New TLD sales of up to $250,000. Identity Digital has released to Domain Name Wire the details of 36 "platinum" domain name sales from recent years. Platinum domains are ones that the registry held back for sale to customers. All but one of the ... Continue Reading4 Comments
$1.4 million of previously unreleased new TLD sales:
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Chat.com sells for 8 figures AGAIN
· Domain SalesHe might have sold it to the other company that tried to buy it earlier. Earlier this year, entrepreneur Dharmesh Shah acquired chat.com for over $10 million. He just flipped the domain name. Shah posted on LinkedIn this morning that he sold the ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Voice over domain names? Namecheap files interesting patent application
· Policy & LawNamecheap's application describes a way to call people by domain name. Domain name registrar Namecheap has filed a U.S. patent application for a "domain communication system." The application (pdf) describes a system where you can contact ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Malware claim leads to reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawComplainant cited Whois privacy service's details to suggest an association with malware distribution. Markel Corporation has been found to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain name MarkelGroup.com. The company filed a UDRP ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Painless.com UDRP is painful
· Policy & LawOuch. A dental supply company has lost a cybersquatting dispute in which it tried to grab the valuable domain painless.com. Benco Dental Supply Co. filed a UDRP with National Arbitration Forum against Pain Management, Inc. As the registrant's ... Continue Reading1 Comment
This week’s ccTLD end user domain sales bonanza
· Domain SalesA florist, a dream interpretation site, and a furniture design company bought domain names. China, Germany, Italy, Austria, United States. Sedo is the king of country code domain names, and this week's end user sales chart is a prime example. ... Continue Reading1 Comment
My new favorite AI domain generator
· ServicesI feel like a hand-registration genius. AI-powered domain name generators are opening many people's eyes to the quality of domains available for hand registration. Before these tools became available, most domain investors generated domains to ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Going once, going twice… – DNW Podcast #437
· PodcastsGet ready for next week's live domain name auction. NamesCon is next week, and that means it’s time for another live domain name auction. On today’s show, Monte Cahn of Right of the Dot discusses what goes into planning a live auction, some of the ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Getting hotter: AI, Bet
· Domain SalesAI is still very hot. Today, Afternic published the top keywords in aftermarket domain sales from March. Let's start with the list before digging in a bit: 1. The 2. My 3. I 4. AI 5. Of 6. It 7. Group 8. And 9. To 10. Health 11. ... Continue Reading2 Comments
PIR calls for nominations for this year’s (bigger) .ORG Impact Awards
· UncategorizedMore awards and an in-person awards ceremony are on tap this year. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the organization that runs .org, has put out a call for nominations for this year's .ORG Impact Awards. It's the fifth year that PIR will honor ... Continue Reading3 Comments
