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Domain registrar Spaceship announced the immediate availability of Sedo MLS on its Fast Transfer option. Enabling this option for domains registered at Spaceship allows for fast transfers when they sell via the Sedo MLS. At this point, this is the only Fast Transfer supported network. This update arrives along with several other improvements to the...
Vallon.com is a brand new domain sale by Telepathy, Inc., operators of a top-notch domain name portfolio. Registered in 2003, Vallon.com had been in the possession of Nat Cohen‘s company for a full 21 years. Prior to that, the domain was registered in 1996 and it dropped. The buyer of Vallon.com is a Dutch eye […] The post Vallon.com: E...
Two brand new domain acquisitions have been made public by domain investor, James Booth. Standing tall above a sea of crap domains, Bicycle.com and Material.com are two superb domain assets that could be worth eight figures a piece. Registered in 1995, Bicycle.com is now listed on Atom for the sum of $3.5 million dollars. Meanwhile, […] The p...
September seems to have been a busy sales month for Telepathy, Inc., owners a great domain portfolio. The latest domain sale seems to be Cortex.com, a domain registered in 2000. As of yesterday, Cortex.com was moved to GoDaddy under WHOIS privacy. While the sale of Cortex.com might have taken place privately, the domain is listed […] The post...
The IP assets of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones Infowars empire are included in an upcoming auction; its proceeds will then go towards the debt of $1.5 billion dollars in compensation to the families of Sandy Hook victims. Jones falsely claimed the 2012 school shooting never happened, leading some of his followers to harass and threaten […] T...
Imagine getting hit with a UDRP just because your first name, Frank, is matching some other person's stage name, while the last name is their given surname which they do not use. In the case of the domain FrankEdwin.com, the first and last name match the Respondent's real name. Meanwhile, the UDRP was filed by […] The post Frank won this UDRP...
The registrant of SAP.ai believed that he had a quality LLL .ai domain in his possession; along with 10,000 other domains, this domain investor was never hit with a UDRP before this one. SAP SE, Germany filed a UDRP at the WIPO, however, asserting rights to the SAP acronym. Founded in 1972, the company's financial […] The post SAP.ai lost to ...
Christian Voss, CMO of Sedo, has announced that he's leaving the company after more than 11 years. Starting in 2013, following Liesbeth Mack-de Boer's tenure, Christian Voss assumed the position of Head of Sales and CMO at Sedo. The primary responsibility was overseeing the introduction, international marketing, and sales of new top-level domains. ...
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars could be shut down in a few months after a federal bankruptcy judge ruled Tuesday that the assets of his media company, Free Speech Systems, can be sold off. The proceeds will go to the families of Sandy Hook victims, who were awarded $1.5 billion dollars in damages after Jones […] The post InfoWars.co...
The Domain Days Dubai 2024 event is now just 39 days away, with excitement building up due to last year's success. The event is attracting global interest and in recent weeks it has revealed parts of its agenda, with speakers covering technology and domain names along with new trends that (presumably) include AI. If you're […] The post Domain...
It was a dark and stormy night… As a matter of fact, I don't recall what was the weather like on September 26, 2009; most probably a typical Florida autumn day with rain in the early afternoon. But I do remember the excitement of doing something fun and different, mixing instances of real news and […] The post DomainGang.com turns 15 ap...
The ever-busy domain investor and entrepreneur, Brent Oxley, has acquired yet another domain name. This time around, Waterfowl.com changed hands, moving to Oxley's possession as recently as yesterday. Registered in 1998, Waterfowl.com now forwards to a standard for sale lander at Oxley.com. So what is a waterfowl? A waterfowl is a bird that lives n...
A Swiss company with a 130 year history split off one of its brands, leading to the acquisition of the domain Sichem.com for a "substantial amount" of money. Sipchem Europe S.A., Switzerland filed a UDRP claiming rights to the SICHEM mark. In this UDRP at the WIPO, the Respondent prove that a company operated by […] The post Sichem.com UDRP r...
A Dutch company has filed a UDRP against the domain DiamondPoint.com; its owner, SyncPoint, Inc., is no stranger to such aggressive behavior and is responding in kind. The Complainant, Jakob Ruben van Gelder, operates from the domain DiamondPoint.nl since 1999 all while the disputed domain was registered by the Respondent in 2001. At the time, [...
Buying a domain name from a marketplace should be an easy, fast process. The fewer the steps, the better! It seems that this isn't the case for domains listed on Afternic; at least, those with a Dan-style lander. A domain investor has shared video captures of his attempt to buy his own domain, Reef.co, on […] The post Slow AF: Buying a domain...
Sedo domain sales report: Top sale is Aerotermia.es that was sold for 14,000 Euro ($15,586 dollars). Welcome to the latest domain sales report by Sedo; this time we cover the week ending on September 24, 2024. This information has been provided by Sedo.com, kind sponsors of DomainGang. The Sedo marketplace sells great domains 24/7 providing […...
The major eight-figure IPv4 deal, brokered by Brander Group and facilitated by Escrow.com, transacts rare & critical IP addresses to multinational cloud services provider. Escrow.com, the leading provider of secure online payments, and technology consulting firm & brokerage Brander Group Inc. announced the completion of a $50 Million (USD) ...
