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Domain Name Wire
DNS using blockchain technology – DNW Podcast #341
A discussion on the merits and challenges of a DNS built on blockchain technology. Would a DNS using blockchain technology be better than the current DNS? Andrew Rosener thinks so, although he admits there are some challenges to overcome. On today&rs...
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DNS using blockchain technology – DNW Podcast #341
A discussion on the merits and challenges of a DNS built on blockchain technology. Would a DNS using blockchain technology be better than the current DNS? Andrew Rosener thinks so, although he admits there are some challenges to overcome. On today&rs...
Discussion
June 7, 2021, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Total domain counts are falling. Here’s why
.Com is doing fine, but the same can’t be said for other top level domains. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) has published its quarterly Domain Name Industry Brief (pdf) for the first quarter of 2021. The company calculates that total domains registered...
Discussion
Total domain counts are falling. Here’s why
.Com is doing fine, but the same can’t be said for other top level domains. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) has published its quarterly Domain Name Industry Brief (pdf) for the first quarter of 2021. The company calculates that total domains registered...
Discussion
June 3, 2021, 8:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy and Namecheap add most .com domains
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 February 2021. There was ...
Discussion
GoDaddy and Namecheap add most .com domains
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 February 2021. There was ...
Discussion
June 3, 2021, 5:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top 5 domain name stories in May
Here’s a look back at the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by views. 1. Frank Schilling new TLD auction grosses more than $40 million – Schilling’s UNR sold 23 top level domains to 10 different buyers. 2. Lawsuit: ...
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Top 5 domain name stories in May
Here’s a look back at the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by views. 1. Frank Schilling new TLD auction grosses more than $40 million – Schilling’s UNR sold 23 top level domains to 10 different buyers. 2. Lawsuit: ...
Discussion
June 3, 2021, 4:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
Extend raised $260 million at a $1.6 billion valuation – their foundation is Extend.com
In his first post for Domain Name Wire, James Iles writes about how Extend.com has helped the extended warranty provider. In May 2021, TechCrunch revealed that the extended warranty provider, aptly named Extend, raised $260 million in a Series C fund...
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Extend raised $260 million at a $1.6 billion valuation – their foundation is Extend.com
In his first post for Domain Name Wire, James Iles writes about how Extend.com has helped the extended warranty provider. In May 2021, TechCrunch revealed that the extended warranty provider, aptly named Extend, raised $260 million in a Series C fund...
Discussion
June 3, 2021, 1:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Hallmark loses cybersquatting complaint against mahogany.com
No surprise in mahogany.com decision. Hallmark Licensing, LLC and Hallmark Cards, Incorporated have lost a cybersquatting complaint they brought against the domain name mahogany.com. The decision shouldn’t surprise anyone, even Hallmark and its...
Discussion
Hallmark loses cybersquatting complaint against mahogany.com
No surprise in mahogany.com decision. Hallmark Licensing, LLC and Hallmark Cards, Incorporated have lost a cybersquatting complaint they brought against the domain name mahogany.com. The decision shouldn’t surprise anyone, even Hallmark and its...
Discussion
June 2, 2021, 7:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
More end user domain name sales
A car insurance company, a bookseller in South Africa, and an art studio bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this week is PTSD.org. It’s still forwarding to the former owner’s website, so we’ll have to wait to find out...
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More end user domain name sales
A car insurance company, a bookseller in South Africa, and an art studio bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this week is PTSD.org. It’s still forwarding to the former owner’s website, so we’ll have to wait to find out...
Discussion
June 2, 2021, 5:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Gorgonzola and cybersquatting: it depends
Why the Italian cheese consortium is winning some cases and losing others. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ordered the domain name gorgonzola.blue to be transferred to Consorzio per la Tutela del Formaggio Gorgonzola. Consorzi...
Discussion
Gorgonzola and cybersquatting: it depends
Why the Italian cheese consortium is winning some cases and losing others. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ordered the domain name gorgonzola.blue to be transferred to Consorzio per la Tutela del Formaggio Gorgonzola. Consorzi...
Discussion
June 2, 2021, 4:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
DN Wholesale Exchange adds Dutch auctions
Sellers have a new way to liquidate their domains. Domain Name Wholesale Exchange added Dutch auctions last month and recently tweaked the bidder UI to improve the service. Sellers can list domain names with any starting price between $250 and $2,500...
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DN Wholesale Exchange adds Dutch auctions
Sellers have a new way to liquidate their domains. Domain Name Wholesale Exchange added Dutch auctions last month and recently tweaked the bidder UI to improve the service. Sellers can list domain names with any starting price between $250 and $2,500...
Discussion
June 2, 2021, 3:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Naming a sports franchise is hard. Sound familiar?
Domain name owners know about some of the pitfalls of naming. Renaming a sports franchise can be even harder. FiveThirtyEight published an interesting article today that answers a question I’ve had: why hasn’t Washington’s NFL team ...
Discussion
Naming a sports franchise is hard. Sound familiar?
Domain name owners know about some of the pitfalls of naming. Renaming a sports franchise can be even harder. FiveThirtyEight published an interesting article today that answers a question I’ve had: why hasn’t Washington’s NFL team ...
Discussion
June 1, 2021, 5:00 pm
