On the ICE.gov website the organization reported the seizing of more than 1 million domain names that were infringing on intellectual property and selling counterfeit items. From the release: WASHINGTON – More than 1 million copyright-infringing website domain names selling counterfeit automotive parts, electrical components, personal care items and other fake goods were criminally and … [Read more...]
Blast from the past – Mike Mann on CNNfn circa 2000
Here is a blast from the past of Mike Mann at the time representing his RareNames.com on CNNfn. The segment was Entrepreneurs only. It's interesting to hear the commentator's questions about domain names and see how new this all was back in 2000. Mike starts talking 1 minute in. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIRzyrGWjf4 … [Read more...]
One clusterf*ck of a transaction
So there is one helluva back and forth about a deal gone awry on Namepros. But it didn't just go awry in one place and tears at the constructs of many beliefs people have about different parts of the domain industry. I remember during the CQD.com episode many people asked me, "Doesn't using escrow protect me from buying stolen domains?" Short answer, NO! Platforms will protect their client … [Read more...]
8833.com looks to be stolen
TrueDN posted on Namepros that 8833.com was listed at Sedo for $9,000. The member spoke to the previous owner and they said it was stolen from their account at GoDaddy. The name is no longer showing for sale, and since this happened after regular business hours for Sedo, it might have been purchased. The name moved from GoDaddy to NameSilo. … [Read more...]
Stuart Lawley buys AgePass.com and AgeBlock.com for new blockchain based business
Stuart Lawley who most know from .xxx, (which he sold to MMX for $41million) has a new business and it's called AVSecure.com. The business is using the blockchain to provide age verification. AVSecure enables the consumer to manage access on their local devices rather than through an unrelated remote network. The consumer's browser becomes the central point in the process, not the servers or … [Read more...]
Smoothies, Trump and Domain investing
There is a story that came out today about Daily-Harvest.com, they apparently have filed a lawsuit. The owners of the smoothie company say dailyharvest.com browsers are purposely being directed to seriously off-brand websites because Daily Harvest won’t pay up to acquire the unhyphenated domain name. Apparently Tracy Fogarty and her company enaming have been named in the suit. Tracy Fogarty … [Read more...]
Emoji domains have a theme song
This came out earlier this year but I never saw it tweeted or mentioned anywhere. I just thought it was a fun way to try to promote a niche you were interested in. It was created by the owners of i❤️.ws I think they need to do a music video next with Vito from Media Branding, Page Howe and our contributor here Alvin Brown. And no we are not recommending you invest in emoji domains, … [Read more...]