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Lawsuit alleges 4 numeric domains are stolen
Lawsuit filed against four domain names. A Chinese man has filed a lawsuit (pdf) that alleges four four-digit domain names are stolen. Xia Zhang filed the lawsuit in rem and against John Doe, alleging the perpetrator stole 0927 .com, 0942 .com, 7886 ...
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Lawsuit alleges 4 numeric domains are stolen
Lawsuit filed against four domain names. A Chinese man has filed a lawsuit (pdf) that alleges four four-digit domain names are stolen. Xia Zhang filed the lawsuit in rem and against John Doe, alleging the perpetrator stole 0927 .com, 0942 .com, 7886 ...
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November 15, 2021, 1:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
Bird.com domain name sells
Domain sells after auction sale fell through. The valuable domain name bird.com has sold. The seller confirmed the sale to Domain Name Wire today. Monte Cahn of Right of the Dot assisted on the sale. Neither would disclose details. Earlier this year,...
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Bird.com domain name sells
Domain sells after auction sale fell through. The valuable domain name bird.com has sold. The seller confirmed the sale to Domain Name Wire today. Monte Cahn of Right of the Dot assisted on the sale. Neither would disclose details. Earlier this year,...
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November 13, 2021, 9:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Wix’s business rebounds in Q3
What slowdown? Website platform Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) reported earnings today. Collections (cash sales) rebounded in Q3 after sputtering in Q2. Collections in the third quarter of 2021 were $373.3 million, up 33% year over year. Collections were up 29% y...
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Wix’s business rebounds in Q3
What slowdown? Website platform Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) reported earnings today. Collections (cash sales) rebounded in Q3 after sputtering in Q2. Collections in the third quarter of 2021 were $373.3 million, up 33% year over year. Collections were up 29% y...
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November 12, 2021, 9:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Namecheap launches domain marketplace
Marketplace includes “buy now” domains and auctions. Namecheap announced the official launch of its new domain market today. Inventory includes 300,000 domain auctions and millions of buy now listings, according to the company. Presumably...
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Namecheap launches domain marketplace
Marketplace includes “buy now” domains and auctions. Namecheap announced the official launch of its new domain market today. Inventory includes 300,000 domain auctions and millions of buy now listings, according to the company. Presumably...
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November 12, 2021, 2:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
50 meta domains have sold for $1,000 or more in the past mnth
Many of the buyers are domain investors. Meta, meta, meta. Metaverse-related domains are flying off the shelves, and it started well before Facebook rebranded to Meta. According to NameBio, 50 domains related to metaverse have sold for $1,000 or more...
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50 meta domains have sold for $1,000 or more in the past mnth
Many of the buyers are domain investors. Meta, meta, meta. Metaverse-related domains are flying off the shelves, and it started well before Facebook rebranded to Meta. According to NameBio, 50 domains related to metaverse have sold for $1,000 or more...
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November 11, 2021, 6:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy files new patent for “recommending domains from free text”
Patent describes a way to suggest domains based on user-supplied text. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has filed a patent application (pdf) for Recommending Domains from Free Text. The company filed a similar application in 2018 but abandoned it. The new applic...
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GoDaddy files new patent for “recommending domains from free text”
Patent describes a way to suggest domains based on user-supplied text. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has filed a patent application (pdf) for Recommending Domains from Free Text. The company filed a similar application in 2018 but abandoned it. The new applic...
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November 11, 2021, 5:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Com rankings: GoDaddy, Namecheap and Alibaba
These are the fastest growing and largest 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 July 2021. When GoDaddy r...
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.Com rankings: GoDaddy, Namecheap and Alibaba
These are the fastest growing and largest 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 July 2021. When GoDaddy r...
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November 11, 2021, 2:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Marc Benioff leads $20 million funding round for You.com
Benioff registered You.com in the 90s. If you’re going to take on Google, you need to stand out from the crowd. A great domain name is an ideal way of gaining some prestige. It’s exactly what a young search engine upstart has done. In 202...
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Marc Benioff leads $20 million funding round for You.com
Benioff registered You.com in the 90s. If you’re going to take on Google, you need to stand out from the crowd. A great domain name is an ideal way of gaining some prestige. It’s exactly what a young search engine upstart has done. In 202...
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November 10, 2021, 5:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
Expired domain shuffle: GoDaddy picks up 2 registrars, loses Namecheap
Two CentralNic registrars join GoDaddy Auctions but Namecheap leaves. Three registrars have changed where they are sending expired domain names. Based on recent searches at GoDaddy Auctions, GoDaddy has picked up Moniker’s and Key-Systems&rsquo...
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Expired domain shuffle: GoDaddy picks up 2 registrars, loses Namecheap
Two CentralNic registrars join GoDaddy Auctions but Namecheap leaves. Three registrars have changed where they are sending expired domain names. Based on recent searches at GoDaddy Auctions, GoDaddy has picked up Moniker’s and Key-Systems&rsquo...
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November 10, 2021, 5:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
What to do with your extra BIN time
Switch to BIN and enjoy the extra free time. Yesterday, domain investor and blogger Elliot Silver talked about a good problem: he no longer wastes time negotiating most of his domain deals. Instead, he puts buy it now (BIN) prices on most of his doma...
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What to do with your extra BIN time
Switch to BIN and enjoy the extra free time. Yesterday, domain investor and blogger Elliot Silver talked about a good problem: he no longer wastes time negotiating most of his domain deals. Instead, he puts buy it now (BIN) prices on most of his doma...
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November 10, 2021, 2:14 pm
