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End user domain name sales up to €135,000
An NFT analytics platform, a vacation rental home agency, and a laser hair removal business bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this past week was Link.co for €135,000. That’s the second-highest .co sale ever report, accordin...
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End user domain name sales up to €135,000
An NFT analytics platform, a vacation rental home agency, and a laser hair removal business bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this past week was Link.co for €135,000. That’s the second-highest .co sale ever report, accordin...
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April 14, 2021, 1:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
Law firm files in rem cybersquatting lawsuit against Oved .com
Firm claims Oved.com is cybersquatting on its brand. A New York law firm has filed an in rem lawsuit (pdf) against the domain name Oved .com in an effort to acquire the domain name without paying for it. Oved & Oved LLP filed the in rem lawsuit y...
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Law firm files in rem cybersquatting lawsuit against Oved .com
Firm claims Oved.com is cybersquatting on its brand. A New York law firm has filed an in rem lawsuit (pdf) against the domain name Oved .com in an effort to acquire the domain name without paying for it. Oved & Oved LLP filed the in rem lawsuit y...
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April 13, 2021, 5:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign gets patent for GDPR-compliant Whois privacy
Patented methods help Thick Whois registries handle privacy law compliance. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 10,979,384 (pdf) to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for Systems and methods for preserving privacy of a registrant in a...
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Verisign gets patent for GDPR-compliant Whois privacy
Patented methods help Thick Whois registries handle privacy law compliance. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 10,979,384 (pdf) to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for Systems and methods for preserving privacy of a registrant in a...
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April 13, 2021, 3:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Two podcasts to listen to this week
Hear from two people in the domain industry on The Side Hustle Show. Once you’re done listening to this week’s Domain Name Wire Podcast, I recommend downloading two recent The Side Hustle Show episodes. In episode #437, Nick Loper intervi...
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Two podcasts to listen to this week
Hear from two people in the domain industry on The Side Hustle Show. Once you’re done listening to this week’s Domain Name Wire Podcast, I recommend downloading two recent The Side Hustle Show episodes. In episode #437, Nick Loper intervi...
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April 13, 2021, 1:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
NameJet and SnapNames combine for $495k in sales
ManagedCareMag.com and Mutation.com top the charts. Newfold Digital’s domain name aftermarkets NameJet and SnapNames combined for $495,000 in sales over $2,000 last month. This does not include the many sub-$2,000 sales the platforms made. The ...
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NameJet and SnapNames combine for $495k in sales
ManagedCareMag.com and Mutation.com top the charts. Newfold Digital’s domain name aftermarkets NameJet and SnapNames combined for $495,000 in sales over $2,000 last month. This does not include the many sub-$2,000 sales the platforms made. The ...
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April 12, 2021, 7:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
More domain investing competition – DNW Podcast #333
How increasing competition is changing domain investing dynamics. Domain auction prices are going through the roof. What does this mean for domain investors? Is there a fallout coming? On today’s show, I discuss this with long-time domain inves...
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More domain investing competition – DNW Podcast #333
How increasing competition is changing domain investing dynamics. Domain auction prices are going through the roof. What does this mean for domain investors? Is there a fallout coming? On today’s show, I discuss this with long-time domain inves...
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April 12, 2021, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
This domain investor has rocked it with .XYZ
Swetha Yenugula has built a name for herself with .xyz domain names. Domain name investor Swetha Yenugula has found success in an area that many domain investors haven’t: new top level domains. Specifically .xyz domain names. Yenugula has sold ...
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This domain investor has rocked it with .XYZ
Swetha Yenugula has built a name for herself with .xyz domain names. Domain name investor Swetha Yenugula has found success in an area that many domain investors haven’t: new top level domains. Specifically .xyz domain names. Yenugula has sold ...
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April 12, 2021, 1:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Biohacks GmbH tries reverse domain name hijacking
Panel had a laundry list of problems with the company’s case. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found German company Biohacks GmbH guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. Biohacks GmbH filed a cybersquatting dispute against ...
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Biohacks GmbH tries reverse domain name hijacking
Panel had a laundry list of problems with the company’s case. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found German company Biohacks GmbH guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. Biohacks GmbH filed a cybersquatting dispute against ...
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April 9, 2021, 10:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
Former France.com owner continues fight
Man who lost domain name to France files petition for en bank rehearing. Jean-Noël Frydman isn’t done fighting to regain control of France.com, a domain name he registered in 1994. Frydman lost control of the domain name in 2018 after the ...
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Former France.com owner continues fight
Man who lost domain name to France files petition for en bank rehearing. Jean-Noël Frydman isn’t done fighting to regain control of France.com, a domain name he registered in 1994. Frydman lost control of the domain name in 2018 after the ...
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April 9, 2021, 3:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Details behind MMX sale to GoDaddy
MMX reveals details behind asset sale. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) announced yesterday that it is acquiring most of the assets of MMX (London AIM: MMX), aka Minds + Machines, for $120 million. Today, MMX issued a notice to shareholders about its planned sal...
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Details behind MMX sale to GoDaddy
MMX reveals details behind asset sale. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) announced yesterday that it is acquiring most of the assets of MMX (London AIM: MMX), aka Minds + Machines, for $120 million. Today, MMX issued a notice to shareholders about its planned sal...
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April 8, 2021, 3:42 pm
