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Domain Name Wire
How Web 3.0 Technologies Foundation won Polkadot.com domain name
This cybersquatting dispute is full of strange (and conflicting) circumstances. Web 3.0 Technologies Foundation, the organization behind the Polkadot parachain platform, has won a cybersquatting claim against the owner of polkadot.com. Polkadot is a ...
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How Web 3.0 Technologies Foundation won Polkadot.com domain name
This cybersquatting dispute is full of strange (and conflicting) circumstances. Web 3.0 Technologies Foundation, the organization behind the Polkadot parachain platform, has won a cybersquatting claim against the owner of polkadot.com. Polkadot is a ...
Discussion
February 17, 2022, 4:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
$835,000 of aftermarket domain sales let by three letter domain
Here’s a look at what sold for mucho dinero on NameJet and SnapNames last month. NameJet and SnapNames, both owned by Newfold Digital, combined to sell 156 domain names for $2,000 or more last month. Those domains totaled $835,000 in sales, whi...
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$835,000 of aftermarket domain sales let by three letter domain
Here’s a look at what sold for mucho dinero on NameJet and SnapNames last month. NameJet and SnapNames, both owned by Newfold Digital, combined to sell 156 domain names for $2,000 or more last month. Those domains totaled $835,000 in sales, whi...
Discussion
February 17, 2022, 2:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Wix and Squarespace stocks plummet after weak earnings report
Investors send shares into freefall after Wix shows slowing growth. Website builder Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) reported earnings today, and the disappointment sent its stock and rival Squarespace’s (NYSE: SQSP) stock into a tailspin. Shares in Wix are d...
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Wix and Squarespace stocks plummet after weak earnings report
Investors send shares into freefall after Wix shows slowing growth. Website builder Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) reported earnings today, and the disappointment sent its stock and rival Squarespace’s (NYSE: SQSP) stock into a tailspin. Shares in Wix are d...
Discussion
February 16, 2022, 4:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Hyphen trips up people looking for Miami-Dade Clerk website
A missing hyphen led drivers to a website promoting Trump memorabilia. The Washington Post wrote this morning about how a missing hyphen has led to complaints in Miami. Police in Miami Beach gave flyers to ticketed drivers that included a URL for a M...
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Hyphen trips up people looking for Miami-Dade Clerk website
A missing hyphen led drivers to a website promoting Trump memorabilia. The Washington Post wrote this morning about how a missing hyphen has led to complaints in Miami. Police in Miami Beach gave flyers to ticketed drivers that included a URL for a M...
Discussion
February 16, 2022, 3:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain sales: an interesting $100k purchase and more
A steakhouse, a logistics job board and a Minecraft site bought domain names. Sedo’s public domain sales list for the past week has an interesting one at the top. Details are below for WordPlay.com. Here’s a list of end user domain name s...
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End user domain sales: an interesting $100k purchase and more
A steakhouse, a logistics job board and a Minecraft site bought domain names. Sedo’s public domain sales list for the past week has an interesting one at the top. Details are below for WordPlay.com. Here’s a list of end user domain name s...
Discussion
February 16, 2022, 2:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Evolve raises $100 million after Evolve.com purchase
It was a BIG upgrade from its former domain. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, travel was one of the worst affected industries. Travel bans and lockdowns ground travel to a halt. More than 5.5 million people lost their jobs in travel and tourism in the...
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Evolve raises $100 million after Evolve.com purchase
It was a BIG upgrade from its former domain. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, travel was one of the worst affected industries. Travel bans and lockdowns ground travel to a halt. More than 5.5 million people lost their jobs in travel and tourism in the...
Discussion
February 15, 2022, 7:55 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Wordplay.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Wordplay.com led the way at $100,000. Mode.io was second at $50,000. Broadcast.co was third at 25,000 Euro, ($28,378). 41 .com sales 32 cctld sales 3 other tld sales op 3 highlights of public SedoMLS s...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Wordplay.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Wordplay.com led the way at $100,000. Mode.io was second at $50,000. Broadcast.co was third at 25,000 Euro, ($28,378). 41 .com sales 32 cctld sales 3 other tld sales op 3 highlights of public SedoMLS s...
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February 15, 2022, 4:08 pm
The Domains
NameJet/SnapNames January domain sales report
NameJet sold 60% more domains in Jan than Dec. NameJet generated 47% more revenue in Jan than Dec. SnapNames was slightly behind in Jan than Dec for both sales and revenue. Top domain sale for NameJet was xem.com at $51,801 Top domain sale for SnapNa...
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NameJet/SnapNames January domain sales report
NameJet sold 60% more domains in Jan than Dec. NameJet generated 47% more revenue in Jan than Dec. SnapNames was slightly behind in Jan than Dec for both sales and revenue. Top domain sale for NameJet was xem.com at $51,801 Top domain sale for SnapNa...
Discussion
February 15, 2022, 4:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Namecheap bolsters blockchain domain push with Namebase acquisition, reports strong 2021 results
Registrar buys leading Handshake marketplace and reports rapid growth over the past year. Namecheap is making an acquisition related to blockchain-based domains and reported strong growth in 2021. The acquisition of Namebase bolsters the company&rsqu...
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Namecheap bolsters blockchain domain push with Namebase acquisition, reports strong 2021 results
Registrar buys leading Handshake marketplace and reports rapid growth over the past year. Namecheap is making an acquisition related to blockchain-based domains and reported strong growth in 2021. The acquisition of Namebase bolsters the company&rsqu...
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February 15, 2022, 3:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
Reverse domain name hijacking in oovo.com dispute
A somewhat novel expiration argument false flat on its face. A National Arbitration Forum panelist has found Vacation Pig, LLC d.b.a OOVO guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in its attempt to get oovo.com. The Complainant uses the domain name oov...
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Reverse domain name hijacking in oovo.com dispute
A somewhat novel expiration argument false flat on its face. A National Arbitration Forum panelist has found Vacation Pig, LLC d.b.a OOVO guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in its attempt to get oovo.com. The Complainant uses the domain name oov...
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February 15, 2022, 3:17 pm
