Category Archives: EN

Tue 1st December 2015
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Is Amazon.com Getting into The Ticket Biz? Checkout These 3 New Domain Registrations - Amazon.com registered three very interesting domain names yesterday that may indicate a new business for the company. Amazon registered the domain names AmazonConcerts.com AmazonConcertTickets.com and AmazonTheaterTickets.com yesterday through the brand protection company and domain name registrar, MarkMonitor.com. This might indicate that Amazon might be getting into the ticket business to maybe take on Ticketmaster.com and/or StubHub.com Interestingly the domain name AmazonSportsTickets.com is ... read more ...
 
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Dear Freelancer.com, don't disaster adult Escrow.com - Escrow.com has a bright future ahead of it, as long as new ownership makes the right moves. Dear Freelancer.com, Congratulations on your acquisition of Escrow.com. It is a great company that just about everyone in the domain name industry uses, and uses often. When you bought Escrow.com for $7.5 million, I knew you didn’t have a goal of merely milking the cash cow. As your CEO Matt Barrie told me on the Domain Name Wire Podcast, you want more. You want to grow the company. That makes sense. But ... read more ...
 
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It's #GivingTuesday, though this classification wasn't really charitable - Charity technology provider makes ridiculous arguments in a UDRP. It’s fitting that WIPO just published a UDRP decision for networkofgiving.com (and .org) on #GivingTuesday. The complaint was filed by Edatanetworks Inc., a company that provides customer loyalty technology and counts charities as its clients. It claims to have used the “Network of Giving” marks since about 2007…two years after the current registrant of the corresponding domain names registered them. The current registrant ... read more ...
 
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7 things Domainers should do before a finish of a year - A December checklist for domain name investors. It’s December 1, which means the end of the year is rapidly approaching. With that in mind, here’s a checklist of things for domain name investors to complete before the end of the year. 1. Run a preliminary income statement. Knowing where you stand so far this year will help you optimize for taxes…and estimate your bill. 2. Renew, renew, renew. Depending on the tax regime where you live and your accounting method (e.g. cash accounting), now ... read more ...
 
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The Bizarre Afterlife of .su, the Domain Name and Last Bastion of the USSR - On September 19, 1990, a forgettable event failed to change the course of human history. The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority assigned the Soviet Union .su as its country code top-level domain. This presumably would have mattered a great deal more if the “Evil Empire” hadn’t collapsed 15 months later, but .su, notably, didn’t collapse with its country. The domain lives on and now, 25 years laters, it’s making a strange and unsettling comeback.Let’s start from the beginning: ccTLDs ... read more ...
Mon 30th November 2015
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.XYZ's Negari and Ambrose now possess 5% of Rightside - CXOs at .XYZ have invested $8.6 million in Rightside. First it was Frank Schilling. Now two other domain name industry insiders are disclosing ownership in publicly traded domain name company Rightside. .XYZ founder and CEO Daniel Negari and COO Mike Ambrose disclosed a combined 5.2% ownership in Rightside today in an SEC filing. The disclosure is mandated because they now own more than 5% of the company. Negari paid about $4.5 million for his 2.7% stake in the company, representing 511,885 shares. ... read more ...
 
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So far, my "For Sale" usually landers have drawn a wrong form of inquiries - People submit offers for domain names when they don’t mean to. A couple months ago I switched some of my domain names on Domain Name Sales from PPC landers to “for sale” landing pages. I was curious if this would increase the number of inquiries on my domain names. The short answer is yes, but most of these inquiries have been from confused people. If you park your domain names, you already know that a lot of confused people contact you about them. They fill out forms asking for support, refunds, ... read more ...
 
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Introducing UpMoney - A new site about spending, saving and investing. I’m excited today to announce the launch of UpMoney℠, a new site about…money. Simply put, UpMoney is a site for people who have money. This isn’t a snobby 1% thing; It’s a site for the 25% of people who have savings and are confronting the challenges of growing their wealth. Whether you have a small nest egg or millions, UpMoney is a resource for investing, saving and spending. Want to get more enjoyment from your spending? Learn how to invest ... read more ...
 
