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Sedo’s lastest end user domain name sales
A design tech company paid $62,500 to buy the .com to match its .design domain. Sedo’s top public sale this past week was Spline.com for $62,500. A company that uses a .design domain bought it and forwards it to the .design domain. Here’s...
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Sedo’s lastest end user domain name sales
A design tech company paid $62,500 to buy the .com to match its .design domain. Sedo’s top public sale this past week was Spline.com for $62,500. A company that uses a .design domain bought it and forwards it to the .design domain. Here’s...
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April 8, 2021, 1:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Breaking: GoDaddy to acquire MMX, .Club, .Design
GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has acquired 28 new top level domains from MMX, as well as the .Club and .Design top level domains. The company is paying $120 million for the MMX strings. MMX, a publicly-traded new top level domain company had a market cap of $...
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Breaking: GoDaddy to acquire MMX, .Club, .Design
GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has acquired 28 new top level domains from MMX, as well as the .Club and .Design top level domains. The company is paying $120 million for the MMX strings. MMX, a publicly-traded new top level domain company had a market cap of $...
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April 7, 2021, 8:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
One.com loses cybersquatting dispute against 0ne.com
Domain name owner acquired the domain in an expired domain auction last year. Domain name and hosting company One.com Group AB has lost a UDRP it filed against the domain name 0ne.com, with a zero replacing the o. Cryptocurrency investor Stanislav Ni...
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One.com loses cybersquatting dispute against 0ne.com
Domain name owner acquired the domain in an expired domain auction last year. Domain name and hosting company One.com Group AB has lost a UDRP it filed against the domain name 0ne.com, with a zero replacing the o. Cryptocurrency investor Stanislav Ni...
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April 7, 2021, 4:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Com finished last year with a bang – updated rankings
A strong month for .com. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers December 2020. Registrars had a strong December for new .com registrations. GoDaddy...
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.Com finished last year with a bang – updated rankings
A strong month for .com. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers December 2020. Registrars had a strong December for new .com registrations. GoDaddy...
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April 7, 2021, 1:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
Reverse domain name hijacking in four letter domains case
Panel said Complainant’s representative showed an “alarming unfamiliarity with the UDRP”. A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panel has found two Indian companies to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. It ad...
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Reverse domain name hijacking in four letter domains case
Panel said Complainant’s representative showed an “alarming unfamiliarity with the UDRP”. A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panel has found two Indian companies to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. It ad...
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April 6, 2021, 9:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
March’s Top 5: GoDaddy, France.com and more
A look at the top five stories on Domain Name Wire last month. These were the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by pageviews: 1. GoDaddy to remove locks on Brent Oxley’s domains, changes policy – The registrar changed its...
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March’s Top 5: GoDaddy, France.com and more
A look at the top five stories on Domain Name Wire last month. These were the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by pageviews: 1. GoDaddy to remove locks on Brent Oxley’s domains, changes policy – The registrar changed its...
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April 6, 2021, 5:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Analyzing HugeDomains’ latest UDRP win
One panelist dissented in a case of a trademark vs. common name. HugeDomains has successfully defended its domain name Affron.com in a UDRP cybersquatting dispute. Pharmactive Biotech Products, S.L., a Spanish company that sells a saffron extract und...
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Analyzing HugeDomains’ latest UDRP win
One panelist dissented in a case of a trademark vs. common name. HugeDomains has successfully defended its domain name Affron.com in a UDRP cybersquatting dispute. Pharmactive Biotech Products, S.L., a Spanish company that sells a saffron extract und...
Discussion
April 6, 2021, 4:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
A downside to “Buy Now” for domain names
Buy Now is easier but you get less data about interest in your domain. I’m a big fan of setting Buy Now prices on domain names. Most of the domains I sell are for between $1,000-$5,000. I don’t want to waste my time negotiating for sub-$5...
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A downside to “Buy Now” for domain names
Buy Now is easier but you get less data about interest in your domain. I’m a big fan of setting Buy Now prices on domain names. Most of the domains I sell are for between $1,000-$5,000. I don’t want to waste my time negotiating for sub-$5...
Discussion
April 6, 2021, 2:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
NameSilo update: record revenue, acquisition still in the works
Company tops $3 million revenue in March. Domain name registration company NameSilo (CSE:URL) issued an update on its operations today. In the release, the company said that monthly revenue exceeded USD $3 million in March for the first time ever. It...
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NameSilo update: record revenue, acquisition still in the works
Company tops $3 million revenue in March. Domain name registration company NameSilo (CSE:URL) issued an update on its operations today. In the release, the company said that monthly revenue exceeded USD $3 million in March for the first time ever. It...
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April 5, 2021, 4:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
The “new” NamesCon and Cloudfest – DNW Podcast #332
A look at the future of these two conferences under new ownership. NamesCon and Cloudfest are under new ownership. On this week’s show, I talk with Christian Jaeger, CEO of the new owner WHD Event GmbH, and Soeren von Varchmin, Chairman of the ...
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The “new” NamesCon and Cloudfest – DNW Podcast #332
A look at the future of these two conferences under new ownership. NamesCon and Cloudfest are under new ownership. On this week’s show, I talk with Christian Jaeger, CEO of the new owner WHD Event GmbH, and Soeren von Varchmin, Chairman of the ...
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April 5, 2021, 3:30 pm
