The Domain King talks domain names on the DNW Podcast. This week’s guest is one of my most requested guests, “Domain King” Rick Schwartz. We discuss how Rick is investing in domain names today (you might be surprised), how he views the domain sales ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Rick Schwartz gets RDNH win on Queen.com
· Policy & LawFlower company guilty of reserve domain name hijacking over Queen.com domain name. Knud Jepsen A/S has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in the UDRP it brought against Rick Schwartz's domain name Queen.com. The complainant is known as ... Continue Reading16 Comments
You’re not Rick Schwartz. So don’t try to emulate him.
· Domain SalesYour own circumstances probably don't align with the most successful domain name investors. This isn't an article picking on domain name investor Rick Schwartz. I'm just going to use him as an example. Rick has made a lot of money investing in ... Continue Reading21 Comments
What if Donald Trump tweeted about domain names?
· UncategorizedIt would probably look a lot like this. Twitter has given Donald Trump an easy and direct way to reach his fans at any time of day, even (especially) at 3 am. Wonder what it would look like if Trump tweeted about domain names? Probably something ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Rick Schwartz fails to get DomainKing.biz through UDRP
· Policy & LawPanel rules Schwartz didn't prove the domain was registered in bad faith. Rick Schwartz has lost a UDRP he filed against the owner of DomainKing.biz. Schwartz, who is known as the "Domain King" in domainer circles, filed the UDRP against a registrar ... Continue Reading29 Comments
My thoughts on $9 million Porno.com domain name sale
· Domain SalesA mammoth domain name sale sends shock waves through the domain name business. Rick Schwartz, aka the "Domain King", has done it again. As first reported by TheDomains yesterday, Schwartz sold the domain name Porno.com for $8,888,888.88. Here are ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Guy tries to trademark one of Rick Schwartz’s domain names
· Policy & LawThis one will be interesting. This morning I was perusing recently filed trademark applications when I came across an application for Trademarking.com. When I checked the whois on the domain name, I saw that the domain was registered to domain name ... Continue Reading23 Comments
The most influential person in the domain name industry is…
· UncategorizedSurvey says... Who is the most influential person in the domain name industry? Frank Schilling, according to respondents to this year's Domain Name Wire survey. 37% of respondents said Schilling was the most influential person in the domain name ... Continue Reading9 Comments
TRAFFIC sets dates for Las Vegas show
· ServicesIt's a year away, but dates are finalized. For a while there were too many domainer-targeted domain conferences. Then the pendulum swung the other way. TRAFFIC is adding an additional show in 2013, and today it announced the final dates. The show ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Has Men.com Sold Again?
· Domain SalesCurious changes at Men.com. Has Men.com, which Rick Schwartz sold for seven figures nearly a decade ago, changed hands again? That's a rumor I'm chasing down. If you have any other information, please comment on it. [Update: I've confirmed the ... Continue Reading13 Comments