While some are championing and raising prices on their one word .com domain names. John Berryhill has a completely different take. Of course this is one man's opinion, but John does have an expert background in defending domain names in legal disputes. In a series of posts at Namepros John has commented that, "The UDRP rules will never be amended in a manner that is favorable to domain … [Read more...]
Online Businesses Using .CLUB and other Domain Name Extensions to Benefit from Supreme Court “Booking.com” Ruling
So while premium .com owners seem to be championing the Booking.com decision. Others are now looking at how pairing the name and extension can create added value within an ip portfolio. Jeff Sass sent me an email about how .club is looking at things. They also put out a press release. Online Businesses Using .CLUB and other Domain Name Extensions to Benefit from Supreme Court "Booking.com" … [Read more...]
Domaining.com June Broker Newsletter
This is the June issue of the domaining.com monthly bulletin which exclusively features names for sale by brokers. SPONSOR Visit CastelloBrothers.comTraveler.com, Cost.com, Eel.com, Sample.com, Stew.com, Smoothie.com and more for sale at CastelloBrothers.com! If you want to buy a domain below please contact the associated broker directly.If you are a broker and want to list your names … [Read more...]
1 year after selling for $30 million Voice.com getting ready for public beta
A year ago Voice.com sold for $30 million and became the largest reported domain name only sale of all time. Block.one purchased the domain name from MicroStrategy. Block.one is the company behind EOS.IO a blockchain powered by the cryptocurrency EOS. Voice.com will be a new kind of social media platform. The public beta will launch July 4. (you still need to be invited to … [Read more...]
The rise of branding businesses around Corona/Covid
Trademarks, domain registrations and naming your company with Covid continue to move forward. Trademarks filed for things like CovidLivesMatter, (the .com was actually registered in March 2020). ICLG.com published an article that gives a deep dive to all 3 components in one place. The author noted a lot of legal from around the world are condemning these trademark registrations. From … [Read more...]
Namesilo has taken control of BreonnaTaylor.com
It looks like from a post on Namepros some might be concerned that Namesilo (an advertiser here) has taken the name BreonnaTaylor.com and is redirecting the name to a GoFundMe page for Breonna's family. Namesilo will be donating $10,000. I have reached out for a statement and will update if and when I get one. WNKY.com reported on the domain here Namesilo made the following statement in … [Read more...]
June .ai auctions led by Steve.ai
This month's .Ai closed on Whois.ai and Steve.ai was the top close at $4,009. There were 3 two letter .ai names in the top 5 along with Chatbot.ai at $2,999. Last week Sit.ai sold for $12,000 after being acquired for $582 in 2019. steve.ai $4,009.00sm.ai $3,384.00chatbots.ai $2,999.00jo.ai $2,024.00oc.ai $2,009.00rep.ai $1,239.00voucher.ai $1,010.00onion.ai $1,000.00hornet.ai $997.00oscar.ai … [Read more...]