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Call.com sells again, this time for $1.6 million
It last sold publicly for $1.1 million in 2009. Sedo has brokered the sale of call.com for $1.6 million. Broker Frank Tillmanns announced the transaction on Twitter this morning. The domain name has a storied history. Live Current Media (previously C...
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Call.com sells again, this time for $1.6 million
It last sold publicly for $1.1 million in 2009. Sedo has brokered the sale of call.com for $1.6 million. Broker Frank Tillmanns announced the transaction on Twitter this morning. The domain name has a storied history. Live Current Media (previously C...
Discussion
August 10, 2022, 3:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
Wix plans layoffs as growth slows
Company announces cost cuts as demand returns to pre-pandemic levels. Website building platform Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) announced a cost reduction plan that includes layoffs today along with its Q2 earnings. The company said that demand, which shot up duri...
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Wix plans layoffs as growth slows
Company announces cost cuts as demand returns to pre-pandemic levels. Website building platform Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) announced a cost reduction plan that includes layoffs today along with its Q2 earnings. The company said that demand, which shot up duri...
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August 10, 2022, 3:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
It’s time to rethink WIPO guide section 3.5
The current jurisprudence doesn’t match the goal of UDRP. Many UDRP panelists consider the WIPO Overview of WIPO Panel Views on Selected UDRP Questions, Third Edition as bible for considering facts in a UDRP case. The guide provides an overview...
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It’s time to rethink WIPO guide section 3.5
The current jurisprudence doesn’t match the goal of UDRP. Many UDRP panelists consider the WIPO Overview of WIPO Panel Views on Selected UDRP Questions, Third Edition as bible for considering facts in a UDRP case. The guide provides an overview...
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August 10, 2022, 1:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Tucows Domains continues to tread water, company comments on blockchain domains
Its domain name business shrunk a bit last quarter. Tucows’ (NASDAQ: TCX) domain name business continues to tread water, the company reported today. Revenue in the domains business was $61.1 million in Q2 2022, down 2% from the same quarter a y...
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Tucows Domains continues to tread water, company comments on blockchain domains
Its domain name business shrunk a bit last quarter. Tucows’ (NASDAQ: TCX) domain name business continues to tread water, the company reported today. Revenue in the domains business was $61.1 million in Q2 2022, down 2% from the same quarter a y...
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August 9, 2022, 9:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
Latest end user domain sales, including some nice brandables
An art sales and rental platform, an international remittances company, and a recruiting firm bought domain names. Sedo’s top sale this past week was the two-character domain m2.com for £80,000. It’s not clear who bought the domain....
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Latest end user domain sales, including some nice brandables
An art sales and rental platform, an international remittances company, and a recruiting firm bought domain names. Sedo’s top sale this past week was the two-character domain m2.com for £80,000. It’s not clear who bought the domain....
Discussion
August 9, 2022, 4:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign gets another expired domain patent
Patent describes a separate “cache” pool for expired domains. The current method of drop catching domain names — throwing as many registrar add commands at the registry as possible — hasn’t changed. But that doesn’...
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Verisign gets another expired domain patent
Patent describes a separate “cache” pool for expired domains. The current method of drop catching domain names — throwing as many registrar add commands at the registry as possible — hasn’t changed. But that doesn’...
Discussion
August 9, 2022, 4:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
July’s top domain name stories
A blockchain fight, GoDaddy auctions and .com were among the top stories last month. A big topic in July was a brewing fight in the blockchain domain name world. Here’s a look at the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month: 1. Unstoppable Do...
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July’s top domain name stories
A blockchain fight, GoDaddy auctions and .com were among the top stories last month. A big topic in July was a brewing fight in the blockchain domain name world. Here’s a look at the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month: 1. Unstoppable Do...
Discussion
August 9, 2022, 12:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
Fruitful upgrades to Fruitful.com after big domain sale
It seems that this company rebranded because of a big domain sale. While some companies never operate on an ultra-premium domain, a young financial brand has been associated with 2 inside a year. And it might have made a big domain sale along the way...
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Fruitful upgrades to Fruitful.com after big domain sale
It seems that this company rebranded because of a big domain sale. While some companies never operate on an ultra-premium domain, a young financial brand has been associated with 2 inside a year. And it might have made a big domain sale along the way...
Discussion
August 8, 2022, 9:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Fly Go Voyager SRL tries reverse domain name hijacking
Romanian travel company files cybersquatting case against domain registered before it existed. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has determined (pdf) that Fly Go Voyager SRL attempted to reverse the domain name hijack FlyGo.com. Fly...
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Fly Go Voyager SRL tries reverse domain name hijacking
Romanian travel company files cybersquatting case against domain registered before it existed. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has determined (pdf) that Fly Go Voyager SRL attempted to reverse the domain name hijack FlyGo.com. Fly...
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August 8, 2022, 6:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Amazon goes on robot vacuum domain frenzy after iRobot announcement
Company registers over 100 domains related to the acquisition. Amazon announced last week that it’s acquiring iRobot, maker of the Roomba robotic vacuum. I’m a big fan of these robots. Our upstairs Roomba zips below the bed where our dog ...
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Amazon goes on robot vacuum domain frenzy after iRobot announcement
Company registers over 100 domains related to the acquisition. Amazon announced last week that it’s acquiring iRobot, maker of the Roomba robotic vacuum. I’m a big fan of these robots. Our upstairs Roomba zips below the bed where our dog ...
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August 8, 2022, 4:14 pm
