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• Social Media Companies on Notice in Germany as New Legislation Passes

  

  Back in March we wrote about a proposed German law to fine social media companies that did not remove hate speech. The New York reported that the law has... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• GoDaddy Takes Down Auction for RapeKids.com

  GoDaddy removed the auction for RapeKids.com on their platform today. Lance @tldn had tweeted @WtfDomains with a link to the auction, @DNUpdate retweeted it wit... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• If Sales Seems Fishy, Leave a Comment

  It’s always beneficial to have a lot of eyes looking at sales reports. Sometimes there is an unbelievable buy you may have missed, or there might be something... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• XYB.com Sold for $100,000

  Namerpros member BetTheLot (Graham Haynes) announced on Namepros that he sold XYB.com for $100,000. The transaction was completed with a broker named Ivy at... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• Politico Takes a Look at the Trump Domain Portfolio

  

  Politico used three writers and put together an interactive article on the domain names registered by the Trump Organization. The writers are hoping to show a... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• PayPal Is Getting Some Competition As Zelle Launches Through Major Banks

  

  Paypal is about to get some competition as a new service called Zelle has teamed up with several national banks including Bank of America, Capital One, BB T,... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• Karma’s a Bitch (.com)

  

  Almost exactly 5 years ago, a UDRP decision was made that had most domain investors saying WTF! The domain name Vanity.com was lost in a UDRP. Mike wrote about... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• Sedo Weekly Sales Led by YMB.com

  Sedo released their weekly sales and YMB.com led the way at $35,000. okChina.com was number two at $32,500. Casino.co.jp sold for $20,000. I did contact Sedo an... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• Verisign: The Number of .Com Domain Registration Pass 129 Million For 1st Time

  

  According to Verisign (VRSN) which operates the .Com registry, the number of .Com domain names in the Domain Name Base has passed 129 Million for the 1st time.... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• Three Time Tour De France Champ Now Going After Cybersquatters

  Over the years you run into people who don’t care much about trademark infringement. They register names that infringe on someone else’s intellectual property. Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• Domainers Don’t Agree on Much

  Sometimes comments uncover more than just the initial topic. A perfect example is the weekend banter with regards to Kevin Murphy’s comment about the sale of... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• Do You Do Any Affiliate Marketing?

  

  I had a reader ask me a question that I don’t think I know the answer to anymore. They asked me if a lot of domain investors also partake in affiliate marketing? Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• Domain Investors Need To Learn Some Trademark Law

  By now everyone knows that Rick Schwartz prevailed in the UDRP filed on Queen.com. There was also a finding of RDNH. Last year Mr. Schwartz was dealing with... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• Hy.org – a Very Nice Tribute by Rick Schwartz

  

  While doing some research on LL.org names I came across Hy.org. The domain is actually owned by Rick Schwartz and is a digital tribute to his Father, Hy. Rick... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• Sedo Weekly Sales Led by a Pair of LLL.coms

  Sedo reported their weekly sales and Nom.com was the top sale at $86,500. Epg.com sold for $50,000 to come in second place. There was not one non – com gtld sal... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• “There’s Sort of a Market, but It’s Not Very Efficient Or Liquid.”

  Bloomberg economics editor Peter Coy, wrote a piece on domain names and some of the commentary was interesting. Joseph Cohen, founder of Universe a startup... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• Emoji Domain Name Registration Tips and Tricks

  

  Kickstart Commerce put together a couple videos recently that deal with emojis. For those interested in emoji domains these videos are worth watching. Free Tool... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• Father’s Day $500 Blowout

  As tomorrow is Father’s Day I decided to put up a $500 blowout post, sell a name, buy Dad a gift. This post should be used to sell a name where you are making... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• Price on TrumpTV.com Gets a Big Reduction

  TrumpTV.com is on auction at Ebay with a buy it now price of $450,000. Back in October of 2016 we did an article on TrumpTV.com and the owner wanted $3 million. Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• .Store Turns 1 an Illustrated Look Back

  

  .Store has reached it’s one year anniversay, Radix (a sponsor here) published an infographic taking a look back. STORE already boasts of 25+ leading brands... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2017 TECH