M31.Capital won over M31Capital.com

M31 Management Limited, China, operates from the domain M31Capital.com. It has a stylized trademark for M31 in several locales. Their domain was registered on March 29, 2018. Meanwhile, M31.Capital was registered on September 20, 2019 and it resolves to an active website in English, Chinese and Korean languages, which includes in its heading the M31 […]

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Rick Schwartz drops “worst” domain

There’s nothing wrong with speculative gTLD domain registrations, in a market that still tries to prove itself. Domain investor, Rick Schwartz, has been a supporter of meaningful gTLD domains, that is, domains that the keyword + gTLD form a pair. In the past we’ve seen the Domain King ® register such gems as Take.Vacations, and FlippedProperty.com […]

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New gTLD Registries : Do they own the matching Twitter account?

Twitter is an important medium for domain companies to engage with their customers. The launch of several hundred new gTLDs is making the domain name space rather crowded, and there is more competition than ever. While Twitter’s policy forbids the resale of Twitter accounts, many such transactions occur “under the hood.” How many new gTLD […]

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Domainer Coffins : Customize your final home with your favorite TLD

Who says you can’t take it with you? When it comes down to that final destination, most of us definitely wish it never happened, but like taxes, death is unavoidable. A new service, Domainer Coffins, wants to make light of this otherwise serious situation, and it does so with gusto. Formed in 2013 by Alfonso […]

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Hey taxi! UDRP for Sheraton.Cab domain a first for this gTLD

The owners of the mega-hotel chain, the Sheraton, aren’t going to sit and watch their intellectual property get squatted. Hence, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., The Sheraton LLC, Sheraton International IP, LLC filed a UDRP at the WIPO against the registrant of the domain name Sheraton.cab. This is the first UDRP we’re aware of, […]

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Landrush fever: Seasoned domainer becomes Domain Name (.)Guru

Seasoned domain investor, John Yeomans, has become *the* prime expert in domain names as of today, after registering DomainName.guru. Taking advantage of the tiered landrush that allows applicants to pay a higher premium to secure better gTLD domains, John Yeomans appears to have spent an extra $120 on top of the annual registration fee. Most […]

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Geshua The Lord Divine: A Domainer Christmas Story

A long time ago, in a land far far away, a bright shiny star showed the way to Three Wise Men to witness the birth of a king, that took them to the small town of Icann. Al Riq Abuschwartz, the Oracle Keeper, brought with him a camel loaded with gold, certain that the newborn […]

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ICANN marginally approves the .CON gTLD

With 4 votes for and 3 against, the ICANN gTLD committee for the advancement of the Internet has approved one of the most confusing – and controversial – gTLD strings yet. Application #1776 was approved, sending .CON onto the approved list; the applicant, Construction Armor Inc. of North Carolina was given the news early Tuesday. […]

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Serbian domainer leaves monastery after seven years, returns to domaining

Goran Gogović spent seven whole years in isolation from earthly possessions, carnal pleasures and the Internet. The 29 year old Serb from Gduibostka Paresti was not in prison; after becoming a man of the cloth, he joined the Saint Atanas monastery in Vikyresti Plotz. “For seven year, I have no idea domain world change,” says […]

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XYZ: A generation of new gTLDs and a life time dream becomes true

“Follow your dreams – they will come true.” That statement comes from Daniel Negari, founder of XYZ.com and CEO of Cyber2Media, which acquires and develops high-end domain properties. In the wake of the new gTLD program at ICANN, Negari applied for .xyz, .now and .college. Yesterday, the application for .xyz remained uncontested: “Today was a […]

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Father Domainicus: The Curse of the Dot

Greetings and salutations, my brothers and sisters in domaining. This is Father Domainicus with a special Sunday message. As you may know, the congregation of ICANN is currently taking comments regarding the retention or not of the ages-old Dot. You heard me correctly, my domainer children; the basis of our domaining faith, the Dot, is […]

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Sergei Putanov: To hell with gTLD, stupid domainers

Sergei Putanov is not afraid to open his mouth – and not just to eat Beluga caviar. The Russian billionaire who invested in land and domains through his Russian Bear Investments initiative, took a break from his summer vacations to talk to our correspondent in Ekaterinburg, Nikolai Domienenko and here is the unedited discussion: Nikolai […]

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