

Domain Shane
DSAD.COM: IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Tuesday, January 3rd
I sold another .us that I bought during the 10 cent promotion, so I’m now clearly in the black on that experiment after 3 months. I sold this one for $399 BIN at Uniregistry. If the name lives there you can sell the names instantly and only pa...
Discussion
DSAD.COM: IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Tuesday, January 3rd
I sold another .us that I bought during the 10 cent promotion, so I’m now clearly in the black on that experiment after 3 months. I sold this one for $399 BIN at Uniregistry. If the name lives there you can sell the names instantly and only pa...
Discussion
January 3, 2017, 9:30 am

The Domains
The good, the bad and the ugly – Name.com
“The good, the bad and the ugly” An opportunity for readers to discuss what they like and don’t like about a particular company in the domain space. Each post will deal with just one company, readers are encouraged to share their po...
Discussion
The good, the bad and the ugly – Name.com
“The good, the bad and the ugly” An opportunity for readers to discuss what they like and don’t like about a particular company in the domain space. Each post will deal with just one company, readers are encouraged to share their po...
Discussion
January 3, 2017, 4:00 am

Domain Shane
Flippa – A Look Forward: XIH.com, Solvent.com, FundsFast.com, More
Reserve Met and Will Sell FootballMagazine.com – Looks like this one sold for $2,500 in 2015 at Flippa, and bidding is currently a small fraction of that figure. WebDesigners.io – Fits the techy types of names that have predominantly been...
Discussion
Flippa – A Look Forward: XIH.com, Solvent.com, FundsFast.com, More
Reserve Met and Will Sell FootballMagazine.com – Looks like this one sold for $2,500 in 2015 at Flippa, and bidding is currently a small fraction of that figure. WebDesigners.io – Fits the techy types of names that have predominantly been...
Discussion
January 2, 2017, 7:18 pm

Domain Name Wire
In Praise of .XYZ
Joseph Peterson uncovers some great usage examples of .XYZ domain names. This “love letter” to .XYZ may surprise readers who remember me as one of that registry’s more persistent critics. True that I’ve found fault with .XYZ&r...
Discussion
In Praise of .XYZ
Joseph Peterson uncovers some great usage examples of .XYZ domain names. This “love letter” to .XYZ may surprise readers who remember me as one of that registry’s more persistent critics. True that I’ve found fault with .XYZ&r...
Discussion
January 2, 2017, 3:25 pm