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Domain Name Wire
Ukraine, Russia and internet policy
When creating internet policy, we must consider the experience of users around the world. Many bureaucrats, lawyers, and journalists view policy through the lens of the West. I’m certainly guilty of putting on a West-centric lens when I think a...
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Ukraine, Russia and internet policy
When creating internet policy, we must consider the experience of users around the world. Many bureaucrats, lawyers, and journalists view policy through the lens of the West. I’m certainly guilty of putting on a West-centric lens when I think a...
Discussion
February 28, 2022, 7:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
CentralNic acquires product review business for €60 million+, issues new shares
Company further expands its online advertising business with latest acquisition. CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) announced today that it is acquiring German product review business VGL Verlagsgesellschaft mbH for an initial enterprise value of €60 millio...
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CentralNic acquires product review business for €60 million+, issues new shares
Company further expands its online advertising business with latest acquisition. CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) announced today that it is acquiring German product review business VGL Verlagsgesellschaft mbH for an initial enterprise value of €60 millio...
Discussion
February 28, 2022, 4:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why domainers love NFTs – DNW Podcast #377
Trading NFTs is a bit like trading domains. There’s no debating that many domain investors have shifted some of their attention to trading NFTs. On today’s show, domain buyer broker Bill Sweetman (who has also caught the bug) explains why...
Discussion
Why domainers love NFTs – DNW Podcast #377
Trading NFTs is a bit like trading domains. There’s no debating that many domain investors have shifted some of their attention to trading NFTs. On today’s show, domain buyer broker Bill Sweetman (who has also caught the bug) explains why...
Discussion
February 28, 2022, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
BNPL vs. payment plans for buying domain names
Over the weekend, Elliot Silver wrote about plans for domain payment plans at GoDaddy. GoDaddy recently began offering Klarna, a so-called Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) service, as a payment option for some services. Paul Nicks, President of Domains at th...
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BNPL vs. payment plans for buying domain names
Over the weekend, Elliot Silver wrote about plans for domain payment plans at GoDaddy. GoDaddy recently began offering Klarna, a so-called Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) service, as a payment option for some services. Paul Nicks, President of Domains at th...
Discussion
February 28, 2022, 2:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rally adds HotSpot.com as upcoming fractionalized offering
Shares will be offered on March 4. There was a bit of a mystery when Rally launched its first fractional domain ownership offering earlier this year. It listed Directions.com using item #URL2 even though it was the first domain offered through the pl...
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Rally adds HotSpot.com as upcoming fractionalized offering
Shares will be offered on March 4. There was a bit of a mystery when Rally launched its first fractional domain ownership offering earlier this year. It listed Directions.com using item #URL2 even though it was the first domain offered through the pl...
Discussion
February 28, 2022, 1:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
UDRP is not the way to resolve business partnership disputes
Cybersquatting panel denies claim over domains after business partnership ends in dispute. A National Arbitration Forum panel has denied a cybersquatting complaint for the domain names 0456.com and 9527.com. According to both the Complainant and Resp...
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UDRP is not the way to resolve business partnership disputes
Cybersquatting panel denies claim over domains after business partnership ends in dispute. A National Arbitration Forum panel has denied a cybersquatting complaint for the domain names 0456.com and 9527.com. According to both the Complainant and Resp...
Discussion
February 26, 2022, 10:55 pm
The Domains
A look at how some large companies use their premium domain names
Simone over at InterNetX.com put together a nice look at how some large companies are using their premium one word domain names. Bayer – aspirin.com The German pharmaceutical company presents a fantastic example of an international domain strat...
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A look at how some large companies use their premium domain names
Simone over at InterNetX.com put together a nice look at how some large companies are using their premium one word domain names. Bayer – aspirin.com The German pharmaceutical company presents a fantastic example of an international domain strat...
Discussion
February 25, 2022, 8:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
How to find available one word domains using ExpiredDomains.net
ExpiredDomains.net isn’t just a resource for determining which domains to buy in the drop. I started dabbling a bit in .gg domain names a couple of years ago, and I found good domains to register in an unexpected source: ExpiredDomains.net. I u...
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How to find available one word domains using ExpiredDomains.net
ExpiredDomains.net isn’t just a resource for determining which domains to buy in the drop. I started dabbling a bit in .gg domain names a couple of years ago, and I found good domains to register in an unexpected source: ExpiredDomains.net. I u...
Discussion
February 25, 2022, 3:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN: complaints and compliance
How much of ICANN’s time is spent dealing with compliance? ICANN 73 Prep Week is underway, and on Tuesday, ICANN’s Contractual Compliance and Consumer Safeguards department gave an update on its activity. The department enforces ICANN&rsq...
Discussion
ICANN: complaints and compliance
How much of ICANN’s time is spent dealing with compliance? ICANN 73 Prep Week is underway, and on Tuesday, ICANN’s Contractual Compliance and Consumer Safeguards department gave an update on its activity. The department enforces ICANN&rsq...
Discussion
February 25, 2022, 1:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
Abbott registers 100s of domains in wake of baby formula recall and lawsuits
Defensive registrations primarily relate to lawsuits alleging a link between baby formula and necrotizing enterocolitis. Healthcare company Abbott (NYSE: ABT) registered hundreds of domain names this week in the wake of announcing a recent recall and...
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Abbott registers 100s of domains in wake of baby formula recall and lawsuits
Defensive registrations primarily relate to lawsuits alleging a link between baby formula and necrotizing enterocolitis. Healthcare company Abbott (NYSE: ABT) registered hundreds of domain names this week in the wake of announcing a recent recall and...
Discussion
February 24, 2022, 3:38 pm
