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The Domains
LLL.io experiment results in 6 figure loss
Everyone loves to hear a great domain name sale story. Everyone loves to tell one as well. We don’t get many stories where the person admits to an experiment costing them a six figure loss. Shifang Yuan from Yuming.com tweeted about an experime...
Discussion
LLL.io experiment results in 6 figure loss
Everyone loves to hear a great domain name sale story. Everyone loves to tell one as well. We don’t get many stories where the person admits to an experiment costing them a six figure loss. Shifang Yuan from Yuming.com tweeted about an experime...
Discussion
June 8, 2021, 4:50 am
The Domains
Some Australian researchers want to see .CC taken away from Verisign
Like .com, .net and .tv, Verisign is the registry provider for .cc, the country code for Cocos (Keeling) Islands. This is an Australian territory. So TheGuardian published an article today from Josh Taylor with the headline, “Australia urged to...
Discussion
Some Australian researchers want to see .CC taken away from Verisign
Like .com, .net and .tv, Verisign is the registry provider for .cc, the country code for Cocos (Keeling) Islands. This is an Australian territory. So TheGuardian published an article today from Josh Taylor with the headline, “Australia urged to...
Discussion
June 8, 2021, 3:32 am
Domain Name Wire
Tucows gets Reverse Domain Name Hijacking win against Australian Firm
Company’s attempt to milk Tucows fails. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found (pdf) that Damstra Technology Pty Ltd filed a cybersquatting dispute in bad faith. The Australian company filed a dispute against the domain name...
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Tucows gets Reverse Domain Name Hijacking win against Australian Firm
Company’s attempt to milk Tucows fails. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found (pdf) that Damstra Technology Pty Ltd filed a cybersquatting dispute in bad faith. The Australian company filed a dispute against the domain name...
Discussion
June 7, 2021, 9:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Bird.com and Fish.com bidder countersues Right of the Dot
Bidder says he didn’t think he won the domains, and he shouldn’t have been allowed to bid more than $2,000. The person who bid nearly $5 million in February’s Right of the Dot domain name auction is countersuing the auctioneer. Righ...
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Bird.com and Fish.com bidder countersues Right of the Dot
Bidder says he didn’t think he won the domains, and he shouldn’t have been allowed to bid more than $2,000. The person who bid nearly $5 million in February’s Right of the Dot domain name auction is countersuing the auctioneer. Righ...
Discussion
June 7, 2021, 9:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Unstoppable domains files trademark applications for .NFT, .Doge and others
Company that provides alt-root domain names filed trademark applications for new extensions. Unstoppable Domains, a company that sells alt-root domain names that use blockchain technology, recently filed trademark applications with the U.S. Patent an...
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Unstoppable domains files trademark applications for .NFT, .Doge and others
Company that provides alt-root domain names filed trademark applications for new extensions. Unstoppable Domains, a company that sells alt-root domain names that use blockchain technology, recently filed trademark applications with the U.S. Patent an...
Discussion
June 7, 2021, 3:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
DNS using blockchain technology – DNW Podcast #341
A discussion on the merits and challenges of a DNS built on blockchain technology. Would a DNS using blockchain technology be better than the current DNS? Andrew Rosener thinks so, although he admits there are some challenges to overcome. On today&rs...
Discussion
DNS using blockchain technology – DNW Podcast #341
A discussion on the merits and challenges of a DNS built on blockchain technology. Would a DNS using blockchain technology be better than the current DNS? Andrew Rosener thinks so, although he admits there are some challenges to overcome. On today&rs...
Discussion
June 7, 2021, 3:30 pm
Sully's Blog
Do you renew your hand regs?
I’m going to admit, up front, that this article is inspired by Morgan’s recent…
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Do you renew your hand regs?
I’m going to admit, up front, that this article is inspired by Morgan’s recent…
Discussion
June 5, 2021, 8:26 pm
The Domains
Be careful bidding on Vegan.com
Vegan.com is listed for sale (private seller) at NameJet. @Frans over at Namepros said he spoke to the owner and it has been listed fraudulently. Frans wrote: Vegan (dot) com has been added in auction with a very low reserve ($5k – $10k) on Nam...
Discussion
Be careful bidding on Vegan.com
Vegan.com is listed for sale (private seller) at NameJet. @Frans over at Namepros said he spoke to the owner and it has been listed fraudulently. Frans wrote: Vegan (dot) com has been added in auction with a very low reserve ($5k – $10k) on Nam...
Discussion
June 5, 2021, 4:58 am
The Domains
Donuts Domain Trend Report: May 2021
Donuts published their May domain trend report. The report covers the top premium domain names registered, most registered SLD keywords and other data. In the month of May 2021, SLDs registered on Donuts TLDs were 22% shorter and were hyphe...
Discussion
Donuts Domain Trend Report: May 2021
Donuts published their May domain trend report. The report covers the top premium domain names registered, most registered SLD keywords and other data. In the month of May 2021, SLDs registered on Donuts TLDs were 22% shorter and were hyphe...
Discussion
June 3, 2021, 11:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Total domain counts are falling. Here’s why
.Com is doing fine, but the same can’t be said for other top level domains. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) has published its quarterly Domain Name Industry Brief (pdf) for the first quarter of 2021. The company calculates that total domains registered...
Discussion
Total domain counts are falling. Here’s why
.Com is doing fine, but the same can’t be said for other top level domains. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) has published its quarterly Domain Name Industry Brief (pdf) for the first quarter of 2021. The company calculates that total domains registered...
Discussion
June 3, 2021, 8:12 pm
