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Domain Name Wire
Zoom domain registrations skyrocket
Some of the registrations are for bad purposes. Videoconferencing solution Zoom is having its moment as millions of people work from home and kids take classes from their bedrooms. My daughter is now getting instruction on Zoom the majority of the sc...
Discussion
Zoom domain registrations skyrocket
Some of the registrations are for bad purposes. Videoconferencing solution Zoom is having its moment as millions of people work from home and kids take classes from their bedrooms. My daughter is now getting instruction on Zoom the majority of the sc...
Discussion
March 31, 2020, 4:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user research helps me decide whether to acquire a domain
Kassey Lee explains the process he went through when evaluating an expired domain for purchase. I was watching Godaddy Auctions today and found the expiring domain YogaYoung.com. Since “yoga” is a popular keyword, I decided to look into t...
Discussion
End user research helps me decide whether to acquire a domain
Kassey Lee explains the process he went through when evaluating an expired domain for purchase. I was watching Godaddy Auctions today and found the expiring domain YogaYoung.com. Since “yoga” is a popular keyword, I decided to look into t...
Discussion
March 31, 2020, 1:23 pm
DomainSherpa
Sherpa Founders Series: Signaling Strength via .COM for a B2B – with Daniel Vassallo
Daniel Vassallo, who recently quit his $500k/year Software Engineering job at Amazon to found UserBase.com, has a very insightful approach to entrepreneurship, and some phenomenal advice for you. We discuss his acquisition of the domain UserBase.com ...
Discussion
Sherpa Founders Series: Signaling Strength via .COM for a B2B – with Daniel Vassallo
Daniel Vassallo, who recently quit his $500k/year Software Engineering job at Amazon to found UserBase.com, has a very insightful approach to entrepreneurship, and some phenomenal advice for you. We discuss his acquisition of the domain UserBase.com ...
Discussion
March 30, 2020, 8:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
Loco UDRP ends in reverse domain name hijacking
Tech company tries to hijack domain name registered in 1999. A Brazilian technology company has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in its effort to get the domain name InLoco.com. The Complainant, In Loco Tecnologia da Informa&...
Discussion
Loco UDRP ends in reverse domain name hijacking
Tech company tries to hijack domain name registered in 1999. A Brazilian technology company has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in its effort to get the domain name InLoco.com. The Complainant, In Loco Tecnologia da Informa&...
Discussion
March 30, 2020, 4:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
Flatten.ca: a great domain and great idea
College students registered Flatten.ca to help flatten the curve in Canada. We’ve all heard of “flattening the curve” by now. Some Canadian college students have created a website to contribute to the effort, and they chose a great ...
Discussion
Flatten.ca: a great domain and great idea
College students registered Flatten.ca to help flatten the curve in Canada. We’ve all heard of “flattening the curve” by now. Some Canadian college students have created a website to contribute to the effort, and they chose a great ...
Discussion
March 30, 2020, 4:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
Adjusting to the downturn and going virtual – DNW Podcast #279
Here’s how one investor is thinking about his domain portfolio in light of the economic downturn. Domain name investor Page Howe returns to the program this week. Page talks about how he’s managing his portfolio in light of the coronaviru...
Discussion
Adjusting to the downturn and going virtual – DNW Podcast #279
Here’s how one investor is thinking about his domain portfolio in light of the economic downturn. Domain name investor Page Howe returns to the program this week. Page talks about how he’s managing his portfolio in light of the coronaviru...
Discussion
March 30, 2020, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Opera to support alt-root .Crypto domain names
Opera users can now visit alt-root .crypto domain names from their browser. Unstoppable Domains, a blockchain-based domain name system alternative, announced today that the Opera browser for Android will support its .crypto domain name. .Crypto is an...
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Opera to support alt-root .Crypto domain names
Opera users can now visit alt-root .crypto domain names from their browser. Unstoppable Domains, a blockchain-based domain name system alternative, announced today that the Opera browser for Android will support its .crypto domain name. .Crypto is an...
Discussion
March 30, 2020, 1:00 pm
The Domains
Focusing on niches for the future of work and education
Instead of poor quality coronavirus domains I believe people should be looking at other niches amplified by the pandemic. Trends that will only grow stronger years into the future. Remote work, online classes, tutors, education. Work from home, etc&h...
Discussion
Focusing on niches for the future of work and education
Instead of poor quality coronavirus domains I believe people should be looking at other niches amplified by the pandemic. Trends that will only grow stronger years into the future. Remote work, online classes, tutors, education. Work from home, etc&h...
Discussion
March 30, 2020, 6:52 am
The Domains
Some interesting coronavirus trademark filings
Intellectual property wise all the discussion regarding Covid-19 (Coronavirus) has centered on domain names. Taking a look at just one day’s worth of bad domain name registrations can make one cringe at the waste of money. via GIPHY I took a qu...
Discussion
Some interesting coronavirus trademark filings
Intellectual property wise all the discussion regarding Covid-19 (Coronavirus) has centered on domain names. Taking a look at just one day’s worth of bad domain name registrations can make one cringe at the waste of money. via GIPHY I took a qu...
Discussion
March 29, 2020, 3:31 am
Domain Name Wire
Breaking: ICANN and Verisign agree to .com extension with 7% price hikes
The only surprise was how fast it happened after the comment report was published. Did you have time to digest ICANN’s staff report on comments about the .com price hike? It was published yesterday. Today, Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) and ICANN agre...
Discussion
Breaking: ICANN and Verisign agree to .com extension with 7% price hikes
The only surprise was how fast it happened after the comment report was published. Did you have time to digest ICANN’s staff report on comments about the .com price hike? It was published yesterday. Today, Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) and ICANN agre...
Discussion
March 27, 2020, 8:17 pm
