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The Domains
Bogus domain names and spoofed emails lead to $1m theft
Bogus domain names and spoofed emails result in a hacker stealing $1million. Vice reported about a man in the middle attack where a Chinese hacker was able to steal $1millin from a Chinese VC and Israeli startup. From the article: After seeing the or...
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Bogus domain names and spoofed emails lead to $1m theft
Bogus domain names and spoofed emails result in a hacker stealing $1million. Vice reported about a man in the middle attack where a Chinese hacker was able to steal $1millin from a Chinese VC and Israeli startup. From the article: After seeing the or...
Discussion
December 6, 2019, 12:31 am
Domain Name Wire
How Ethos Capital could restrict .org price increases
The private equity firm says it’s agreeable to putting price caps into concrete agreements. NTEN, a group that represents non-profits, held a conference call today with a number of participants impacted by the Internet Society’s transacti...
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How Ethos Capital could restrict .org price increases
The private equity firm says it’s agreeable to putting price caps into concrete agreements. NTEN, a group that represents non-profits, held a conference call today with a number of participants impacted by the Internet Society’s transacti...
Discussion
December 5, 2019, 9:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
After losing UDRP, PureTalk sues to upgrade its domain name
Company tries to get PureTalk(.)com through ACPA. Pure Talk, a mobile virtual network operator, has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to try to obtain the domain name PureTalk(.)com. The company uses the domain name PureTalkUSA.com. This is the company’s s...
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After losing UDRP, PureTalk sues to upgrade its domain name
Company tries to get PureTalk(.)com through ACPA. Pure Talk, a mobile virtual network operator, has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to try to obtain the domain name PureTalk(.)com. The company uses the domain name PureTalkUSA.com. This is the company’s s...
Discussion
December 5, 2019, 4:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
14 more end user sales
A Chinese plastic mold manufacturer, a recruiting firm and an online trading platform bought domain names. The top ccTLD of the week is also the top end user sale this week at Sedo—at least that we know of. BRGroup.com sold for more ($30,000), ...
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14 more end user sales
A Chinese plastic mold manufacturer, a recruiting firm and an online trading platform bought domain names. The top ccTLD of the week is also the top end user sale this week at Sedo—at least that we know of. BRGroup.com sold for more ($30,000), ...
Discussion
December 5, 2019, 1:56 pm
The Domains
Shares in NNR.com sell out – Do you want to invest in fractional ownership?
Disclaimer: Nothing below is a recommendation or a solicitation to buy or sell any domain name or do business with any of the companies mentioned below. Aron Meystedt announced today that his proof of concept for selling fractional ownership in domai...
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Shares in NNR.com sell out – Do you want to invest in fractional ownership?
Disclaimer: Nothing below is a recommendation or a solicitation to buy or sell any domain name or do business with any of the companies mentioned below. Aron Meystedt announced today that his proof of concept for selling fractional ownership in domai...
Discussion
December 5, 2019, 12:56 am
The Domains
NameJet/Snapnames November monthly sales led by Wanda.com
The NameJet/Snapnames November sales report was released and Wanda.com was the top sale at $83,817. UML.com was second at $21,400. Loxo.com was third at $18,056. There were three 3L.com sales and thirteen 4L.com sales. There were eleven numeric sales...
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NameJet/Snapnames November monthly sales led by Wanda.com
The NameJet/Snapnames November sales report was released and Wanda.com was the top sale at $83,817. UML.com was second at $21,400. Loxo.com was third at $18,056. There were three 3L.com sales and thirteen 4L.com sales. There were eleven numeric sales...
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December 4, 2019, 11:27 pm
The Domains
How ICANN can intervene in the .org sale
Milton Mueller wrote a piece worth reading over at InternetGovernance.org about the .org sale. Mueller spells out what ICANN could do to intervene. ICANN can intervene ICANN will probably pretend that it has no ability to intervene in this process, b...
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How ICANN can intervene in the .org sale
Milton Mueller wrote a piece worth reading over at InternetGovernance.org about the .org sale. Mueller spells out what ICANN could do to intervene. ICANN can intervene ICANN will probably pretend that it has no ability to intervene in this process, b...
Discussion
December 4, 2019, 6:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user sales at Uniregistry up to $160,000
A CBD company, eco-friendly hotel chain, and security company bought domain names at Uniregistry. Uniregistry has had some strong sales over the past couple of weeks, and many of them have been to end users instead of domain name investors. Here&rsqu...
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End user sales at Uniregistry up to $160,000
A CBD company, eco-friendly hotel chain, and security company bought domain names at Uniregistry. Uniregistry has had some strong sales over the past couple of weeks, and many of them have been to end users instead of domain name investors. Here&rsqu...
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December 4, 2019, 5:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
November’s Top 5 domain name stories
.Org dominated the news last month. November was a busy month in the domain name business, led by a planned takeover of the .Org registry. I’ve grouped many of the .org-related articles into one on the top 5 posts list. Here’s the full ro...
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November’s Top 5 domain name stories
.Org dominated the news last month. November was a busy month in the domain name business, led by a planned takeover of the .Org registry. I’ve grouped many of the .org-related articles into one on the top 5 posts list. Here’s the full ro...
Discussion
December 4, 2019, 4:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy files vanity phone number patent applications
Patent applications discuss using domain, website and Whois information to generate vanity numbers. GoDaddy has filed two patent applications related to vanity telephone numbers. Patent application numbers 15/990163 (pdf) and 15/990169 (pdf) describe...
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GoDaddy files vanity phone number patent applications
Patent applications discuss using domain, website and Whois information to generate vanity numbers. GoDaddy has filed two patent applications related to vanity telephone numbers. Patent application numbers 15/990163 (pdf) and 15/990169 (pdf) describe...
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December 4, 2019, 2:18 pm
