Appeals court decision gives XYZ another chance to be awarded legal fees. It's been over three years since Verisign (NYSE: VRSN) sued XYZ, the seller of .xyz domain names, for false advertising. The District Court granted summary judgment in favor ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Jean-Noël Frydman discusses his France.com saga – DNW Podcast #184
· PodcastsFrance took his domain after 24 years. Now he's fighting to get it back. Jean-Noël Frydman operated France.com for more than two decades before the French government organizations he previously partnered with decided they wanted the domain. They sued ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Panama, Sherpas and the Domain Market with Andrew Rosener – DNW Podcast #180
· PodcastsOn this podcast we talk about visiting Panama for ICANN 62, DomainSherpa and the domain market. This week we chat with Media Options CEO Andrew Rosener about three topics. First, we talk about his hometown of Panama City. ICANN is holding a meeting ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Bill Karamouzis – DNW Podcast #178
· PodcastsMeet a guy who has leveraged the value of good domain names and learn what he is investing in now. Bill Karamouzis, also known as Bill Kara, has made a lot of hefty domain name investments. Some of them have been for businesses. He bought ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Analyzing startup domain names
· UncategorizedWhat MassChallenge's first Texas class reveals about domain name usage. Startup accelerator MassChallenge has announced the inaugural class of 84 startups for its Texas accelerator. The companies are in a number of industries, so I thought it would be ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Christa Taylor talks domains – DNW Podcast #173
· PodcastsAn in-depth discussion on the state of new top level domains. What makes for a good top level domain name? Well, it starts with the ABIC test. Christa Taylor of dotTBA has helped many companies apply for, plan for and/or launch top level domain names. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Thoughts from NamesCon in Las Vegas
· UncategorizedAs NamesCon enters its third day, here are my thoughts from the conference. NamesCon continues for its third day in Las Vegas today. There have been some cool events and sessions, and NamesCon is doing a great job recapping them on its website. So ... Continue Reading9 Comments
GoDaddy (finally) integrates Afternic into Domain Manager
· Domain RegistrarsBeta users can list and manage domain names from inside the GoDaddy Domain Manager. It's been a long time coming, but GoDaddy has finally integrated Afternic listings into the GoDaddy.com domain manager more than four years after the registrar ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Soeren von Varchmin – DNW Podcast #165
· PodcastsLearn what's new at NamesCon for January 2018. The domain industry’s biggest conference is just a month away as NamesCon comes to Las Vegas in late January. Today we talk to NamesCon president Soeren von Varchmin about what to expect this year and if ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Reviewing this year’s predictions – DNW Podcast #161
· PodcastsWhich domain experts got it right and which didn't? Every year I have a predictions episode that includes predictions for the upcoming year from many people in the domain business. The 2018 predictions episode is coming in about a month, but I thought ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment