Going rogue : Interview with a “Black Ops” domain broker
May 22, 2017 · SPECIAL REPORT
Domain investing can be a cutthroat business, and many domain brokers operate in questionable ways to benefit their clients. Acquiring domain names “under the radar” is one thing; getting a domain owner to sell a domain at a bargain price requires particular skills. We interviewed a “black... [Read more]
Last call : Domaining Europe 2017 domain auction ends tomorrow
Domain News: May 25, 2017 - 12:43 pm
One day is left before the end of the online domain auction, organized by Domaining Europe 2017. The auction is operated by Undeveloped.com, and Dietmar Stefitz, founder of the Domaining Europe event said the results exceeded all expectations. For...
TwinLakes.com UDRP : Estoppel a plausible domain defense
Domain News: May 25, 2017 - 10:31 am
UDRP has been denied. The domain TwinLakes.com was hit by a UDRP, 12 years after its registration date in 2005. The Complainant, Twin Lakes Telephone Cooperative Corporation, is in possession of the registered mark WIN LAKES COMMUNICATIONS. According...
Avvo.com lawsuit : $2 million dollar judgement against Chinese phishing domain names
Domain News: May 24, 2017 - 4:51 pmAvvo.com lawsuit. Avvo.com has won a lawsuit it filed against the Chinese operators of an elaborate phishing scheme. A Federal Court in Arizona delivered a $2 million dollar judgement against hackers who created a spoofed web site, that...
Internet Reboot Report : Dandruff, Cheeto crumbs main cause of PPC domain “fat-fingering”
Domain News: May 24, 2017 - 2:59 pmCheetos in your keyboard leads to typos. Typo-squatting owes a lot of its success to fat-fingering, the act of slipping a finger while typing a domain in the browser. While some typographic errors are true misspellings of a domain name,...
Cut the UDRP cheese : Gorgonzola.CLUB in a safe place
Domain News: May 24, 2017 - 11:39 amGorgonzola.CLUB – UDRP denied. If you love Gorgonzola cheese, join the club. The Italians make it, and there is an official association in Italy, who filed a UDRP against the owners of the domain Gorgonzola.CLUB. Gorgonzola is a veined...
Success lessons : Carve out your market, with Frank Schilling
Domain News: May 24, 2017 - 11:19 amFrank Schilling, Uniregistry founder. Frank Schilling‘s entrepreneurial acumen is put to good use, in an informative article about business decisions. Says Frank: “Too many young businesspeople become overly optimistic, bite...
Google acquires Russian email provider, Gmail.RU
Domain News: May 23, 2017 - 11:44 pmGoogle has reportedly acquired the domain Gmail.RU, a Russian email provider established in 2003. The domain was previously owned by the Russian development company Sema.ru, since February 11, 2003. Thus, Gmail.ru began its operations earlier...
Bob Parsons : Grateful that elephant didn’t land on me!
Domain News: May 23, 2017 - 12:39 pmBob Parsons has assumed legendary status in Africa. GoDaddy founder, Bob Parsons, was ecstatic and grateful after a freaky accident involving an elephant hit the wire. “Back in the day when I went safari hunting sick elephants posing...
Domainers : Sedo rolls out escrow service for external domain transfers
Domain News: May 23, 2017 - 9:58 amSponsored by Sedo* Sedo has partnered with Escrow Domains, providing secure transfers of funds through an independent law firm. Aimed at domain investors and professionals closing deals outside of Sedo, the service will be useful by those...
Someone just paid $510 for the “weed.com” IDN domain
Domain News: May 22, 2017 - 5:07 pmSomeone forked out $510 dollars for the IDN “weed” domain we covered yesterday. The eBay auction attracted 7 bidders, and 33 bids in total. Considering how the only way to view the domain is via copy/paste, five hundred bucks...
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