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Domain Name Wire
It’s on .Fox – DNW Podcast #306
How entertainment company Fox is using its .Fox top level domain. Many companies acquired a brand-matching new top level domain, but few have put them to extensive use. Fox has recently started using its dot-brand domain more, and it could be a role ...
Discussion
It’s on .Fox – DNW Podcast #306
How entertainment company Fox is using its .Fox top level domain. Many companies acquired a brand-matching new top level domain, but few have put them to extensive use. Fox has recently started using its dot-brand domain more, and it could be a role ...
Discussion
October 5, 2020, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Namecheap overtakes Alibaba, Endurance over Web.com
Shakeup on the overall leaderboard. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers June 2020. There are a few key takeaways: 1. As I predicted last month, ...
Discussion
Namecheap overtakes Alibaba, Endurance over Web.com
Shakeup on the overall leaderboard. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers June 2020. There are a few key takeaways: 1. As I predicted last month, ...
Discussion
October 5, 2020, 1:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy sues Anexio Data Centers
GoDaddy alleges that company stiffed it for over $1 million. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has filed a breach of contract lawsuit (pdf) against Anexio Data Centers. In the lawsuit, GoDaddy states that it pre-paid for services in Anexio’s Los Angeles dat...
Discussion
GoDaddy sues Anexio Data Centers
GoDaddy alleges that company stiffed it for over $1 million. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has filed a breach of contract lawsuit (pdf) against Anexio Data Centers. In the lawsuit, GoDaddy states that it pre-paid for services in Anexio’s Los Angeles dat...
Discussion
October 5, 2020, 12:07 pm
The Domains
From Perfect.com to Proactis.com
Frank from MapleDots found this one, Perfect.com redirects to Proactis.com. Now this is not a new name, Proactis is a public company out of the U.K. They acquired Perfect Commerce in 2017. U.K.-based spend management and e-procurement solution provid...
Discussion
From Perfect.com to Proactis.com
Frank from MapleDots found this one, Perfect.com redirects to Proactis.com. Now this is not a new name, Proactis is a public company out of the U.K. They acquired Perfect Commerce in 2017. U.K.-based spend management and e-procurement solution provid...
Discussion
October 4, 2020, 11:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain investor files preemptive lawsuit after UDRP filing
It’s his second lawsuit in just a few days, too. If you’re going to court for one domain name matter, why not a second one? Last week, I wrote about how domain name investor Stanley Pace filed a lawsuit to block the transfer of Celluvatio...
Discussion
Domain investor files preemptive lawsuit after UDRP filing
It’s his second lawsuit in just a few days, too. If you’re going to court for one domain name matter, why not a second one? Last week, I wrote about how domain name investor Stanley Pace filed a lawsuit to block the transfer of Celluvatio...
Discussion
October 4, 2020, 8:13 pm
The Domains
Ten Trademark Myths domain investors should know
Janet Cho and Christel Harlacher from the firm of Williams Mullen published a piece on Trademark rights that’s worth giving a once over and bookmarking. Especially for those new to domaining who sometimes have the wrong impression of trademark ...
Discussion
Ten Trademark Myths domain investors should know
Janet Cho and Christel Harlacher from the firm of Williams Mullen published a piece on Trademark rights that’s worth giving a once over and bookmarking. Especially for those new to domaining who sometimes have the wrong impression of trademark ...
Discussion
October 4, 2020, 3:35 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain appraisal scammers try to take advantage of new GoDaddy contact system
Scammers take advantage of new contact email system. There’s a new wrinkle in the domain name appraisal scam that is sure to dupe some unsuspecting people. The domain appraisal scam tries to trick domain name owners into paying for an appraisal...
Discussion
Domain appraisal scammers try to take advantage of new GoDaddy contact system
Scammers take advantage of new contact email system. There’s a new wrinkle in the domain name appraisal scam that is sure to dupe some unsuspecting people. The domain appraisal scam tries to trick domain name owners into paying for an appraisal...
Discussion
October 2, 2020, 8:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Submit your domain questions for the DNW Podcast
Send in your questions and we’ll get the best answers for them. A Domain Name Wire reader/podcast listener emailed a great suggestion to me: what if people could email their domain investing questions, and I (or a panel of people) answer them o...
Discussion
Submit your domain questions for the DNW Podcast
Send in your questions and we’ll get the best answers for them. A Domain Name Wire reader/podcast listener emailed a great suggestion to me: what if people could email their domain investing questions, and I (or a panel of people) answer them o...
Discussion
October 2, 2020, 3:15 pm
The Domains
As we enter Q4, 2020 domain name sales are way off 2019’s pace
As we now enter the fourth quarter of 2020, reported domain name sales are way off 2019’s pace. No surprise really with what has been going on in the world, a global pandemic, environmental and economic hardships have made 2020 one of the worst...
Discussion
As we enter Q4, 2020 domain name sales are way off 2019’s pace
As we now enter the fourth quarter of 2020, reported domain name sales are way off 2019’s pace. No surprise really with what has been going on in the world, a global pandemic, environmental and economic hardships have made 2020 one of the worst...
Discussion
October 2, 2020, 5:07 am
The Domains
The Domain Theft Project’s time is now
6 years ago to the day, Phil Corwin published a piece on the ICA website about domain theft. The domain theft project. To be fair Corwin laid out that it was considering initiation. There has been a lot of domain industry press attention lately to do...
Discussion
The Domain Theft Project’s time is now
6 years ago to the day, Phil Corwin published a piece on the ICA website about domain theft. The domain theft project. To be fair Corwin laid out that it was considering initiation. There has been a lot of domain industry press attention lately to do...
Discussion
October 1, 2020, 8:40 pm
