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The Domains
GradeSlam raises $7.5 million rebrands to Paper.co
So Gradeslam.org put out a press release today and announced funding and a new name. They are moving from a .org to a .co. They are a Canadian company. MONTREAL, March 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — GradeSlam, the education company founded by McG...
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GradeSlam raises $7.5 million rebrands to Paper.co
So Gradeslam.org put out a press release today and announced funding and a new name. They are moving from a .org to a .co. They are a Canadian company. MONTREAL, March 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — GradeSlam, the education company founded by McG...
Discussion
March 11, 2020, 10:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Russian firm found to have tried reverse domain name hijacking
Company filed cybersquatting complaint against domain name registered prior to its trademark rights. A World Intellectual Property Forum panelist has determined that Kontsern Radioelektronnye Tehnologii tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain ...
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Russian firm found to have tried reverse domain name hijacking
Company filed cybersquatting complaint against domain name registered prior to its trademark rights. A World Intellectual Property Forum panelist has determined that Kontsern Radioelektronnye Tehnologii tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain ...
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March 11, 2020, 6:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lotto Sport Italia tried reverse domain name hijacking, court rules
Company tried to take two ‘lotto’ domain names away from Canadian man. A Canadian man who registered LottoStore.com and LottoWorks.com has prevailed in a legal dispute with Lotto Sport Italia, with the court granting his motion for summar...
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Lotto Sport Italia tried reverse domain name hijacking, court rules
Company tried to take two ‘lotto’ domain names away from Canadian man. A Canadian man who registered LottoStore.com and LottoWorks.com has prevailed in a legal dispute with Lotto Sport Italia, with the court granting his motion for summar...
Discussion
March 11, 2020, 5:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rob Monster sues after losing UDRP for BC30.com
Monster chose to blast WIPO rather than respond to the three elements of UDRP. Rob Monster, the CEO of domain name registrar Epik, has filed a lawsuit after losing the domain name BC30.com in a UDRP. Ganeden Biotech, Inc. filed a UDRP with World Inte...
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Rob Monster sues after losing UDRP for BC30.com
Monster chose to blast WIPO rather than respond to the three elements of UDRP. Rob Monster, the CEO of domain name registrar Epik, has filed a lawsuit after losing the domain name BC30.com in a UDRP. Ganeden Biotech, Inc. filed a UDRP with World Inte...
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March 11, 2020, 4:10 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF MARCH 10, 2020
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on March 10, 2020. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiring...
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AUCTION RECAP OF MARCH 10, 2020
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on March 10, 2020. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiring...
Discussion
March 11, 2020, 2:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Com rankings: Google tops 3 million .com domains
Google hits a milestone. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers November 2019. Google’s domain name registrar hit the 3 million .com domain m...
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.Com rankings: Google tops 3 million .com domains
Google hits a milestone. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers November 2019. Google’s domain name registrar hit the 3 million .com domain m...
Discussion
March 11, 2020, 1:35 pm
Domain Shane
Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Wednesday March 11th, 2020
If you’ve been around the block a few times or have the ability to converse regularly with your parents and grandparents, you realize there have been some bad events over the last 100 years. While it feels like each event is unique and worse ...
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Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Wednesday March 11th, 2020
If you’ve been around the block a few times or have the ability to converse regularly with your parents and grandparents, you realize there have been some bad events over the last 100 years. While it feels like each event is unique and worse ...
Discussion
March 11, 2020, 11:06 am
The Domains
Verisign Q4 2019 DNIB: New .com and .net domain name registrations totaled 10.3 million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2019
Verisign (NASDAQ – VRSN) released their Q4 2019 Domain Name Industry Brief. The report shows 362.3 Million Domain Name Registrations In The Fourth Quarter Of 2019 From the report: The .com and .net TLDs had a combined total of 158.8 million dom...
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Verisign Q4 2019 DNIB: New .com and .net domain name registrations totaled 10.3 million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2019
Verisign (NASDAQ – VRSN) released their Q4 2019 Domain Name Industry Brief. The report shows 362.3 Million Domain Name Registrations In The Fourth Quarter Of 2019 From the report: The .com and .net TLDs had a combined total of 158.8 million dom...
Discussion
March 11, 2020, 12:42 am
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by RS.de
Sedo released their weekly sales and RS.de led the way at 70,000 Euro, ($78,631). Memories.net was second at $41,000. OnlyTech.com was the highest .com sale at 10,000 Euro, ($11,283) 30 .com sales 28 cctld sales 7 other tld sales Domain name Date Pri...
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Sedo weekly sales led by RS.de
Sedo released their weekly sales and RS.de led the way at 70,000 Euro, ($78,631). Memories.net was second at $41,000. OnlyTech.com was the highest .com sale at 10,000 Euro, ($11,283) 30 .com sales 28 cctld sales 7 other tld sales Domain name Date Pri...
Discussion
March 10, 2020, 8:31 pm
The Domains
Who is your favorite registrar in 2020?
Poll is very simple who is your favorite registrar in 2020? Who is your favorite registrar in 2020? GoDaddy Name.com NameCheap Hexonet Fabulous Gandi 1&1 NameSilo Epik Dynadot NetworkSolutions Register.com Porkbun Uniregistry Hover Domain.com Eno...
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Who is your favorite registrar in 2020?
Poll is very simple who is your favorite registrar in 2020? Who is your favorite registrar in 2020? GoDaddy Name.com NameCheap Hexonet Fabulous Gandi 1&1 NameSilo Epik Dynadot NetworkSolutions Register.com Porkbun Uniregistry Hover Domain.com Eno...
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March 10, 2020, 6:10 pm
