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Escrow.com releases 2022 Master of Domains rankings
Escrow.com has released its 2022 Master of Domains list. This list shows the top 10 domain name brokers, as ranked by the dollar volume of transactions they completed with Escrow.com this year. For 2022, the rankings are: 1. Andrew Rosener – Fo...
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Escrow.com releases 2022 Master of Domains rankings
Escrow.com has released its 2022 Master of Domains list. This list shows the top 10 domain name brokers, as ranked by the dollar volume of transactions they completed with Escrow.com this year. For 2022, the rankings are: 1. Andrew Rosener – Fo...
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December 9, 2022, 4:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
Tox Pressotechnik tries to reverse hijack tox.com
German company tries to get valuable three letter domain name without paying the market price. Tox Pressotechnik GmbH & Co. KG has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (pdf) in a cybersquatting dispute over tox.com. The company trie...
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Tox Pressotechnik tries to reverse hijack tox.com
German company tries to get valuable three letter domain name without paying the market price. Tox Pressotechnik GmbH & Co. KG has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (pdf) in a cybersquatting dispute over tox.com. The company trie...
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December 9, 2022, 4:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
James Iles joins GoDaddy as liason to domain investor community
Prolific domain industry writer takes new role at GoDaddy. James Iles has joined GoDaddy as its domain investment community manager. It’s a new role at the company. Iles will work with domainers to help with issues they are experiencing, and he...
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James Iles joins GoDaddy as liason to domain investor community
Prolific domain industry writer takes new role at GoDaddy. James Iles has joined GoDaddy as its domain investment community manager. It’s a new role at the company. Iles will work with domainers to help with issues they are experiencing, and he...
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December 8, 2022, 9:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
Beyond the top 10 in .com
Here’s who is knocking on the door of the top 10. Every month I publish a list of the top 10 domain registrars for .com, ranked both for that month’s new registrations and total .com domains under management. This week, a reader asked if ...
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Beyond the top 10 in .com
Here’s who is knocking on the door of the top 10. Every month I publish a list of the top 10 domain registrars for .com, ranked both for that month’s new registrations and total .com domains under management. This week, a reader asked if ...
Discussion
December 8, 2022, 7:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain sales including a one letter domain
Here are some domains end users bought at Sedo this week. Very few of this week’s Sedo sales have developed sites or public Whois information, so I was only able to uncover a handful of end user sales. It will be interesting to see what becomes...
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End user domain sales including a one letter domain
Here are some domains end users bought at Sedo this week. Very few of this week’s Sedo sales have developed sites or public Whois information, so I was only able to uncover a handful of end user sales. It will be interesting to see what becomes...
Discussion
December 7, 2022, 2:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
Mind Gym plc tries to reverse hijack better name
Tries to drop the ‘the’ through bad UDRP case. Mind Gym plc, a company that provides business consulting services, has been found (pdf) to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking in a cybersquatting dispute over MindGym.com. The com...
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Mind Gym plc tries to reverse hijack better name
Tries to drop the ‘the’ through bad UDRP case. Mind Gym plc, a company that provides business consulting services, has been found (pdf) to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking in a cybersquatting dispute over MindGym.com. The com...
Discussion
December 6, 2022, 6:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
Scuba fight results in reverse domain name hijacking
Panelist notes that scuba is a generic term. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) eScuba Pty Limited to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. The company, which operates a site at escuba.com.au, filed a dispute...
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Scuba fight results in reverse domain name hijacking
Panelist notes that scuba is a generic term. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) eScuba Pty Limited to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. The company, which operates a site at escuba.com.au, filed a dispute...
Discussion
December 6, 2022, 4:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
The latest .com leaderboard
Here are the biggest and fastest-growing domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers August 2022. New registrat...
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The latest .com leaderboard
Here are the biggest and fastest-growing domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers August 2022. New registrat...
Discussion
December 6, 2022, 2:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
An Epik victim tells her story
She’s waiting on her payout for her retirement. Epik owes a lot of money to its customers. I’ve heard stories from several people waiting for their promised cash to arrive. They’re stressed. They’re worried they’re never...
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An Epik victim tells her story
She’s waiting on her payout for her retirement. Epik owes a lot of money to its customers. I’ve heard stories from several people waiting for their promised cash to arrive. They’re stressed. They’re worried they’re never...
Discussion
December 5, 2022, 8:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Macy’s gives up .macys domain
Company never used the dot-brand top level domain. One thing that perplexes me about new top level domain names is that I keep hearing there are companies frustrated they can’t get their own, yet very few owners of so-called “dot brand&rd...
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Macy’s gives up .macys domain
Company never used the dot-brand top level domain. One thing that perplexes me about new top level domain names is that I keep hearing there are companies frustrated they can’t get their own, yet very few owners of so-called “dot brand&rd...
Discussion
December 5, 2022, 4:58 pm
