Higher bid increments should speed up high-dollar auctions. Expired domain name marketplace DropCatch has changed its bid increments following an extended auction for reactive.com in October. The auction dragged on for hours as bidders ... Continue Reading1 Comment
DropCatch changes bid increments following big auctions
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Rebate.com and Rebates.com sell for $500k each
· Domain SalesSedo brokers sale of domains that were sold for the same amount in 2007. Sedo has brokered the sale of rebate.com and rebates.com for $500,000 each. That's the exact same amount the domains sold for at a Domain Roundtable auction in ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Epik continues to dig out from financial mess
· Domain RegistrarsBut creditors aren't happy with the pace as they are still owed money. Domain name registrar Epik continues to dig itself out of a financial hole, but new problems continue to pop up. The registrar offers a type of store credit called ... Continue Reading13 Comments
Freeze launches its data privacy solution at Freeze.com
· Domain SalesThe great domain should help customers trust it. In the past 5 years, there has been a shift in how the general public thinks about online data protection. Despite the vast amount of data companies hold on an individual, many were unconcerned or ... Continue Reading1 Comment
20 more five figure .xyz domains developed this year
· Domain SalesHere are 20 more real .xyz sales to end users. I was going to write an article about the latest questioning of .xyz domain sales, but yesterday Elliot posted a better article than I was going to write. Instead, I'll add a few things to consider and ... Continue Reading22 Comments
Turkey week end user domain name sales
· Domain SalesThe maker of a habit-tracking app, a $17B publicly traded company, and a watch seller bought domain names. Thanksgiving week is usually a slow one for domain name sales. Sedo had some decent five-figure transactions, but few have been immediately ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
NamesCon sets dates for 2023 event in Austin
· UncategorizedDiscounted passes are available through December 22. NamesCon has opened registration for its 2023 NamesCon Global conference in Austin, Texas. Next year's event will run from May 31 to June 3, 2023. It's an improvement over last year's August ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Talking to UDRP panelists – DNW Podcast #414
· PodcastsHere's what Nat Cohen told panelists in Geneva. Last month Nat Cohen was invited to speak at a World Intellectual Property Organization UDRP workshop in Geneva. He was able to talk to UDRP panelists and practitioners about what domain name ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Verisign files more blockchain patent applications
· Policy & LawUSPTO publishes two more blockchain-related patent applications from Verisign. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published two of Verisign's (NASDAQ: VRSN) blockchain-related patent applications last week. Application ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Black Friday and Cyber Monday domain deals: $5.98 .com, $3.49 .tv and more
· Domain RegistrarsHere are some of the best domain deals. The Black Friday/Cyber Monday domain deals have begun and some registrars are offering discounts on domain names. It seems like there are fewer registrars promoting sales today than usual. I'm not sure how ... Continue Reading7 Comments
