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Afternic releases keyword and payment plan data
Take a look at top keywords, and the impact of offering payment plans on sale prices. It’s been a few months since I’ve reported on Afternic’s keyword data, so now is a good time to check in as we conclude the year. Afternic has pub...
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Afternic releases keyword and payment plan data
Take a look at top keywords, and the impact of offering payment plans on sale prices. It’s been a few months since I’ve reported on Afternic’s keyword data, so now is a good time to check in as we conclude the year. Afternic has pub...
Discussion
December 19, 2024, 5:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Less is more: Atom introduces minimal landing pages
New option reduces the amount of clutter and distractions on for-sale pages. Domain sales platform Atom is known for trying new things, such as AI-written descriptions, down payments on long-term payment plan sales, and categorization. It can be over...
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Less is more: Atom introduces minimal landing pages
New option reduces the amount of clutter and distractions on for-sale pages. Domain sales platform Atom is known for trying new things, such as AI-written descriptions, down payments on long-term payment plan sales, and categorization. It can be over...
Discussion
December 19, 2024, 4:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Air quality expert tries to reverse hijack domain name
The company might have a trademark claim, but not a cybersquatting claim under UDRP. A UDRP panelist has found My Healthy Home, LLC to have tried reverse hijacking the domain name healthyhomeexperts.net. The Complainant operates a business using the ...
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Air quality expert tries to reverse hijack domain name
The company might have a trademark claim, but not a cybersquatting claim under UDRP. A UDRP panelist has found My Healthy Home, LLC to have tried reverse hijacking the domain name healthyhomeexperts.net. The Complainant operates a business using the ...
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December 18, 2024, 5:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sedo’s end user sales for this week:
Sedo had some strong sales heading into the holidays. The top sale for the week was mindsprint.com for $150,000. If I had to guess, I would say the buyer is the company that uses mindsprint.org, which recently changed its name from Olam Technology an...
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Sedo’s end user sales for this week:
Sedo had some strong sales heading into the holidays. The top sale for the week was mindsprint.com for $150,000. If I had to guess, I would say the buyer is the company that uses mindsprint.org, which recently changed its name from Olam Technology an...
Discussion
December 18, 2024, 2:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
New Verisign patent brings us back to the days Verisign promoted domain investing
Patent covers a tool designed to help domain investors find more domains to register. Based on what you read in its statements, you’d think Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) loathes domain name investors. After all, it tells the government that it’...
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New Verisign patent brings us back to the days Verisign promoted domain investing
Patent covers a tool designed to help domain investors find more domains to register. Based on what you read in its statements, you’d think Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) loathes domain name investors. After all, it tells the government that it’...
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December 17, 2024, 5:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
New .com rankings by registrar
These are the largest .com domain name registrars. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) covering the .com namespace. The data covers August 2024. Here are some takeaways from this month’s data: Squarespace’s to...
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New .com rankings by registrar
These are the largest .com domain name registrars. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) covering the .com namespace. The data covers August 2024. Here are some takeaways from this month’s data: Squarespace’s to...
Discussion
December 17, 2024, 2:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
From expired domain to bogus news website
It’s a familiar pattern, but this expired domain buyer took it to another level. Oregon Public Broadcasting published a fascinating investigation this month into an AI-run news site. DailyTidings used to be a local paper in Ashland, Oregon. It ...
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From expired domain to bogus news website
It’s a familiar pattern, but this expired domain buyer took it to another level. Oregon Public Broadcasting published a fascinating investigation this month into an AI-run news site. DailyTidings used to be a local paper in Ashland, Oregon. It ...
Discussion
December 16, 2024, 5:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
ccTLD warning and auction clawbacks – DNW Podcast #513
John Berryhill explains why you should be cautious of country code domains and discusses an auction clawback lawsuit. Attorney John Berryhill joins us on today’s show. John explains how Stuart Lawley, who passed away recently, helped John take ...
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ccTLD warning and auction clawbacks – DNW Podcast #513
John Berryhill explains why you should be cautious of country code domains and discusses an auction clawback lawsuit. Attorney John Berryhill joins us on today’s show. John explains how Stuart Lawley, who passed away recently, helped John take ...
Discussion
December 16, 2024, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Hobby Lobby wins one UDRP, but reverse domain name hijacking in the other
Both domains were likely typosquatted, but the arguments in one case didn’t line up. Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) provider FORUM published two decisions involving Hobby Lobby today, with drastically different results. In...
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Hobby Lobby wins one UDRP, but reverse domain name hijacking in the other
Both domains were likely typosquatted, but the arguments in one case didn’t line up. Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) provider FORUM published two decisions involving Hobby Lobby today, with drastically different results. In...
Discussion
December 13, 2024, 5:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) tries reverse domain name hijacking
Intellectual property agency filed a surprisingly deficient cybersquatting claim. European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), the agency responsible for managing registration of EU-wide trademarks, has been found to have tried reverse domain...
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European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) tries reverse domain name hijacking
Intellectual property agency filed a surprisingly deficient cybersquatting claim. European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), the agency responsible for managing registration of EU-wide trademarks, has been found to have tried reverse domain...
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December 12, 2024, 7:02 pm
