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Domain Name Wire
I wish there was an easier way to report scam websites
Could there be an easier way to alert domain registrars about domains being used for scams? This morning I woke up to a spam SMS message promoting a scam site (see picture). The scam tries to trick people into disclosing their social security number ...
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I wish there was an easier way to report scam websites
Could there be an easier way to alert domain registrars about domains being used for scams? This morning I woke up to a spam SMS message promoting a scam site (see picture). The scam tries to trick people into disclosing their social security number ...
Discussion
July 1, 2021, 3:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
Taking a look at an early IDN top level domain
IDNs haven’t been as successful as backers hoped. One of the purported benefits of expanding top level domain options last decade was to offers domains in native scripts and languages to their users, so-called Internationalized Domain Names (ID...
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Taking a look at an early IDN top level domain
IDNs haven’t been as successful as backers hoped. One of the purported benefits of expanding top level domain options last decade was to offers domains in native scripts and languages to their users, so-called Internationalized Domain Names (ID...
Discussion
July 1, 2021, 1:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sotheby’s auction of WWW NFT by Sir Tim Berners-Lee ends at $5,434,500
Someone paid a lot of money for an NFT commemorating the creation of the world wide web. A buyer has paid $5,434,500 for a non-fungible token (NFT) commemorating the creation of the world wide web. Auction house Sotheby’s auctioned the NFT by S...
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Sotheby’s auction of WWW NFT by Sir Tim Berners-Lee ends at $5,434,500
Someone paid a lot of money for an NFT commemorating the creation of the world wide web. A buyer has paid $5,434,500 for a non-fungible token (NFT) commemorating the creation of the world wide web. Auction house Sotheby’s auctioned the NFT by S...
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June 30, 2021, 6:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
FC Barcelona loses cybersquatting match
Football team went after colloquial term culers.com. Fútbol Club Barcelona (FC Barcelona) has lost a cybersquatting challenge it brought against the domain name Culers.com. Culers is a Catalan dictionary term for supporters of the football (so...
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FC Barcelona loses cybersquatting match
Football team went after colloquial term culers.com. Fútbol Club Barcelona (FC Barcelona) has lost a cybersquatting challenge it brought against the domain name Culers.com. Culers is a Catalan dictionary term for supporters of the football (so...
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June 30, 2021, 4:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Two domain hacks sell for $50k+
Sedo sold two domain hacks for high prices. Sedo had some great sales this past week. Its top two public sales are domain hacks (domains that use the second and top-level domains to form a word). Here’s a list of some of the end user domain nam...
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Two domain hacks sell for $50k+
Sedo sold two domain hacks for high prices. Sedo had some great sales this past week. Its top two public sales are domain hacks (domains that use the second and top-level domains to form a word). Here’s a list of some of the end user domain nam...
Discussion
June 30, 2021, 1:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
Two registrars hit major DUMs milestones
Dynadot and NameSilo celebrate milestones. Two domain name registrars hit major milestones for domains under management (DUMs) this month. Dynadot announced last week that customers now have over 3 million domains registered at the registrar. The com...
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Two registrars hit major DUMs milestones
Dynadot and NameSilo celebrate milestones. Two domain name registrars hit major milestones for domains under management (DUMs) this month. Dynadot announced last week that customers now have over 3 million domains registered at the registrar. The com...
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June 30, 2021, 12:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Company upgrades to Front.com, and this is how it celebrated
Here’s a great way to show off a killer domain upgrade. Front, a customer communications platform, just upgraded its domain name with the acquisition of Front.com. It’s a big improvement over its original domain FrontApp.com. To celebrate...
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Company upgrades to Front.com, and this is how it celebrated
Here’s a great way to show off a killer domain upgrade. Front, a customer communications platform, just upgraded its domain name with the acquisition of Front.com. It’s a big improvement over its original domain FrontApp.com. To celebrate...
Discussion
June 30, 2021, 4:36 am
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by B.et
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and it was two different domain hacks taking the top spots. B.et sold for $100,000 and Samu.ai sold for $50,000. BCC.co.uk was third at 20,000 GBP, ($27,699). 41 .com sales 20 cctld sales 9 other tld sales...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by B.et
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and it was two different domain hacks taking the top spots. B.et sold for $100,000 and Samu.ai sold for $50,000. BCC.co.uk was third at 20,000 GBP, ($27,699). 41 .com sales 20 cctld sales 9 other tld sales...
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June 29, 2021, 8:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
A young company moves from RibbonExperiences.com to Ribbon.com
This newish startup made a big domain upgrade. Founded in 2020, Ribbon is an online platform for live and recorded events that can integrate with services such as Zoom, while also offering email marketing solutions. In essence, it’s billed as a...
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A young company moves from RibbonExperiences.com to Ribbon.com
This newish startup made a big domain upgrade. Founded in 2020, Ribbon is an online platform for live and recorded events that can integrate with services such as Zoom, while also offering email marketing solutions. In essence, it’s billed as a...
Discussion
June 29, 2021, 8:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Wireless charging company tries reverse domain name hijacking
Energysquare tries to upgrade its domain name by abusing the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy. A French company that licenses wireless charging technology has been found to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain Energysquare...
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Wireless charging company tries reverse domain name hijacking
Energysquare tries to upgrade its domain name by abusing the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy. A French company that licenses wireless charging technology has been found to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain Energysquare...
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June 29, 2021, 5:08 pm
