In the last several weeks some blogs have dedicated posts questioning whether Tucows was warehousing some of their expired domains instead of letting them drop into their auction system. Guess the debate…
Author: Michael Berkens
Michael Berkens, Esq. is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of TheDomains.com. Michael is also the co-founder of Worldwide Media Inc. which sold around 70K domain to Godaddy.com in December 2015 and now owns around 8K domain names . Michael was also one of the 5 Judges selected for the the Verisign 30th Anniversary .Com contest.
Old Media Invests in New Media
Cox Enterprises Inc., an old media company which owns television stations and newspaper bought a New Media company startup today for $300 million, in a all cash deal. Cox bought Adify Corp.,whose…
LH.com UDRP, Bad Decision, Bad Language
As reported by Elliot today, Lufthansa airlines won a UDRP case over the domain LH.com. Lufthansa relied on a a german common law trademark whcih they said was established in 1945. However…
The Secret of Your Success
I get several e-mails each month asking for my advice on how to become successful. The e-mail’s are always the same “Please share the secrets of your success”. Success rarely happens overnight….
The True Value of Domains: Has Anyone Ever Lost Money on a Domain.
A simple question but one I have never heard asked. Has anyone ever lost money on a domain?? Specifically what I am asking has anyone ever bought a name for a premium…
Microsoft: “Offer for Yahoo is Generous”
Chief Executive Steve Ballmer of Microsoft, stated today that their offer for Yahoo is fair, and it doesn’t intend to raise it. “Our bid is quite generous, roughly eighty times earnings…the combination…
Number of Internet Users in China Equal U.S.
China’s government reported today that the number of Internet users there has soared to 221 million. It was a 61 percent increase over the 137 million Internet users reported at the start…