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Government wants graffiti artist behind “DotCom” tags to pay restitution. Ever since moving to Seattle, I’ve gotten a kick out of a graffiti tag I see around town: DotCom. Now, King County, where Seattle is located, wants the prolific graffiti artist behind these tags to pay up. The county filed more than 30 criminal cases […]

Post link: DotCom tagger busted

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Author: Andrew Allemann
Posted: December 20, 2024, 5:44 pm

Take a look at top keywords, and the impact of offering payment plans on sale prices. It’s been a few months since I’ve reported on Afternic’s keyword data, so now is a good time to check in as we conclude the year. Afternic has published the keywords found most often in domains sold in October. […]

Post link: Afternic releases keyword and payment plan data

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Author: Andrew Allemann
Posted: December 19, 2024, 5:01 pm

New option reduces the amount of clutter and distractions on for-sale pages. Domain sales platform Atom is known for trying new things, such as AI-written descriptions, down payments on long-term payment plan sales, and categorization. It can be overwhelming for domain sellers, and it can also sometimes be overwhelming for domain buyers. So, the company […]

Post link: Less is more: Atom introduces minimal landing pages

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Author: Andrew Allemann
Posted: December 19, 2024, 4:43 pm

The company might have a trademark claim, but not a cybersquatting claim under UDRP. A UDRP panelist has found My Healthy Home, LLC to have tried reverse hijacking the domain name healthyhomeexperts.net. The Complainant operates a business using the domain healthyhomeexpert.com, which helps people improve indoor air quality. The Respondent provides foundation repair and waterproofing […]

Post link: Air quality expert tries to reverse hijack domain name

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Author: Andrew Allemann
Posted: December 18, 2024, 5:51 pm

Sedo had some strong sales heading into the holidays. The top sale for the week was mindsprint.com for $150,000. If I had to guess, I would say the buyer is the company that uses mindsprint.org, which recently changed its name from Olam Technology and Business Services to MindSprint. Some other top sales for which I […]

Post link: Sedo’s end user sales for this week:

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Author: Andrew Allemann
Posted: December 18, 2024, 2:02 pm

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