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According to whois records, DuPont has acquired the generic domain name GreatStuff.com that has long been owned by Warren Dudack of the internet marketing firm, The Great Stuff Company.I’m sure this generic domain name has been a target for DuPont for its popular Great Stuff insulating...

Recently, Jamie Zoch (@Yofie) questioned whether search engine DuckDuckGo had acquired the Duck.com domain name from Google. Search giant Google acquired the Duck.com domain name in 2010 with the acquisition of On2, a video codec company. Today, DuckDuckGo CEO Gabriel Weinberg confirmed to me...

Recently, Jamie Zoch (@Yofie) questioned whether search engine DuckDuckGo had acquired the Duck.com domain name from Google. Search giant Google acquired the Duck.com domain name in 2010 with the acquisition of On2, a video codec company. Today, DuckDuckGo CEO Gabriel Weinberg confirmed to me...

Sure, we would save money buying the dotcom domain for an alternative brand, but we also saw the long-term value of owning one of the most coveted domains in insurance. This struck us as the bigger opportunity.We sell an intangible product and at the end of the day, we’re in the trust business...

Sure, we would save money buying the dotcom domain for an alternative brand, but we also saw the long-term value of owning one of the most coveted domains in insurance. This struck us as the bigger opportunity.We sell an intangible product and at the end of the day, we’re in the trust business...

While there are already lots of good advice threads on NPs (such as) I want to emphasize the one most important things I believe many of us overlook at our peril. Always before you acquire a domain name ask yourself both who would want this domain name and how they would benefit from having it...

While there are already lots of good advice threads on NPs (such as) I want to emphasize the one most important things I believe many of us overlook at our peril. Always before you acquire a domain name ask yourself both who would want this domain name and how they would benefit from having it...

What has been your maximum purchase price for a single domain name?

What has been your maximum purchase price for a single domain name?

If you visit Jump.com right now, you will be redirected to JumpBikes.com. The Whois record shows the domain name is now registered to Social Bicycles, Inc., which is the company doing business as Jump Bikes...Read More

If you visit Jump.com right now, you will be redirected to JumpBikes.com. The Whois record shows the domain name is now registered to Social Bicycles, Inc., which is the company doing business as Jump Bikes...Read More

As with many things in this life, there is a right and wrong way to approach purchasing items, especially inquiring about the purchase of a domain name. Listen to my latest podcast as I discuss 9 things not to say or do when buying a domain name, and how to approach domain buying that creates a...

As with many things in this life, there is a right and wrong way to approach purchasing items, especially inquiring about the purchase of a domain name. Listen to my latest podcast as I discuss 9 things not to say or do when buying a domain name, and how to approach domain buying that creates a...

Two-letter domain names are one of the rarest classes of investment assets for domainers. With just 676 possible two-letter .COM's available, these names now demand six and even seven-figure fees thanks largely to interest from wealthy Chinese investors who, according to George Kirikos...

Two-letter domain names are one of the rarest classes of investment assets for domainers. With just 676 possible two-letter .COM's available, these names now demand six and even seven-figure fees thanks largely to interest from wealthy Chinese investors who, according to George Kirikos...

Despite a recent downturn in the fortunes of the cryptocurrency market, investment into future crypto technology is rife. Security solutions for cryptocurrency and blockchain applications seem to be a popular area of investment with companies such as Ledger raising eight-figure sums to help...

Despite a recent downturn in the fortunes of the cryptocurrency market, investment into future crypto technology is rife. Security solutions for cryptocurrency and blockchain applications seem to be a popular area of investment with companies such as Ledger raising eight-figure sums to help...

In this edition of Detected Domains, we take a look at some incredible acquisitions and sales from some of the most prominent domain name investors from the past few weeks. Thanks to DomainIQ’s suite of monitoring tools, we are able to detect some interesting domain purchases and sales that you...

In this edition of Detected Domains, we take a look at some incredible acquisitions and sales from some of the most prominent domain name investors from the past few weeks. Thanks to DomainIQ’s suite of monitoring tools, we are able to detect some interesting domain purchases and sales that you...

Israeli web and cloud services provider Wix has acquired digital art repository, DeviantArt, for $36 million dollars in cash.With this acquisition, more than 325 million digital creations by DeviantArt members will come under the Wix umbrella, although DeviantArt will continue to be operating...