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7X Bigger Than Las Vegas In Gambling Revenue, Macau.com Hits The Market - Earlier this month we learned that LasVegas.com sold back in 2005 for what could be up to $90 Million Dollars. In August the sale of Vegas.com was announced to a public company in a deal that could be worth $38 million dollars. In both instances, Vegas has consistently set the record valuation marks as the most valuable destination-specific website in the world. Now the website and domain address Macau.com has hit the market. Yes Macau is the world’s top casino market, with gaming revenues ... read more ...
 
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Whoa, this association totally doesn't know UDRP - Company says .Com domains must be used commercially, and offers to pay money in return for getting a domain name through UDRP. BURRI public elements AG of Glattbrugg, Switzerland has filed one of the most misguided UDRPs I’ve ever seen. The company filed a UDRP against Markus Burri, also of Switzerland, to try to get the domain name Burri.com. The complainant argued: The Respondent has no legitimate interests in respect of the disputed domain name, because he is not using it for commercial purposes. ... read more ...
 
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3 reasons we shouldn't flog yourself for offered a brief domain name too soon - Here’s why you shouldn’t have sellers remorse. With the rapid rise in values for three and four character domain names, I’ve read some commentary from people kicking themselves for selling domain names too soon. Call it seller’s remorse, and it’s a feeling I think we’ve all had. But comparing the price you sold a domain name for and how much you could get for it today is irrelevant. It’s hindsight. Here are three reasons you shouldn’t beat yourself up too much: 1. Even if you held ... read more ...
Sun 29th November 2015
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.XYZ Has More Domain Registrations Than Donuts 183 gTLD's Combined - According to ntldstats.com, .XYZ has more domain registrations than all of Donuts strings combined. Donuts has 1,527,510 domain registrations according to ntldstats.com (including 35,306 which are upcoming delete) while .XYZ has 1,560,576 active domains according to namestat.org. There are 183 new gTLD’s of Donuts in general availability (GA) meaning they can be registered on a first come first served basis The most registered Donuts new gTLD is .Guru with over 67,000 registrations. The least registered ... read more ...
 
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Watch: Why Brokers Need a .Forex Domain and Other Keys To Success - Over the next week we will be presenting a series of videos of the speeches and discussions featured at the London Summit 2015. If you were unfortunate enough to miss the summit, or did attend but missed out on a particular session, this is your chance to catch up.   “You need to find the right GTLD that fits with your community…how you want people to visualise your organisation and look for you- and you need to be found!” In today’s technology driven world, one’s ... read more ...
Sat 28th November 2015
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.Club Breaks 420,000 Registrations Adding 100K In Two Weeks - The new gTLD .Club has broken through the 400,000 registration mark. Colin Campbell co-founder of .Club announced on Twitter yesterday that all NNNNN.club domain names were all registered just 2 weeks after all NNNN.club domain names sold out. Those registrations helped move .club to over 420,000 registrations according to ntldstats.com, which is 100,000 new domain names registrations since just two weeks ago,on November 14th where .club sat at 320,000 registered domain names. I should remind you ... read more ...
Fri 27th November 2015
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Views on ICANN’s First New gTLD Round From Flip Petillion, Crowell & Moring … - Views on ICANN's First New gTLD Round From Flip Petillion, Crowell Moring, Brussels Bloomberg BNA:How does your practice intersect with domain names?Flip Petillion:I have been practicing for nearly 30 years, and I've been in intellectual property for nearly the same period. I became familiar with domain names in the mid-nineties. I was one of the first panelists in the .be alternative dispute resolution procedure—comparable to the Uniform ... read more ...
 
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CES Conference Drops Its Domain Ce.org For CTA.Tech - The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) parent company of the giant electronic show, CES which is held every January in Las Vegas, has dropped its 2 character .org for a new gTLD, .tech domain name The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the non-profit organization unveiled its new name, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and introduced its new logo on November 11th. The company previously used ce.org which now redirects to cta.tech, its primary domain. Jeff Joseph, VP of Communications ... read more ...
 
