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I believe Andrew Allemann was the first to write about MessageBird's private acquisition of the Bird.com domain name in an article on Domain Name Wire. The domain name sale came after a seven figure auction sale apparently fell through. Andrew did not mention the sale price of Bird.com, but he did mention the deal was […]
To celebrate Valentines Day, Stephen Colbert hosted Martha Stewart on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. During the segment, Stephen asked Martha how she was able to secure Martha.com. Skip to the 5:30 minute mark to hear Martha Stewart talk about her domain names: Of course, I was curious to see how long ago it […]
I use 2 factor authentication (2FA) for pretty much every account I use that offers it. One account that I hadn't used 2FA was at Escrow.com because it had not been offered. I have always wanted to have additional security measures at Escrow.com, but until recently, 2FA was not offered. As of the beginning of […]
An unassuming lady walks into an ice cream shop. She orders two ice cream cones. She pays the $12 tab with cash, and she walks out of the shop. In the parking lot, the lady walks up to a Tesla and hands the man behind the wheel the two ice cream cones. The driver is […]
Waldo is a startup that allows its users to "create reliable automated mobile tests with the world's first no-code testing platform." Earlier today, Waldo announced a $15 million round of funding on its company blog. The company was founded in 2018, and it has been using the Waldo.io domain name for its website. Here's what […]...
There has been a lot of speculation about the new team name for the Washington NFL team formerly named the Redskins. For much more than a year, people guessed what the NFL team would be called, and this morning it was revealed that the team would be known as the Washington Commanders. Interestingly, it was […]
On Monday afternoon, I won the auction for Buena.com. I sent my $24k+ wire transfer yesterday, and it was processed by NameJet. A few hours later, I received the standard Provisioning Complete email from NameJet. The domain registrar listed in the email caught my attention: Gunga Galunga Corporation. If you have seen Caddyshack, "gunga galunga" [&#...
Last year, I took down the "Make Offer" option on most of my Dan.com listings. Perhaps because many of my names might be considered overpriced to some extent, it didn't lead to more BIN sales as I hoped. I put back the "Make Offer" option late last year because I enjoy the back and forth […]
A fraternity brother of mine is a news television director for Fox 5 in Washington, DC. Yesterday, he reached out to chat with me on Twitter about a domain name that could be related to the rebranded Washington NFL football team. Commanders.com recently transferred to MarkMonitor and is now registered to its DNStination privacy service. […]
Until reading an article in Cnet yesterday, I had no idea that .Day was a domain name extension. Apparently, it is an extension being operated by Google, and the idea is that people or groups will buy .Day domain names to promote meaningful days. The WWF, for instance, could buy Wildlife.Day to celebrate Wildlife Day. […]
In 2018, I received an outbound sales email purportedly from the owner of a great one word .com domain name beginning with the letter I. The email was signed by this person, and throughout the email, the first letter was written as I and i. Even the return address appeared to be from this domain […]
Right of the Dot (ROTD), the company founded by "world renown serial entrepreneur Monte Cahn," will be hosting an auction featuring domain names and NFTs in a month from now. According to a press release that was distributed today, ROTD is now seeking submissions for the online auction. The auction will be held on February […]
A UDRP was filed against the domain investor-owned IndoorBillboard.com domain name at the National Arbitration Forum (NAF). The decision was published today, and the domain registrant prevailed and will retain this generic domain name. The three member panel discussed Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH), and it ruled this was an abusive filing. Th...
This morning, I received an email from Dan.com announcing a required update to my payment settings: "Action required! Update your payout settings | Dan.com" The email was sent to customers to notify them that Payoneer will be handling the company's bank payouts. A second email that followed clarified that an update is not required for […...
