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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...
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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...
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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...
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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
The Domains
The travel scam ?
Would you travel to another country to close a $50K deal ? There is an interesting thread on Namepros where a member posted about a potential buyer wanting him to travel to another country to close the deal. Hell guys A strange request from a potenti...
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The travel scam ?
Would you travel to another country to close a $50K deal ? There is an interesting thread on Namepros where a member posted about a potential buyer wanting him to travel to another country to close the deal. Hell guys A strange request from a potenti...
Discussion
June 2, 2017, 4:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
I can’t believe it’s not RDNH (again)
Panelist twists and turns to let SOTI Inc. off the hook for RDNH. Here’s another case in which I have to say, “I can’t believe it’s not reverse domain name hijacking!” SOTI Inc., which uses the domain name Soti.net, file...
Discussion
I can’t believe it’s not RDNH (again)
Panelist twists and turns to let SOTI Inc. off the hook for RDNH. Here’s another case in which I have to say, “I can’t believe it’s not reverse domain name hijacking!” SOTI Inc., which uses the domain name Soti.net, file...
Discussion
June 2, 2017, 1:39 pm
The Domains
2017 New Domain Research & Tactics
Sempo Jeff Sass from Dot Club Kevin Rowe Rowe Digital Tony Kirsch Neustar Bill Hartzer The post 2017 New Domain Research & Tactics appeared first on TheDomains.com.
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2017 New Domain Research & Tactics
Sempo Jeff Sass from Dot Club Kevin Rowe Rowe Digital Tony Kirsch Neustar Bill Hartzer The post 2017 New Domain Research & Tactics appeared first on TheDomains.com.
Discussion
June 2, 2017, 3:59 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain name escrow price and services guide
A comparison of popular domain name escrow options. The domain name escrow landscape has changed in recent years. Escrow.com is under new ownership, Payoneer has added a service and some escrow services have closed. With this in mind, I spent some ti...
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Domain name escrow price and services guide
A comparison of popular domain name escrow options. The domain name escrow landscape has changed in recent years. Escrow.com is under new ownership, Payoneer has added a service and some escrow services have closed. With this in mind, I spent some ti...
Discussion
June 1, 2017, 7:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
BrandIT acquires Igloo domain brokerage
Igloo will be part of European brand management company. Domain name brokerage Igloo has agreed to be acquired by BrandIT, the company announced today. BrandIT is a European corporate domain name management company that offers domain portfolio servic...
Discussion
BrandIT acquires Igloo domain brokerage
Igloo will be part of European brand management company. Domain name brokerage Igloo has agreed to be acquired by BrandIT, the company announced today. BrandIT is a European corporate domain name management company that offers domain portfolio servic...
Discussion
June 1, 2017, 5:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
New uses for domain names? Good luck with that.
It would be nice to find new uses for domain names, but there’s a reason nothing has come to fruition yet. .XYZ’s new promotion comparing numeric .xyz domain names to bitcoin is certainly bizarre. One of the pitches in Uniregistry’s...
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New uses for domain names? Good luck with that.
It would be nice to find new uses for domain names, but there’s a reason nothing has come to fruition yet. .XYZ’s new promotion comparing numeric .xyz domain names to bitcoin is certainly bizarre. One of the pitches in Uniregistry’s...
Discussion
June 1, 2017, 3:15 pm
