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Domain discount codes are a great way to save money when you are looking to register a new domain. If you register a lot of new domains you will soon find that the price adds up very quickly. Most domainers and website developers want to keep their costs down. And one of the ways that they do this is by searching in their favorite search engine for...
California-based Agreed Escrow announce today it has partnered with GoCoin to become the first licensed Internet escrow service to allow clients to pay with Bitcoin and Litecoin through its site at Agreed.com.
"Agreed is licensed by the California Department of Business Oversight to act as an Internet Escrow agent in escrows involving goods and ser...
Want to win $5,000! Enter our #WhyIChoseORG contest & tell us how your .ORG site is making an impact! Rules: http://t.co/5qZY7w0ULR — PIR (@PIRegistry) March 11, 2014 According to a tweet this evening from the Public Interest Registry (PIR), the registry that manages .org domain names, there is a $5,000 contest I want to share with you. ...
As we just went to tape this weeks DomainSherpa.com discussion show, a fellow Sherpa, Page Howe, brought it to my attention that new gTLD domain names that have the word Eco on the left of the dot were in the process of being taken back by the Donuts Registry.
Page's domain names eco.directory and eco.careers are only two of the domains now in the...
Domain investor, Page Howe, was visibly dejected today, after announcing the loss of gTLD domains to the Registry, Donuts, Inc. Apparently, three full weeks after Page registered those domains at eNom, he received an email notifying him of a "mistake": "im speechless at the ineptitude of donuts.co , for those of you in the domain […]...
As an investor, being open minded enough to change your opinion whenever the arguments overwhelmingly point in that direction is a huge advantage. Most people don't do this, primarily for ego-related reasons.
Since I own DomainingTips, I've obviously asked myself this question quite often, especially over the past couple of months: will domainers c...
GoDaddy adds woman to board and her background might signal a coming IPO. GoDaddy has appointed Betsy Rafael to its board of directors. She is the former Chief Accounting Officer at Apple and Finance VP at Cisco Systems. Rafael also serves on the boards of Echelon and Autodesk. Rafael is the first woman on GoDaddy's […]
If you're not a trademark owner, your best option for making sure you get the New Domain you want is to place a Preorder. You choose the domain, and we'll attempt to register it on your behalf as soon as … Continue reading →
You think domain flipping is a nice way to make money ? Try being popular on Vine, $2,000 for a click of a reVine button is a mighty fine way to make some serious bank. Of course you need to have a real following and a creative spirit […]
Afternic/GoDaddy released its sales report for the week of 3/3/14 – 3/9/14.
All sales for the week totalled $1,907,184.
The top .com sale was lead by GoZone.com for $15,000 followed by Avus.com for $10,807.
The top non-com sale lead by How.co for $13,890.
Below is the complete report:
.COM Sales
Price
gozone.com
$15,000
avus.com
$10,807
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I was trying to access my Twitter account this afternoon, and I was having trouble. When I went to Twitter, it prompted me to the sign in page, which doesn't usually happen because I always stay logged in to my account. Apparently, there is something funky happening because now there is an error message on the website: "Twitter is currently down fo...
It's official, today is a historic day in the world of online escrow. Agreed.com, the new Escrow service from Thought Convergence has announced today that it is now accepting payments via both Bitcoin and Litecoin. “Payment flexibility, processing efficiency, and transactional security are key to a successful escrow transaction, all of which are co...
The tech sector in San Francisco is booming, and two thirds of all the office space is used by technology corporations. That constant growth has led to a less obvious revelation: all the good company names are long gone. With more than 112 million dot .com domains in active registrations, it is clear that the […]
Donuts' new gTLD .exposed goes into sunrise today, but will it put the fear into trademark owners? It's arguably the first "ransom" TLD to go live in the current round and the first since .xxx, which scared mark holders into blocking over 80,000 domains back in late 2011. Most new gTLD sunrise periods to date […]
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The Baltimore Business Journal has just covered John Ferber and his new venture Bidtellect which is what the company known as DomainHoldings, Inc. is changing its name to.
According to the article which quotes John:
""Bidtellect is an online platform through which advertisers bid in real-time for native ad spots. "
"The company was founded in 2010...
