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3 Letter .Com hits new auction site at $10 with no reserve
Greg Ricks is betting a valuable domain on getting attention for his own auctions. Domain name investor Greg Ricks has added auctions to his Perfect Name site, and he’s putting up a 3 letter .com domain name at no reserve to draw attention to i...
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3 Letter .Com hits new auction site at $10 with no reserve
Greg Ricks is betting a valuable domain on getting attention for his own auctions. Domain name investor Greg Ricks has added auctions to his Perfect Name site, and he’s putting up a 3 letter .com domain name at no reserve to draw attention to i...
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November 23, 2015, 1:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Judge: .XYZ statements were puffery and opinion
Judge explains why he dismissed Verisign’s lawsuit. Judge Claude M. Hilton has issued his reason for granting .XYZ’s motion for summary judgment in a battle with .com giant Verisign. The judge granted the motion for summary judgment on Oc...
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Judge: .XYZ statements were puffery and opinion
Judge explains why he dismissed Verisign’s lawsuit. Judge Claude M. Hilton has issued his reason for granting .XYZ’s motion for summary judgment in a battle with .com giant Verisign. The judge granted the motion for summary judgment on Oc...
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November 20, 2015, 10:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
XYZ 2, Verisign 0
Judge dismisses registry change lawsuit. A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit Verisign filed against .XYZ and CentralNic. Verisign sued the companies after two of Verisign’s clients sold their top level domain names to .XYZ and switched to C...
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XYZ 2, Verisign 0
Judge dismisses registry change lawsuit. A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit Verisign filed against .XYZ and CentralNic. Verisign sued the companies after two of Verisign’s clients sold their top level domain names to .XYZ and switched to C...
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November 20, 2015, 8:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
259999.com sells for $15,100 (and other expired domain name sales)
Who says there’s nothing new UnderTheSun.com ($3.8k)? Two months ago, a pair of 6-digit numerical domains topped these charts. But those headline-making expired auctions – $7.5k and $7.3k – fail to match last week&rsq...
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259999.com sells for $15,100 (and other expired domain name sales)
Who says there’s nothing new UnderTheSun.com ($3.8k)? Two months ago, a pair of 6-digit numerical domains topped these charts. But those headline-making expired auctions – $7.5k and $7.3k – fail to match last week&rsq...
Discussion
November 20, 2015, 1:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
Want to Write for Domain Name Wire?
Have interesting data to share? Domain Name Wire is seeking qualified writers for data-driven and/or recurring, column-style posts. These stories could be an analysis of particular top level domain name usage, trends in the aftermarket, domain name s...
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Want to Write for Domain Name Wire?
Have interesting data to share? Domain Name Wire is seeking qualified writers for data-driven and/or recurring, column-style posts. These stories could be an analysis of particular top level domain name usage, trends in the aftermarket, domain name s...
Discussion
November 19, 2015, 8:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
2 Great (and Free) Tools for Domain Investors
Better bulk search and a handy new tool from DomainPunch. I come across good tools for domainers from time-to-time, and want to pass a couple good ones along to you. First is NameBright’s bulk availability search. Alan Dunn mentioned this tool ...
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2 Great (and Free) Tools for Domain Investors
Better bulk search and a handy new tool from DomainPunch. I come across good tools for domainers from time-to-time, and want to pass a couple good ones along to you. First is NameBright’s bulk availability search. Alan Dunn mentioned this tool ...
Discussion
November 19, 2015, 4:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
RDNH should have been considered in BankWell.com decision
Panelist gets decision correct but doesn’t consider reverse domain name hijacking. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has denied New Canaan, Connecticut-based Bankwell Financial Group in its cybersquatting complaint against Ban...
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RDNH should have been considered in BankWell.com decision
Panelist gets decision correct but doesn’t consider reverse domain name hijacking. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has denied New Canaan, Connecticut-based Bankwell Financial Group in its cybersquatting complaint against Ban...
Discussion
November 19, 2015, 2:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Booking.com buys .Hotels domain name for $2.2 million
Booking.yeah! Hotel booking company Booking.com has won exclusive rights to run the .hotels top level domain name for $2.2 million. The company was the only applicant for the .hotels domain name. However, .hotels and .hoteis were one of two sets of d...
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Booking.com buys .Hotels domain name for $2.2 million
Booking.yeah! Hotel booking company Booking.com has won exclusive rights to run the .hotels top level domain name for $2.2 million. The company was the only applicant for the .hotels domain name. However, .hotels and .hoteis were one of two sets of d...
Discussion
November 19, 2015, 1:59 am
Domain Name Wire
As .Com registrations surge, is Verisign a good buy?
Domain name registrations are outpacing Verisign’s guidance. There was a rather spirited conversation over at DomainSherpa today about the landrush on short domain names. Is it a bubble? Maybe so. But guests Frank Schilling, Andrew Rosener and ...
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As .Com registrations surge, is Verisign a good buy?
Domain name registrations are outpacing Verisign’s guidance. There was a rather spirited conversation over at DomainSherpa today about the landrush on short domain names. Is it a bubble? Maybe so. But guests Frank Schilling, Andrew Rosener and ...
Discussion
November 18, 2015, 7:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Oversee.net co-founder Lawrence Ng launches $10 million incubator
OnRamp Fund is just the latest of Ng’s ventures post Oversee.net. Lawrence Ng today announced the launch of OnRamp Fund, a new incubator with $10 million to invest in early-stage startups. Ng co-founded Oversee.net, best known for its DomainSpo...
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Oversee.net co-founder Lawrence Ng launches $10 million incubator
OnRamp Fund is just the latest of Ng’s ventures post Oversee.net. Lawrence Ng today announced the launch of OnRamp Fund, a new incubator with $10 million to invest in early-stage startups. Ng co-founded Oversee.net, best known for its DomainSpo...
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November 18, 2015, 6:00 pm
