In this week’s Top Topics, AbdulBasit Makrani shares the results of his June Afternic experiment that includes a $50,000 “buy now” sale. Elsewhere, investors discuss the recent SCOTUS Booking.com decision, and an entrepreneur asks domainers for opinions on the best alternative domain to register when the exact-match .COM is taken.
My Afternic Experiment: June Results
We have been following the journey of AbdulBasit Makrani as he has been experimenting with a change in platform, moving his vast portfolio from Uniregistry landing pages to Afternic. Each month, AbdulBasit has updated the community on his experience of moving landing page providers, offering his honest opinion his progress.
This week, AbdulBasit published his June update, disclosing several sales including a $50,000 “buy now” sale for a two-word .COM.
Topic by: @AbdulBasit.com
SCOTUS on Domain Names: Booking.com Wins
This week, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a landmark ruling in the case of the US Patent and Trademark Office versus Booking.com B.V. In an 8-1 decision, the Supreme Court decided that adding ".com" to a generic word can make the entire domain, in this case Booking.com, eligible for trademark protection.
The ruling will no doubt have a tremendous effect on other generic .COM domains. In this discussion, for example, attorney John Berryhill has already revealed the ruling is already having an adverse impact on one of his clients.
Topic by: @GeorgeK
What's the Best Way to Respond to a 5 Figure Offer?
After five years in the domain industry, this investor received their first five-figure initial offer and turned to the community to seek advice on whether to accept the offer or not, although the domain under offer isn't known.
The discussion, one of the most popular of the week, details the saga that followed the offer, which includes a new offer of $4,000 from the same buyer. This also includes some useful advice from experienced investors about whether to ever accept the initial offer or not.
Topic by: @alcy
Betting.com Has Been Sold
Betting is big business. In the United States, individual states can legalize sports betting after a May 2018 Supreme Court ruling. This ruling has opened the floodgates for investment in sports, and sports media in anticipation of a booming betting market in the US. According to MarketWatch, the sports betting industry in the US will be generating $8 billion of revenue by 2025.
In terms of domain names, it's hard to beat the exact-match Betting.com. Incidentally, this domain was recently acquired by Sweden's Game Lounge, according to this report. The name was acquired to rebrand the company's Bettingmetrics division.
Topic by: @Acroplex
When a Domain Is Taken, Which is the Best Alternative?
From an end-user's point of view, which type of domain name is the "next best thing" after the exact-match .COM? In this discussion, an entrepreneur has asked the community for advice after founding a private school. Unfortunately, the exact-match .COM has already been taken.
Assuming the entrepreneur cannot acquire the exact-match .COM domain, which alternative would be best for an educational venture? The discussion includes eight initial ideas from the entrepreneur, as well as numerous opinions from domainers.
Topic by: @theantking311
Top Topics of the Week is a blog series featuring the most popular discussions and content within the domain community. Tune in weekly to see what’s trending
My Afternic Experiment: June Results
We have been following the journey of AbdulBasit Makrani as he has been experimenting with a change in platform, moving his vast portfolio from Uniregistry landing pages to Afternic. Each month, AbdulBasit has updated the community on his experience of moving landing page providers, offering his honest opinion his progress.
This week, AbdulBasit published his June update, disclosing several sales including a $50,000 “buy now” sale for a two-word .COM.
Topic by: @AbdulBasit.com
SCOTUS on Domain Names: Booking.com Wins
This week, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a landmark ruling in the case of the US Patent and Trademark Office versus Booking.com B.V. In an 8-1 decision, the Supreme Court decided that adding ".com" to a generic word can make the entire domain, in this case Booking.com, eligible for trademark protection.
The ruling will no doubt have a tremendous effect on other generic .COM domains. In this discussion, for example, attorney John Berryhill has already revealed the ruling is already having an adverse impact on one of his clients.
Topic by: @GeorgeK
What's the Best Way to Respond to a 5 Figure Offer?
After five years in the domain industry, this investor received their first five-figure initial offer and turned to the community to seek advice on whether to accept the offer or not, although the domain under offer isn't known.
The discussion, one of the most popular of the week, details the saga that followed the offer, which includes a new offer of $4,000 from the same buyer. This also includes some useful advice from experienced investors about whether to ever accept the initial offer or not.
Topic by: @alcy
Betting.com Has Been Sold
Betting is big business. In the United States, individual states can legalize sports betting after a May 2018 Supreme Court ruling. This ruling has opened the floodgates for investment in sports, and sports media in anticipation of a booming betting market in the US. According to MarketWatch, the sports betting industry in the US will be generating $8 billion of revenue by 2025.
In terms of domain names, it's hard to beat the exact-match Betting.com. Incidentally, this domain was recently acquired by Sweden's Game Lounge, according to this report. The name was acquired to rebrand the company's Bettingmetrics division.
Topic by: @Acroplex
When a Domain Is Taken, Which is the Best Alternative?
From an end-user's point of view, which type of domain name is the "next best thing" after the exact-match .COM? In this discussion, an entrepreneur has asked the community for advice after founding a private school. Unfortunately, the exact-match .COM has already been taken.
Assuming the entrepreneur cannot acquire the exact-match .COM domain, which alternative would be best for an educational venture? The discussion includes eight initial ideas from the entrepreneur, as well as numerous opinions from domainers.
Topic by: @theantking311
Top Topics of the Week is a blog series featuring the most popular discussions and content within the domain community. Tune in weekly to see what’s trending