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Why UDRP panels should consider the original registration date of domains
The original registration date can shed light on why the current registrant might have acquired the domain name. Dates matter in the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). If the current registrant of a domain name registered it before...
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Why UDRP panels should consider the original registration date of domains
The original registration date can shed light on why the current registrant might have acquired the domain name. Dates matter in the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). If the current registrant of a domain name registered it before...
Discussion
June 11, 2024, 6:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Com update: Alibaba shows China’s woes, Squarespace steadies the ship
Alibaba shows China’s woes. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign covering the .com namespace. The data covers February 2024. Looking at this February’s data compared to the same month a year ago shows some stark changes. Veri...
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.Com update: Alibaba shows China’s woes, Squarespace steadies the ship
Alibaba shows China’s woes. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign covering the .com namespace. The data covers February 2024. Looking at this February’s data compared to the same month a year ago shows some stark changes. Veri...
Discussion
June 11, 2024, 2:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN names new President and CEO
ICANN’s board selects the organization’s next leader. ICANN announced today the hiring of Kurt Erik “Kurtis” Lindqvist as its new president and CEO, effective December 5. Lindqvist has served as CEO of the London Internet Exch...
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ICANN names new President and CEO
ICANN’s board selects the organization’s next leader. ICANN announced today the hiring of Kurt Erik “Kurtis” Lindqvist as its new president and CEO, effective December 5. Lindqvist has served as CEO of the London Internet Exch...
Discussion
June 10, 2024, 4:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
Company says Chill.com domain name has been misappropriated
New board discovers alleged takeover of domain name. In 2022, I interviewed Callum Sommerton, CEO of Chill Brands Group (London: CHLL). The company had just acquired the chill.com domain name for $1.6 million, and things were looking up for the CBD c...
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Company says Chill.com domain name has been misappropriated
New board discovers alleged takeover of domain name. In 2022, I interviewed Callum Sommerton, CEO of Chill Brands Group (London: CHLL). The company had just acquired the chill.com domain name for $1.6 million, and things were looking up for the CBD c...
Discussion
June 10, 2024, 4:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
The efficient domain portfolio – DNW Podcast #488
Learn how to trim your domain name portfolio. Sometimes, letting go of domain names is the hardest part. But not for my guest this week, domain investor and entrepreneur Yoni Belousov. Yoni is a long-time domain name investor, and on today’s sh...
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The efficient domain portfolio – DNW Podcast #488
Learn how to trim your domain name portfolio. Sometimes, letting go of domain names is the hardest part. But not for my guest this week, domain investor and entrepreneur Yoni Belousov. Yoni is a long-time domain name investor, and on today’s sh...
Discussion
June 10, 2024, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy to enter the S&P 500
Stock gets a lift after index announces its inclusion. The S&P Dow Jones Indices announced Friday afternoon that domain name company GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) will join the S&P 500 index. Shares in GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) jumped in after-hours tradin...
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GoDaddy to enter the S&P 500
Stock gets a lift after index announces its inclusion. The S&P Dow Jones Indices announced Friday afternoon that domain name company GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) will join the S&P 500 index. Shares in GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) jumped in after-hours tradin...
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June 10, 2024, 12:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
First .blockchain applicant steps forward
Unstoppable Domains and Blockchain.com announced they will apply for .blockchain. .Blockchain is sure to be one of the most-applied-for top level domain names in the next round of ICANN expansion. This week, two companies announced they are partnerin...
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First .blockchain applicant steps forward
Unstoppable Domains and Blockchain.com announced they will apply for .blockchain. .Blockchain is sure to be one of the most-applied-for top level domain names in the next round of ICANN expansion. This week, two companies announced they are partnerin...
Discussion
June 7, 2024, 9:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
ConvertKit to rebrand as Kit, acquires Kit.com
Popular creator platform takes another stab at a rebrand. Email marketing platform ConverKit has acquired the domain name kit.com ahead of a rebrand to Kit. The platform hopes to become “the operating system for the creator economy” and b...
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ConvertKit to rebrand as Kit, acquires Kit.com
Popular creator platform takes another stab at a rebrand. Email marketing platform ConverKit has acquired the domain name kit.com ahead of a rebrand to Kit. The platform hopes to become “the operating system for the creator economy” and b...
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June 6, 2024, 6:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain name sales up to €55,000
A shopping list app, a musical instruments company and a real estate business bought domain names. I’m taking a few minutes out of the NamesCon conference to do this week’s end user sales list. I only found seven end user sales from the S...
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End user domain name sales up to €55,000
A shopping list app, a musical instruments company and a real estate business bought domain names. I’m taking a few minutes out of the NamesCon conference to do this week’s end user sales list. I only found seven end user sales from the S...
Discussion
June 6, 2024, 2:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
May’s top domain name stories
GoDaddy, a cybersquatting lawsuit, and Squarespace made the news in May. Here’s a look back at the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by pageviews. 1. GoDaddy gets reverse domain name hijacking win – A World Intellectual P...
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May’s top domain name stories
GoDaddy, a cybersquatting lawsuit, and Squarespace made the news in May. Here’s a look back at the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by pageviews. 1. GoDaddy gets reverse domain name hijacking win – A World Intellectual P...
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June 6, 2024, 1:00 pm
