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Domain Name Wire
A $75k .ae domain sale and other end user domain purchases
A business using a .io domain pays a lot to get the matching .com. Sedo had a good week for end user domain sales, including Invest.ae for $75,000. That’s the second-highest public sale ever reported for the UAE’s .ae country code domain,...
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A $75k .ae domain sale and other end user domain purchases
A business using a .io domain pays a lot to get the matching .com. Sedo had a good week for end user domain sales, including Invest.ae for $75,000. That’s the second-highest public sale ever reported for the UAE’s .ae country code domain,...
Discussion
September 8, 2021, 12:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
TurnCommerce questions Donuts’ plans for new drop catching system
Company is concerned about added-fee expired domain system and the precedent it could set. TurnCommerce, which operates the DropCatch expired domain platform, has raised concerns with ICANN about a new expired domain system Donuts plans to implement....
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TurnCommerce questions Donuts’ plans for new drop catching system
Company is concerned about added-fee expired domain system and the precedent it could set. TurnCommerce, which operates the DropCatch expired domain platform, has raised concerns with ICANN about a new expired domain system Donuts plans to implement....
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September 7, 2021, 8:32 pm
The Domains
Country codes take the two top spots this week at Sedo
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Invest.ae led the way at $75,000. GP.de was second at 59,500 Euro, ($70,479). Deity.com was third at $60,000. 44 .com sales 32 cctld sales 2 other sales Top 3 highlights of public SedoMLS sales are: &n...
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Country codes take the two top spots this week at Sedo
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Invest.ae led the way at $75,000. GP.de was second at 59,500 Euro, ($70,479). Deity.com was third at $60,000. 44 .com sales 32 cctld sales 2 other sales Top 3 highlights of public SedoMLS sales are: &n...
Discussion
September 7, 2021, 7:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
KeyState Holdings plays whac-a-mole with fraudsters’ domains
After taking down one fraudulent site, financial firm goes after another. Financial services firm KeyState Holdings, LLC has filed a second lawsuit to take down a domain name that fraudsters are using to dupe people into sending money. In July, the f...
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KeyState Holdings plays whac-a-mole with fraudsters’ domains
After taking down one fraudulent site, financial firm goes after another. Financial services firm KeyState Holdings, LLC has filed a second lawsuit to take down a domain name that fraudsters are using to dupe people into sending money. In July, the f...
Discussion
September 7, 2021, 5:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
The story of 55.com
A great domain can be used for many different businesses. Domains are addresses in the digital world. Like addresses in the physical world, some domains are good and some are not. A good domain will continue to be valuable even if the business built ...
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The story of 55.com
A great domain can be used for many different businesses. Domains are addresses in the digital world. Like addresses in the physical world, some domains are good and some are not. A good domain will continue to be valuable even if the business built ...
Discussion
September 7, 2021, 5:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
August’s top domain name stories
Here’s a look at what made news in the domain industry last month. 1. Newfold Digital acquires WordPress SEO plugin Yoast – Newfold, the company that owns Network Solutions, BlueHost, and a bunch of other domain and hosting companies, bou...
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August’s top domain name stories
Here’s a look at what made news in the domain industry last month. 1. Newfold Digital acquires WordPress SEO plugin Yoast – Newfold, the company that owns Network Solutions, BlueHost, and a bunch of other domain and hosting companies, bou...
Discussion
September 7, 2021, 1:21 pm
The Domains
8499.com goes for $82,000 at GoDaddy Auctions
8499.com closed at $82,000 at GoDaddy auctions. A return to a 4N.com picking back up in price. Back in June 0907.com closed at $9,105. This is the sixth 4N.com to go for just 4 figures in 2021. In contrast 2018 showed zero 4N.com sales under five fig...
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8499.com goes for $82,000 at GoDaddy Auctions
8499.com closed at $82,000 at GoDaddy auctions. A return to a 4N.com picking back up in price. Back in June 0907.com closed at $9,105. This is the sixth 4N.com to go for just 4 figures in 2021. In contrast 2018 showed zero 4N.com sales under five fig...
Discussion
September 7, 2021, 5:35 am
Domain Name Wire
Former GoDaddy CIO joins CentralNic
Carsten Sjoerup will lead integrations and product teams for CentralNic. CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) has appointed Carsten Sjoerup in the new role of Chief Technology & Product Officer. Sjoerup will lead the integration of CenralNic’s technology...
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Former GoDaddy CIO joins CentralNic
Carsten Sjoerup will lead integrations and product teams for CentralNic. CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) has appointed Carsten Sjoerup in the new role of Chief Technology & Product Officer. Sjoerup will lead the integration of CenralNic’s technology...
Discussion
September 6, 2021, 5:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Am I missing something? The mystery in investing in long numeric domains
I don’t understand why people are bidding on these domains. I share the same feeling of Josh at DSAD.com when it comes to understanding the values of long numeric domains. I have studied the Chinese domain market for years, yet I don’t se...
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Am I missing something? The mystery in investing in long numeric domains
I don’t understand why people are bidding on these domains. I share the same feeling of Josh at DSAD.com when it comes to understanding the values of long numeric domains. I have studied the Chinese domain market for years, yet I don’t se...
Discussion
September 6, 2021, 2:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
I’m frustrated by this UDRP
The panelist made the right decision but this case is still frustrating. I’m a bit frustrated after reading the UDRP decision for DewberryDesigns.com today. The result was correct; panelist Christopher Gibson correctly ruled that this isn&rsquo...
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I’m frustrated by this UDRP
The panelist made the right decision but this case is still frustrating. I’m a bit frustrated after reading the UDRP decision for DewberryDesigns.com today. The result was correct; panelist Christopher Gibson correctly ruled that this isn&rsquo...
Discussion
September 3, 2021, 4:12 pm
