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Domain Name Wire
Hey UDRP panelists, we need to talk about Whois privacy
Have some panelists still not gotten the memo? Yesterday, I wrote about Whois privacy and UDRP complaints. I took issue with World Intellectual Property Organization panelist Warwick Rothnie’s decision not to find reverse domain name hijacking,...
Discussion
Hey UDRP panelists, we need to talk about Whois privacy
Have some panelists still not gotten the memo? Yesterday, I wrote about Whois privacy and UDRP complaints. I took issue with World Intellectual Property Organization panelist Warwick Rothnie’s decision not to find reverse domain name hijacking,...
Discussion
July 15, 2025, 4:08 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain sales led by Crypto.bot
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Crypto.bot led the way at $250,000. Reve.com was the top .com at 79,000 Euro, ($91,842). 67 .com sales 33 cctld sales 13 other tld sales Domain name Price Currency .C...
Discussion
Sedo weekly domain sales led by Crypto.bot
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Crypto.bot led the way at $250,000. Reve.com was the top .com at 79,000 Euro, ($91,842). 67 .com sales 33 cctld sales 13 other tld sales Domain name Price Currency .C...
Discussion
July 15, 2025, 2:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
How should platforms handle late payments in domain lease-to-own agreements?
A recent case raises questions about grace periods, buyer notifications, and balancing interests between sellers and buyers. I recently received an email from a distraught GoDaddy customer. He told me he had been making lease-to-own (LTO) payments on...
Discussion
How should platforms handle late payments in domain lease-to-own agreements?
A recent case raises questions about grace periods, buyer notifications, and balancing interests between sellers and buyers. I recently received an email from a distraught GoDaddy customer. He told me he had been making lease-to-own (LTO) payments on...
Discussion
July 15, 2025, 12:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
What duty does a UDRP complainant have to withdraw a case?
Did this panelist let the Complainant off the hook? GDPR and the near-universal implementation of Whois privacy have changed the process of filing UDRP cases. Before GDPR, a complainant either knew the identity of the domain registrant or knew the pu...
Discussion
What duty does a UDRP complainant have to withdraw a case?
Did this panelist let the Complainant off the hook? GDPR and the near-universal implementation of Whois privacy have changed the process of filing UDRP cases. Before GDPR, a complainant either knew the identity of the domain registrant or knew the pu...
Discussion
July 14, 2025, 9:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
Video: How to use DotDB to evaluate domain demand across TLDs
Use DotDB’s bulk tool to evaluate domains to buy or to evaluate your portfolio. Domain investors often look at how many top level domains a domain is registered in when evaluating domains to buy. An excellent tool for this is DotDB. But you hav...
Discussion
Video: How to use DotDB to evaluate domain demand across TLDs
Use DotDB’s bulk tool to evaluate domains to buy or to evaluate your portfolio. Domain investors often look at how many top level domains a domain is registered in when evaluating domains to buy. An excellent tool for this is DotDB. But you hav...
Discussion
July 14, 2025, 8:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
From selling shoes to selling domains – DNW Podcast #543
Experience spotting opportunities and strong mentorship led Daniel Koleshchuk to selling domains. My guest on today’s show knows how to spot market opportunities. In high school, he flipped bike parts. He was also a sneakerhead and found ways t...
Discussion
From selling shoes to selling domains – DNW Podcast #543
Experience spotting opportunities and strong mentorship led Daniel Koleshchuk to selling domains. My guest on today’s show knows how to spot market opportunities. In high school, he flipped bike parts. He was also a sneakerhead and found ways t...
Discussion
July 14, 2025, 3:30 pm
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – July 10, 2025 – Kings and Castles
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• The Sherpas play The Domain Game (starting at the 16:33 mark) where they guess what certain domains were bought and sold for by the Sherpas and discuss th...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Review – July 10, 2025 – Kings and Castles
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• The Sherpas play The Domain Game (starting at the 16:33 mark) where they guess what certain domains were bought and sold for by the Sherpas and discuss th...
Discussion
July 10, 2025, 11:54 pm
The Domains
Michael Santiago relaunches OnlineBusiness.com
In May of last year I wrote about Michael Santiago hand registering ChatGPT.com and selling it for $85,000. Michael recently relaunched OnlineBusiness.com. He mentions on X that upon relaunch some were confused. He wrote: OnlineBusiness.com is the li...
Discussion
Michael Santiago relaunches OnlineBusiness.com
In May of last year I wrote about Michael Santiago hand registering ChatGPT.com and selling it for $85,000. Michael recently relaunched OnlineBusiness.com. He mentions on X that upon relaunch some were confused. He wrote: OnlineBusiness.com is the li...
Discussion
July 10, 2025, 9:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy releases enhancements to Afternic self-brokering
More data and an easier offer submission process come to self-brokering. When Afternic launched self-brokering in March, it was decidedly bare bones. Call it an alpha version. Although it still has a long way to go, the platform has since released se...
Discussion
GoDaddy releases enhancements to Afternic self-brokering
More data and an easier offer submission process come to self-brokering. When Afternic launched self-brokering in March, it was decidedly bare bones. Call it an alpha version. Although it still has a long way to go, the platform has since released se...
Discussion
July 10, 2025, 9:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
13 more end user domain sales: Twitch streamer, crypto platform and more
Some somewhat-recent end user domain name sales. When a news story falls through the cracks… I think of that phrase when I go back and review domain sales lists from a couple of months ago. I’m able to capture some end user domain purcha...
Discussion
13 more end user domain sales: Twitch streamer, crypto platform and more
Some somewhat-recent end user domain name sales. When a news story falls through the cracks… I think of that phrase when I go back and review domain sales lists from a couple of months ago. I’m able to capture some end user domain purcha...
Discussion
July 10, 2025, 5:49 pm
