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Domain Name Wire
A baker’s dozen more end user domain sales
A law platform, a tourism company and a streaming service bought domain names. Sedo reported 82 sales of $2,000 or more for the past week, and I was able to tie 13 of them to end users. Here’s a list of end user domain name sales that just comp...
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A baker’s dozen more end user domain sales
A law platform, a tourism company and a streaming service bought domain names. Sedo reported 82 sales of $2,000 or more for the past week, and I was able to tie 13 of them to end users. Here’s a list of end user domain name sales that just comp...
Discussion
October 26, 2022, 1:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why this reactive.com auction is taking so long
Dropcatch needs to increase its bidding increments. There’s a heated domain auction going on at DropCatch.com right now. Bidders have placed over 350 bids and counting for reactive.com, pushing the price up over $135,000. Like all domain auctio...
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Why this reactive.com auction is taking so long
Dropcatch needs to increase its bidding increments. There’s a heated domain auction going on at DropCatch.com right now. Bidders have placed over 350 bids and counting for reactive.com, pushing the price up over $135,000. Like all domain auctio...
Discussion
October 25, 2022, 8:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Coca-Cola bottler tries to reverse hijack kof.com
Mexican bottler tries to get domain matching its stock ticker without paying for it. Coca-Cola Femsa, S.A.B, a Coca-Cola bottling company in Mexico, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (pdf). The company uses the stock ticker KOF a...
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Coca-Cola bottler tries to reverse hijack kof.com
Mexican bottler tries to get domain matching its stock ticker without paying for it. Coca-Cola Femsa, S.A.B, a Coca-Cola bottling company in Mexico, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (pdf). The company uses the stock ticker KOF a...
Discussion
October 25, 2022, 3:40 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by CheapUsedCars.com
Sedo released their weekly domain names and CheapUsedCars.com led the way at $25,000. Cuckolds.com was second for $20,000 . Sowieso.de was third at 20,000 Euro, ($19,914). 39 .com sales 34 cctld sales 9 other tld sales Highlights of public SedoMLS sa...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by CheapUsedCars.com
Sedo released their weekly domain names and CheapUsedCars.com led the way at $25,000. Cuckolds.com was second for $20,000 . Sowieso.de was third at 20,000 Euro, ($19,914). 39 .com sales 34 cctld sales 9 other tld sales Highlights of public SedoMLS sa...
Discussion
October 25, 2022, 2:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
Toast restaurant POS company wins toast.io in domain dispute
The domain owner was hired by the Complainant to help it acquire the domain. Toast, Inc., the company behind the ubiquitous restaurant ordering system, has won the domain name toast.io (pdf) through a cybersquatting dispute. The company filed the dis...
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Toast restaurant POS company wins toast.io in domain dispute
The domain owner was hired by the Complainant to help it acquire the domain. Toast, Inc., the company behind the ubiquitous restaurant ordering system, has won the domain name toast.io (pdf) through a cybersquatting dispute. The company filed the dis...
Discussion
October 24, 2022, 3:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Epik’s new CEO – DNW Podcast #410
Brian Royce explains his views and answers questions about what’s happening at the company. Many in the domain industry were surprised last month when Epik announced that Rob Monster was giving way to a new leader. What would this mean for Epik...
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Epik’s new CEO – DNW Podcast #410
Brian Royce explains his views and answers questions about what’s happening at the company. Many in the domain industry were surprised last month when Epik announced that Rob Monster was giving way to a new leader. What would this mean for Epik...
Discussion
October 24, 2022, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Unstoppable Domains founders move forward a decade after prison
Two of the company’s founders spent time in prison for drug dealing, CEO says he “ultimately built a better life for myself.” Unstoppable Domains has been making waves in the blockchain world. The company offers blockchain-based dom...
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Unstoppable Domains founders move forward a decade after prison
Two of the company’s founders spent time in prison for drug dealing, CEO says he “ultimately built a better life for myself.” Unstoppable Domains has been making waves in the blockchain world. The company offers blockchain-based dom...
Discussion
October 21, 2022, 8:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
UDRP case “contaminated” by presiding panelist
Panelists dispute how much private research panelists can undertake. Two panelists in a World Intellectual Property Organization case have rejected the dispute based on the actions of the presiding panelist. In one of the most bizarre UDRP cases I&rs...
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UDRP case “contaminated” by presiding panelist
Panelists dispute how much private research panelists can undertake. Two panelists in a World Intellectual Property Organization case have rejected the dispute based on the actions of the presiding panelist. In one of the most bizarre UDRP cases I&rs...
Discussion
October 21, 2022, 6:07 pm
The Domains
Identity Digital Domain Trend Report: September 2022
Identity Digital (formerly Donuts) published their September domain trend report. The report covers the top premium domain names registered, most registered SLD keywords and other data. In the month of September 2022, SLDs registered on Identity Digi...
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Identity Digital Domain Trend Report: September 2022
Identity Digital (formerly Donuts) published their September domain trend report. The report covers the top premium domain names registered, most registered SLD keywords and other data. In the month of September 2022, SLDs registered on Identity Digi...
Discussion
October 21, 2022, 4:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Turkish firm tries to reverse hijack dagi.com
Panel determines it was a “Plan B” filing. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found (pdf) Dagi Giyim San to have tried reverse domain name hijacking dagi.com The Turkish clothing retailer uses the domain dagi.com.tr and,...
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Turkish firm tries to reverse hijack dagi.com
Panel determines it was a “Plan B” filing. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found (pdf) Dagi Giyim San to have tried reverse domain name hijacking dagi.com The Turkish clothing retailer uses the domain dagi.com.tr and,...
Discussion
October 21, 2022, 12:19 pm
