showcase Metaverse ~ Showcase your names and Discussion Thread~

[DomainBarracksRob]

Hey all figured with the recent .io 6 figure sale and the nice .xyz sale by a follow NP member. We should open a showcase and discussion thread here.

Metaverse is a fast growing keyword, term and niche! Let's share and discuss our name and news.

I've only got One to start with but its a GOOD one my favorite ending keyword on most names.


MetaverseHub.com



Welcome!

 

[silentg]

From Sedo's Weekly sales report:

metalook.com 2500 EUR

Sales shared by James Kim on Twitter

https://twitter.com/x/status/1587682257485332480

 

[Andreas B.]

Some of my domains that are expiring now (maybe will renew few):


metaopenworld.com
metaopen.world
metafascination.com
metuda.com


metaglasses.pro / .one / .uk

 

[silentg]

• Gaming platform Roblox surveyed 1,000 Gen Z-ers on their fashion preferences.
• 2 in 5 said they prefer that their avatar be more stylish than their actual self.
• Digital fashion could be a $50 billion market by 2030, according to Morgan Stanley.

https://www.businessinsider.com/metaverse-fashion-roblox-genz-buying-high-fashion-2022-11?r=US&IR=T

 

[Centauri]

Lots of companies here using meta+word. Guess they are not worried about "Meta" coming after them.
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Add metagaming.com and metanews.com to that portfolio.

 

[DomainBarracksRob]

OMA3 ​

https://www.oma3.org

The Open Metaverse Alliance for Web3 (OMA3™) is a collaboration of Web3 metaverse platform creators. Our goal is to ensure virtual land, digital assets, ideas, ...

BUILDING THE USER OWNED METAVERSE​

(seems they also got the .io .xyz while they were at it)

 

[NYJimbo]

• 2 in 5 said they prefer that their avatar be more stylish than their actual self.

So 3 in 5 wanted it to be more like themselves ?

How many wanted legs ?

 

[sg08]

metaverse101.xyz

 

[Digital Nomad]

Interesting that Netflix uses the suffix "verse" for their new interactive game.

Netflix launches a new interactive trivia experience, ‘Triviaverse’​

Today, Netflix is launching a new interactive game called “Triviaverse” that allows subscribers to test their knowledge and compete against an all-knowing “Trivia master” using their TV remote. In the game, players are challenged to answer questions as quickly as they can before time runs out and beat high scores to earn badges.

Source: TechCrunch

 

[silentg]

Meta to cut more than 11,000 jobs in one of the biggest layoffs this year​

https://www.reuters.com/technology/...-one-biggest-us-layoffs-this-year-2022-11-09/


They’re still acquiring companies

Meta acquires Audio Analytic​

The company will now join Meta's Reality Labs Research arm, an R&D unit that is also helming Meta's push to forge a metaverse made up of virtual reality worlds, holograms and augmented reality that brings metaverse functionality out into the real world.

https://tech.eu/2022/11/09/meta-acquires-audio-analytic/

 

[Andreas B.]

Meta to cut more than 11,000 jobs in one of the biggest layoffs this year​

https://www.reuters.com/technology/...-one-biggest-us-layoffs-this-year-2022-11-09/


They’re still acquiring companies

Meta acquires Audio Analytic​

https://tech.eu/2022/11/09/meta-acquires-audio-analytic/

honestly, not the best time to auctionize some meta/verse related names...

 

[Elad n]

honestly, not the best time to auctionize some meta/verse related names...

Great time to buy!

 

[Kingslayer]

honestly, not the best time to auctionize some meta/verse related names...

The train's passed for average 'meta' domains in random extensions selling for $50k+.

Investing in 'meta' domains is probably the worst trend a domain investor could invest in for a number of reasons, but the main reason is risk of getting a letter for infringing on 'Meta's' brand, people accept that 'Amazon+word' domains and 'Apple+word' domains (common dictionary words) are a no go, its now time to realise 'Meta' have tied down 'meta' made that word their own and are being aggressive with this (sending domainers threatening letters).

'Metaverse' is a different story, i still see 'metaverse+word' domains as good investments.

 

[Centauri]

The train's passed for average 'meta' domains in random extensions selling for $50k+.

Investing in 'meta' domains is probably the worst trend a domain investor could invest in for a number of reasons, but the main reason is risk of getting a letter for infringing on 'Meta's' brand, people accept that 'Amazon+word' domains and 'Apple+word' domains (common dictionary words) are a no go, its now time to realise 'Meta' have tied down 'meta' made that word their own and are being aggressive with this (sending domainers threatening letters).

'Metaverse' is a different story, i still see 'metaverse+word' domains as good investments.

Devs simply have to go out and develop whatever name comes/ fits best to their idea.

As there are legit meta websites, it's wrong to say you cannot have/dev meta domains.

Reality shows that the worries are not justified. Simple as that.

 

[domaineed]

In my limited observation:

1- There were about a 1000 trademarks using Meta when Meta rebrand was announced, in the US alone. Good combinations with Meta have value beyond just the metaverse trend and have achieved 5 and 6 fig prices in the past in other categories too (MetaTrader 100k, MetaPress 20k, etc.).

2- The smart rebrand to Meta Platfroms is a killer strategic move, albeit at the risk of genericide and conflicts. They are offering or intend to offer various products/services under various platforms, such as MetaQuest, MetaPortal, MetaBoost, MetaConnect, Meta+ 'this and that', and will continue to acquire Meta domains as the need arises, imo. They have almost acquired all the standalone Meta SLD domains that mattered the most. Meta+ 'this and that' and variations are being used/acquired by several other companies in the metaverse space as well as other business sectors. The domains being acquired through UDRPs are obvious TM infringements and/or other malicious domains (like why would someone reg metatokenicosale-io??)

