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Domain Days Dubai Scheduled for November

Elliot Silver
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Abdu Tarabichi emailed me a link to the Domain Days Dubai event website. Domain Days Dubai is scheduled to be held November 1-2, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Marriott Resort Palm Jumeirah will play host to the two day domain industry event.

The general agenda outline was posted already, with individual panelists and keynotes to be added in at some point. While the primary focus of the event is domain names, I can see there are panels related to blockchain, web3, and digital assets. I know of a few domain investors who spend a considerable amount of time in Dubai, and I believe Dubai is known as a hub for the digital asset space.

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Liverpool Files UDRP Against FSGBumSniffer.gay

Elliot Silver
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According to the World Intellectual Property Organization, The Liverpool Football Club and Athletic Grounds Limited is the complainant in a UDRP filing against the FSGBumSniffer.gay domain name. The complaint is WIPO Case D2023-2814, and no, even though I am an Arsenal supporter, this article is not a prank.

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3 Notable Changes Coming to Dan.com

Elliot Silver
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I received an email from Dan.com announcing three changes to the platform. At least two of these changes will impact most sellers and attention should be paid to them. The email I received is below, but in short, the changes are:

  • Sellers can choose a payout currency
  • All listing prices will be converted to USD
  • All domain names with BIN prices on Dan.com will be added to Afternic and its network

The first change is not important to me. I have always been paid out in USD and that will continue for me. I assume sellers outside of the US may be happy with this change.

The currency change to listings is probably not going to have much impact on the perceived value of the domain name, but sellers may wish to update the gross price to reflect preferred “charm pricing.” Some sellers prefer to have prices that end in -888, -999, or even -111. When EUR or other currency is converted to USD, the charm pricing will likely be lost and need to be updated.

I don’t see much of a downside for domain names to be added to Afternic’s network, but sellers should be aware of this change.

Email received from Dan.com this morning:

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Meta Launches Threads on Threads.net

Elliot Silver
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When I first learned about Meta’s plan to launch a product called Threads to compete with Twitter, I was curious to know what domain name would be used. The most obvious domain name – Threads.com – is being used by a company billed as “a Slack replacement designed for makers.” The startup was launched in 2019 and is backed by Sequoia Capital with more than $10 million in funding.

This morning, Meta Founder Mark Zuckerberg posted the first Thread, and it revealed the domain name that was chosen: Threads.net.

 

Post by @zuck
View on Threads

 

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How and Why Julian Hearn Acquired Huel.com for Huel

Elliot Silver
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Julian Hearn is the Founder and CEO of Huel, a meal replacement and nutrition company with a valuation of more than half a billion USD, as of last year. The company began by operating on Huel.me, but it upgraded to Huel.com sometime in 2015.

In an interview on Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal, Hearn discussed why his company decided it was necessary to acquire Huel.com instead of continuing with Huel.me. In addition, he shared some commentary about his negotiation with the seller of Huel.com. The company acquired Huel.com for either $10,000 or 10000 GBP – it is unclear what currency was used for the transaction.

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Don’t Blindly Authorize Domain Listings

Elliot Silver
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A few days ago, I received an “Action required: Authorize your domain listings.” email from GoDaddy. It listed several domain names I own that are listed for sale on Squadhelp. When I listed them on Squadhelp, I removed them from Afternic.

This email is the Afternic Fast Transfer authorization email. If the approval link is clicked, the domain name(s) will be opted in to Afternic’s Fast Transfer network. If the domain names subsequently sell via the Afternic network, they will be automatically removed from my account and transferred to the buyer.

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