Appraise.software domain appraisal review: no backup data, but bulk tools

Appraise.software doesn’t provide any backup to its values, calling its usefulness into question. This is part of Domain Name Wire’s review of automated domain appraisal tools. Appraise is a generically-named domain appraisal tool hosted at Appraise.software. To avoid confusion with Appraise.net, we’ll refer to it as Appraise.software in this analysis. Appraise.software offers three pricing tiers [...]

$200,000 Asking Price, But One Fatal Problem: The Timeline – vol. 6.22

$200,000 Asking Price, But One Fatal Problem: The Timeline This decision is a useful reminder that trademark priority and domain name chronology are not the same thing. The Complainant undoubtedly possessed trademark rights predating the Respondent’s acquisition of <rapidpay.com>, but the Panel focused on the question that ultimately matters in cases involving descriptive or brandable [...]

.Co domain registry nukes expired domain auctions

Registry will prohibit direct auctions when domains expire. The .co domain name registry is implementing a new rule that will prevent domain registrars from auctioning off expired domains unless they obtain permission from the registry, Domain Name Wire has learned. Under the new policy, which will be implemented no later than October 1, “registrars will [...]

Domains in Stockholm – DNW Podcast #589

Hear from five people who were at Nordic Domain Days last week. Nordic Domain Days took place in Stockholm, Sweden, last week. It was my first time attending the event, and the trip was very worthwhile. Not only was the content good, but the networking was solid as well, with many people I had never [...]