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Alt-root blockchain domains discussed at recent ICANN meeting
Why are they gaining steam and what does it mean for “real” top level domains? There was a bit of discussion about blockchain-based domains at ICANN 73 this month. The concept of an alt root is as old as ICANN, and previous iterations of ...
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Alt-root blockchain domains discussed at recent ICANN meeting
Why are they gaining steam and what does it mean for “real” top level domains? There was a bit of discussion about blockchain-based domains at ICANN 73 this month. The concept of an alt root is as old as ICANN, and previous iterations of ...
Discussion
March 17, 2022, 5:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
Identity theft and domain registrations
What happens when someone uses your information to register a domain name? The named domain registrant of zscalers .com made an unusual defense in a cybersquatting dispute: he didn’t actually register the domain name. In response to the UDRP fi...
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Identity theft and domain registrations
What happens when someone uses your information to register a domain name? The named domain registrant of zscalers .com made an unusual defense in a cybersquatting dispute: he didn’t actually register the domain name. In response to the UDRP fi...
Discussion
March 17, 2022, 3:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
What’s hot in non-.com
Here’s what’s selling in non-.com domains. Donuts has published its Donuts Domain Trend Report for February. Donuts manages more top level domains than any other company, so it gives a good window into what’s trending in the non-com...
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What’s hot in non-.com
Here’s what’s selling in non-.com domains. Donuts has published its Donuts Domain Trend Report for February. Donuts manages more top level domains than any other company, so it gives a good window into what’s trending in the non-com...
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March 16, 2022, 6:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google Domains was still in beta?
Google says its Domains product is finally out of beta. Google Domains announced yesterday that it was out of beta. Your likely response: Wait, Google Domains was still in beta? The company is known for playing fast and loose with the term beta. Gmai...
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Google Domains was still in beta?
Google says its Domains product is finally out of beta. Google Domains announced yesterday that it was out of beta. Your likely response: Wait, Google Domains was still in beta? The company is known for playing fast and loose with the term beta. Gmai...
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March 16, 2022, 4:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
Latest end user domain name sales up to $205,000
An American football team, a payments service and a jobs site bought domain names. Here’s a list of end user domain name sales that just completed at Sedo. You can view previous lists like this here. CyberSecurityJobs.com $205,00 – T...
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Latest end user domain name sales up to $205,000
An American football team, a payments service and a jobs site bought domain names. Here’s a list of end user domain name sales that just completed at Sedo. You can view previous lists like this here. CyberSecurityJobs.com $205,00 – T...
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March 16, 2022, 1:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
NFT.com, purchased for $2 million, launches its website
Site promises to be an NFT “hub and marketplace”. One of last year’s top reported domain name purchases has launched its website. Media Options sold NFT.com to Immutable Holdings, Inc. last year for $2 million, landing at #6 on last...
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NFT.com, purchased for $2 million, launches its website
Site promises to be an NFT “hub and marketplace”. One of last year’s top reported domain name purchases has launched its website. Media Options sold NFT.com to Immutable Holdings, Inc. last year for $2 million, landing at #6 on last...
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March 15, 2022, 5:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
$17 billion REA Group to delete adult domains after inquiry
The company says old domains were from acquisitions and historical activity. For years, REA Group (ASX: REA), a $17 billion market cap group of online real estate companies, has owned a handful of adult-related domain names. The company is deleting t...
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$17 billion REA Group to delete adult domains after inquiry
The company says old domains were from acquisitions and historical activity. For years, REA Group (ASX: REA), a $17 billion market cap group of online real estate companies, has owned a handful of adult-related domain names. The company is deleting t...
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March 15, 2022, 4:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Red Hat tries to reverse domain name hijack a Fedora domain
National Arbitration Forum finds that Red Hat filed a cybersquatting claim to harass domain name registrant. Red Hat, a software company that’s a subsidiary of IBM, has been found guilty of attempting reverse domain name hijacking. The company ...
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Red Hat tries to reverse domain name hijack a Fedora domain
National Arbitration Forum finds that Red Hat filed a cybersquatting claim to harass domain name registrant. Red Hat, a software company that’s a subsidiary of IBM, has been found guilty of attempting reverse domain name hijacking. The company ...
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March 15, 2022, 3:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
Do these 4 things to minimize the chances of a UDRP
Do these things and you’re less likely to receive a UDRP on your domain. I’ve been buying and selling domains since the late 1990s and, so far, haven’t been hit with a single UDRP filing. I’ve received a few emailed complaints...
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Do these 4 things to minimize the chances of a UDRP
Do these things and you’re less likely to receive a UDRP on your domain. I’ve been buying and selling domains since the late 1990s and, so far, haven’t been hit with a single UDRP filing. I’ve received a few emailed complaints...
Discussion
March 15, 2022, 1:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Marc Lore’s Latest Startup Launches on Mojo.com
The man behind Diapers.com and Jet.com acquires Mojo.com for his latest startup. Entrepreneur Marc Lore has an incredibly successful backlog of companies he has created, intrinsically linked to some of the best domains. As CEO of Quidsi, Lore led the...
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Marc Lore’s Latest Startup Launches on Mojo.com
The man behind Diapers.com and Jet.com acquires Mojo.com for his latest startup. Entrepreneur Marc Lore has an incredibly successful backlog of companies he has created, intrinsically linked to some of the best domains. As CEO of Quidsi, Lore led the...
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March 14, 2022, 4:53 pm
