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GoDaddy acquires Dan – 2022 top stories
GoDaddy gobbled up a competitor, and domain investors are worried. A single acquisition rarely rises to the level of being a top annual story in our industry, but GoDaddy’s acquisition of Dan.com this year rises to that level. For domain invest...
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GoDaddy acquires Dan – 2022 top stories
GoDaddy gobbled up a competitor, and domain investors are worried. A single acquisition rarely rises to the level of being a top annual story in our industry, but GoDaddy’s acquisition of Dan.com this year rises to that level. For domain invest...
Discussion
December 28, 2022, 2:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
These domain auctions are heating up for non-traditional reasons
How much would you pay for these domains if you didn’t know the backstory? Looking ahead at the next 5-10 days, there are some domains of non-traditional value headed to your favorite expired domain auction platform. To help you get ahea...
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These domain auctions are heating up for non-traditional reasons
How much would you pay for these domains if you didn’t know the backstory? Looking ahead at the next 5-10 days, there are some domains of non-traditional value headed to your favorite expired domain auction platform. To help you get ahea...
Discussion
December 27, 2022, 7:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy gets another domain suggestion patent
Patent describes way to use training data to create search results. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 11,539,661 (pdf) to GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY). Using a learning algorithm to suggest domain names is closely related to pate...
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GoDaddy gets another domain suggestion patent
Patent describes way to use training data to create search results. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 11,539,661 (pdf) to GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY). Using a learning algorithm to suggest domain names is closely related to pate...
Discussion
December 27, 2022, 5:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
CEO exodus – 2022 top stories
There were three surprising CEO changes at domain companies this year. There were several surprising changes in the c-suite at domain companies this year, mostly coming at the tail end of the year. In chronological order, here are three CEOs that ste...
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CEO exodus – 2022 top stories
There were three surprising CEO changes at domain companies this year. There were several surprising changes in the c-suite at domain companies this year, mostly coming at the tail end of the year. In chronological order, here are three CEOs that ste...
Discussion
December 26, 2022, 4:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
CloudFest USA will run in conjunction with NamesCon next year
Event organizers bring their two shows to the same venue. CloudFest, a hosting conference owned by the same group that operates NamesCon, announced that it’s bringing back the U.S. version of the event. It will run from May 31 to June 3 in Aust...
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CloudFest USA will run in conjunction with NamesCon next year
Event organizers bring their two shows to the same venue. CloudFest, a hosting conference owned by the same group that operates NamesCon, announced that it’s bringing back the U.S. version of the event. It will run from May 31 to June 3 in Aust...
Discussion
December 22, 2022, 5:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Reverse domain name hijacking in beautygarde.com case
Panel admonishes PROMARK law firm for leaving out essential information. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has decided that a dispute over beautygarde.com was reverse domain name hijacking. It also puts the blame on the Complainant&rsq...
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Reverse domain name hijacking in beautygarde.com case
Panel admonishes PROMARK law firm for leaving out essential information. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has decided that a dispute over beautygarde.com was reverse domain name hijacking. It also puts the blame on the Complainant&rsq...
Discussion
December 22, 2022, 5:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why PutLocker .com Sold For Six Figures
This domain gets serious traffic. [Editor’s note: this is the first post on Domain Name Wire by Sean Markey. Sean is a domain name expert with specific knowledge about SEO, and will be writing about SEO and domain names for the site.] Sometimes...
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Why PutLocker .com Sold For Six Figures
This domain gets serious traffic. [Editor’s note: this is the first post on Domain Name Wire by Sean Markey. Sean is a domain name expert with specific knowledge about SEO, and will be writing about SEO and domain names for the site.] Sometimes...
Discussion
December 22, 2022, 2:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Göran Marby out as ICANN CEO
Marby exits ICANN with over a year left on his contract. ICANN announced today that Göran Marby has stepped down as CEO. The surprising decision comes with about 18 months remaining on Marby’s contract. The contract was previously set to e...
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Göran Marby out as ICANN CEO
Marby exits ICANN with over a year left on his contract. ICANN announced today that Göran Marby has stepped down as CEO. The surprising decision comes with about 18 months remaining on Marby’s contract. The contract was previously set to e...
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December 22, 2022, 1:03 am
Domain Name Wire
Exxe.com dispute leads to reverse domain name hijacking finding
Luxury retailer tried to upgrade its domain with cybersquatting claim after failing to buy the domain. A Turkish company has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking (pdf) over the domain exxe.com. Cetin Family Tekstil Gida Pazarla...
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Exxe.com dispute leads to reverse domain name hijacking finding
Luxury retailer tried to upgrade its domain with cybersquatting claim after failing to buy the domain. A Turkish company has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking (pdf) over the domain exxe.com. Cetin Family Tekstil Gida Pazarla...
Discussion
December 21, 2022, 10:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sedo end user sales led by an interesting .org domain name
A wireless audio company, a crypto company and a clothing company bought domain names. Sedo sold some nice mid-five-figure domains this week, but only one can be directly tied to an end user at this point. Here’s a list of end user domain name ...
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Sedo end user sales led by an interesting .org domain name
A wireless audio company, a crypto company and a clothing company bought domain names. Sedo sold some nice mid-five-figure domains this week, but only one can be directly tied to an end user at this point. Here’s a list of end user domain name ...
Discussion
December 21, 2022, 2:55 pm
