Markets are down. As a domain investor, at least you're diversified. Unless you're a short seller, the past couple of months have probably been brutal for your investment portfolio. While the plunge weights on my psyche, I like to put it in ... Continue Reading2 Comments
What I do to keep my head cool in a market onslaught
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Issaquah, Washington soccer battle results in reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawIssaquah, Washington youth soccer club gets a red card. Youth soccer can be a cutthroat endeavor, and two soccer clubs recently took a fight off the field. This match took place in Issaquah, Washington, a suburb of Seattle. Issaquah FC, which ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
SoBold.com: a bold UDRP case fails
· Policy & LawPanelist rules the domain was not registered and used in bad faith. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) against So Bold Limited in its UDRP case against sobold.com, but stopped short of finding reverse domain name ... Continue Reading2 Comments
ICANN board approves plan to dole out $212 million new TLD windfall
· Policy & LawMoney will be distributed through a grant program. ICANN's Board of Directors yesterday approved a plan to distribute $212 million in funds from new top level domain auctions. The board approved a plan to create a separate group within ICANN to ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
When the business fails, at least you still have the domain
· Domain SalesEric Borgos cashes out after his business ideas didn't pan out. When you try to build a business on a great domain and it fails, take solace in the fact that you still own a great domain. You still have value. That's a lesson Eric Borgos has ... Continue Reading9 Comments
The domain market in 2022 – DNW Podcast #392
· PodcastsWhat's happening to the domain market as overall markets take a hit. What a year it has been. Markets crashing. Fewer new domain registrations. Inflation. The sky is falling. Or is it? On today’s show, I walk through what’s happening in the ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Workforce.com domain name lawsuit settled
· Policy & LawWorkforce.com, Inc. still owns the domain name. Workforce Software, LLC and Workforce.com, Inc. have settled their differences. For decades, the workforce.com domain was used by Workforce Magazine to deliver human resources news. But in 2019, a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Test driving GoDaddy’s new account manager
· Domain RegistrarsThe new account manager is a big step up for managing domains at GoDaddy. GoDaddy has released a beta version of its domain manager to a small subset of users. If you haven't gotten access yet, be patient. More users are being added over time. I ... Continue Reading2 Comments
DigiCert acquires DNS Made Easy
· ServicesMajor DNS company acquired. DigiCert, an online security company with a focus on public key infrastructure, announced today that it has acquired DNS Made Easy. DNS Made Easy is a managed DNS platform that, according to the release, has grown by ... Continue Reading2 Comments
NamesCon auction looking for premium domains — and NFTs
· Domain SalesRight of the Dot will auction domain names and NFTs at this year's NamesCon. Right of the Dot has opened submissions for its live domain name auction at NamesCon on September 1. The group plans to include NFTs in its auction this year. While ... Continue Reading5 Comments
