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“Second bite at the cherry” fails for SoccerMall.com
Second UDRP for domain name is rejected. A National Arbitration Forum panelist has denied a Phoenix soccer store’s second attempt to get SoccerMall.com through a UDRP. Hassan Shams owns a store called Soccer Mall, and managed to recently get a ...
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“Second bite at the cherry” fails for SoccerMall.com
Second UDRP for domain name is rejected. A National Arbitration Forum panelist has denied a Phoenix soccer store’s second attempt to get SoccerMall.com through a UDRP. Hassan Shams owns a store called Soccer Mall, and managed to recently get a ...
Discussion
December 23, 2016, 1:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domain names Business Insider and others bought last week
Business Insider buys domain name for new section of its site. I’ve found that December is one of the best domain sales months of the year. People want to buy domains for projects before the year is up, and other people make New Year’s Re...
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What domain names Business Insider and others bought last week
Business Insider buys domain name for new section of its site. I’ve found that December is one of the best domain sales months of the year. People want to buy domains for projects before the year is up, and other people make New Year’s Re...
Discussion
December 22, 2016, 6:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
The unhappy decline of Oversee.net
Lawsuit reveals details on the company’s deal with Oak Hill and its subsequent fall from prominence. Oversee.net was once a high-flying darling of the domain name industry. It was rolling in dough–over $200 million a year in revenue at on...
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The unhappy decline of Oversee.net
Lawsuit reveals details on the company’s deal with Oak Hill and its subsequent fall from prominence. Oversee.net was once a high-flying darling of the domain name industry. It was rolling in dough–over $200 million a year in revenue at on...
Discussion
December 22, 2016, 2:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN gives Whois privacy services breathing room on new transfer policy
Board chairman instructs ICANN to defer compliance on part of new transfer policy. On December 1, a new domain name transfer policy went into effect that requires both the previous and new registrant of a domain name to approve changes to certain reg...
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ICANN gives Whois privacy services breathing room on new transfer policy
Board chairman instructs ICANN to defer compliance on part of new transfer policy. On December 1, a new domain name transfer policy went into effect that requires both the previous and new registrant of a domain name to approve changes to certain reg...
Discussion
December 22, 2016, 1:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
#8 in 2016: A New Trademark King?
Trying to trademark domain names you don’t even own? That’s enough to land on the top 10 stories for 2016. In 2014, I wrote about a hapless trademark applicant who spent about $50,000 in fees trying to trademark everything from Apple.com ...
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#8 in 2016: A New Trademark King?
Trying to trademark domain names you don’t even own? That’s enough to land on the top 10 stories for 2016. In 2014, I wrote about a hapless trademark applicant who spent about $50,000 in fees trying to trademark everything from Apple.com ...
Discussion
December 21, 2016, 2:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Someone registered FourthHarmony.com yesterday
Group is down one performer. Should it be called Fourth Harmony? OMG! Like, Camila Cabello totally ditched Fifth Harmony this week. That means the music group is down to just four members, at least for now. OK, I couldn’t give a damn about this...
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Someone registered FourthHarmony.com yesterday
Group is down one performer. Should it be called Fourth Harmony? OMG! Like, Camila Cabello totally ditched Fifth Harmony this week. That means the music group is down to just four members, at least for now. OK, I couldn’t give a damn about this...
Discussion
December 20, 2016, 4:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
#9 in 2016: A domain company gets rebranded
Mark Monitor is now part of Clarivate Analytics, so it makes sense that the company went long on defensive domain registrations. Back in September I asked, “Who is Clarivate?“. This would end up being the ninth most viewed story on Domain...
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#9 in 2016: A domain company gets rebranded
Mark Monitor is now part of Clarivate Analytics, so it makes sense that the company went long on defensive domain registrations. Back in September I asked, “Who is Clarivate?“. This would end up being the ninth most viewed story on Domain...
Discussion
December 20, 2016, 2:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Petition on .tech domain name gains steam
NeverAgain.tech petition is making the rounds amongst techies. The .tech top level domain name is getting exposure with its target market thanks to a petition that’s making the rounds. NeverAgain.tech asks tech workers to sign a petition promis...
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Petition on .tech domain name gains steam
NeverAgain.tech petition is making the rounds amongst techies. The .tech top level domain name is getting exposure with its target market thanks to a petition that’s making the rounds. NeverAgain.tech asks tech workers to sign a petition promis...
Discussion
December 20, 2016, 1:24 am
Domain Name Wire
#10 in 2016: Dirty UDRP tactics
The 10th most viewed article on Domain Name Wire this year was… This is the first of 10 posts on Domain Name Wire that will reflect on the top stories on Domain Name Wire during 2016. This is based purely on the total number of views, and you&...
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#10 in 2016: Dirty UDRP tactics
The 10th most viewed article on Domain Name Wire this year was… This is the first of 10 posts on Domain Name Wire that will reflect on the top stories on Domain Name Wire during 2016. This is based purely on the total number of views, and you&...
Discussion
December 19, 2016, 4:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Chris Sheridan – DNW Podcast #115
A discussion about domain names and website builders. Chris Sheridan has been in the domain name business since the late 90s and is now head of channel sales for Weebly. On today’s show, he gives his opinion on what’s going on in the doma...
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Chris Sheridan – DNW Podcast #115
A discussion about domain names and website builders. Chris Sheridan has been in the domain name business since the late 90s and is now head of channel sales for Weebly. On today’s show, he gives his opinion on what’s going on in the doma...
Discussion
December 19, 2016, 3:30 pm
