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Domain Name Wire
21 end user domain name sales
A pipeline construction company, a calculator app and a dental anesthetic company bought domain names. Sedo kicked off the new year with a combined list of sales during the recent holiday period. While the holidays can be a slow time for sales, Sedo ...
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21 end user domain name sales
A pipeline construction company, a calculator app and a dental anesthetic company bought domain names. Sedo kicked off the new year with a combined list of sales during the recent holiday period. While the holidays can be a slow time for sales, Sedo ...
Discussion
January 10, 2020, 2:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Full NamesCon schedule released, GoDaddy CEO Aman Bhutani to keynote
Bhutani to speak at “Domain Economic Forum”. NamesCon has published the full schedule for its event taking place in Austin January 29-February 1. Aman Bhutani, who became the CEO of GoDaddy last year, will be the main keynote speaker. Bhu...
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Full NamesCon schedule released, GoDaddy CEO Aman Bhutani to keynote
Bhutani to speak at “Domain Economic Forum”. NamesCon has published the full schedule for its event taking place in Austin January 29-February 1. Aman Bhutani, who became the CEO of GoDaddy last year, will be the main keynote speaker. Bhu...
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January 9, 2020, 6:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
BHP CISO runs into roadblock using UDRP to take down criticism site
Panel determines the domain wasn’t registered in bad faith given trademark date. The Chief Information Security Officer of mining and petroleum giant BHP has lost an attempt to take down a criticism site by using the Uniform Domain Name Dispute...
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BHP CISO runs into roadblock using UDRP to take down criticism site
Panel determines the domain wasn’t registered in bad faith given trademark date. The Chief Information Security Officer of mining and petroleum giant BHP has lost an attempt to take down a criticism site by using the Uniform Domain Name Dispute...
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January 9, 2020, 5:51 pm
The Domains
A look at the history of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
With the news out today that Lotto.com was saved in a UDRP complaint, though there was no finding of reverse domain name hijacking. There is an article published by Gerald M. Levine a few weeks back at IPlegalCorner.com that’s worth reading. Mr...
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A look at the history of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
With the news out today that Lotto.com was saved in a UDRP complaint, though there was no finding of reverse domain name hijacking. There is an article published by Gerald M. Levine a few weeks back at IPlegalCorner.com that’s worth reading. Mr...
Discussion
January 9, 2020, 5:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lotto.com, purchased for $2.68 million in 2017, survives cybersquatting challenge
No-brainer case reveals purchase price of Lotto.com. A German lottery operator has failed to take the domain name Lotto.com from another lottery operator through the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). Bremer Toto und Lotto GmbH fil...
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Lotto.com, purchased for $2.68 million in 2017, survives cybersquatting challenge
No-brainer case reveals purchase price of Lotto.com. A German lottery operator has failed to take the domain name Lotto.com from another lottery operator through the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). Bremer Toto und Lotto GmbH fil...
Discussion
January 9, 2020, 4:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
4 companies that upgraded their domain names
These four Chinese companies upgraded their domain names for different reasons. As a student of the Chinese domain market, I am excited to see companies upgrade to good domains, but I am even more excited when companies upgrade from good to great dom...
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4 companies that upgraded their domain names
These four Chinese companies upgraded their domain names for different reasons. As a student of the Chinese domain market, I am excited to see companies upgrade to good domains, but I am even more excited when companies upgrade from good to great dom...
Discussion
January 9, 2020, 2:39 pm
The Domains
NameSilo presents December marketplace sales data
Using Visme which is a pretty little free tool for presentations, NameSilo posted data for December sales. They broke down the data in a way we would love to see every marketplace present. Check out all the data here The post NameSilo presents Decemb...
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NameSilo presents December marketplace sales data
Using Visme which is a pretty little free tool for presentations, NameSilo posted data for December sales. They broke down the data in a way we would love to see every marketplace present. Check out all the data here The post NameSilo presents Decemb...
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January 8, 2020, 7:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
Barri.com sells to end user for $100,000+
Shane Kinsch strikes again with six-figure sale. A Texas-based financial services company has smartly purchased the domain name Barri.com, which it forwards to its website at BarriGroup.com. Shane Kinsch, who sold Cumberland.com last year for $250,00...
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Barri.com sells to end user for $100,000+
Shane Kinsch strikes again with six-figure sale. A Texas-based financial services company has smartly purchased the domain name Barri.com, which it forwards to its website at BarriGroup.com. Shane Kinsch, who sold Cumberland.com last year for $250,00...
Discussion
January 8, 2020, 4:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Cryptocurrency business tries to reverse hijack domain name
Netherlands company brought case in abuse of the policy, panelist rules. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found fintech/cryptocurrency business Feev Holding B.V. guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The company filed a cybe...
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Cryptocurrency business tries to reverse hijack domain name
Netherlands company brought case in abuse of the policy, panelist rules. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found fintech/cryptocurrency business Feev Holding B.V. guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The company filed a cybe...
Discussion
January 8, 2020, 4:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
The curious case of a 7 letter acronym domain
It’s a mouthful. I enjoy end user research because it is quite entertaining. I get to discover all sorts of reasons why a company chooses a corporate domain. However, sometimes the reason can be hard to understand. A recent case will illustrate...
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The curious case of a 7 letter acronym domain
It’s a mouthful. I enjoy end user research because it is quite entertaining. I get to discover all sorts of reasons why a company chooses a corporate domain. However, sometimes the reason can be hard to understand. A recent case will illustrate...
Discussion
January 8, 2020, 2:08 pm
