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. The thought was that if they got a UDRP they would just let the complainant take the domain name, no big whoop. But I would always say to these people, the complainant doesn't have to go the UDRP route, they can go for damages under … [Read more...]
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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K41xs_xbqvo Free Tool: Bulk Emoji Domain Suggestion and Registration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuD_CVVX6yk … [Read more...]
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. Even with the price reduction it seems like an unrealistic price. In my opinion the Trump organization could have interest in acquiring but not at that price. From the story last October: TheWrap.com has an exclusive interview with … [Read more...]
New gTLD .Africa Closes It’s Sunrise Period With Over 930 Domain Registrations
The long awaited and much contested new domain extension .Africa just closed its Sunrise period on June 2nd and according to the zone file there are over 930 domain name registrations. It appears a Sunrise domain name cost somewhere around $200 depending on the registrar. The Sunrise period is opened to those trademark holders registered with the Trademark Clearinghouse The next phrase … [Read more...]
SME.com reported stolen
Namepros member JCC has reported his domain SME.com registered at Enom has been stolen and moved to Name.com. My domain name SME.COM registered at enomcentral.com got stolen. The expiration date was 10/23/2017 and today I just checked and found that it has been stolen and moved to 1and1. What should I do now? Please help ASAP. I have hundred of domain names with enom for over 10 years and … [Read more...]
Covfefe another example of why the house always wins
The whole world now is aware of the President Trump typo covfefe. Of course buzzwords that hit the pop culture buzz machine will get registered in .com. It's one person buying a $9 lottery ticket. But this one is a bit crazy, the domain has been registered in over 50 extensions. In this case there is no investing, the registries and registrars own the casino, they are the house and domainers … [Read more...]
Who makes the first move matters
Gerald M. Levine wrote an excellent article that domain investors, especially those that do outbound marketing should read. Levine delves into the subject of who makes the initial contact in a domain negotiation. Levine highlights the loss of Halifax.com and how even fellow domain investors agreed on the respondent losing. From the article: Woe be the impatient respondent! Even domain … [Read more...]