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Domain Name Wire
Verizon applies for patent using blockchain for domain names
Application describes a way to augment domain registrations with blockchain technology. Communications firm Verizon has filed a patent application (pdf) for Systems and methods for blockchain-based domain registration and device authentication. The a...
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Verizon applies for patent using blockchain for domain names
Application describes a way to augment domain registrations with blockchain technology. Communications firm Verizon has filed a patent application (pdf) for Systems and methods for blockchain-based domain registration and device authentication. The a...
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May 9, 2024, 4:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
AI is back on top in the domain name aftermarket
Afternic published a list of the top keywords in domains sold through its platform in March. AI is back on top of the list after flirting with the top spot for many months. Another notable keyword is Florida, which also made the list in December. It ...
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AI is back on top in the domain name aftermarket
Afternic published a list of the top keywords in domains sold through its platform in March. AI is back on top of the list after flirting with the top spot for many months. Another notable keyword is Florida, which also made the list in December. It ...
Discussion
May 9, 2024, 3:42 pm
The Domains
A decade in should we really still be calling them new gtlds?
It was back on February 5th of 2014 when the first group of Latin script new gtlds went live. It’s been 10 years. Someone the other day asked me why are still calling them new gtlds? You’re ten year old is certainly not a newborn and your...
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A decade in should we really still be calling them new gtlds?
It was back on February 5th of 2014 when the first group of Latin script new gtlds went live. It’s been 10 years. Someone the other day asked me why are still calling them new gtlds? You’re ten year old is certainly not a newborn and your...
Discussion
May 9, 2024, 1:47 am
Domain Name Wire
Judge orders plaintiff to pay owner of trx.com $41,000 to cover legal expenses
Judge rules case is exceptional and warrants attorney’s fees. The judge overseeing a dispute over TRX.com has ordered the plaintiff to pay the domain name owner’s attorney’s fees and expenses. Ruling that the case was “excepti...
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Judge orders plaintiff to pay owner of trx.com $41,000 to cover legal expenses
Judge rules case is exceptional and warrants attorney’s fees. The judge overseeing a dispute over TRX.com has ordered the plaintiff to pay the domain name owner’s attorney’s fees and expenses. Ruling that the case was “excepti...
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May 8, 2024, 8:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Web3 communities to be driver of new top level domain applications
Web3 companies are announcing plans for the next round of new TLDs. For years, I’ve asked domain name companies a simple question about the next round of new top level domains: with so many strings applied for in the first round, what good stri...
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Web3 communities to be driver of new top level domain applications
Web3 companies are announcing plans for the next round of new TLDs. For years, I’ve asked domain name companies a simple question about the next round of new top level domains: with so many strings applied for in the first round, what good stri...
Discussion
May 8, 2024, 5:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
12 domain names recently acquired by end users
A lighting company, a road safety business, and a German car dealer bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this week was lumeno.com for $25,000. An end user has already put the domain name to use. Here’s a list of end user domain nam...
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12 domain names recently acquired by end users
A lighting company, a road safety business, and a German car dealer bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this week was lumeno.com for $25,000. An end user has already put the domain name to use. Here’s a list of end user domain nam...
Discussion
May 8, 2024, 1:25 pm
Sully's Blog
3 TLDs that found their Niche
With all the TLDs that exist today, only a fraction have established a solid…
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3 TLDs that found their Niche
With all the TLDs that exist today, only a fraction have established a solid…
Discussion
May 8, 2024, 12:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Fragrance company files a smelly cybersquatting dispute
Panelist finds the case was brought in bad faith. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has determined that Aromatech, Ltd tried to reverse hijack the domain aromatech.com. The case was dead on arrival because the current owner of the d...
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Fragrance company files a smelly cybersquatting dispute
Panelist finds the case was brought in bad faith. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has determined that Aromatech, Ltd tried to reverse hijack the domain aromatech.com. The case was dead on arrival because the current owner of the d...
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May 7, 2024, 5:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
Personal training app maker tries reverse domain name hijacking
Case failed on all three requirements of UDRP. A Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy panelist has found Daily Workout Apps, LLC, guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The company, which offers personal training apps, filed a dispute agai...
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Personal training app maker tries reverse domain name hijacking
Case failed on all three requirements of UDRP. A Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy panelist has found Daily Workout Apps, LLC, guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The company, which offers personal training apps, filed a dispute agai...
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May 7, 2024, 5:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Squarespace tops guidance with strong Q1
Website and domain company reports robust growth and ups guidance for the full year. Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) reported Q1 earnings before the markets opened this morning. The company reported 19% year-over-year revenue growth with $281.1 million in Q...
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Squarespace tops guidance with strong Q1
Website and domain company reports robust growth and ups guidance for the full year. Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) reported Q1 earnings before the markets opened this morning. The company reported 19% year-over-year revenue growth with $281.1 million in Q...
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May 7, 2024, 3:48 pm
