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Domain Name Wire
Reviewing May in the domain name industry
Top domain name stories and podcasts from the past month. It’s time for a look back at the past month in domaining. Here are the top five stories on Domain Name Wire in May, ranked by number of views. 1. Domain registration halts spread of Wann...
Discussion
Reviewing May in the domain name industry
Top domain name stories and podcasts from the past month. It’s time for a look back at the past month in domaining. Here are the top five stories on Domain Name Wire in May, ranked by number of views. 1. Domain registration halts spread of Wann...
Discussion
June 5, 2017, 4:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
From zero to a $1 billion with Divyank Turakhia – DNW Podcast #139
How Divyank Turakhia built an ad tech powerhouse. Divyank Turakhia made his initial fortune in domain names and webhosting. He then turned to the online advertising market with Media.net, a company he sold last year for $900 million. This week, the y...
Discussion
From zero to a $1 billion with Divyank Turakhia – DNW Podcast #139
How Divyank Turakhia built an ad tech powerhouse. Divyank Turakhia made his initial fortune in domain names and webhosting. He then turned to the online advertising market with Media.net, a company he sold last year for $900 million. This week, the y...
Discussion
June 5, 2017, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Paris domain name event NDDCamp returns for third year
Event is free for the domain name industry. NDDCamp, a one-day domain name event, will return to Paris on June 26, 2017. It will take place at Campus Cluster Paris Innovation, 59 Rue Nationale, 75013 in Paris. Now in its third year, the event targets...
Discussion
Paris domain name event NDDCamp returns for third year
Event is free for the domain name industry. NDDCamp, a one-day domain name event, will return to Paris on June 26, 2017. It will take place at Campus Cluster Paris Innovation, 59 Rue Nationale, 75013 in Paris. Now in its third year, the event targets...
Discussion
June 5, 2017, 1:37 pm
The Domains
New gTLD .Africa Closes It’s Sunrise Period With Over 930 Domain Registrations
The long awaited and much contested new domain extension .Africa just closed its Sunrise period on June 2nd and according to the zone file there are over 930 domain name registrations. It appears a Sunrise domain name cost somewhere around $200 depen...
Discussion
New gTLD .Africa Closes It’s Sunrise Period With Over 930 Domain Registrations
The long awaited and much contested new domain extension .Africa just closed its Sunrise period on June 2nd and according to the zone file there are over 930 domain name registrations. It appears a Sunrise domain name cost somewhere around $200 depen...
Discussion
June 5, 2017, 12:05 pm
DomainSherpa
Using Your Personal Network to Sell ccTLD Domains – With Rob Kaay
If you don't build a personal network, you limit your ability to sell domain names.Today's Sherpa describes how his personal network was critical to his professional success selling .com.au domain names. Without a network, he wouldn't ...
Discussion
Using Your Personal Network to Sell ccTLD Domains – With Rob Kaay
If you don't build a personal network, you limit your ability to sell domain names.Today's Sherpa describes how his personal network was critical to his professional success selling .com.au domain names. Without a network, he wouldn't ...
Discussion
June 5, 2017, 7:01 am
The Domains
Rare sighting: 2 expired 3L.coms on GoDaddy auctions
With 8 and 9 days left on their auctions respectively, the domain names GTJ.com and MNT.com are expiring on GoDaddy auctions. You can view the auctions by clicking their name above, GTJ is currently at $32,888 and MNT.com is currently at $31,333. GTJ...
Discussion
Rare sighting: 2 expired 3L.coms on GoDaddy auctions
With 8 and 9 days left on their auctions respectively, the domain names GTJ.com and MNT.com are expiring on GoDaddy auctions. You can view the auctions by clicking their name above, GTJ is currently at $32,888 and MNT.com is currently at $31,333. GTJ...
Discussion
June 5, 2017, 6:19 am
The Domains
Bidding war for former popular tor service
On Saturday there was a bidding war for a domain that many might have wondered, “What’s all the fuss?” The auction was for Torcache.net, the auction closed at $4,952. Bidders 11 and 12 battled it out from $1,623 to the close. Eventu...
Discussion
Bidding war for former popular tor service
On Saturday there was a bidding war for a domain that many might have wondered, “What’s all the fuss?” The auction was for Torcache.net, the auction closed at $4,952. Bidders 11 and 12 battled it out from $1,623 to the close. Eventu...
Discussion
June 4, 2017, 8:57 am
Domain Name Wire
Telepathy sues after getting RDNH win
Company files federal lawsuit following reverse domain name hijacking. UDRP panels cannot levy a financial penalty on companies that file reverse domain name hijacking cases. But U.S. courts can. Telepathy Inc., a domain name investment company led b...
Discussion
Telepathy sues after getting RDNH win
Company files federal lawsuit following reverse domain name hijacking. UDRP panels cannot levy a financial penalty on companies that file reverse domain name hijacking cases. But U.S. courts can. Telepathy Inc., a domain name investment company led b...
Discussion
June 4, 2017, 1:29 am
The Domains
SME.com reported stolen
Namepros member has reported his domain SME.com registered at Enom has been stolen and moved to Name.com. My domain name SME.COM registered at enomcentral.com got stolen. The expiration date was 10/23/2017 and today I just checked and found tha...
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SME.com reported stolen
Namepros member has reported his domain SME.com registered at Enom has been stolen and moved to Name.com. My domain name SME.COM registered at enomcentral.com got stolen. The expiration date was 10/23/2017 and today I just checked and found tha...
Discussion
June 2, 2017, 6:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Registry-based .IO backorder service to shut down
Change comes as backend registry services are transitioned. Afilias is taking over backend registry services for Internet Computer Bureau (ICB Registry) and its three ccTLDs .AC, .IO, and .SH. This transition will take place on June 10. As a result o...
Discussion
Registry-based .IO backorder service to shut down
Change comes as backend registry services are transitioned. Afilias is taking over backend registry services for Internet Computer Bureau (ICB Registry) and its three ccTLDs .AC, .IO, and .SH. This transition will take place on June 10. As a result o...
Discussion
June 2, 2017, 4:23 pm
