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GoDaddy reports earnings and benefits from Neustar acquisition
Q3 growth rates fell as expected, but Wall Street seems impressed. Revenue growth at GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) slowed in the third quarter, the company announced today. It was expecting the slowdown in the face of the Covid resurgence and tough comps from...
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GoDaddy reports earnings and benefits from Neustar acquisition
Q3 growth rates fell as expected, but Wall Street seems impressed. Revenue growth at GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) slowed in the third quarter, the company announced today. It was expecting the slowdown in the face of the Covid resurgence and tough comps from...
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November 3, 2021, 8:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domaining.com compromised
Extent of breach is unknown but the site did not store credit card details. Domaining.com has been compromised. Francois Carrillo, who operates the domain blog aggregator, posted on Twitter today that he has closed login functionality while he invest...
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Domaining.com compromised
Extent of breach is unknown but the site did not store credit card details. Domaining.com has been compromised. Francois Carrillo, who operates the domain blog aggregator, posted on Twitter today that he has closed login functionality while he invest...
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November 3, 2021, 5:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
After trying reverse domain hijacking, GoSecure files lawsuit
Security company that failed with a cybersquatting claim is now going after the domain owner for trademark infringement. Cybersecurity company GoSecure has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against the owner of GoSecure.com after it unsuccessfully tried to rever...
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After trying reverse domain hijacking, GoSecure files lawsuit
Security company that failed with a cybersquatting claim is now going after the domain owner for trademark infringement. Cybersecurity company GoSecure has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against the owner of GoSecure.com after it unsuccessfully tried to rever...
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November 3, 2021, 3:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
Facebook bought a Meta name at Sedo (and more end user sales)
Here are some of the domains that sold to end users. Sedo’s top public sale this past week was laced.com for $250,000. It’s not clear who bought it, but many companies use this brand. Another notable sale was metaFB.net. A law firm bought...
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Facebook bought a Meta name at Sedo (and more end user sales)
Here are some of the domains that sold to end users. Sedo’s top public sale this past week was laced.com for $250,000. It’s not clear who bought it, but many companies use this brand. Another notable sale was metaFB.net. A law firm bought...
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November 2, 2021, 7:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
The empower.com lawsuit is a doozy
A large investment firm is trying to secure a valuable domain registered well before its matching brand existed. Earlier this year, Elliot Silver wrote about a cybersquatting lawsuit against empower.com. The judge is currently considering a motion to...
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The empower.com lawsuit is a doozy
A large investment firm is trying to secure a valuable domain registered well before its matching brand existed. Earlier this year, Elliot Silver wrote about a cybersquatting lawsuit against empower.com. The judge is currently considering a motion to...
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November 2, 2021, 5:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Danish firm tries reverse domain name hijacking
Medical textiles firm loses dispute over CareFix.com. Tytex A/S has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (pdf) in an interesting UDRP case. Domain investment firm Germanium World LLC registered CareFix.com in 2008. Tytex had registered ...
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Danish firm tries reverse domain name hijacking
Medical textiles firm loses dispute over CareFix.com. Tytex A/S has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (pdf) in an interesting UDRP case. Domain investment firm Germanium World LLC registered CareFix.com in 2008. Tytex had registered ...
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November 2, 2021, 3:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
No surprise: Meta was most popular keyword at Donuts last month
Donuts confirms that meta was hot last month. Donuts has published its Domain Trend Report for October. The report includes data about domains registered across Donuts’ top level domains during the month. No surprise here: the top keyword was m...
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No surprise: Meta was most popular keyword at Donuts last month
Donuts confirms that meta was hot last month. Donuts has published its Domain Trend Report for October. The report includes data about domains registered across Donuts’ top level domains during the month. No surprise here: the top keyword was m...
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November 1, 2021, 5:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
Here are the metaverse-related domains Meta (Facebook) has registered
The list is short. Last week, Facebook announced that it rebranded its corporate entity to Meta as it aims to be a key player in metaverse technology. It is not changing the name of its core properties, including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. The...
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Here are the metaverse-related domains Meta (Facebook) has registered
The list is short. Last week, Facebook announced that it rebranded its corporate entity to Meta as it aims to be a key player in metaverse technology. It is not changing the name of its core properties, including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. The...
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November 1, 2021, 4:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
Company that paid $3.5 million for IT.com is selling subdomains
This business model might look familiar. The company that acquired IT.com for $3.5 million has a business plan that might look familiar. Intis Telecom’s main business is SMS marketing. But it recently acquired it.com for $3.5 million on a payme...
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Company that paid $3.5 million for IT.com is selling subdomains
This business model might look familiar. The company that acquired IT.com for $3.5 million has a business plan that might look familiar. Intis Telecom’s main business is SMS marketing. But it recently acquired it.com for $3.5 million on a payme...
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November 1, 2021, 3:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
How Namecheap tackles abuse – DNW Podcast #361
How the second largest retail registrar handles abuse. Last month, I spoke with Tucows CEO Elliot Noss about DNS abuse in episode 359. Today, Namecheap COO Hillan Klein comes on the show to talk about his company’s approach to the challenge. Kl...
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How Namecheap tackles abuse – DNW Podcast #361
How the second largest retail registrar handles abuse. Last month, I spoke with Tucows CEO Elliot Noss about DNS abuse in episode 359. Today, Namecheap COO Hillan Klein comes on the show to talk about his company’s approach to the challenge. Kl...
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November 1, 2021, 3:30 pm
