Here's what sold on Newfold Digital's aftermarkets last month. Newfold Digital's domain aftermarket platforms combined to sell 103 names for $2,000 or more last month. The sales totaled $546,000, and that doesn't include the domains that sold for ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Some notable sales from NameJet and SnapNames last month
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Disciplined domain investing – DNW Podcast #413
· PodcastsHow martial arts helped this domain investor stick with it. Ruban Thananayagam (aka @busyfather) bought 500 domain names on his credit card before he made his first sale. This sale gave him the confidence to invest more, but it was certainly ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Morgan Stanley loses cybersquatting case
· Policy & LawPanelist wisely considers all of the facts. Financial behemoth Morgan Stanley has lost a cybersquatting dispute that shows the importance of panelists thinking about cases before deciding them, even when the domain owner doesn't respond. When ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Ses heads to the chopping block
· UncategorizedAnother dot-brand top level domain bites the dust. Satellite communications and broadcast company SES S.A. is terminating its top level domain name. The company was granted the .ses top level domain name in the 2012 round. It hasn't used it for ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Google’s .RSVP domain is now available in Early Access
· UncategorizedGeneral availability starts on November 15. It's been nearly a decade since new top level domains started rolling out to the public, but new launches are still happening: Google is in the middle of the Early Access phase of its launch of ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Stanford researchers: unicorns use shorter domain names
· UncategorizedThe highest-valued private companies use shorter domain names. Researchers with the Stanford University Graduate School of Business Venture Capital Initiative team have analyzed the domain names of unicorns (companies valued at $1B plus) compared ... Continue Reading1 Comment
CoParse rebrands to Macro with Macro.com
· Domain SalesThe company acquired a great domain for its rebrand. Founded in 2020, CoParse is an AI-powered document workspace with advanced version comparison tools that are popular with users such as lawyers, investors, and executives. The New York-based ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Here are the latest kings of .com
· Domain RegistrarsThese are the biggest and fastest-growing domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers July 2022. New this ... Continue Reading1 Comment
More companies try to trademark top level domains
· Policy & LawIt won't work. The U.S. Trademark and Protection Office won't issue trademarks for top level domains, but that doesn't keep people from trying. For example, Unstoppable Domains has tried and failed to register marks for .blockchain, .crypto and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Last month’s big stories in the domain business
· UncategorizedHere's what made news last month. These are the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by views. The top three stories this month involved Unstoppable Domains, so I've combined them into one to give a little variety. 1. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
