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Domain Name Wire
Company fails to upgrade from .com.mx to .com in UDRP
It waited a long time to come after the domain name. Mexican company Industrias Tamer S.A. DE C.V., aka MIKELS, has failed to convince a World Intellectual Property Organization panelist to award it the domain name mikels.com. Domain investor Stanley...
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Company fails to upgrade from .com.mx to .com in UDRP
It waited a long time to come after the domain name. Mexican company Industrias Tamer S.A. DE C.V., aka MIKELS, has failed to convince a World Intellectual Property Organization panelist to award it the domain name mikels.com. Domain investor Stanley...
Discussion
February 22, 2022, 2:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Talking BINs and logos with Richard Lau – DNW Podcast #376
Richard Lau explains his domain pricing strategy and gives an update on his Logo.com venture. Richard Lau is a long-time domain investor who has left a mark on the industry. He founded (and later sold) NamesCon and has helped connect a charity, The W...
Discussion
Talking BINs and logos with Richard Lau – DNW Podcast #376
Richard Lau explains his domain pricing strategy and gives an update on his Logo.com venture. Richard Lau is a long-time domain investor who has left a mark on the industry. He founded (and later sold) NamesCon and has helped connect a charity, The W...
Discussion
February 21, 2022, 4:30 pm
Sully's Blog
Looking to Sell Your Domain Names? Google can Help
You’ve got one or more domain names you are looking to sell for a…
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Looking to Sell Your Domain Names? Google can Help
You’ve got one or more domain names you are looking to sell for a…
Discussion
February 18, 2022, 9:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
Time to pay attention to the next round of new TLDs?
They’re coming. Eventually. In 2009, I attended a SedoPro event in Key West, Florida. We talked a bit about the imminent arrival of new top level domain names on one of the panels. Antony Van Couvering, who founded new TLD company Minds + Machi...
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Time to pay attention to the next round of new TLDs?
They’re coming. Eventually. In 2009, I attended a SedoPro event in Key West, Florida. We talked a bit about the imminent arrival of new top level domain names on one of the panels. Antony Van Couvering, who founded new TLD company Minds + Machi...
Discussion
February 18, 2022, 3:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lawsuit alleges valuable domain names were stolen
At least two of the three domains have since been sold. A lawsuit (pdf) filed in U.S. District Court in Virginia yesterday alleges that three valuable domain names were stolen last year. Vincent Yap, a Chinese citizen, alleges that he is the rightful...
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Lawsuit alleges valuable domain names were stolen
At least two of the three domains have since been sold. A lawsuit (pdf) filed in U.S. District Court in Virginia yesterday alleges that three valuable domain names were stolen last year. Vincent Yap, a Chinese citizen, alleges that he is the rightful...
Discussion
February 18, 2022, 3:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
NamesCon returns in person this August
NamesCon announces it will return in person later this year. In-person events are back! NamesCon announced today that it will hold an in-person conference in Austin from August 31-September 3. It will be at the downtown Omni hotel where it held its l...
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NamesCon returns in person this August
NamesCon announces it will return in person later this year. In-person events are back! NamesCon announced today that it will hold an in-person conference in Austin from August 31-September 3. It will be at the downtown Omni hotel where it held its l...
Discussion
February 17, 2022, 4:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
How Web 3.0 Technologies Foundation won Polkadot.com domain name
This cybersquatting dispute is full of strange (and conflicting) circumstances. Web 3.0 Technologies Foundation, the organization behind the Polkadot parachain platform, has won a cybersquatting claim against the owner of polkadot.com. Polkadot is a ...
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How Web 3.0 Technologies Foundation won Polkadot.com domain name
This cybersquatting dispute is full of strange (and conflicting) circumstances. Web 3.0 Technologies Foundation, the organization behind the Polkadot parachain platform, has won a cybersquatting claim against the owner of polkadot.com. Polkadot is a ...
Discussion
February 17, 2022, 4:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
$835,000 of aftermarket domain sales let by three letter domain
Here’s a look at what sold for mucho dinero on NameJet and SnapNames last month. NameJet and SnapNames, both owned by Newfold Digital, combined to sell 156 domain names for $2,000 or more last month. Those domains totaled $835,000 in sales, whi...
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$835,000 of aftermarket domain sales let by three letter domain
Here’s a look at what sold for mucho dinero on NameJet and SnapNames last month. NameJet and SnapNames, both owned by Newfold Digital, combined to sell 156 domain names for $2,000 or more last month. Those domains totaled $835,000 in sales, whi...
Discussion
February 17, 2022, 2:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Wix and Squarespace stocks plummet after weak earnings report
Investors send shares into freefall after Wix shows slowing growth. Website builder Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) reported earnings today, and the disappointment sent its stock and rival Squarespace’s (NYSE: SQSP) stock into a tailspin. Shares in Wix are d...
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Wix and Squarespace stocks plummet after weak earnings report
Investors send shares into freefall after Wix shows slowing growth. Website builder Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) reported earnings today, and the disappointment sent its stock and rival Squarespace’s (NYSE: SQSP) stock into a tailspin. Shares in Wix are d...
Discussion
February 16, 2022, 4:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Hyphen trips up people looking for Miami-Dade Clerk website
A missing hyphen led drivers to a website promoting Trump memorabilia. The Washington Post wrote this morning about how a missing hyphen has led to complaints in Miami. Police in Miami Beach gave flyers to ticketed drivers that included a URL for a M...
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Hyphen trips up people looking for Miami-Dade Clerk website
A missing hyphen led drivers to a website promoting Trump memorabilia. The Washington Post wrote this morning about how a missing hyphen has led to complaints in Miami. Police in Miami Beach gave flyers to ticketed drivers that included a URL for a M...
Discussion
February 16, 2022, 3:44 pm
