Escrow.com Responds to Mashable Article

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Mashable published an article about how the founder of Ramshackle Glam was able to recover her allegedly stolen domain name and website. The article was written by Jordan Reid, the website’s founder, and I think it is a must read for domain investors.

One thing I found interesting was how the author reported that she was able to get control of the domain name without having to release the funds to the “seller” after using Escrow.com to facilitate the transaction.

According to the article:

“I immediately transferred the domain into a different account and placed it (and all of my other domain names) on what amounted to lockdown. And then I called the wire transfer company and placed a stop on the payment.”  

I was bothered by the mention that a stop payment could potentially

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How Do You Drive Liquidity in Domain Market?

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In a public Facebook post this afternoon (embedded below), Mike Mann, founder of DomainMarket.com, posed an interesting question: “There are hundreds of millions of dollars worth of the worlds best .Com domain names for sale at DomainMarket.com but they sell too slowly, any ideas?”

In my opinion, one major issue in the domain investment space is liquidity. You and I each might have domain names that are legitimately worth 6 figures to the right buyer, but that buyer may not realize how the domain name can impact his or her business, and that buyer may not have the capital to be able to afford the domain name. Similarly, we might have domain name portfolios with significant value in them, but selling these assets takes quite a bit of time.

By nature, domain investments tend to be

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Missouri Newspaper Covers Business Built on “Killer Domain Name”

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SuretyBonds.comI want to direct you to an article appearing on the Columbia Daily Tribune website. The publication is based in Columbia, Missouri. I don’t really have a whole lot to add to this story, but I think it’s a great read and it highlights how an exceptional domain name like SuretyBonds.com can be used to build a big business, no matter where the owner is located.

Here’s an excerpt from the article:

“The surety bond industry isn’t a big one, and Josh Kayser never planned on breaking into it.

But SuretyBonds.com, the company he owns and runs, has made quite a name for itself in the industry after less than five years. Armed with a

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Suggest a New gTLD Domain Name to a Domain Owner

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I’ll preface this article by saying that this suggestion probably won’t work. That being said, even if there is a very small chance it works, it’s worth using it as a last ditch effort to acquire a domain name. Let me explain further.

For the majority of my domain acquisition efforts, I try to purchase domain names that have been registered for many years. Oftentimes, I contact the owners of domain names that are either underutilized or the websites haven’t been updated for a long time. I figure that a neglected website may mean the owner has thrown in the towel, and if I can strike a good deal, I can re-sell the domain name to someone who may not have bothered to inquire because of the existing website.

The trouble I have found is that many people and companies are reluctant to sell the domain name attached to their business, even if the offer is reasonable. Some people are concerned about

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Vine.com Rebrands as VineMarket.com

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VineMarket.comI was checking out Vine.com, a website owned by Quidsi (which is owned by Amazon), and I noticed that the company appears to have been rebranded very recently. Instead of the Vine.com logo, the new logo is for VineMarket.com. On the website’s  about us page  and footer, the company now refers to itself as VineMarket.com instead of Vine.com. The website still resolves to Vine.com, and VineMarket.com forwards to Vine.com. Vine.com was launched in 2012.

I did some searching to see when this rebranding may have occurred, and here is what I found:

  • According to the Archive.org entry on March 6, 2014, the footer on the Vine.com website stated, “Vine.com is operated by Quidsi Solutions LLC.“
  • According to the Archive.org entry on March 7, 2014, the footer on the Vine.com website stated, “VineMarket.com is operated by Quidsi Solutions LLC.“
  • According to DomainTools, on December 24, 2013, the domain name was registered publicly at Enom.
  • According to DomainTools, on December 26, 2013, the domain name went private, and it appears to have transferred to GoDaddy. The domain name is still registered under privacy.

Interestingly, the VineMarket.com domain name is

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Have a Few Spare Minutes Today?

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It’s Friday, and I bet you have a few spare minutes today before the weekend. Assuming that is the case, I urge you to do two things to help support members of the domain investment community.

1) The 2014  Domain Name Wire annual survey is now live, and Andrew Allemann is inviting people to participate. This is going to take you a few minutes to complete, but the information Andrew compiles is always interesting to read. There will be random prize drawings awarded to some participants.

2) Nominations are currently being accepted for the

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