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Black Friday Expired Domain Name Report - In the week prior to Thanksgiving, 44 expired domain auctions surpassed $1000 at NameJet and SnapNames. 15 of those fell within the $2000-3000 range. Another 14 spread $3000-$8000. The top auction, as you can see, finished at $16.2k. Possibly, I missed a few. NIWA.com could mean the National Institute of Water Atmospheric Research (for New Zealand). It could even be the Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance. But my hunch is that it will end up abbreviating GetNIWA.com, a “smartphone-controlled” ... read more ...
Thu 26th November 2015
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Happy Thanksgiving - Happy Thanksgiving to all our readers from everyone here at TheDomains.com. 2015 has been a strong year as far as traffic, comments and revenue. We thank all our readers and advertisers for spending your time and or money with us in 2015. This has certainly been a transcendent year for domaining as short domains and the Chinese domain boom have turned sections of domaining into the Forex markets. Enjoy the day however you see fit and thank you once again from Michael, Raymond and Jamie. ... read more ...
 
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Nathaniel W. Edwards, Attorney, Lewis Roca Rothgerber at the Knowledge Group’s … - New York, NY, November 26, 2015 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Nathaniel W. Edwards, Attorney, Lewis Roca Rothgerber will speak at the Knowledge Group’s webcast entitled: “Emergence of the New Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD): Revolutionizing Trademark Protection Live Webcast.” This event is scheduled for December 15, 2015 @ 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM (ET).For further details, ... read more ...
Wed 25th November 2015
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TLD Podcast #27: Klitschko-Fury, DeGale-Bute & Canelo -

Apr 25, 2015; New York, NY, USA; Wladimir Klitschko (red trunks) boxes opposite Bryant Jennings (black trunks) during a third turn of their universe championship heavyweight fighting quarrel during Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

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What domain names eBay, Mastercard and 22 others bought this week - Big brands among domain name buyers at Sedo this past week. Sedo had another strong week for domain name sales with a whopping 1,080 transactions for at total of $1.5 million. Many of these sales were, once again, short letter and numeric domain names sold to people in China. But this column focuses on end users. You’ll read about the domain name eBay paid just $780 for, why a credit union forked out $25,000 for a long domain name, and 22 other end user domain name purchases. Here’s a look at ... read more ...
Tue 24th November 2015
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Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1.5million led by Aflam.com during $34,000 - Over the past week, 1,080 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.5m. 67% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings.     Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: aflam.com at 34,000 USD Top ccTLD: sponsor.me at 10,000 EUR Top “other” TLD: palm.info at 12,500 EUR New Gtld sales: geneva.consulting    3,000    USDasia.finance    1,088    USDcode.tips    1,000    USD8888.link    888    USD777.click    850    USDtrue.marketing   ... read more ...
 
 
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Namecheap Holding Black Friday/Cyber Monday Sale With "$10 Million in Savings" - Namecheap, a leading ICANN-accredited domain registrar and web hosting company, announced their major annual Black Friday/Cyber Monday Sale. The two-day event offers over $10 million in savings and the lowest prices available for the year. Customers can save big not only on domain names and hosting, but SSLs, website builders, email hosting, and more. Rick Kirkendall, Namecheap CEO is quoted in a press release as saying: “There is literally no better time to buy what you need to set up a web presence ... read more ...
 
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Owner of NewForests.com.au Found Guilty Of Reverse Domain Hijacking on 16 Yr Old .Com - New Forests Asset Management Pty Limited of North Sydney, Australia, represented by Clayton Utz Solicitors, Australia was just found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (RDNH) on the domain name newforests.com after offering just $4,000 to by the domain The company owns the domain name newforests.com.au which was registered in June 2006 The domain name NewForests.com was registered back on January 28, 1999 The three member panel of Luca Barbero, David Stone and Tony Willoughby found Reverse Domain ... read more ...