My wife and I took our kids to Aruba after she finished running the Boston Marathon last week. Neither of us had been to Aruba, and we wanted to explore somewhere in the Caribbean neither of us had visited before.
EU Gives More IP Protection to Food & Drink Producers
Did you know that some well-known food and drink varieties are protected intellectual property regulations? Popular types of drinks and foods that are protected by IP laws include Champagne, Kalamata Olives, Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, and Prosciutto di Parma. These protections have implications for domain name registrants.
According to a press release from the Council of the European Union, these IP protections are going to be strengthened by the EU. Interestingly, the press release specifically mentions domain names:
Portugal.com Sold for $350,000 via Sedo’s Great Domains Auction
The largest sale in last month’s Great Domains auction at Sedo was Portugal.com for $350,000. As with all auctions, a domain name is not really considered sold until the transaction is processed by the platform. It looks like the sale of Portugal.com has gone through, according to a tweet from Sedo:
Our themed auctions are a great way to promote your domains and stand out among millions of domains. The domain portugal. com alone was sold for 350K $ at our latest GreatDomains Auction!
Find out about our upcoming auctions: https://t.co/kWIEfr9Rl0 pic.twitter.com/CD4PhVJjWp
— Sedo (@Sedo) November 2, 2021
Report: Wales.com Was Acquired for £100,000 in 2008
Country domain names are quite valuable, and when they change hands, they can often command well into the six or seven figures, depending on the country. According to a report in North.Wales, the Wales.com domain name was acquired by the Welsh government for just £100,000 in March of 2008. The information was reportedly acquired via a Freedom of Information request. Wales.com is a website that is operated by the government of Wales, and it has information for tourists, businesses, and locals who live in Wales.
How Peter Askew Sold Brevard.com
Peter Askew is a domain investor who I admire because of his knack for website and business development on nice domain names. Earlier this year, I wrote about his VidaliaOnions.com business, and I also wrote about the launch of BirthdayParties.com. In addition to these lines of business, Peter also found time to build and launch Brevard.com, a geodomain with a focus on the town of Brevard, North Carolina.
This afternoon, Peter shared the story of how he built, launched, and ultimately sold Brevard.com. Peter’s story was shared in a series of tweets, and it’s a pretty quick read.