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Domain Shane
You Don’t Have To Participate But You Don’t Need to Boo
In my opinion (of course this whole darn thing is going to be my opinion) the domain community has broken up into three sections since the onslaught of the Chinese controlled market. . 1. Those that are in daily participation. Watching daily sales p...
Discussion
You Don’t Have To Participate But You Don’t Need to Boo
In my opinion (of course this whole darn thing is going to be my opinion) the domain community has broken up into three sections since the onslaught of the Chinese controlled market. . 1. Those that are in daily participation. Watching daily sales p...
Discussion
November 17, 2015, 7:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
NAF Panelist Flubs another UDRP Decision
Panelist doesn’t address domain name owner’s evidence. Earlier this year I was dumbfounded by the actions of panelist Bruce Meyerson in a UDRP case at National Arbitration Forum. He literally asked the complainant to change its argument s...
Discussion
NAF Panelist Flubs another UDRP Decision
Panelist doesn’t address domain name owner’s evidence. Earlier this year I was dumbfounded by the actions of panelist Bruce Meyerson in a UDRP case at National Arbitration Forum. He literally asked the complainant to change its argument s...
Discussion
November 17, 2015, 6:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Be careful about domain name pumping
Carefully consider the source of domain name sales data. It’s no secret that money is being made with short domain names right now. It has moved beyond 2 and 3 character domains to longer domain names. I applaud those who have taken advantage o...
Discussion
Be careful about domain name pumping
Carefully consider the source of domain name sales data. It’s no secret that money is being made with short domain names right now. It has moved beyond 2 and 3 character domains to longer domain names. I applaud those who have taken advantage o...
Discussion
November 17, 2015, 3:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Electronic Frontier Foundation takes down spoof malware site
Site was spreading malware under “Pawn Storm”. It’s a bit ironic, really. Electronic Frontier Foundation, which defends privacy and online freedoms, was itself spoofed in an attempt to spread malware. The organization has won contro...
Discussion
Electronic Frontier Foundation takes down spoof malware site
Site was spreading malware under “Pawn Storm”. It’s a bit ironic, really. Electronic Frontier Foundation, which defends privacy and online freedoms, was itself spoofed in an attempt to spread malware. The organization has won contro...
Discussion
November 17, 2015, 2:26 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD—> Shane’s LIST of Domain Auction Picks: Stewsday Tuesday
It’s hard to believe that 6 weeks ago when I said I was mass registering 5L.com pattern domains that they would be eaten up so quickly. There were MILLIONS to be had. When I was registering them there were a few hundred thousand tha...
Discussion
DSAD—> Shane’s LIST of Domain Auction Picks: Stewsday Tuesday
It’s hard to believe that 6 weeks ago when I said I was mass registering 5L.com pattern domains that they would be eaten up so quickly. There were MILLIONS to be had. When I was registering them there were a few hundred thousand tha...
Discussion
November 17, 2015, 10:22 am
Domain Name Wire
9 years later, Twitter gets Twitter.com.au
Company finally gets hold of Australian domain name. Twitter has won a cybersquatting complaint against the owner of the Australian domain name Twitter.com.au. The company filed the complaint with World Intellectual Property Organization. Jason Boyce...
Discussion
9 years later, Twitter gets Twitter.com.au
Company finally gets hold of Australian domain name. Twitter has won a cybersquatting complaint against the owner of the Australian domain name Twitter.com.au. The company filed the complaint with World Intellectual Property Organization. Jason Boyce...
Discussion
November 17, 2015, 1:14 am
Domain Shane
Flippa – A Look Forward: Mistake.com, Lengthy.com, 7 LLLL.com Hit Reserve, Creature.com, More
Reserve Met and Will Sell Mistake.com – Perception.com is selling off one of their one word .com’s at no reserve. . Lengthy.com – This domain won’t make you rich, but it’s a one word .com that will continue to be in dema...
Discussion
Flippa – A Look Forward: Mistake.com, Lengthy.com, 7 LLLL.com Hit Reserve, Creature.com, More
Reserve Met and Will Sell Mistake.com – Perception.com is selling off one of their one word .com’s at no reserve. . Lengthy.com – This domain won’t make you rich, but it’s a one word .com that will continue to be in dema...
Discussion
November 16, 2015, 9:46 pm
The Domains
Report: All Chinese Premium LLLL.org Domains Registered
I have received a report that all Chinese Premium four letter .org domain names have been registered. Chinese Premium domain names are those without a Vowel or the letter “v” According to registrarstats.com .Org had a net gain of over 12,...
Discussion
Report: All Chinese Premium LLLL.org Domains Registered
I have received a report that all Chinese Premium four letter .org domain names have been registered. Chinese Premium domain names are those without a Vowel or the letter “v” According to registrarstats.com .Org had a net gain of over 12,...
Discussion
November 16, 2015, 8:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
This week’s new TLDs: Save the .Earth, .Forex and more
Targeted to eco-friendly sites, .Earth launches on Thursday. Earlier today I wrote about two new top level domain names that launched today: .broker and .forex. Investment opportunities are limited since .broker will set you back about $700 and .Fore...
Discussion
This week’s new TLDs: Save the .Earth, .Forex and more
Targeted to eco-friendly sites, .Earth launches on Thursday. Earlier today I wrote about two new top level domain names that launched today: .broker and .forex. Investment opportunities are limited since .broker will set you back about $700 and .Fore...
Discussion
November 16, 2015, 6:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Read this UDRP before registering Monte Carlo domain names
Group waits for gambling use before filing claims. Société des bains de mer de Monaco has lost a UDRP it filed against the domain names MonteCarlo.biz and MonteCarlo.ws. This is an interesting case. The complainant is primarily owned by...
Discussion
Read this UDRP before registering Monte Carlo domain names
Group waits for gambling use before filing claims. Société des bains de mer de Monaco has lost a UDRP it filed against the domain names MonteCarlo.biz and MonteCarlo.ws. This is an interesting case. The complainant is primarily owned by...
Discussion
November 16, 2015, 4:49 pm
