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What Trump means for ICANN
Will he try to mess with ICANN? It might seem silly to think right now about what a Trump presidency means for ICANN. Will he try to pull back control of ICANN at the behest of Ted Cruz? Could he? Speaking to Scientific American, Robert Atkinson, pre...
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What Trump means for ICANN
Will he try to mess with ICANN? It might seem silly to think right now about what a Trump presidency means for ICANN. Will he try to pull back control of ICANN at the behest of Ted Cruz? Could he? Speaking to Scientific American, Robert Atkinson, pre...
Discussion
November 11, 2016, 2:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Marijuana domain names dominate .com
People are getting creative with marijuana domain names as legalization spreads. The real winner in Tuesday’s U.S. elections might have been marijuana. California, Massachusetts and Nevada passed recreational initiatives and several other state...
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Marijuana domain names dominate .com
People are getting creative with marijuana domain names as legalization spreads. The real winner in Tuesday’s U.S. elections might have been marijuana. California, Massachusetts and Nevada passed recreational initiatives and several other state...
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November 10, 2016, 1:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
WorldClaim.biz owner is a reverse domain name hijacker
Company tried to get domain name registered in 1999. The owner of WorldClaim.biz has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name WorldClaim.com. WorldClaim Global Claims Management filed a UDRP despite the domain ...
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WorldClaim.biz owner is a reverse domain name hijacker
Company tried to get domain name registered in 1999. The owner of WorldClaim.biz has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name WorldClaim.com. WorldClaim Global Claims Management filed a UDRP despite the domain ...
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November 10, 2016, 1:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Another big week for end user domain name sales
18 nice end user sales at Sedo. Sedo turned in a better-than-usual week for end user domain name sales when it comes to five-figure sales. With domains like Pay4.com, Ciso.org and Globist.com selling for five figures, I’d say it was a good week...
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Another big week for end user domain name sales
18 nice end user sales at Sedo. Sedo turned in a better-than-usual week for end user domain name sales when it comes to five-figure sales. With domains like Pay4.com, Ciso.org and Globist.com selling for five figures, I’d say it was a good week...
Discussion
November 9, 2016, 3:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Election domains become worthless today
Clinton domain names? Those were so yesterday. Well, the election is over. Now the value of many election-related domain names has gone to zero. Certainly, domain names that have to do with Hillary Clinton’s run for the White House have no valu...
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Election domains become worthless today
Clinton domain names? Those were so yesterday. Well, the election is over. Now the value of many election-related domain names has gone to zero. Certainly, domain names that have to do with Hillary Clinton’s run for the White House have no valu...
Discussion
November 9, 2016, 1:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rightside’s revenue drops again in Q3
Top line continues to shrink at Rightside. Domain name company Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) reported earnings after the bell today. Revenue keeps heading in the wrong direction. For the third quarter in a row, revenue was down quarter-over-quarter. More w...
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Rightside’s revenue drops again in Q3
Top line continues to shrink at Rightside. Domain name company Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) reported earnings after the bell today. Revenue keeps heading in the wrong direction. For the third quarter in a row, revenue was down quarter-over-quarter. More w...
Discussion
November 8, 2016, 8:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign to .Web losers: stop griping and carry on
Verisign responds to complaints about its deal for .web. Paul Livesay, VP and Counsel at Verisign, has published a detailed response to Donuts’ and Afilias’ challenges over the .web auction result. If you’re unfamiliar with the back...
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Verisign to .Web losers: stop griping and carry on
Verisign responds to complaints about its deal for .web. Paul Livesay, VP and Counsel at Verisign, has published a detailed response to Donuts’ and Afilias’ challenges over the .web auction result. If you’re unfamiliar with the back...
Discussion
November 8, 2016, 1:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Com Winners & Losers: Uniregistry continues to win transfer customers
Not much change in latest month of data. ICANN has published the latest .com transactions report from registry Verisign, showing official results from July. There were few major changes this month compared to last month, other than HiChina making an ...
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.Com Winners & Losers: Uniregistry continues to win transfer customers
Not much change in latest month of data. ICANN has published the latest .com transactions report from registry Verisign, showing official results from July. There were few major changes this month compared to last month, other than HiChina making an ...
Discussion
November 7, 2016, 8:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Nat Cohen’s Telepathy sues for reverse domain name hijacking
Telepathy claims healthcare company is trying to reverse hijack a domain name it owns. Telepathy, Inc., a company owned by domain name investor Nat Cohen, has sued Seattle company Parametric Portfolio Associates, LLC for alleged reverse domain name h...
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Nat Cohen’s Telepathy sues for reverse domain name hijacking
Telepathy claims healthcare company is trying to reverse hijack a domain name it owns. Telepathy, Inc., a company owned by domain name investor Nat Cohen, has sued Seattle company Parametric Portfolio Associates, LLC for alleged reverse domain name h...
Discussion
November 7, 2016, 4:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Chips, mistakes and opportunities with Shane Cultra – DNW Podcast #109
Can you still make money with short domain names? Shane Cultra has had his share of successes and failures in the domain name business. On today’s show, Shane gives his assessment of how you can still make money with short domain names and his ...
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Chips, mistakes and opportunities with Shane Cultra – DNW Podcast #109
Can you still make money with short domain names? Shane Cultra has had his share of successes and failures in the domain name business. On today’s show, Shane gives his assessment of how you can still make money with short domain names and his ...
Discussion
November 7, 2016, 2:30 pm
