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Domain Name Wire
MetaMask tries reverse domain name hijacking
Maker of popular crytocurrency wallet tries to reverse domain hijack MetaMask.com. The developer of MetaMask has been found to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain name MetaMask.com. MetaMask is a popular cryptocurrency wallet used by ...
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MetaMask tries reverse domain name hijacking
Maker of popular crytocurrency wallet tries to reverse domain hijack MetaMask.com. The developer of MetaMask has been found to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain name MetaMask.com. MetaMask is a popular cryptocurrency wallet used by ...
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December 21, 2021, 7:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Filing a UDRP when you have a common brand name
Can you show that the domain owner registered the domain with your company in mind? Today, National Arbitration Forum published a reverse domain name hijacking decision against Gridiron Fiber Corp. and Lumos Telephone LLC d/b/a Lumos Networks. The co...
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Filing a UDRP when you have a common brand name
Can you show that the domain owner registered the domain with your company in mind? Today, National Arbitration Forum published a reverse domain name hijacking decision against Gridiron Fiber Corp. and Lumos Telephone LLC d/b/a Lumos Networks. The co...
Discussion
December 21, 2021, 6:53 pm
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – December 21, 2021: Year-End Review and NameJet Domains: Kristy.com, HomeProtection.com, Splinter.com, & Treatment.org
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• We learn We learn about how 2021 turned out for the Sherpas in our year-end review, even getting them to disclose actual numbers;• We review a list o...
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DomainSherpa Review – December 21, 2021: Year-End Review and NameJet Domains: Kristy.com, HomeProtection.com, Splinter.com, & Treatment.org
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• We learn We learn about how 2021 turned out for the Sherpas in our year-end review, even getting them to disclose actual numbers;• We review a list o...
Discussion
December 21, 2021, 5:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
NFTs trip up Uniregistry’s top level domain auctions
A marketing stunt gone horribly awry? Frank Schilling’s top level domain company UNR auctioned its 23 top level domain names at the end of April, grossing more than $40 million. To date, none of the TLDs have transferred to the winning bidders....
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NFTs trip up Uniregistry’s top level domain auctions
A marketing stunt gone horribly awry? Frank Schilling’s top level domain company UNR auctioned its 23 top level domain names at the end of April, grossing more than $40 million. To date, none of the TLDs have transferred to the winning bidders....
Discussion
December 21, 2021, 4:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
Caribou.com, purchased for $91k, saved in UDRP
UK company filed a UDRP against valuable dictionary word domain. A domain investor who acquired caribou.com for $91,482 has successfully defended the domain in a UDRP. Scott Dylan, a shareholder in UK delivery and logistics company Caribou, filed the...
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Caribou.com, purchased for $91k, saved in UDRP
UK company filed a UDRP against valuable dictionary word domain. A domain investor who acquired caribou.com for $91,482 has successfully defended the domain in a UDRP. Scott Dylan, a shareholder in UK delivery and logistics company Caribou, filed the...
Discussion
December 20, 2021, 7:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
WordPress.com, .xyz, and distributed workforces – DNW Podcast #368
Kellie Peterson of Automattic discusses domains at WordPress, her .xyz sales, and what distributed workforces are like. This week we talk with Kellie Peterson, head of domains at Automattic, which is the company behind WordPress and offers domains th...
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WordPress.com, .xyz, and distributed workforces – DNW Podcast #368
Kellie Peterson of Automattic discusses domains at WordPress, her .xyz sales, and what distributed workforces are like. This week we talk with Kellie Peterson, head of domains at Automattic, which is the company behind WordPress and offers domains th...
Discussion
December 20, 2021, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Be careful when parking three and four letter domains
The ads could lead to a cybersquatting dispute. Elliot Silver wrote about a recent UDRP decision for ter.com. The domain name owner won the case, but the decision was closer than it needed to be. The Complainant was the French national railway...
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Be careful when parking three and four letter domains
The ads could lead to a cybersquatting dispute. Elliot Silver wrote about a recent UDRP decision for ter.com. The domain name owner won the case, but the decision was closer than it needed to be. The Complainant was the French national railway...
Discussion
December 20, 2021, 2:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
3 things I’ve been thinking about
On Facebook, domain investing and charitable giving. Here are three things that have been on my mind. One is tangentially related to domains, one is about time spent domain investing, and the other is timely but not related to domains. 1. Faceb...
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3 things I’ve been thinking about
On Facebook, domain investing and charitable giving. Here are three things that have been on my mind. One is tangentially related to domains, one is about time spent domain investing, and the other is timely but not related to domains. 1. Faceb...
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December 16, 2021, 5:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
A serious reverse domain name hijacking decision against Nextbite Brands, LLC
The Complainant said the domain owner committed fraud in its response. It doesn’t look that way. I write about a lot of reverse domain name hijacking cases. Most of them are fairly simple, such as filing a UDRP against a person who registered t...
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A serious reverse domain name hijacking decision against Nextbite Brands, LLC
The Complainant said the domain owner committed fraud in its response. It doesn’t look that way. I write about a lot of reverse domain name hijacking cases. Most of them are fairly simple, such as filing a UDRP against a person who registered t...
Discussion
December 16, 2021, 4:14 pm
The Domains
Batteries.com going up for sale in private auction
Batteries.com is up for auction, the auction will close on Christmas Day. This is quite the promotion with a site at WelcomeToBatteries.com giving potential prospects all the reasons they want to own the domain name. Registration for Batteries.com is...
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Batteries.com going up for sale in private auction
Batteries.com is up for auction, the auction will close on Christmas Day. This is quite the promotion with a site at WelcomeToBatteries.com giving potential prospects all the reasons they want to own the domain name. Registration for Batteries.com is...
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December 16, 2021, 9:46 am
