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Oinking about domain names – DNW Podcast #457
Ray King reflects on selling his top level domains and the success of Porkbun. Earlier this year, Ray King’s Top Level Design sold its remaining top level domains to GoDaddy. On today’s show, Ray explains why he sold. We also discuss TLD ...
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Oinking about domain names – DNW Podcast #457
Ray King reflects on selling his top level domains and the success of Porkbun. Earlier this year, Ray King’s Top Level Design sold its remaining top level domains to GoDaddy. On today’s show, Ray explains why he sold. We also discuss TLD ...
Discussion
October 16, 2023, 3:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
19 end user domain name sales up to $700,000
A bonanza of end user sales at Sedo. Sedo had an excellent week for end user sales, led by you.ai for $700,000. Some other nice sales are most likely end users but for which the buyer isn’t yet known, such as OneLineage.com for $80,000. Here ar...
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19 end user domain name sales up to $700,000
A bonanza of end user sales at Sedo. Sedo had an excellent week for end user sales, led by you.ai for $700,000. Some other nice sales are most likely end users but for which the buyer isn’t yet known, such as OneLineage.com for $80,000. Here ar...
Discussion
October 12, 2023, 6:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
Private equity group sues over “banks” typo
Firm sues to get domain name registered well before it existed. A private equity group that focuses on consumer packaged goods has sued the owner of bansk.com. Bansk Group was formed in 2019. SiteTools has owned bansk.com since 2013, and it has monet...
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Private equity group sues over “banks” typo
Firm sues to get domain name registered well before it existed. A private equity group that focuses on consumer packaged goods has sued the owner of bansk.com. Bansk Group was formed in 2019. SiteTools has owned bansk.com since 2013, and it has monet...
Discussion
October 12, 2023, 2:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Royal Caribbean Cruises attempts domain piracy
Panel rules that the company tried to reverse domain name hijacking. Royal Caribbean Cruises was involved in a case of piracy, but it was the perpetrator, and it didn’t take place on the high seas. The company filed a cybersquatting dispute und...
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Royal Caribbean Cruises attempts domain piracy
Panel rules that the company tried to reverse domain name hijacking. Royal Caribbean Cruises was involved in a case of piracy, but it was the perpetrator, and it didn’t take place on the high seas. The company filed a cybersquatting dispute und...
Discussion
October 11, 2023, 5:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
NameJet and SnapNames report 63 domain sales over $2k
Northpoint.com topped the sales list at Newfold Digital last month. Newfold Digital’s expired domain marketplaces NameJet and SnapNames combined to sell 63 domains for $2,000 or more in September. These sales totaled $278k. This compares to 105...
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NameJet and SnapNames report 63 domain sales over $2k
Northpoint.com topped the sales list at Newfold Digital last month. Newfold Digital’s expired domain marketplaces NameJet and SnapNames combined to sell 63 domains for $2,000 or more in September. These sales totaled $278k. This compares to 105...
Discussion
October 11, 2023, 12:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why your “on hold” domains disappear from your GoDaddy account
You’ll need to ask for your domain back before you can fulfill the sale. I had a sleepless night the first time it happened. I got a notice of a nice sale at Afternic late at night. The email asked me to unlock the domain and provide the author...
Discussion
Why your “on hold” domains disappear from your GoDaddy account
You’ll need to ask for your domain back before you can fulfill the sale. I had a sleepless night the first time it happened. I got a notice of a nice sale at Afternic late at night. The email asked me to unlock the domain and provide the author...
Discussion
October 10, 2023, 3:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
XYZ acquires .ceo top level domain name
XYZ acquired a domain name for the C-suite. Can it expand its popularity? Top level domain name company XZY LLC has acquired the .ceo top level domain name. .Ceo was one of the strangest top level domains applied for in the last round of domain expan...
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XYZ acquires .ceo top level domain name
XYZ acquired a domain name for the C-suite. Can it expand its popularity? Top level domain name company XZY LLC has acquired the .ceo top level domain name. .Ceo was one of the strangest top level domains applied for in the last round of domain expan...
Discussion
October 10, 2023, 11:45 am
Domain Name Wire
Bridging web2 and web3 – DNW Podcast #456
These domain industry vets hope they can combine the benefits of web2 and web3. Fred Hsu and Shayan Rostam have been in the domain business for a while. In fact, if you’re relatively new to the industry, you might not know who Fred is because h...
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Bridging web2 and web3 – DNW Podcast #456
These domain industry vets hope they can combine the benefits of web2 and web3. Fred Hsu and Shayan Rostam have been in the domain business for a while. In fact, if you’re relatively new to the industry, you might not know who Fred is because h...
Discussion
October 9, 2023, 3:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
iWoman.com dispute filed in bad faith
Panelist admonishes Complainant for filing unwinnable cybersquatting dispute. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) Cathleen Trigg-Jones to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking for the domain iWoman.com. Trigg-J...
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iWoman.com dispute filed in bad faith
Panelist admonishes Complainant for filing unwinnable cybersquatting dispute. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) Cathleen Trigg-Jones to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking for the domain iWoman.com. Trigg-J...
Discussion
October 6, 2023, 4:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sex and massage at nursing homes make for strange cybersquatting complaints
A French nursing home operator thought these domains were targeting it. I doubt it. Sex and massages at nursing homes? That makes for a curious targeting claim in two recent UDRP cases, which were decided differently. Korian, a French nursing and ret...
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Sex and massage at nursing homes make for strange cybersquatting complaints
A French nursing home operator thought these domains were targeting it. I doubt it. Sex and massages at nursing homes? That makes for a curious targeting claim in two recent UDRP cases, which were decided differently. Korian, a French nursing and ret...
Discussion
October 6, 2023, 3:54 pm
