Okay, bear with me and I want to make something very clear from the top…. this is my opinion. I did not speak directly with MarkMonitor or eBay/Paypal . The following is based on factual information that I can see on the public web and my opinion.

So, Paypal® announced “Passport” in June 2014 and yesterday 8/1/2014, registered two domains… PaypalPassport.co and Paypal-Passport.co with brand protection service MarkMonitor? So I was like “ok, brand protection registrations but I will dig … Read the rest

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I have always been a big fan of GoDaddy Auctions, because it never gets the attention of the expired auction services like NameJet and SnapNames.  This is often due to “quality” but everybody has a budget for investing or buying domains and GoDaddy Auctions seems to fit my budget better. GoDaddy Auctions has become more competitive than it was before though.

No site or service is perfect but here are some things that I would add or remove to … Read the rest

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Reverse whois is one of the most powerful domain tools and one that I often use for my DotWeekly Discoveries, so I thought I would share a little bit about it and the sources that I use. Caring is sharing so here you go!

Reverse whois works by “connecting” registrant email address to domains and then grouping them to perform a “list of domains” related to that email address.

What you need? A known email address used by a specific … Read the rest

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In my morning discoveries for DotWeekly Discoveries, I ran into the domain name Engineering360.com that was likely purchased by CSC Corporate Domains, on behalf of a client. I often reach out to the sellers but sadly do not hear back that often or they simply do not wish to share the story on the purchase, sale etc.

Well, Clark from DomainProducts.com (shop360.com) was nice enough to answer my email back and here is the information he provided to help … Read the rest

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