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ICA to hold 15th anniversary meetup in Las Vegas, September 19-20
Travel is back! Will we recognize each other after 18 months? Internet Commerce Association (ICA) is planning a meetup to celebrate its 15th anniversary. The meetup will take place in Las Vegas from September 19-20, 2021. It’s free for ICA memb...
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ICA to hold 15th anniversary meetup in Las Vegas, September 19-20
Travel is back! Will we recognize each other after 18 months? Internet Commerce Association (ICA) is planning a meetup to celebrate its 15th anniversary. The meetup will take place in Las Vegas from September 19-20, 2021. It’s free for ICA memb...
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May 17, 2021, 3:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
Linklaters LLP wins cybersquatting dispute against domain used in fraud
Fraudster used domain to request payments from law firm’s clients. The law firm Linklaters LLP has won a cybersquatting dispute against the domain name linklatar .com, which was used in a scheme to defraud the firm’s clients. Linklaters i...
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Linklaters LLP wins cybersquatting dispute against domain used in fraud
Fraudster used domain to request payments from law firm’s clients. The law firm Linklaters LLP has won a cybersquatting dispute against the domain name linklatar .com, which was used in a scheme to defraud the firm’s clients. Linklaters i...
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May 14, 2021, 3:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
People are registering NFT domains in droves
Data show that people are registering lots of domains related to non-fungible tokens. Non-fungible tokens (NFT) are hot right now. NBA Top Shots have introduced mainstream collectors to NFTs, and stories about digital art NFTs selling for hundreds of...
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People are registering NFT domains in droves
Data show that people are registering lots of domains related to non-fungible tokens. Non-fungible tokens (NFT) are hot right now. NBA Top Shots have introduced mainstream collectors to NFTs, and stories about digital art NFTs selling for hundreds of...
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May 14, 2021, 1:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy Managed WordPress sites are down
Sites hosted on GoDaddy’s Managed WordPress service were down Thursday evening. [Update: the problem has been resolved.] GoDaddy experienced issues with its hosting platform Thursday evening. Sites that use its Managed WordPress products were d...
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GoDaddy Managed WordPress sites are down
Sites hosted on GoDaddy’s Managed WordPress service were down Thursday evening. [Update: the problem has been resolved.] GoDaddy experienced issues with its hosting platform Thursday evening. Sites that use its Managed WordPress products were d...
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May 14, 2021, 12:00 am
Domain Name Wire
Why I hate zero click so much
Zero click advertising is full of scammers. The idea behind zero click domain monetization makes perfect sense. Instead of making a website visitor click a link on a parked page, why not just forward them to a relevant advertiser? The problem, as I&r...
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Why I hate zero click so much
Zero click advertising is full of scammers. The idea behind zero click domain monetization makes perfect sense. Instead of making a website visitor click a link on a parked page, why not just forward them to a relevant advertiser? The problem, as I&r...
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May 13, 2021, 4:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
14 end user domain name sales up to $50,000
Opera, maker of the namesake web browser, is among this week’s end user domain buyers. Sedo had some nice end user domain name sales this past week, led by Hina.com for $50,000 and SimplexTrading.com for $28,000. Here’s a list of some of ...
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14 end user domain name sales up to $50,000
Opera, maker of the namesake web browser, is among this week’s end user domain buyers. Sedo had some nice end user domain name sales this past week, led by Hina.com for $50,000 and SimplexTrading.com for $28,000. Here’s a list of some of ...
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May 13, 2021, 1:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
This RDNH highlights a key aspect of cybersquatting disputes in a GDPR world
Complainants can (and sometimes should) withdraw their cybersquatting disputes after learning the domain owner’s identity. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found Levio Consulting Inc. to have engaged in reverse domain nam...
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This RDNH highlights a key aspect of cybersquatting disputes in a GDPR world
Complainants can (and sometimes should) withdraw their cybersquatting disputes after learning the domain owner’s identity. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found Levio Consulting Inc. to have engaged in reverse domain nam...
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May 12, 2021, 4:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
Wix revenue soars but stock plummets
Stock trades lower after first quarter report. Website creator Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) reported strong growth and a narrower loss than expected in the first quarter of this year, but its stock is off 15% in trading today. Revenue in Q1 was $304.1 million, ...
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Wix revenue soars but stock plummets
Stock trades lower after first quarter report. Website creator Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) reported strong growth and a narrower loss than expected in the first quarter of this year, but its stock is off 15% in trading today. Revenue in Q1 was $304.1 million, ...
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May 12, 2021, 4:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lawsuit: Bird.com and Fish.com domain buyer failed to pay
Bird.com and Fish.com sales fall through. The big buyer in February’s Right of the Dot domain name auction has failed to pay. One person bid $4.85 million on three domains: $2.5 million for Bird.com, $1.6 million for Fish.com, and $750,000 for ...
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Lawsuit: Bird.com and Fish.com domain buyer failed to pay
Bird.com and Fish.com sales fall through. The big buyer in February’s Right of the Dot domain name auction has failed to pay. One person bid $4.85 million on three domains: $2.5 million for Bird.com, $1.6 million for Fish.com, and $750,000 for ...
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May 11, 2021, 6:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
A counterparty wanting to use cryptocurrency for a domain is a red flag
There are few legitimate reasons to use cryptocurrency in domain transactions. I’ve been thinking a lot about cryptocurrency as a payment and disbursement option for domain transactions. The key question is why someone would buy a domain or acc...
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A counterparty wanting to use cryptocurrency for a domain is a red flag
There are few legitimate reasons to use cryptocurrency in domain transactions. I’ve been thinking a lot about cryptocurrency as a payment and disbursement option for domain transactions. The key question is why someone would buy a domain or acc...
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May 11, 2021, 4:51 pm
