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I search for domain name acquisition targets in many ways. One of the most regularly used methods is simply visiting a domain name to see how it is used. There's no sense in making an effort to buy a domain name if it is being used as a brand by a billion dollar company or […]
Citi, one of the world's largest financial companies, is looking to hire a Domain Administration Analyst. The job listing was posted on LinkedIn about a month ago, and there are a handful of applicants so far. I think this job would be desirable for someone with domain management experience looking for a corporate job related […]
I read a disappointing UDRP decision this morning involving the 4 letter .com domain name, DWRS.com. The WIPO UDRP panelist, Warwick A. Rothnie, ruled in favor of the complainant, who had unsuccessfully tried to acquire the domain name via GoDaddy's Domain Brokerage Service (DBS). The complainant is a shoe company founded in 2015 that uses […...
FTX is a leading cryptocurrency exchange that owns FTX.com but operates in the US on FTX.us. The Economist published an article about FTX Founder and CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried. The article mentioned that Bankman-Fried is "widely known as SBF." It appears that Bankman-Fried recently acquired the SBF.com domain name. If you visit SBF.com, you are forwar...
We took a trip out to Nantucket this weekend to see some friends and enjoy one of our favorite places to visit. I brought my bike on the trip and had the pleasure of taking two nice training rides on the island. I am not athletically gifted, so I really need to put some miles […]
Companies that own domain names and operate websites on sub-optimal domain extensions are often the most likely candidate to purchase the better domain name when they can afford it. Squadhelp CEO Darpan Munjal shared a new feature offered by his platform to help make sellers aware of similar developed domain names: Knowing when other TLDs […]
As part of his coverage of GoDaddy's pending acquisition of Dan.com, Andrew Allemann published an interview with Paul Nicks, President of Domains, at GoDaddy. The question and answer that caught my attention the most was regarding commission: Domain Name Wire: Many people use GoDaddys Afternic DLS to get in the registrar registration path, but choo...
I had a nice five figure sale to close out last month. It was the kind of name I can easily replace, and in fact, I have been working on that. I have been buying similar types of names inexpensively, figuring if one startup paid five figures, others would probably do so, too. Although it […]
I list nearly all of my domain names for sale on both Dan.com and GoDaddy (via Afternic). The domain names mostly resolve to Dan.com landing pages but are also listed via GoDaddy's expansive sales network. These are the only two platforms I currently use to sell domain names, beyond my own landing pages. In a […]
According to a DNW article in November of last year, the Bird.com domain name was sold for an undisclosed price to an undisclosed buyer. At the present time, the domain name is registered at MarkMonitor, and the registrant is DNStination Inc., MarkMonitor's privacy proxy service. I visited Bird.com to see if the website has been […]
I went to sign a purchase agreement using a Montblanc pen I received as a gift. Midway through signing my first set of initials, the pen died. I unscrewed the pen to see what type of ink refill I needed to purchased, and conveniently, the ink type and website domain name were clearly listed on […]
According to its founder, Testimonial, is "a platform that helps businesses collect, manage and distribute testimonials in a single place." The company has used the Testimonial.to domain name for its website. According to Testimonial founder Damon Chen, the company just acquired Testimonial.io for $35,000 via SquadHelp: I spent $35,000 on a domain....
A few weeks ago, I received a $500k opening offer for one of my one word .com domain names via Dan.com. This was a strong offer well above the $100k minimum offer I had set for this unpriced domain name. I declined the offer and tried to negotiate a deal, but unfortunately a deal was […]
The Chill.com domain name is used by a company called Chill Brands that sells CBD-infused products. Chill.com was reportedly acquired by the company for $1.6 million. The deal involved two payment installments of $800,000 so it could not be recorded as a sale until the final installment was made. The final payment was made, according […]
Sedo announced the addition of six new payment options for domain name buyers using its platform. According to a representative from Sedo, "[T]hese additional payment methods are particularly advantageous for domain sellers: they ensure that buyers worldwide can now choose their preferred local payment method, making it even easier to purchase doma...
At the end of 2020, Donuts acquired Afilias and its registry business. The two companies continued to operate and are now uniting under one brand name called Identity Digital. The rebrand was introduced in a press release this morning. Identity Digital uses the Identity.Digital domain name for its website. The company also acquired IdentityDigital....
I read an article in Ad Age about brands purchasing crypto domain names. The article mentioned some major brands that acquired domain names in the .Eth extension that matched their brand name or trademark. There are other crypto extensions like .crypto, .nft, .bitcoin, and many more. Crypto domain investing seems pretty similar to old school [̷...
