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The Domains
Is End user demand hitting peak interest ? Rick Schwartz weighs in
So Rick Schwartz made the following tweet a couple days ago: It isn’t just gTLD’s that are stalled. ALL extensions are stalling. The demand by END USERS in 2017 is not what it was years ago. #Domains — Rick Schwartz (@DomainKing) Ma...
Discussion
Is End user demand hitting peak interest ? Rick Schwartz weighs in
So Rick Schwartz made the following tweet a couple days ago: It isn’t just gTLD’s that are stalled. ALL extensions are stalling. The demand by END USERS in 2017 is not what it was years ago. #Domains — Rick Schwartz (@DomainKing) Ma...
Discussion
March 5, 2017, 1:53 pm
The Domains
Namepros member gives info on Paypal chargeback glitch
Namepros member FPForum alerted the community about glitch at Paypal that made him think he was losing a Paypal dispute. The thing that had him puzzled was the domain transaction took place 11 months ago. Luckily for him he was refunded, Here is the ...
Discussion
Namepros member gives info on Paypal chargeback glitch
Namepros member FPForum alerted the community about glitch at Paypal that made him think he was losing a Paypal dispute. The thing that had him puzzled was the domain transaction took place 11 months ago. Luckily for him he was refunded, Here is the ...
Discussion
March 5, 2017, 7:32 am
The Domains
Will domains as property come back to bite HeidiPowell.com ?
Back in December of 2013, we published a post that was actually a comment by John Berryhill. The comment in itself was worthy of its own post and we published it. John was explaining why domain investors should not want domains to be considered prope...
Discussion
Will domains as property come back to bite HeidiPowell.com ?
Back in December of 2013, we published a post that was actually a comment by John Berryhill. The comment in itself was worthy of its own post and we published it. John was explaining why domain investors should not want domains to be considered prope...
Discussion
March 3, 2017, 11:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
February’s top domain name stories
Here are the top five stories from February on Domain Name Wire. From a botched new TLD launch to XYZ’s victory, here are the stories that caught fire in the domain name business last month. 1. Sell more domain names! – DNW Podcast #124 &...
Discussion
February’s top domain name stories
Here are the top five stories from February on Domain Name Wire. From a botched new TLD launch to XYZ’s victory, here are the stories that caught fire in the domain name business last month. 1. Sell more domain names! – DNW Podcast #124 &...
Discussion
March 3, 2017, 5:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Wow: WIPO panelist lets “misconceived” complainant off the hook
WIPOs panelists are going soft on obvious cases of reverse domain name hijacking. I’ve written about a few UDRP cases this week in which panelists let the complainants off the hook for reverse domain name hijacking. A decision out today for CQC...
Discussion
Wow: WIPO panelist lets “misconceived” complainant off the hook
WIPOs panelists are going soft on obvious cases of reverse domain name hijacking. I’ve written about a few UDRP cases this week in which panelists let the complainants off the hook for reverse domain name hijacking. A decision out today for CQC...
Discussion
March 3, 2017, 4:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Tesla registers domain names for UAW Union fight
Domain names registered as Tesla and UAW getting ready for fight in a California. A number of domain names were registered yesterday for an upcoming battle between automaker Tesla and United Auto Workers Union. 22 domain names referencing Tesla, unio...
Discussion
Tesla registers domain names for UAW Union fight
Domain names registered as Tesla and UAW getting ready for fight in a California. A number of domain names were registered yesterday for an upcoming battle between automaker Tesla and United Auto Workers Union. 22 domain names referencing Tesla, unio...
Discussion
March 3, 2017, 2:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
A surprising conclusion about the languages of new TLDs (Part #6)
Welcome to article #6 in a series examining the geography of new domain endings (nTLDs). Let’s pick up where we left off: TLD language. Last time, we attempted to count suffixes based on language. As it turns out, categorizing any k...
Discussion
A surprising conclusion about the languages of new TLDs (Part #6)
Welcome to article #6 in a series examining the geography of new domain endings (nTLDs). Let’s pick up where we left off: TLD language. Last time, we attempted to count suffixes based on language. As it turns out, categorizing any k...
Discussion
March 3, 2017, 2:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain name sales including new TLDs and the ACLU
Lots of new TLDs sold this past week, plus the ACLU bought a .org for a new initiative to fight Trump’s policies. The top sale at Sedo this past week was a new top level domain, Bitcoin.casino for $26,000. It wasn’t the only new TLD to hi...
Discussion
End user domain name sales including new TLDs and the ACLU
Lots of new TLDs sold this past week, plus the ACLU bought a .org for a new initiative to fight Trump’s policies. The top sale at Sedo this past week was a new top level domain, Bitcoin.casino for $26,000. It wasn’t the only new TLD to hi...
Discussion
March 2, 2017, 6:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
1&1 Finally Joins SedoMLS
At long last, two companies that are part of the same group strike a deal. Domain name registrar and hosting company 1&1 Internet has finally joined the SedoMLS program, the companies announced today. I say finally because both 1&1 and Sedo a...
Discussion
1&1 Finally Joins SedoMLS
At long last, two companies that are part of the same group strike a deal. Domain name registrar and hosting company 1&1 Internet has finally joined the SedoMLS program, the companies announced today. I say finally because both 1&1 and Sedo a...
Discussion
March 2, 2017, 5:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
Chinese registrars lose of lot of .com, but HiChina picks up domains from others
Official data from November show some interesting domain movement. ICANN just published data from Verisign about .com activity in November. This was right in the thick of the anniversary of the “Chinese surge” and the data show it. GoDadd...
Discussion
Chinese registrars lose of lot of .com, but HiChina picks up domains from others
Official data from November show some interesting domain movement. ICANN just published data from Verisign about .com activity in November. This was right in the thick of the anniversary of the “Chinese surge” and the data show it. GoDadd...
Discussion
March 2, 2017, 2:54 pm
