WIPO shocker : Halifax.com geo-domain ordered to be transferred to the Complainant!

A few months ago we covered the pending UDRP filed against the owners of the domain, Halifax.com. The Bank of Scotland Plc. filed the UDRP in December, and the decision was disclosed today. According to the latest update as published on the WIPO web site, the domain Halifax.com along with HalifaxCarFinance.com and HalifaxLiving.org were ordered […]

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Bugatti Chiron : Get the .com first, brand the bloody car later!

It has happened again, and a major automotive manufacturer, Bugatti, has failed its marketing and branding plan. Announcing the availability of the Bugatti Chiron, the ultra-luxury exotic sports car has a price tag of $2.6 million dollars. And yet, they failed to pre-register the matching .com domain, BugattiChiron.com. How did that happen? Many exotic sports […]

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Chinese domain sales : There goes another day in this Monkey Year business

Alas, despite our hopeful projections of yesterday’s Chinese domain sales report, the Shanghai composite didn’t break resistance. In fact, the index dropped 2.65%, and it “boasts” a substantial loss of 24.05% in 2016 so far. Last day of February today, and the Year of the Monkey is proving to be not just leap, but also […]

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Chinese domain sales : Numbers, numbers, numbers FTW!

Rick Schwartz’s mega-sale of the domain, 997.com, shows the importance of numeric .com domains in today’s expanded market. Apparently, the Domain King received more than a quarter of a million dollars for this domain. Rick’s portfolio of numeric domains is quite impressive, and he should be getting the attention of Chinese domain investors non-stop. But […]

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Domain wealth impossible? Not with DNAlchemy and its Domainer’s Stone course!

Domain industry veterans, Mike Cyger and Merlin Kauffman joined forces in a new, dynamic course that will guide newcomers and experienced domainers alike. The joint venture, Domain Alchemy, is a magical journey through the basic elements of unlimited wealth creation: Core elements: Time and Money Domainer’s Stone: Where is it? Potions, filters and more domain […]

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Chinese domain sales : Enter the Dragon – or is it the Monkey?

China has always cultured its associate image as that of the mythical dragon. Enter the Dragon, is a 1973 Hong Kong martial arts film, starring Bruce Lee, John Saxon and Jim Kelly. And that’s where the analogy ends today, as China’s economy these days matches less aggressive animals. It’s the Year of the Monkey, and […]

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10 things we learned from a pair of DomainInvesting blog posts about .WS domains

A pair of recent posts about .WS domains and their investment-worthiness, generated dozens of user comments at DomainInvesting.com. The story started on Thursday, when domain investor, Braden Pollock, posted an op-ed article, titled “Why I Invested Six Figures in .WS Domain Names.” It’s almost certain that the lack of a poster’s identification in the title, […]

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Numeric .com domains rule : 1787.com just sold for mid five figures!

In case you missed the memo: numeric .com domains rule, and by that we don’t mean those weird, long combinations that compete with phone numbers in length! Short, numeric domains, between 2 and 4 digits, are the easiest to remember. Domain investor, Rick Schwartz, owns a bunch of NNN .com domains, last time we checked. […]

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AhmetHashish Rahajani : Number by number, and word for word, .WS is where money is!

Greetings domainers, and salaam to you, nice to see you, it’s me, AhmetHashish Rahajani, domainer expert from beyond Middle East. Today, money important and discuss topic for number domain, or word domain. Many ask, AhmetHashish, how you make fortune with domain? Is it hard? I reply, it is very very hard. But she like it. […]

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Chinese domain sales : Will LL .com sales save the domain economy?

China’s current financial crisis is evident; Shanghai composite lost 6.4% today, which translates to a staggering $260 billion dollars in a single day. Are you ready for the Year of the Monkey business yet? If that humongous loss at the Chinese stock market doesn’t translate well, a picture will help visualize the exact drop per […]

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AnyDVD.com becomes a victim of its worldwide success

Those in need of DVD or Blue-ray ripping software – for backup reasons – are mourning the demise of AnyDVD. The popular software by SlySoft allowed the decryption of such media, a practice that is against the law in several countries, even for personal archiving purposes. As of today, AnyDVD.com displays the message: Closed. πŸ™ […]

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Milano.com UDRP : It was a Reverse Domain Name Hijacking

A three member panel at the WIPO, has found the Complainant of a UDRP against the domain, Milano.com, to be guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking. Not only is Milano.com a geographical domain referring to Italy’s second largest city, it’s also not acquired secondary meaning, despite the Complainant’s Mexican trademark. “the Panel concludes that the […]

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