When I think about companies that might advocate for domain name investing, Verizon is not one of the first few dozen that would pop into my head. In fact, Verizon has been fairly aggressive towards cybersquatters over the years. Obviously domain investing and cybersquatting are not one and the same, but I do think there […]
In my opinion, it should almost automatically be considered Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) if a complainant files a UDRP when the domain name has been owned by the registrant prior to the existence of the complainant's brand. Because a complainant absolutely must prove the domain name was registered in bad faith, it would be […]
I have come across quite a few domain names that are not for sale. Sometimes this means the right offer hasn't been made, but it can also mean that the domain name is actually not for sale regardless of how much money is offered. Perhaps the domain name is being used for something but prospective […]
If you had trouble accessing the Dynadot website this morning, it is because the company is currently under a DDOS attack. The company posted a notice about the DDOS attack several hours ago on Twitter. Dynadot's engineering team is working on a solution: Our website is under the DDOS attack, but don't worry, engineers are […]
Last Summer, a prospective buyer made an offer on one of my domain names that was too low for me to accept. I had sold a similar name for substantially more, and I told her my expected price range. Out of the blue in late December, she upped her offer substantially to a number that […]
In May of last year, I wrote about the possibility of fractional domain name ownership coming to Rally, a venture backed platform that allows users to purchase shares in various types of collectible assets. Yesterday on Domain Name Wire, Andrew Allemann reported that Rally has added domain names as an asset class to its platform. […]
I was looking through some old purchase inquiries today to touch base and express continued interest in acquiring specific domain names. One such name I came across in my email is Republic.com. I tried to buy the asset a few years ago and did not have success with it. Upon checking to see how the […]
Last month, Thought Convergence held a group of auctions on NameJet / SnapNames to sell its domain names. There were quite a few exceptional domain names that sold in the auction, and I had been monitoring the Whois records via DomainTools to be able to track when the auctions were paid for and domain names […]
In late December, I transferred a few dozen domain names to GoDaddy that had been won at auction. The transfers went off without a hitch, and I didn't think twice about them. Last week, a DomainTools Registrant Monitor alert email for my company name uncovered a big change at GoDaddy that had not been shared […]
It would be difficult to pick the top domain name in the Digimedia portfolio. The company holds one of the most valuable privately-held domain name portfolios with hundreds of exceptional domain names. If I were asked to make a list of the top 10 domain names I have seen in the company's portfolio, Make.com would […]
I own the matching .com domain names for my wife and kids. Ironically, I don't own my own first+last .com domain name because it is owned and used by someone else who shares my name. I've always thought it was important for parents to try and buy their kids' first+last .com domain name just in […]
The President of France has filed a UDRP at the World Intellectual Property Organization to wrest control of the EmmanuelMacron.com domain name. The case is WIPO Case D2022-0035, and it appears to have been filed this week along with four other UDRP filings. In addition to the UDRP filed against EmmanuelMacron.com, the French President filed [̷...
Considering the performance of the domain name aftermarket the last couple of years, the 2017 sale of Pilot.com for $400,000 seems like quite a bargain. It's an authoritative term that is short, memorable, and easy to spell. Waseem Daher, Founder and CEO at Pilot, shared a post on LinkedIn to discuss why his company spent […]
Performing due diligence before buying a domain name is an essential task for domain investors. This due diligence is not limited to the ownership history and provenance of a domain name. Domain investors must also do trademark research to avoid running afoul of anti-cybersquatting laws and regulations. According to a recent UDRP decision at the [&...
A UDRP was filed against the SimplePlan.com domain name at the National Arbitration Forum (NAF). The complainant in the UDRP is the company associated with the rock band called Simple Plan. According to NameBio, the SimplePlan.com domain name was sold for $1,675 in October of 2021 at GoDaddy Auctions. According to the information in the […]
HomeTown Bank is a bank in Minnesota I wasn't familiar with until this morning. The bank, which I would guess is one of many unrelated banks branded as Hometown Bank, has been using HTBMN.com for its website. The HTB in its domain name stands for HomeTown Bank and the MN in its domain name is […]
When I bought a handful of .XYZ domain names, I had a look at the list of premium .XYZ domain namesto ensure I wasn't going to face the decision of paying a high transfer/renewal fee or losing my initial acquisition investment. Domain investors who buy non .com domain names that aren't ccTLDs or legacy extensions […]
At the beginning of 2021, I shared my last purchase of 2020 (TimeoutProject.com) and first purchase of 2021 (LazyBastard.com). Neither of these domain names sold last year, but I'm still content with the purchases and the prices I paid. I am going to share the same thing this morning. The last purchase I made in […]
By many accounts, this past year has been pretty excellent for domain name sales. I think the final numbers published on DNJournal and NameBio will reflect this. The sales numbers will only grow as domain name transactions are reported in SEC filings on a trailing basis. It has gotten much more expensive to acquire domain […]
It is generally assumed that operators of websites on non .com domain names will lose some traffic to the .com domain name. Even savvy Internet users can accidentally navigate to a brand matching .com domain name instead of the correct domain name. Depending on how the .com is being used, lost traffic can either be […]
Last week before the Christmas holiday, the Canadian International Internet Dispute Resolution Centre (CIIDRC) announced that Zak Muscovitch was added to its Domain Name Dispute Resolution panel: CIIDRC is pleased to announce that Zak Muscovitch has joined CIIDRC's Domain Name Dispute Resolution Panel. Mr. Muscovitch's profile can be found at: http...
