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The Domains
“This decision provides the basis to render countless domain names to be worthless junk”
While some are championing and raising prices on their one word .com domain names. John Berryhill has a completely different take. Of course this is one man’s opinion, John does have an expert background in defending domain names in legal dispu...
Discussion
“This decision provides the basis to render countless domain names to be worthless junk”
While some are championing and raising prices on their one word .com domain names. John Berryhill has a completely different take. Of course this is one man’s opinion, John does have an expert background in defending domain names in legal dispu...
Discussion
July 2, 2020, 4:37 am
The Domains
Online Businesses Using .CLUB and other Domain Name Extensions to Benefit from Supreme Court “Booking.com” Ruling
So while premium .com owners seem to be championing the Booking.com decision. Others are now looking at how pairing the name and extension can create added value within an ip portfolio. Jeff Sass sent me an email about how .club is looking at things....
Discussion
Online Businesses Using .CLUB and other Domain Name Extensions to Benefit from Supreme Court “Booking.com” Ruling
So while premium .com owners seem to be championing the Booking.com decision. Others are now looking at how pairing the name and extension can create added value within an ip portfolio. Jeff Sass sent me an email about how .club is looking at things....
Discussion
July 1, 2020, 10:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
Namecheap revenue continues its surge in Q2
Year-over-year revenue grows 38% in Q2. Domain name registrar Namecheap generated $49 million in revenue during Q2 2020, the company reported to Domain Name Wire. That’s up almost 38% over the same period last year and up 7.6% quarter-over-quar...
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Namecheap revenue continues its surge in Q2
Year-over-year revenue grows 38% in Q2. Domain name registrar Namecheap generated $49 million in revenue during Q2 2020, the company reported to Domain Name Wire. That’s up almost 38% over the same period last year and up 7.6% quarter-over-quar...
Discussion
July 1, 2020, 6:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Intuit missed TurboTaxSucksAss.com
Companies can’t register all domains that can be used to attack them. Last year, Intuit registered lots of domain names defensively as reports surfaced about its nefarious tactics with TurboTax. It had lobbied the government not to make its own...
Discussion
Intuit missed TurboTaxSucksAss.com
Companies can’t register all domains that can be used to attack them. Last year, Intuit registered lots of domain names defensively as reports surfaced about its nefarious tactics with TurboTax. It had lobbied the government not to make its own...
Discussion
July 1, 2020, 5:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Here are the domains Amazon registered for the Seattle arena
Amazon registered over 75 domains for the arena it’s calling Climate Pledge Arena. I can’t wait to watch a live hockey game again. It certainly won’t be until next year, and it’s likely to be in Seattle’s completely refu...
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Here are the domains Amazon registered for the Seattle arena
Amazon registered over 75 domains for the arena it’s calling Climate Pledge Arena. I can’t wait to watch a live hockey game again. It certainly won’t be until next year, and it’s likely to be in Seattle’s completely refu...
Discussion
July 1, 2020, 2:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Is this domain really worth $30,728?
Kassey Lee explains why this domain, which sold at auction last month, has a bounty of potential buyers. HuangGuan.com sold for $30,728 on Godaddy Auctions on June 15, and I think it is a good deal for the buyer. Here’s why: Huang Guan represen...
Discussion
Is this domain really worth $30,728?
Kassey Lee explains why this domain, which sold at auction last month, has a bounty of potential buyers. HuangGuan.com sold for $30,728 on Godaddy Auctions on June 15, and I think it is a good deal for the buyer. Here’s why: Huang Guan represen...
Discussion
July 1, 2020, 1:37 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by Expert.ai
Sedo released their weekly list of domain name sales and Expert.ai led the way at 95,000 Euro, ($106,725). Stellantis.com was second at 20,000 GBP, ($24,786) just edging out Company.ch at 22,000 Euro, ($24,715). 43 .com sales 18 cctld sales 7 other t...
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Sedo weekly sales led by Expert.ai
Sedo released their weekly list of domain name sales and Expert.ai led the way at 95,000 Euro, ($106,725). Stellantis.com was second at 20,000 GBP, ($24,786) just edging out Company.ch at 22,000 Euro, ($24,715). 43 .com sales 18 cctld sales 7 other t...
Discussion
June 30, 2020, 8:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
State Farm tries (again) to get a State Farm Bowl domain
The insurance giant really wants this domain name. Earlier this year, insurance giant State Farm lost a UDRP for the domain name TheStateFarmBowl .com. The owner of the domain argued that he bought it to sell wooden bowls in the outline of states. Ge...
Discussion
State Farm tries (again) to get a State Farm Bowl domain
The insurance giant really wants this domain name. Earlier this year, insurance giant State Farm lost a UDRP for the domain name TheStateFarmBowl .com. The owner of the domain argued that he bought it to sell wooden bowls in the outline of states. Ge...
Discussion
June 30, 2020, 6:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Supreme Court: Booking.com can get its trademark
Court rules that Booking.com can be trademarked. In an 8-1 ruling, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled today that Booking.com can trademark Booking.com. For background on the issue, listen to DNW Podcast #285. Booking.com sought the trademar...
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Supreme Court: Booking.com can get its trademark
Court rules that Booking.com can be trademarked. In an 8-1 ruling, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled today that Booking.com can trademark Booking.com. For background on the issue, listen to DNW Podcast #285. Booking.com sought the trademar...
Discussion
June 30, 2020, 3:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
Spa services company tries reverse domain name hijacking
Domain was registered a decade before the spa company started its business. A spa franchising company has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking for the domain AccessSpa.com. Philip Savino, who apparently has some connection to a...
Discussion
Spa services company tries reverse domain name hijacking
Domain was registered a decade before the spa company started its business. A spa franchising company has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking for the domain AccessSpa.com. Philip Savino, who apparently has some connection to a...
Discussion
June 30, 2020, 2:27 pm
