NameMedia, that owns Afternic, launched NameFind.com today, a new website that is a collaborative, one-stop, name generation tool. NameFind is a discovery and acquisition tool that gives entrepreneurs the information they need when they are making …
Read More »ngf.com successfully defended at NAF – PPC is a bona fide offering of goods or services
A three-member Panel denied the UDRP complaint for the domain name ngf.com. Complainant was the National Golf Foundation, Inc. and Respondent was Mediablue, represented by Ari Goldberger of ESQwire.com Law Firm. The Complaint was submitted …
Read More »Sedo made a mistake: Oops! Correction for Sedo’s Select 50 – It’s Whiskey.com!
A few hours ago I posted the top 50 domains for September from Sedo. It appears Sedo made a mistake on the top domain name! Apparently someone at Sedo made a typo and instead of …
Read More »Sedo selects the top 50 domain names for September
A few days ago Sedo announced that its brokerage team is going to select the top 50 domains every month, and deliver this list to Sedo’s newsletter subscribers. Sedo said that this email would also include the …
Read More »High school lets domain expire and then goes after volunteer coach with a UDRP complaint that fails
Complainant Grandville Academic Team Boosters, from the Grandville High School, submitted a Complaint to the National Arbitration Forum for the domain name robodawgs.com. Respondent was a former volunteer coach with at the Grandville High School …
Read More »Snapnames got me 3 domains I backordered 5 years ago in an account I thought was closed!
A few days back I got an email with subject: “Notification of domain transfer-out” from Moniker. The email message was: Congratulations! The following domain has been automatically transferred out of your Moniker registrar account xxxxxx …
Read More »Ebay gets a new logo after 17 years
In September 1995, Ebay was created as a marketplace for people to buy and sell practically anything. Last week Ebay introduced a new look for the eBay brand by revealing their new logo, it’s first …
Read More »en.org gets renewed! It was sold for $21,586 at GoDaddy but auction has been cancelled
Last week I wrote about the domain name en.org being sold at GoDaddy Auctions for $21,586. Auction ended on the 14th but the domain was renewed on the 16th by it’s original owner. So the …
Read More »What is the point of a UDRP complaint if Complainant asks for a cancellation?
When a Complainant files a UDRP complaint, it has to choose between transferring the disputed domain name and canceling the domain name. The concerned registrar will implement the Panel’s decision 10 business days after it receives …
Read More »UDRP complaint for advocracy.com denied at WIPO – Complainant had no TM
The Complainant was Advocracy, SL based in Madrid, Spain and the Respondent was Gustavo Federico Block also based in Madrid, Spain so Spanish was the language of these proceedings. The Respondent registered the disputed domain name …
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Google new spam policy: Expired domain abuse
Google announced the March 2024 core update that they claim is designed to improve the quality of Search by showing less content that feels like it was made to attract clicks, and more content that people find useful. They also shared that Google has new spam policies to better handle …
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Buyer of Cofounders .com shares his thought process
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Ladies and gentlemen this is Rick Schwartz
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7 things Jordan Fried learned about domains (Owner of NFT.com and PuertoRico.com)
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Mike Mann says GoDaddy domain appraisals are a total scam and a racket
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Upcoming changes to Dan.com
GoDaddy and DAN want to move towards a simplified Aftermarket experience so they are announcing three upcoming changes to Dan.com. 1. Payout Currency Selection Starting on July 5th, you can choose a preferred payout currency in your payout settings. This enables payouts in either US Dollars (USD), Great British Pounds …
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Dan.com landers are now available on Afternic
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DAN: Import Lease to Own (LTO) transactions with a 10% commission
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7 things Jordan Fried learned about domains (Owner of NFT.com and PuertoRico.com)
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Liquid market report Q4 2022: $11.4M in Escrow.com sales