Another week, another domain rebranding for Atom, the company previously known as Squadhelp. Following 5 successful months as "Atom" the company is, once again, changing its name. The new brand name, Carbon, was chosen after a close meeting that Darpan Munjal, founder and CEO, had with 5 other Atom members. Said Mr. Munjal: "We're constantly [̷...
Canadian company INKAS Group of Companies filed a UDRP to usurp the domain Inkas.ae from a former partner who branched off a successful armored vehicle business in Dubai, UAE. It got messy after that. The Respondent argued that the parties are engaged in a business dispute over competing claims of contractual and trademark rights, but […] The...
Freename, a prominent player in the Web3 domain industry, has officially revealed its intention to participate in the upcoming ICANN gTLD (generic Top-Level Domain) registration round. Press release follows: The company plans to apply for several domains, including .chain, .token, .metaverse, and others. Additionally,Freenamewill submit application...
The domain name Bitch.com, a 1999 registration, has changed hands. Until a few days ago, it was resolving to the Domain King‘s landing page; now, the lander is an ETH-based cryptocurrency called Bitch. Bitch.com changed hands on September 17th and the following day the ETH token's Twitter/X account posted the following: So far there is [̷...
Domain Capital was hit with a UDRP filed against the domain name Hairdo.com; that domain was acquired as part of a portfolio due to its generic nature. The Complainant is HairUWear Inc. that claimed rights to the HAIRDO mark for wigs. The domain name was first registered in 1998 and has had many different owners […] The post Hairdo.com: Domai...
First Place Internet, Inc., operates a portfolio of aged, quality domain names. One of them, HardHats.com, has changed registrar and WHOIS information recently and appears to have been sold. Registered in 1996, HardHats.com was moved away from Tucows, the domain registrar that First Place Internet, Inc. uses. It's now at Namecheap, with an updated ...
HubSpot founder, Dharmesh Shah appears to be the buyer of the domain name Agent.com, for an undisclosed amount. The deal was brokered by Media Options, as its founder, Drew Rosener confirmed. As a domain rebranding, Agent.com now forwards to Agent.ai, a domain that was acquired by Dharmesh Shah last year. The domain name Agent.com was […] The...
Sedo, our kind sponsor, is holding an auction of .AI domain names; the week-long auction takes place from September 19th to September 26th, 2024. A total of 80 domain names are included in the auction that required all domains to be listed with a low 99 (USD/EUR/GBP) reserve. From that list, we picked 7 domain […] The post Seven with Sedo: Je...
Expert domain broker Mark Ghoriafi has been a valuable Sedo employee for almost a year. The multi-talented Briton has scored multiple mega-sales of domain names in the millions of dollars, establishing himself as a strong asset at Sedo.com. Sedo has created a Q&A with Mark Ghoriafi, in the same way that Semra Koerner, another valuable […]...
Amazon has announced the rollout of Project Amelia, a new AI assistant designed to help independent sellers improve productivity and sales. Currently in beta for select partners, the assistant offers real-time advice and tools in English to help sellers efficiently manage their businesses. "Project Amelia provides personalized insights and support,...
The domain name LAFitnessNearMe.com was involved in a UDRP filed by LA Fitness International LLC, owners of the famous LA FITNESS mark. What's interesting in this case is that through negotiations, the Respondent was able to secure a $2,000 dollar offer for this domain, substantially higher than the $500 opening offer. After involving an attorney [...
The domain name Llama.com is resolving to the homepage for LLaMA, the open-source AI model created by Meta, Inc. Meta introduced LLaMA (Large Language Model Meta AI) in February 2023. LLaMA was designed to be a powerful tool for researchers, offering capabilities similar to other large language models but with an emphasis on efficiency and […...
Abdul is a popular Arab name and a short version of Abd al Allah, servant of God. The name ranks high among choices for male babies, ranking at spot 369 according to Babycenter.com. Abdul seems to not rank well with former US president Donald Trump, however, who claimed that "Abdul" is the leader of the […] The post Abdul.com: Popular Arab na...
Rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs was arrested in New York on numerous charges, including racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking. The investigation revealed that an excessive amount of guns and lubricant were retrieved from Diddy‘s possession, with the latter being used in sexual parties that were referred to using the code word "freak offs." Th...
Sedo domain sales report: Top sale is Solutions.com that was sold for $415,000 dollars. That top sale was brokered by Mark Ghoriafi of Sedo. Welcome to the latest domain sales report by Sedo; this time we cover the week ending on September 17, 2024. This information has been provided by Sedo.com, kind sponsors of DomainGang. […] The post #Sed...
Every day someone scans the USPTO for new trademark registration applications and promptly attempts to register the matching .com domain name. This process has been happening for months by the same offenders, located in China's Hong Kong. Thousands of domain names are registered every month using this aggressive cybersquatting technique. The method...
