Last Monday saw the arrival of Chinese New Year, and whilst sales may have slowed slightly in light of the celebrations, the domain community have been extremely active in a number of different discussions. In this week's Top Topics, we discover the reason why not all Chips are created equal and some shocking four-number (4N) .IN statistics are revealed.
Not All Chips Are Created Equal
Last year we saw the prices of Chips rise rapidly, with four-letter Chip .COM's valued at over $2,000 for much of the 4th quarter of 2015. Whilst all Chips have some value, are some more valuable than others? One community member - who is familiar with Pinyin - has produced a list of premium, semi-premium, and non-premium letters for the Chinese market by using a list of the 1,000 most used words and calculating initial letter frequency.
Topic by: @betthelot
Shocking 4N .IN Statistics
You're no doubt aware of China's love of numbers, and .COM has been one of their preferred TLDs with four-number .COM prices reaching well into the five-figure range. Based on new data that has been published recently, it would seem that Chinese investors are acquiring 4N .IN domain names at a very high rate. The 4N .IN statistics (revealed in this discussion) show that whilst .IN is the Indian TLD, Indian registrants account for just 3.67% of registrations.
Topic by: @domainpundit
Would You Spend $19 to Negotiate?
Keith noticed that one of the largest domain portfolio owners, Telepathy Inc, charges $19 to start negotiations. Telepathy Inc own over 9,000 domain names including many two and three letter .COM's, as well as highly desirable one-word .COM's.
This news has brought about a discussion as to whether this practice is justified. There are many differing opinions on this subject.
Topic by: @Keith
What To Do When You Receive a Trademark Infringement Notice
What would your next move be if you were sent a trademark infringement notice? Tim Ericsson has owned a particular domain name since 2005, and he has recently received a notice from a German company telling him that they own the trademark on his domain name. After careful research, Tim discovered that the trademark had only been granted in 2015.
As Tim has his own idea for a startup using that domain name, he is extremely keen on protecting his domain name. What would you do in his situation?
Topic by: @tim ericsson
A Newbie Mistake: Registering A Typo Domain Name
A domain investor shared their story of registering a typo domain name this week. After reading about the apparent sale of VacationRentals.com in 2007, this investor landed on the domain VacatoinRental.com (typo). Naturally, the typo domain wasn't registered, and thinking it was the domain VacationRental.com (correct spelling), he acquired it.
After discovering the true acquisition, the investor noticed that the typo VacatoinRental.com had been dropped by the owner of VacationRentals.com in 2009, yet they still own VacatoinRentals.com (the plural typo). Why would a multi-million dollar brand drop one typo, but still keep another?
Topic by: @Avtar629
Top Topics of the Week is a blog series featuring the most popular discussions and content within the domain community. Tune in weekly to see what’s trending!
Not All Chips Are Created Equal
Last year we saw the prices of Chips rise rapidly, with four-letter Chip .COM's valued at over $2,000 for much of the 4th quarter of 2015. Whilst all Chips have some value, are some more valuable than others? One community member - who is familiar with Pinyin - has produced a list of premium, semi-premium, and non-premium letters for the Chinese market by using a list of the 1,000 most used words and calculating initial letter frequency.
Topic by: @betthelot
Shocking 4N .IN Statistics
You're no doubt aware of China's love of numbers, and .COM has been one of their preferred TLDs with four-number .COM prices reaching well into the five-figure range. Based on new data that has been published recently, it would seem that Chinese investors are acquiring 4N .IN domain names at a very high rate. The 4N .IN statistics (revealed in this discussion) show that whilst .IN is the Indian TLD, Indian registrants account for just 3.67% of registrations.
Topic by: @domainpundit
Would You Spend $19 to Negotiate?
Keith noticed that one of the largest domain portfolio owners, Telepathy Inc, charges $19 to start negotiations. Telepathy Inc own over 9,000 domain names including many two and three letter .COM's, as well as highly desirable one-word .COM's.
This news has brought about a discussion as to whether this practice is justified. There are many differing opinions on this subject.
Topic by: @Keith
What To Do When You Receive a Trademark Infringement Notice
What would your next move be if you were sent a trademark infringement notice? Tim Ericsson has owned a particular domain name since 2005, and he has recently received a notice from a German company telling him that they own the trademark on his domain name. After careful research, Tim discovered that the trademark had only been granted in 2015.
As Tim has his own idea for a startup using that domain name, he is extremely keen on protecting his domain name. What would you do in his situation?
Topic by: @tim ericsson
A Newbie Mistake: Registering A Typo Domain Name
A domain investor shared their story of registering a typo domain name this week. After reading about the apparent sale of VacationRentals.com in 2007, this investor landed on the domain VacatoinRental.com (typo). Naturally, the typo domain wasn't registered, and thinking it was the domain VacationRental.com (correct spelling), he acquired it.
After discovering the true acquisition, the investor noticed that the typo VacatoinRental.com had been dropped by the owner of VacationRentals.com in 2009, yet they still own VacatoinRentals.com (the plural typo). Why would a multi-million dollar brand drop one typo, but still keep another?
Topic by: @Avtar629
Top Topics of the Week is a blog series featuring the most popular discussions and content within the domain community. Tune in weekly to see what’s trending!
