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The Domains
Identity Digital Domain Trend Report: October 2022
Identity Digital (formerly Donuts) published their October domain trend report. The report covers the top premium domain names registered, most registered SLD keywords and other data. In the month of October 2022, SLDs registered on Identity Digital ...
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Identity Digital Domain Trend Report: October 2022
Identity Digital (formerly Donuts) published their October domain trend report. The report covers the top premium domain names registered, most registered SLD keywords and other data. In the month of October 2022, SLDs registered on Identity Digital ...
Discussion
November 18, 2022, 6:37 am
Domain Name Wire
Lots of Mike Morgans learn about reverse domain name hijacking case
A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panel has found Candy Cloud IP LLC guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (pdf) in a particularly egregious case. And bizarrely, a bunch of people named Mike Morgan were notified about the decision. ...
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Lots of Mike Morgans learn about reverse domain name hijacking case
A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panel has found Candy Cloud IP LLC guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (pdf) in a particularly egregious case. And bizarrely, a bunch of people named Mike Morgan were notified about the decision. ...
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November 17, 2022, 10:34 pm
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – November 17, 2022: Wicked Smart: Tin.xyz, Wedge.com, Empathy.io
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• The Sherpas are joined by special guest Leanne McMahon of Crunch.id;• They play The Domain Game, where they guess what certain domains were bought a...
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DomainSherpa Review – November 17, 2022: Wicked Smart: Tin.xyz, Wedge.com, Empathy.io
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• The Sherpas are joined by special guest Leanne McMahon of Crunch.id;• They play The Domain Game, where they guess what certain domains were bought a...
Discussion
November 17, 2022, 10:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
Fennel launched this year after buying Fennel.com from Telepathy
Company helps investors find good ESG investments. Once upon a time, performance and value metrics were the main considerations for stock investors, but as awareness of ecological and social issues has come to the forefront of politics and current ev...
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Fennel launched this year after buying Fennel.com from Telepathy
Company helps investors find good ESG investments. Once upon a time, performance and value metrics were the main considerations for stock investors, but as awareness of ecological and social issues has come to the forefront of politics and current ev...
Discussion
November 17, 2022, 6:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
Meta registers slew of web3 domain names
Company registered web3 domains related to Quest, Facebook and other brands. Meta Platforms registered a number of domain names related to web3 this week. The company registered many of its brands along with words such as crypto, wallet, and blockcha...
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Meta registers slew of web3 domain names
Company registered web3 domains related to Quest, Facebook and other brands. Meta Platforms registered a number of domain names related to web3 this week. The company registered many of its brands along with words such as crypto, wallet, and blockcha...
Discussion
November 17, 2022, 5:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Punycode continues to be the bad guys’ best friend
These domains look a lot like banks’ official domains. Krebs on Security today published a story about how a financial cybercrime group is using Punycode domains to trick internet users into thinking they’re visiting banks’ websites...
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Punycode continues to be the bad guys’ best friend
These domains look a lot like banks’ official domains. Krebs on Security today published a story about how a financial cybercrime group is using Punycode domains to trick internet users into thinking they’re visiting banks’ websites...
Discussion
November 17, 2022, 4:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy finishes .tv migration, launches marketing campaign
Company is ready to reinvigorate marketing for .tv extension. GoDaddy Registry has completed the takeover of registry services for .tv domain names. .Tv is the country code for Tuvalu, a tiny island nation in the South Pacific. But its domain names a...
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GoDaddy finishes .tv migration, launches marketing campaign
Company is ready to reinvigorate marketing for .tv extension. GoDaddy Registry has completed the takeover of registry services for .tv domain names. .Tv is the country code for Tuvalu, a tiny island nation in the South Pacific. But its domain names a...
Discussion
November 16, 2022, 8:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Mastodon is a boon to new top level domains
Many servers have chosen new top level domains, with .social the big winner. Twitter alternative Mastodon has been getting lots of attention after Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter. Mastodon is built on open source software. Rather than signing u...
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Mastodon is a boon to new top level domains
Many servers have chosen new top level domains, with .social the big winner. Twitter alternative Mastodon has been getting lots of attention after Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter. Mastodon is built on open source software. Rather than signing u...
Discussion
November 16, 2022, 4:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
21 recent end user domain sales
A tattoo machine supplier, a massage chair seller and a mattress company bought domain names. After struggling to find end user sales amongst Sedo’s sales data last week, this week was much more fruitful. One of the purchases looks particularly...
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21 recent end user domain sales
A tattoo machine supplier, a massage chair seller and a mattress company bought domain names. After struggling to find end user sales amongst Sedo’s sales data last week, this week was much more fruitful. One of the purchases looks particularly...
Discussion
November 16, 2022, 2:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
MicroAcquire paid $2 million for acquire.com
Company goes big on rebrand with seven-figure domain purchase. Online business marketplace MicroAcquire paid $2 million to acquire the acquire.com domain name, the founder disclosed today. MicroAcquire founder Andrew Gazdecki disclosed the purchase p...
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MicroAcquire paid $2 million for acquire.com
Company goes big on rebrand with seven-figure domain purchase. Online business marketplace MicroAcquire paid $2 million to acquire the acquire.com domain name, the founder disclosed today. MicroAcquire founder Andrew Gazdecki disclosed the purchase p...
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November 15, 2022, 6:39 pm
