So it seems Mike Mann is calling himself the real domain king, a thread has started on Namepros to see who members consider the real domain king? I hereby proclaim to be the one & only "Domain King" (TM) and ruler of the kingdom, challenging Rick's mark. Any respectable domainer will tell you I have more skill and deserved this coronation. He is now subjugated to "Domain Queen" (TM). We are … [Read more...]
Have you dropped all your domains?
So a year ago Rick Schwartz tweeted out that 90% of all domain investors should start over. 90% of every domainer should drop ALL their #Domains and start again! They are so far off the path that it is sad to see. #gtld#Startups — Rick Schwartz (@DomainKing) May 16, 2017 The thread here got a lot of comments, some touched upon the topic of a post I wrote last week. "Are old school domainers … [Read more...]
Scandals, Crypto, Emojis – A look back at 2017
2017 is wrapping up and it was quite the interesting year in domaining. It was a year when many heard of crypto for the first time and then played the part of crypto expert. It was the year of the emoji, one excellent guide written by Michael Cyger and emoji domains were off to the races. Domaining has become to a certain degree a collection of echo chambers. Those seeking confirmation bias … [Read more...]
The Domain King is getting upset
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL9JgMt4okM Rick Schwartz is getting tired of some of the games in the auction business. Rick has been tweeting out a few things today about GoDaddy auctions I am still trying to get off the floor. My @GoDaddy rep just told me that they have no problem with people bidding on their own #Domains in their auctions. Please someone revive me and tell me I’m not … [Read more...]
Rick Schwartz gives insight into how the Porno.com deal went down
Rick Schwartz is giving some insight into how the Porno.com deal went down. In a series of tweets Rick has posted what was going on right before the deal. Part1: Porno/com Letter #1 of 2. The initial GoF*ckYourself email. #Domains #Startups #GTLD #Sales #HowToCloseADeal #Ballsofsteel #Business pic.twitter.com/eUNwVfnF6L — Rick Schwartz ? (@DomainKing) September 5, 2017 Part2: Porno/com … [Read more...]
Rick Schwartz wants to buy your Crypto names
Rick Schwartz seems to be really interested in crypto, he is now looking to buy some crypto related names on Twitter. He started out up to $500 but raised it to $1,500. Ok, let's raise the offer to $1500. Must be .com. 2 words or less. — Rick Schwartz ? (@DomainKing) August 15, 2017 Yesterday Rick Tweeted the following: #Domains have hit critical mass AND saturation point. #bitcoin … [Read more...]
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 enforcing his trademark for "Domain King." While he lost his dispute for DomainKing.biz some of the comments on our two posts about Rick enforcing his trademark for "Domain King" left me scratching my head. Frankly I was pretty shocked … [Read more...]