3- If this metaverse thing achieves some real traction, people will forget the past sales, both in terms of their price and volume, given the quality of names currently in diamond hands, imo.

 

[bolo]

honestly, not the best time to auctionize some meta/verse related names...

Excuse my ignorance but what does auctionize mean? Never heard of the term.

 

[bolo]

down 'meta' made that word their own and are being aggressive with this (sending domainers threatening letters).

Can you provide a recent example?

 

[rokarmy]

The domains being acquired through UDRPs are obvious TM infringements and/or other malicious domains

I acquired a META<keyword>.COM domain last year a week before they announced their rebranding.
Is this likely to be a TM infringement?

 

[domaineed]

@rokarmy Not a lawyer, so can't offer any legal advice. However, if it does not infringe on their other prior TMs, and you are currently not benefiting from Meta related ads etc. on the landing page, and not targeting them in any way, you might have a legitimate reason to invest in the domain for personal/branding/marketing value, if any, even after they have announced the rebrand. If you visit https://metaverse-standards.org/members/ you will notice even some metaverse companies registered their domains after the announcement, e.g; MetaGamz-io, MetaKraze-com, MetaPolis.studio, etc. It's just my own general understanding based on my readings and valuable contributions of @jberryhill on this forum. So, you may seek advice of a professional IP lawyer for a detailed assessment of your specific case, if required.

 

[rokarmy]

@rokarmy Not a lawyer, so can't offer any legal advice. However, if it does not infringe on their other prior TMs, and you are currently not benefiting from Meta related ads etc. on the landing page, and not targeting them in any way, you might have a legitimate reason to invest in the domain for personal/branding/marketing value, if any, even after they have announced the rebrand. If you visit https://metaverse-standards.org/members/ you will notice even some metaverse companies registered their domains after the announcement, e.g; MetaGamz-io, MetaKraze-com, MetaPolis.studio, etc. It's just my own general understanding based on my readings and valuable contributions of @jberryhill on this forum. So, you may seek advice of a professional IP lawyer for a detailed assessment of your specific case, if required.

Thank you for your kind advice.
I think it will be safe for TM infringement because I haven't had any sales or marketing since I got this domain.
I just hope they don't send me TM alerts.

 

[kor]

In my limited observation:

1- There were about a 1000 trademarks using Meta when Meta rebrand was announced, in the US alone. Good combinations with Meta have value beyond just the metaverse trend and have achieved 5 and 6 fig prices in the past in other categories too (MetaTrader 100k, MetaPress 20k, etc.).

2- The smart rebrand to Meta Platfroms is a killer strategic move, albeit at the risk of genericide and conflicts. They are offering or intend to offer various products/services under various platforms, such as MetaQuest, MetaPortal, MetaBoost, MetaConnect, Meta+ 'this and that', and will continue to acquire Meta domains as the need arises, imo. They have almost acquired all the standalone Meta SLD domains that mattered the most. Meta+ 'this and that' and variations are being used/acquired by several other companies in the metaverse space as well as other business sectors. The domains being acquired through UDRPs are obvious TM infringements and/or other malicious domains (like why would someone reg metatokenicosale-io??)

3- If this metaverse thing achieves some real traction, people will forget the past sales, both in terms of their price and volume, given the quality of names currently in diamond hands, imo.

Any solid source or screenshots to substantiate these claims?

 

[Kingslayer]

Can you provide a recent example?

There have been a few examples on NamePros/social media of domain investors getting threating letters from ‘Meta’ demanding they hand over their domain or face legal action.

I’ve spoken about this before, the main reason ‘Meta’ was paying $50k+ for low/average quality keyword domains in random extensions before their rebrand is because no one could be accused of infringing on their trademark pre- rebrand announcement. If you registered or bought a ‘Meta+word’ domain before 28th October 2021, you can put out a strong case to say you bought this asset with no intention of infringing on ‘Meta’s’ brand.

But anything bought after the above date is a risk, i wish I got involved in Meta domains before ‘Meta’s’ rebrand, but today I wouldn’t touch a top keyword ‘Meta’ domain if someone offered me the .com on a silver platter.

People on here will tell you different, but that is because they want to sell their domains and if ‘Meta’ are not the buyer, they want to dump their domains onto a novice investor and let them be stuck with it, me I’ll just say it how it is, if anyone buys a ‘Meta’ domain you will struggle to sell to an end-user, few start-ups (if any) are going to call their companies Meta+word, more companies will move away Meta+word than brand around it (see Metabank).

 

[Alop]

Any solid source or screenshots to substantiate these claims?

Can you provide a recent example?

Elon musk with tweeter

 

[domaineed]

@kor

For stating no. of trademarks (https://www.forbes.com/sites/jessco...et-facebook-be-your-playbook/?sh=58d9023e39ba)

For previous 5-6 fig meta sales comment, see Namebio

For other companies using Meta names in the metaverse space, see (https://metaverse-standards.org/members/)

For Meta registering/acquiring names, the opinion is based on addition of new domains to their publicly visible domain portfolio.

For UDRP, see udrpsearch-com and see meta related udrps.

Also, I don't have any substantial investment in the space besides 4 hand regs, and the intention was to just share my general opinion/observations, not to make unsubstantiated claims and assertions. Plz do apprise if I missed anything.

 

[NYJimbo]

Are we rehashing the "Meta" trademark thing again ?

 

[ArielT]

If meta becomes an accepted dictionary term as short for metaverse then shoudn't be a problem

Not a lawyer, just my opinion