A UDRP was filed against the Pay.com domain name at the National Arbitration Forum (NAF). The decision was published today, and unsurprisingly, the panel found in favor of the domain registrant. I think the panel should have ruled that this was an abusive UDRP filing and found this to be Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH). […]
Many companies have their IT, legal, or marketing groups manage their corporate domain name assets. Some companies outsource their domain name management to corporate registrars like CSC, GCD, or MarkMonitor. Very few companies seem to have a person whose role is specifically related to domain name management. I noticed that Wells Fargo posted a jo...
If you follow my Twitter account, you may have noticed a retweet of another account I operate: https://t.co/Au0j6CKC02 .XYZ domain names. Thanks to @GeorgeKirikos for the great idea.https://t.co/iF6ZeGoJvy Embrace.xyz (@EmbraceXYZ) June 14, 2022 I launched a website on Embrace.xyz to sell my company's .XYZ domain names. For those of you who have ...
Namecheap has acquired some exceptional descriptive domain names. I wrote about the company's $150,000 acquisition of Cluster.com as well as Wolf.com for $550,000. Namecheap also acquired Poke.com and IZ.com last year. One acquisition I did not write about but noticed in May is Relate.com. This morning, Namecheap announced a small business-focused ...
On a bike ride yesterday, I was chatting briefly about domain names with a friend. I acquired a nice domain name a few months earlier while on a ski trip with this friend and our families, and I received an offer to buy that name right before our ride. My friend asked me how long […]
One of the biggest auctions on the board today was Maximal.com. The domain name expired, was deleted, and it was caught by DropCatch.com. Maximal.com sold for $20,150. Prior to expiring, Maximal.com had been owned by EMC Corporation, which is part of Dell. Because the domain name was registered at CSC, a company that offers corporate […]
Less than a year ago, Eric Borgos announced that he acquired the Yachts.com domain name for $350,000, and he shared his plans for the business he intended to build on it. Andrew Allemann labeled it a "gutsy move," and I agree considering the global Covid pandemic limited travel for quite some time. This morning, Sedo […]
If 2022 ended today, I would be pleased with the results. Thankfully, the year started off very good for my business. I feel particularly fortunate because I've had mid-6 figures in sales fall through after price and terms were agreed upon with fully vetted buyers. Had the year not gotten off to a good start, […]
With the emergence and growth of the blockchain domain name market, there has been quite a bit of discussion about domain names with trademarks and famous brand names. There is well-established intellectual property law related to traditional (Web2) domain names, but there are plenty of questions related to decentralized blockchain domain names wit...
The Millionaires.com domain name was up for auction today on NameJet. The auction had a reserve price between $10,001 – $25,000, and it easily surpassed its reserve price. Millionaires.com sold for $127,222. There were 198 bids placed from 185 bidders. NameJet extensively promoted this private auction. I received several emails from NameJet a...
A UDRP was filed at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) against the Edouard.com domain name. The complainant in the UDRP is listed as Edouard Lombard. This is WIPO Case D2022-2065. Edouard.com was created in 1998 – nearly 25 years ago. The domain name does not currently resolve to an active website, and the Whois […]
It looks like ICANN is gearing up for the next round of new gTLD applications. The non-profit organization posted a job listing on LinkedIn for Senior Director, New gTLD Subsequent Procedures. The new hire will play a major role when ICANN begins accepting applications for the second round of new gTLD applications. Here's an excerpt […]
Louis Pickthall, Co-Founder and Vice President at BrandForce announced that the company is looking to hire for several positions at the company. Louis shared the job posting on his LinkedIn page: What caught my attention is the reported revenue number. "You will be part of a powerhouse results driven team that has already achieved over […]...
On LinkedIn this morning, Andrew Miller announced that his company and Hilco Global have formed a new business venture called Hilco Digital Assets. The business will work with a variety of digital assets, including domain names and NFTs. Andrew shared the post below on his LinkedIn page: Notably, Hilco Global is a large privately operated […]
Towards the end of 2017, I noticed the Tile.com domain name changed hands. The Tile app upgraded to Tile.com, and the domain name continues to forward to the company's website, TheTileApp.com. The Tile.com domain name had long been owned by Digimedia, and the company has a policy of not reporting sales or commenting about sale […]
I've always had several accounts at GoDaddy dating to when I operated two separate companies. When I shut down one company, I was left with two accounts at GoDaddy. One account held a handful of my higher value domain names and the other had all of my other domain names. With 2 factor authentication enabled […]
If you watch Shark Tank, you must know about Kevin O'Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful. Mr. Wonderful is a prolific investor who has invested in many companies across many different industries. He has some tech investments and recently discussed some of his crypto-related investments and holdings. Radix has hired Mr. Wonderful to pitch its .Fun domain [R...