Every day, someone new learns about the business of domain investing. There are blogs, forums, ebooks, marketplaces, registrars, registries, brokers, consultants, advertisements, and many other sources that share information about domain investing. It is much easier to learn about buying a domain name today than there were in years past. The lure o...
Trademark counsel should pay attention to the latest TLD to enter sunrise. A lot of people have focused on .sucks as an example of a top level domain "shakedown" in which companies will feel compelled to register domains for protective purposes. There's a similar domain name entering sunrise today that hasn't received much attention: .exposed. [...
Important software still not recognizing new domain names. Registrants of second level domain names under new TLDs such as .photography and .tattoo are learning firsthand about the issue of Universal Acceptance. The term refers to systems not recognizing new top level domain names for what they are, and thus not being compatible with domain names [...
Company loses dispute for Unstoppable.com domain name. Fiskars, a company you most likely know for its scissors, has a trademark on "Unstoppable". But a Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) panel has ruled that its rights to the term are stoppable. The company filed a cybersquatting complaint under UDRP against the owner of Unstoppa...
My tolerance for unsavory commentary is relatively high – unless it involves unfounded accusations that are borderline libelous. Then, I would snap; this is part one of an ongoing exchange with a ‘buyer' over at Domain Name Sales. The Dutch lady "N.V." is a brand specialist for a company in Rotterdam, and she inquired about […]...
When I learned that Escrow.com was offering domain holding transactions where a buyer could pay over time, I was excited. This type of transaction allows a buyer to pay for a domain name in installments without having to seek financing. The one issue I found was that if a deal wasn't for high five figures or more, it was quite expensive to transact...
The Trademark Clearinghouse has sent over 20,000 notices to trademark holders based on domain registrations matching trademarks. The Trademark Clearinghouse has now issued 20,076 trademark notifications based on second level registrations in new TLDs. The notifications are sent to entities that have registered their marks with the Trademark Clearin...
ICANN has produced a new, animated video explaining how the Internet is quickly expanding, with 1300 new top level domains. The 53 second long movie – couldn't they make it to a full minute – promotes ICANN's position on increased innovation, and of giving voice to a billion new users through this Internet expansion. Awww! […]...
The Trademark Clearing House (TMCH) issued its monthly update.
As of March 10th 2014, there are 27,252 marks submitted for a total of 59, 593 trademark years.
20, 076 notifications were sent to holders based off attempted new gTLD registrations.
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Our first Southern California Domainers meetup will take place on the Saturday evening before DomainFest. If you are interested in attending the meetup, make sure to RSVP here: www.meetup.com/domaining DomainSponsor
I noticed that Elliot's blog dropped the Like/Don'tlike buttons over the last few days. I understand why, like everything on the Internet it turned out to be mostly negative with most people using it to bash people. Me included. I found myself down voting people rather than ideas or thoughts. So I blame myself. It's people like me that make it...
NtldStats.com is a website that offers a comprehensive list of statistics pertaining to the new gtlds. The company behind the website is Greensec based out of Germany.
We sat down with Stefan Meinecke to get some more info about the site.
1) What is GreenSec's interest in the space ?
Stefan – GreenSec is a software consultant company that off...
Jayson DeMers wrote a very detailed and well thought out post about Google and coming changes in search. In the article DeMers discusses that search will change to accomodate a more mobile world, that SEO professionals will have to adapt and change as well. All things search must evolve.
DeMers goes on to discuss that there will be more color and ...
In what maybe the quickest action filed by a trademark holder against a domain holder, the domain name bbva.careers has been hit with a URS 5 Days After Registration.
The domain name bbva.careers was registered on March 5th on the last day of EAP for many times general availability rates which would have gone into effect the following day on March...
According to a story out tonight in Chinatechnews.com, the buyer of the domain name 37.com for $2.1 Million dollars is Shanghai-headquartered 37wan.net a Chinese Gaming company
The company officially renamed the company 37 Game today.
Li Yifei, president of the company said "the market for web game exports is optimistic and it is a necessar...
