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Domain Name Wire
Brand Registry Group seeks new executive director
Organization is looking for someone to advocate for dot-brand top level domain owners. The Brand Registry Group (BRG), a trade organization that advocates for owners of dot-brand top level domain names, is looking for a new executive director. Martin...
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Brand Registry Group seeks new executive director
Organization is looking for someone to advocate for dot-brand top level domain owners. The Brand Registry Group (BRG), a trade organization that advocates for owners of dot-brand top level domain names, is looking for a new executive director. Martin...
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November 30, 2021, 9:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign patents anomaly detector for domain registries
Patent describes way to track unusual registration activity. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 11,190,479 (pdf) to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for “Detection of aberrant domain registration and resolution patterns.&rdqu...
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Verisign patents anomaly detector for domain registries
Patent describes way to track unusual registration activity. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 11,190,479 (pdf) to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for “Detection of aberrant domain registration and resolution patterns.&rdqu...
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November 30, 2021, 8:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
Beer.com, AKA.com, Nonstop.com and other great domains go to auction
One of the best domain portfolios is hitting the market, and many of the domains have no reserves. A stellar portfolio of domain names is hitting the market and many of them have no reserve. Thought Convergence, a company that once ran a domain parki...
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Beer.com, AKA.com, Nonstop.com and other great domains go to auction
One of the best domain portfolios is hitting the market, and many of the domains have no reserves. A stellar portfolio of domain names is hitting the market and many of them have no reserve. Thought Convergence, a company that once ran a domain parki...
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November 30, 2021, 6:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Citadel wins cybersquatting fight with meme stock parody site
The case begs a lot of questions. Investment firm Citadel has won a cybersquatting dispute it brought against the owner of CitadelAir.com. The domain owner operates a Twitter account called Citadel Air, where he parodies the investment firm and promo...
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Citadel wins cybersquatting fight with meme stock parody site
The case begs a lot of questions. Investment firm Citadel has won a cybersquatting dispute it brought against the owner of CitadelAir.com. The domain owner operates a Twitter account called Citadel Air, where he parodies the investment firm and promo...
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November 30, 2021, 5:03 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by EventHorizon.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and EventHorizon.com led the way at $50,000. WZC.com was second at $46,800. Doh.com was third at 33,000 Euro, ($37,535). 39 .com sales 20 cctld sales 10 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of public SedoMLS s...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by EventHorizon.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and EventHorizon.com led the way at $50,000. WZC.com was second at $46,800. Doh.com was third at 33,000 Euro, ($37,535). 39 .com sales 20 cctld sales 10 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of public SedoMLS s...
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November 30, 2021, 3:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
19 recent end user domain name sales
This is a makeup list from the holiday week. I’m behind on publishing last week’s Sedo end user sales list because of the holiday. Sedo’s top sale last week was Binance.ae for $300,000. It’s registered in the name of Kirill Za...
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19 recent end user domain name sales
This is a makeup list from the holiday week. I’m behind on publishing last week’s Sedo end user sales list because of the holiday. Sedo’s top sale last week was Binance.ae for $300,000. It’s registered in the name of Kirill Za...
Discussion
November 30, 2021, 1:45 pm
The Domains
$295K Buyer of Maxima.com revealed
Maxima.com sold for $295,000 last month. Dubai Domains sold the domain name through BrandBucket. The name previously sold back in 2006 at SnapNames for $16,750. Nissan rolled out the Maxima in 1980 and still produces them today. There is also the Arg...
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$295K Buyer of Maxima.com revealed
Maxima.com sold for $295,000 last month. Dubai Domains sold the domain name through BrandBucket. The name previously sold back in 2006 at SnapNames for $16,750. Nissan rolled out the Maxima in 1980 and still produces them today. There is also the Arg...
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November 29, 2021, 9:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Dan.com domain sales kept rocking last month
Sales at Dan.com increased month-to-month in October. The domain name aftermarket remained strong last month, according to data from Dan.com. Leanne McMahon aggregated the sales data and found: 4368 public sales UP 189 4 six figure sales (same as Sep...
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Dan.com domain sales kept rocking last month
Sales at Dan.com increased month-to-month in October. The domain name aftermarket remained strong last month, according to data from Dan.com. Leanne McMahon aggregated the sales data and found: 4368 public sales UP 189 4 six figure sales (same as Sep...
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November 29, 2021, 5:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Expired Domains (part two) – DNW Podcast #365
Expired domain tips and tricks, part 2. This is the second podcast in a series about expired domains. Last week, Bill Sweetman of Name Ninja explained how to monitor domains and place backorders. This week, we dig into auction bidding strategy and me...
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Expired Domains (part two) – DNW Podcast #365
Expired domain tips and tricks, part 2. This is the second podcast in a series about expired domains. Last week, Bill Sweetman of Name Ninja explained how to monitor domains and place backorders. This week, we dig into auction bidding strategy and me...
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November 29, 2021, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
SD Wheel Corp. found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
A company that sells wheels, tires and other auto parts filed a cybersquatting case in abuse of the policy. An auto parts company has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a cybersquatting dispute. SD Wheel Corp. filed a UDRP against ...
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SD Wheel Corp. found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
A company that sells wheels, tires and other auto parts filed a cybersquatting case in abuse of the policy. An auto parts company has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a cybersquatting dispute. SD Wheel Corp. filed a UDRP against ...
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November 29, 2021, 1:48 pm