Attorney John Berryhill represented a complainant in a UDRP decision that I think could be of importance for people who are in the NFT investment space. An open source software company called ODK filed a UDRP against the ODKCentral.com domain name. The complainant in the UDRP won and will take possession of the domain name. […]
When the Skill.com UDRP filing was published, John Berryhill shared some thoughts on why he thought the UDRP would fail. His analysis was based on information that he was able to find publicly, so there was a chance additional information would be revealed that would change the perception of the filing. Yesterday afternoon, I noticed […]
Over the weekend, Rick Schwartz posted a tweet highlighting the fact that domain name sales appear to be seriously down this year vs. last year: Major sales of #Domains DOWN +/- 50% in 2022 according to @DNJournal 2021…. Well over 100 #DomainNames sold for $100k+. About 9-10 /month. 2022 we're at 5/month 7-fig sales: 2021 […]
As a domain name buyer, one of the toughest replies to respond to is when someone tells me "we need at least $X to sell the domain name." It makes it seem like the domain registrant is seeking $X for the domain name, but that is not the case. If I increase my offer to […]
Google posted a job listing that might be of interest to someone with domain name industry experience. The company is looking to hire a Product Management Lead for its gTLD Registry team. The job appears to be based in New York City, San Francisco, or possibly remotely. Google operates nearly a dozen new gTLD extensions. […]
A little over a year ago, Hallmark filed a UDRP against the Mahogany.com domain name. Not surprisingly, the domain registrant prevailed in the UDRP and was able to retain the domain name. Though I was expecting to see a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking, the outcome would have been the same. I just noticed […]
When I win a domain name at NameJet, it usually ends up in a Network Solutions account I control. I don't keep many domain names at Network Solutions, but I always seem to have a dozen or two domain names there. As a result, I login to my Network Solutions account regularly. This afternoon when […]
NameJet sent out an email to auction customers this morning announcing they can sign up for SMS/Text Messaging alerts for auctions. Customers will be able to sign up to be alerted via SMS / text on their mobile device for a variety of auction updates. Customers can receive alerts for the following NameJet auction updates: […]
Domain investing is a capital intensive business. No matter how much money you have or have access to, you can spend it all acquiring your portfolio of domain names. This fact can make it challenging to grow your personal wealth while building your domain name portfolio. In a traditional salaried or commission-based job, a person […]
The domain investment community is relatively small and most of the main participants know each other. There's a collegial feel among many of us who have known each other for years. Mike Sullivan posted a tweet last week about competition amongst domain investors: You aren't in competition with other domainers. Consider yourself part of a […]...
A company called SmartyStreets has rebranded itself as Smarty. Smartly, Smarty was able to acquire the brand match Smarty.com domain name in advance of the launch of its rebrand. Smarty announced the forthcoming rebrand in late 2021, and the company's website now fully resolves at Smarty.com. In a blog post announcing the rebrand, the company's [&#...
It seems like H&M is getting set to launch a new brand called Seam on the brand match Seam.com domain name. The company promises a "new era of fashion." Jamie Zoch shared his findings on Twitter this morning: It appears that premium generic domain name https://t.co/nQ8QrQOumr has been acquired. The domain was owned by Cambridge […]...
NOAA.com is one of the most popular upcoming pending delete domain name auctions at NameJet. The domain name expired on March 3, 2022 and is now in pending delete status. There are currently 24 bids on this domain name, and there are a little more than three days remaining until it works its way through […]
The battle over the France.com domain name was fought in a variety of legal settings, and it appears to be headed to another venue. A UDRP has been filed against France.com at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). It is WIPO Case D2022-1780. The complainant in this UDRP is France.com, Inc. The current registrant of […]
When you win a domain auction, the domain name should be pushed to your registrar account within a reasonable amount of time after paying. Based on some recent experience at NameJet, domain buyers should keep track of their NameJet auction wins to ensure the domain names are properly provisioned. On April 23rd, I won a […]
If you are a domain investor on Clubhouse, you will want to tune in to this event. Krista Gable will be hosting an Ask Me Anything session with Braden Pollock at 2:30pm ET on May 19th: Updated time! https://t.co/tQWLhzBTYz Braden.eth (@BradenPollock) May 18, 2022 Braden, through his Pollock Fund, owns a portfolio of exceptional […]
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