Domain Days Dubai 2024 follows in the footsteps of last year's successful event. Domain Days Dubai is a premium DG sponsor. Last month, the conference's organizers announced that the event is expanding as Domain Days MEA, spanning the entire Middle East & Africa region, referencing its strong commitment to future events. This year, the event [&...
It was 5 years ago today that Saw.com formed as a quality-focused, boutique domain name brokerage. Jeffrey Gabriel‘s vision of a professional platform that would liaison domain investors' portfolios with end-user buyers became a reality. From domain dreams to online success stories, Saw.com has been on an incredible journey. Last month, the c...
In 2023, Scoop Soldiers Services Company LLC lost a UDRP it filed against the domain name ScoopSoldier.com. They lost that case against Top Paw Distributing LLC and a year later, they refiled. The reason: […] the previous panel conducted serious misconduct when they found Complainant's trade mark SCOOP SOLDIERS ("Scoop Mark") was "merely desc...
Donald Trump has to be the most controversial former US president in history. If a relative such as Mary L. Trump, his niece, speaks about his past and present in completely unfavorable terms, it seems that what the public has also experienced cannot be an illusion. In recent news, Donald Trump used his social media […] The post iHateDonaldTr...
The ultra premium domain name Attention.com seems to be a fresh sale for Telepathy, Inc. Registered in 1995, the domain changed hands yesterday. It's not too difficult to find out who are the new owners; it resolves to Attention, an AI data cruncher application for phonecalls. The company upgraded from the domain name Attention.tech, according [...
Domain industry professionals, Drew Rosener & Rick Schwartz, agreed to disagree on the subject of making domain sales public for the sake of "comparable sales." Both domain investors are entrepreneurs with a passion for closing deals. We'd say that Drew has the edge due to his fishmonger past! The semi-public exchange triggered a Domain [̷...
Keeper Security, Inc. is a cybersecurity firm that attempted to usurp the domain name Keeper.com – an aged, generic domain name registered in 1995 – by filing a UDRP at the WIPO. Despite the fact that the Respondent, Lou Crawford, THE KEEPER INC., failed to respond, the WIPO panelist performed enough due diligence leading him […] ...
Sav.com, a domain registrar and multi-services company known for aiding entrepreneurs and small business owners in establishing online presence, announced it has been awarded a patent for its AI-powered website generation technology. SAV is a premium DG sponsor. Set to launch in Q1/2025, this AI-powered tool allows users to create fully customized ...
Altera Digital Health Inc.filed a UDRP to get the domain AlteraHealths.com, a domain that was used to impersonate one of their employees. The company filed a UDRP to get the domain. Despite this obvious abuse of the domain to facilitate phishing, the Forum panelist was adamant about not transferring it: Complainant has failed to support […] T...
Sedo held an LLLL .com auction that took place from September 5-12, 2024. The Sedo auction attracted 217 domain submissions and the results are in. A total of 156 domain names were sold for an estimated total of $40,369 dollars. The top sale was Dmon.com that was sold for $2,479 dollars. Here is the list; […] The post Sedo #LLLL auction resul...
Peppercorn Gourmet Goods & Cooking School, Inc. registered the domain name Peppercorn.com in 1998 and used it directly to promote its business. As of 2009, the domain was transferred to a marketing company as part of a business agreement, to handle such services "more efficiently." In 2024, that agreement that spanned 15 years was terminated [&...
Dan.com is no longer going to be an independent, functioning entity, favored by numerous domain name investors. Owners GoDaddy dictate that within the next 30 days the platform will be shutting down. There is no future for Dan beyond that point. It's a sad closure towards the untimely demise of a brand that quickly filled […] The post No futu...
A start-up founder, Sabba Keynejad, operating from Veed.io, acquired the domain name Veed.com for $25,000 dollars in 2021. That acquisition was never recorded by Namebio and appears to have taken place after negotiations via Sedo. The company was in stealth mode when they acquired Veed.com from its seller. This is the best way to acquire […] ...
Aliens eating cats, eating pets. No, that's not a reference to Donald Trump's wild claims during the recent debate. It's not even about Alf the alien, a TV show we loved back in the day. But even those of us who reminisce of the fun years of youth have to move forward, to the future! […] The post Spaceships ALF wont be an alien eating cats ap...
Recently, GoDaddy rolled out Afternic Boost that adds 5% more in fees, raising its fees to 20% of a sale's earnings for those that remain opted-in. In terms of percentage increase, that's a whopping 33.33%. Meanwhile, the number of free domain appraisals via the GoDaddy's Appraisal tool was reduced from 10 per day to just […] The post GoDaddy...
Titanic.com is an aged, dictionary .com domain that's associated with what is perhaps the biggest, most famous shipwreck tragedy of all time. Registered in 1995, Titanic.com is developed and provides information about the RMS Titanic, the British steam-liner that sank on April 15, 1912 as a result of striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage. [̷...
The domain name BackLINK.com was not sold for $1,000,000 dollars; our coverage of that event has been removed as inaccurate. Ilias Ism, co-founder of MagicSpace SEO, a marketing agency in Switzerland, announced the supposed acquisition of what appeared to be the aforementioned domain. The fact is, that no such acquisition took placeinstead, Mr. Ism...
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