The Empower.com cybersquatting lawsuit was upsetting to me as a domain investor. Not only did the Defendants own Empower.com before the Plaintiff's Empower Retirement brand existed, but one of the Defendants was a company called Empower Geographics (the other was the principal at that company). Put simply, it felt like the well funded retirement br...
Dan.com announced on Twitter that customers will be able to show a "Request Price" button on their landing page in lieu of a buy it now price, make offer field, or combination. In its tweet, two preview graphics were shown so people can see how they look on a landing page: A new selling option […]
The company behind the MetaMask cryptocurrency wallet, Consensys Software Inc., filed a UDRP against the MetaMask.com domain name. The UDRP was filed at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and it is WIPO Case D2021-3337. The decision was published today, and the sole panelist (Adam Taylor) ruled in favor of the domain registrant. T...
Domain investing is a challenging business. It takes a considerable amount of time and money to build a domain investment portfolio, and there is no guaranteed success. Domain investing can be a lucrative business, but there is a pretty steep learning curve for most people. This morning, I saw a tweet from someone named Tony […]
In October, a UDRP was filed against Lumos.com at the National Arbitration Forum (NAF). Lumos.com had sold in a NameJet expiry auction the prior year for $22,722. The three member panel ruled on the UDRP today, and not only did the panel rule in favor of the domain registrant, but the panel ruled that it […]
In a Domain Monitor email from DomainTools last week, I saw that Lender.com transferred from Fabulous to GoDaddy under Whois privacy. I reached out to Brandforce Co-Founder & Vice President Louis Pickthall, who confirmed that his company sold the domain name. The sale price of Lender.com was $550,000. The sale was brokered internally by Stephen...
SNCF Voyageurs, the French national railway company, operates a public transport service in France called TER (Transport express rgional). The company filed a UDRP against the valuable TER.com domain name at the World Intellectual Property Organization. The decision was published today, and the UDRP was denied. While it almost always seems that a c...
Earlier this year, Home.com was acquired by Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation. The deal terms were not publicly shared, but I am sure it is one of the top domain name sales of the year if not an all time top sale. Last night, I was toggling back and forth between the football game and the […]
The end of the year can be a pretty good time to sell and buy a domain name. Companies may have extra money to spend, particularly related to marketing budgets. Individuals may be in a more jolly mood and may be more willing to fork out cash on a domain name acquisition. On the flip […]
One small annoyance I have faced with Afternic is the need to log-in to my account just about every time I visit the website. If I log in to check on the status of something and come back after reading a few emails, chances are good that I will have to log-in again. With 2 […]
I regularly receive emails from domain registrars I use asking me to confirm my email address to stay in line with ICANN requirements. Typically, I either ignore these emails if I know my information is up to date, or I will click the email to confirm when I know the email is legitimate. For instance, […]
It's always important to do due diligence on the history of a domain name before buying it to ensure it is not a stolen asset. This morning, George Kirikos shared a warning on Twitter to advise people to keep an eye out for domain names that could have been stolen due to a recently found […]
When business is humming along, I have the tendency to increase my prices because I am more willing to lose a less than ideal deal to secure a great sale. When things haven't been going as well as I would like, my pricing may be a bit more flexible. This is particularly true on the […]
A UDRP was filed against the Electrosoft.com domain name at the National Arbitration Forum (NAF). The single member panel ruled against the complainant and found that the case was brought in bad faith. In fact, I do not recall reading a decision with a more extensive discussion about why the panelist decided this was a […]
Yesterday afternoon, I had a tough time visiting NameJet's website. It seemed that every time I tried to visit an auction page or my control panel, I saw an error message. I frequently saw that NameJet Maintenance landing page, which I asked others about on Twitter: Anyone else having issues loading the NameJet website? pic.twitter.com/bbxBgbgIkv [...
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