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Domain Name Wire
2020 in review – DNW Podcast #317
A look back at 2020 in the domain name business. It’s a special edition this week as I review the top stories and trends in the domain name market in 2020. We’ll discuss the pandemic’s impact on the market, continuing consolidation,...
Discussion
2020 in review – DNW Podcast #317
A look back at 2020 in the domain name business. It’s a special edition this week as I review the top stories and trends in the domain name market in 2020. We’ll discuss the pandemic’s impact on the market, continuing consolidation,...
Discussion
December 21, 2020, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
IBM files combosquatting detection patent
It seems like a complex solution to an easy-to-solve problem. IBM has filed a patent application (pdf) for “Guided Word Association Based on Domain Name Detection”. It’s a system to detect so-called cases of combosquatting, where ba...
Discussion
IBM files combosquatting detection patent
It seems like a complex solution to an easy-to-solve problem. IBM has filed a patent application (pdf) for “Guided Word Association Based on Domain Name Detection”. It’s a system to detect so-called cases of combosquatting, where ba...
Discussion
December 18, 2020, 2:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Understanding Namecheap’s domain registration data report
Dig deeper and the data are very interesting. Domain name registrar Namecheap published its 2020 Domain Insights & Trends Report today (pdf). With over 12 million domains under management, Namecheap has significant data to show registration trend...
Discussion
Understanding Namecheap’s domain registration data report
Dig deeper and the data are very interesting. Domain name registrar Namecheap published its 2020 Domain Insights & Trends Report today (pdf). With over 12 million domains under management, Namecheap has significant data to show registration trend...
Discussion
December 17, 2020, 5:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Online benefits from DoorDash’s success
Popular DoorDash Button service uses Order.Online domain name. DoorDash (NYSE: DASH) is the latest high-profile IPO this year, rocketing in its first day of trading and settling in with a market cap of over $50 billion. The company uses DoorDash.com ...
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.Online benefits from DoorDash’s success
Popular DoorDash Button service uses Order.Online domain name. DoorDash (NYSE: DASH) is the latest high-profile IPO this year, rocketing in its first day of trading and settling in with a market cap of over $50 billion. The company uses DoorDash.com ...
Discussion
December 16, 2020, 5:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
Cannabis subscription box company tries to hijack Hemper .com
Company that ships monthly marijuana-themed boxes tried to get the matching .com domain. BRH International Inc., which sells a monthly subscription box of marijuana-related products, has been found to have tried reverse domain name hijack the domain ...
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Cannabis subscription box company tries to hijack Hemper .com
Company that ships monthly marijuana-themed boxes tried to get the matching .com domain. BRH International Inc., which sells a monthly subscription box of marijuana-related products, has been found to have tried reverse domain name hijack the domain ...
Discussion
December 16, 2020, 5:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Latest end user domain name sales at Sedo
A credit card management app, a brick company, and a fintech business bought domain names. Sedo has published its penultimate sales list of the year as it prepares for the holidays. The company has some solid sales including FV.de for €58,000 an...
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Latest end user domain name sales at Sedo
A credit card management app, a brick company, and a fintech business bought domain names. Sedo has published its penultimate sales list of the year as it prepares for the holidays. The company has some solid sales including FV.de for €58,000 an...
Discussion
December 16, 2020, 2:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy to pay up to $365 million for payments company Poynt
GoDaddy adds key payments component to commerce platform. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) is buying payments processor Poynt for $320 million upfront and up to $45 million in deferred payments. Poynt offers in-store and online payment processing for merchants, ...
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GoDaddy to pay up to $365 million for payments company Poynt
GoDaddy adds key payments component to commerce platform. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) is buying payments processor Poynt for $320 million upfront and up to $45 million in deferred payments. Poynt offers in-store and online payment processing for merchants, ...
Discussion
December 15, 2020, 10:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
Is Chehadé why ICANN’s board is reviewing Afilias deal?
Fadi Chehadé is still on Donuts’ board. Top level domain name company Donuts announced last month that it is acquiring Afilias. Later this week, ICANN’s board of directors will consider a change of control request for Afilias. As&n...
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Is Chehadé why ICANN’s board is reviewing Afilias deal?
Fadi Chehadé is still on Donuts’ board. Top level domain name company Donuts announced last month that it is acquiring Afilias. Later this week, ICANN’s board of directors will consider a change of control request for Afilias. As&n...
Discussion
December 15, 2020, 8:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Reverse domain name hijacking in LevelUp.gg case
Panelist rules that Cybersquatting dispute was an attempt to reverse hijack LevelUp.gg. An adjudicator has found (pdf) that video game consultancy Level Up Management BV tried to reverse domain name hijack LevelUp.gg. It’s just the sixth cybers...
Discussion
Reverse domain name hijacking in LevelUp.gg case
Panelist rules that Cybersquatting dispute was an attempt to reverse hijack LevelUp.gg. An adjudicator has found (pdf) that video game consultancy Level Up Management BV tried to reverse domain name hijack LevelUp.gg. It’s just the sixth cybers...
Discussion
December 15, 2020, 6:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domains do Chinese internet companies want to buy (multi-year analysis)?
Kassey Lee examines the types of domains large Chinse internet companies use. Regular readers may notice that I use China’s Top 100 internet companies as a proxy for corporate China in understanding what domains investors can sell to this large...
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What domains do Chinese internet companies want to buy (multi-year analysis)?
Kassey Lee examines the types of domains large Chinse internet companies use. Regular readers may notice that I use China’s Top 100 internet companies as a proxy for corporate China in understanding what domains investors can sell to this large...
Discussion
December 15, 2020, 2:16 pm