A very active domain investor and entrepreneur, alerted us to the following domain scam that he came across not once, not twice, but three times at Sedo. The same trick might be in effect in other domain sale venues as well. Here's how the domain scam works. You get an offer at Sedo for a […]
Facebook is assisting with the launch of a new campaign, called "Ban #Bossy". The focus of the campaign is gender bias; when boys are assertive they are referred to as "leaders". Meanwhile, girls are typically branded as being "bossy." Words like this, send a message that girls, who eventually become women, need not speak up […]...
You may have wondered what #SXSW is all about. Well, it's the best kind of insanity all stuffed into a few days in Texas. Now you can be a part of it without even buying plane ticket. Simply share #HighFiveGuy … Continue reading →
Verisign, masters of the dot .com and dot .net TLDs, offer network-related services designed to deliver protection against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. "Combine innovative, patented mitigation technology, a globally deployed network of scrubbing centers, and the benefit of advanced cyber security intelligence to provide a scalable ...
Afternic Providing Pricing Expertise & Domain Name Launch Strategy for New Premium Name Afternic is the official launch partner of the new generic top-level domain (gTLD) .WIEN. As announced at the Domain Pulse conference, Afternic has been selected to develop … Continue reading →The post New Austrian gTLD .WIEN to Launch on Afterni...
Up until this point, all comments had to be approved manually before appearing on DomainingTips but as of today, I'm going to try an experiment and disable comment moderation altogether. That way, your comment *should* appear instantly, assuming of course that it isn't caught by a filter (for example, if your comment contains a bunch...
EscrowHill, the affordable domain escrow service founded by Andee Hill, announced its immediate merger with John Berryhill‘s law offices. This mega-merger forms a new entity, called Hill Ventures Ltd., to operate solely from the Dutch Antilles, and will offer domain escrow services and legal protection of domain assets. Andee Hill, CEO of Esc...
I've been following along on the reported numbers of registrations for new gTLD domain names. Earlier this morning, I shared my thoughts on what sunrise registrations might mean. According to Domain Incite, as of March 5, there were just over 200,000 domain names registered in the new gTLD extensions. This is a lighter number than I anticipated wou...
Fred Krueger of Top Level Domain Holdings (Minds + Machines) book entitled "Stop Drinking and Get Fit: A guide to personal transformation" is now in paperback and available at Amazon for purchase for $15.18.
This new 200 page "Director's Cut" is a must have…" says Krueger
Fred wrote on his Facebook page that he dropped close to 30 Lbs and h...
If you happen to be in Austin for SXSW then there's a good chance you've bumped-into these guys: They're called the XYZ Squad and they are getting a lot of attention at SXSW this year. To shake things up .XYZ is giving away prizes to people who posted a photo of the XYZ Squad on […]
Max Knoblauch did a post entitled "A Brief History of the Domain Name" Starting off with Symbolics.com owned by Aron Meystedt, to 1995 and the end of free domain names. 1998 and the privatization of the DNS and ICANN.
1998: Privatization of the DNS and ICANN
In 1998, the Department of Commerce, under President Clinton's urging, issued a proposal f...
Since the ICANN Big Reveal where we learned that Google applied for over 100 new gTLD extension we have been chatting about whether Google would giving away free domains.
Well we didn't have to wait long to find out.
Google is offering 5,000 new gTLD's in its first live new gTLD which is an IDN, .???
Domainincite.com broke the news that Google is ...
Covering the domain name industry since 2005. Domain Name Wire celebrated its ninth anniversary over the weekend. I'd like to take this occasion to thank all of Domain Name Wire's loyal readers. Publishing a blog is only fun when there's an engaged audience. Many of you take the time to comment and interact with posts. […]
Google is giving away free .??? domains. According to a company spokesperson, the first 5,000 people to submit a .??? web site idea via a campaign web site will receive a coupon for a free one-year registration in the new namespace. The offer expires April 5. The regular retail price at registrars appears to be […]
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Kiko s.r.l. of Bergamo, Italy just lost its bid to grab the domain name kiko.com in a UDRP
The domain holders bought the domain for in 2010 for $65,578.50 to use for a social networking site.
Here are the relevant facts and finding by the three member panel
4. Factual Background
The Complainant’s business is the manufacture of cosmetic products.
Th...
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