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March’s top stories: DNAcademy, Bored Ape Yacht Club & more
These were the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by page views. 1. GoDaddy acquires DNAcademy – The registrar will use the platform to educate more people about domain name investing. Founder Michael Cyger has joined the compan...
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March’s top stories: DNAcademy, Bored Ape Yacht Club & more
These were the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by page views. 1. GoDaddy acquires DNAcademy – The registrar will use the platform to educate more people about domain name investing. Founder Michael Cyger has joined the compan...
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April 7, 2022, 5:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
New .com rankings: a surprise entry to the top 10
These are the fastest growing and biggest 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 December 2021. A registra...
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New .com rankings: a surprise entry to the top 10
These are the fastest growing and biggest 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 December 2021. A registra...
Discussion
April 7, 2022, 1:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
NFT company Novel acquired Novel.com before raising $6 million
This company bought instant credibility with a premium domain purchase. The NFT space has cemented a place in the public consciousness over the past 12 months. Thanks to the mainstream success of projects such as Bored Ape Yacht Club and Coinbase&rsq...
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NFT company Novel acquired Novel.com before raising $6 million
This company bought instant credibility with a premium domain purchase. The NFT space has cemented a place in the public consciousness over the past 12 months. Thanks to the mainstream success of projects such as Bored Ape Yacht Club and Coinbase&rsq...
Discussion
April 6, 2022, 6:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Whoops. Ulta should have accepted this offer
The domain owner offered to transfer the domain but then won the dispute. I imagine it will be difficult for the attorneys in a recent cybersquatting case to explain the outcome to their client. Beauty store company Ulta (NASDAQ: ULTA) filed a UDRP a...
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Whoops. Ulta should have accepted this offer
The domain owner offered to transfer the domain but then won the dispute. I imagine it will be difficult for the attorneys in a recent cybersquatting case to explain the outcome to their client. Beauty store company Ulta (NASDAQ: ULTA) filed a UDRP a...
Discussion
April 6, 2022, 3:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Latest end user domain name sales from Sedo
A games company, a furniture marketplace, and a film directory bought domain names. Sedo had lots of great public sales last week, including 14 for five figures or more. Unfortunately, I’m not yet able to determine who bought most of the domain...
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Latest end user domain name sales from Sedo
A games company, a furniture marketplace, and a film directory bought domain names. Sedo had lots of great public sales last week, including 14 for five figures or more. Unfortunately, I’m not yet able to determine who bought most of the domain...
Discussion
April 6, 2022, 1:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
The innocent victims of DNS abuse complaints
It’s easy to advocate for fast takedowns, but that can hurt legitimate businesses. On February 20, 2020, Domain Name Wire was down. Anyone who operates a website knows that horrible feeling of finding out your site is down and not being able to...
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The innocent victims of DNS abuse complaints
It’s easy to advocate for fast takedowns, but that can hurt legitimate businesses. On February 20, 2020, Domain Name Wire was down. Anyone who operates a website knows that horrible feeling of finding out your site is down and not being able to...
Discussion
April 5, 2022, 5:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
Radix posts $38 million revenue in 2021
Revenue jumps 35% year over year. Privately held top level domain name company Radix reported some of its financials today. The company grossed over $38 million in revenue in 2021, up 35% from 2020. That number is net of all discounts and rebates. Ra...
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Radix posts $38 million revenue in 2021
Revenue jumps 35% year over year. Privately held top level domain name company Radix reported some of its financials today. The company grossed over $38 million in revenue in 2021, up 35% from 2020. That number is net of all discounts and rebates. Ra...
Discussion
April 5, 2022, 3:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
Law firm Bartko Zankel Bunzel & Miller tries reverse domain name hijacking
A law firm filed a cybersquatting claim in abuse of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ruled that the law firm Bartko Zankel Bunzel & Miller tried to reverse domain name hija...
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Law firm Bartko Zankel Bunzel & Miller tries reverse domain name hijacking
A law firm filed a cybersquatting claim in abuse of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ruled that the law firm Bartko Zankel Bunzel & Miller tried to reverse domain name hija...
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April 5, 2022, 3:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
A (mostly) thorough cybersquatting decision
This panel made a thorough rebuttal to the Complainant’s arguments but didn’t consider reverse domain name hijacking. Travel Designer India Private Limited, a company in India, has lost a UDRP it filed against a Canadian over the domain r...
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A (mostly) thorough cybersquatting decision
This panel made a thorough rebuttal to the Complainant’s arguments but didn’t consider reverse domain name hijacking. Travel Designer India Private Limited, a company in India, has lost a UDRP it filed against a Canadian over the domain r...
Discussion
April 4, 2022, 7:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
SEO jobs, onions, parties & more – DNW Podcast #382
Checking in with domain-developer Peter Askew. Today, we check in with Peter Askew for an update on his latest business ventures. He’s right in the middle of onion season, but also recently launched SEOjobs.com to connect SEO experts with compa...
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SEO jobs, onions, parties & more – DNW Podcast #382
Checking in with domain-developer Peter Askew. Today, we check in with Peter Askew for an update on his latest business ventures. He’s right in the middle of onion season, but also recently launched SEOjobs.com to connect SEO experts with compa...
Discussion
April 4, 2022, 3:30 pm
