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15 more end user sales
A telemedicine company, an orthopedic clinic and a sports marketing company bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this past week was Uncle.com for $66,002. The buyer appears to be a domain investor. One of my favorite end user sales is Im...
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15 more end user sales
A telemedicine company, an orthopedic clinic and a sports marketing company bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this past week was Uncle.com for $66,002. The buyer appears to be a domain investor. One of my favorite end user sales is Im...
Discussion
November 4, 2020, 2:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Speak the buyer’s language
What matters to domain sellers doesn’t always matter — or even make sense — to domain buyers. Darpan Munjal, the founder of SquadHelp, provides a unique view on his Twitter feed into the domain name aftermarket. While most people wh...
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Speak the buyer’s language
What matters to domain sellers doesn’t always matter — or even make sense — to domain buyers. Darpan Munjal, the founder of SquadHelp, provides a unique view on his Twitter feed into the domain name aftermarket. While most people wh...
Discussion
November 3, 2020, 4:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
October’s Top 5 domain name stories
PayPal, a fly, and some expensive domain forwards made for top domain name news last month. Here are the stories that attracted the most attention on Domain Name Wire last month. 1. PayPal drops Epik, sparking registrar to cry it is being “depl...
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October’s Top 5 domain name stories
PayPal, a fly, and some expensive domain forwards made for top domain name news last month. Here are the stories that attracted the most attention on Domain Name Wire last month. 1. PayPal drops Epik, sparking registrar to cry it is being “depl...
Discussion
November 3, 2020, 2:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain investor sues Korean fast food chain over cybersquatting claims
Domain owner makes a preemptive move to defend his domain name. If the Korean fast food chicken and burger chain Mom’s Touch wants to upgrade its domain name, it will have to fight for it in Colorado. The chain of over 1,200 restaurants recentl...
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Domain investor sues Korean fast food chain over cybersquatting claims
Domain owner makes a preemptive move to defend his domain name. If the Korean fast food chicken and burger chain Mom’s Touch wants to upgrade its domain name, it will have to fight for it in Colorado. The chain of over 1,200 restaurants recentl...
Discussion
November 2, 2020, 9:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
When Big Tech has too much power
Big tech has too much power to cut off users without recourse. I had two thoughts when I learned that PayPal dropped Epik from its services a couple of weeks ago. My first reaction was, “It sucks that this happened.” My second reaction wa...
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When Big Tech has too much power
Big tech has too much power to cut off users without recourse. I had two thoughts when I learned that PayPal dropped Epik from its services a couple of weeks ago. My first reaction was, “It sucks that this happened.” My second reaction wa...
Discussion
November 2, 2020, 9:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Booking.com and cybersquatting – DNW Podcast #310
A discussion with a UDRP panelist who also represented Booking.com at the Supreme Court. One of the best sessions at September’s NamesCon Online was a chat between Zak Muscovitch, general counsel of Internet Commerce Association, and David Bern...
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Booking.com and cybersquatting – DNW Podcast #310
A discussion with a UDRP panelist who also represented Booking.com at the Supreme Court. One of the best sessions at September’s NamesCon Online was a chat between Zak Muscovitch, general counsel of Internet Commerce Association, and David Bern...
Discussion
November 2, 2020, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Endurance International Group to go private in $3 billion deal
Clearlake Capital to acquire EIGI. Clearlake Capital Group is acquiring Endurance International Group (NASDAQ: EIGI) in a $3 billion deal (including debt). The private equity company will pay $9.50 per share, a 64% premium over Friday’s closing...
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Endurance International Group to go private in $3 billion deal
Clearlake Capital to acquire EIGI. Clearlake Capital Group is acquiring Endurance International Group (NASDAQ: EIGI) in a $3 billion deal (including debt). The private equity company will pay $9.50 per share, a 64% premium over Friday’s closing...
Discussion
November 2, 2020, 3:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
It’s in: the latest list of which registrars are top in .Com
ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers July 2020. For the second month in a row, Chinese domain name registrar Xin Net has hemorrhaged domai...
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It’s in: the latest list of which registrars are top in .Com
ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers July 2020. For the second month in a row, Chinese domain name registrar Xin Net has hemorrhaged domai...
Discussion
November 2, 2020, 2:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Big shakeup at MMX after accounting investigation
CEO and CFO are out after board investigates company’s finances. The Board of top level domain name company MMX (London AIM: MMX) has concluded an investigation into revenue recognization at the company. The casualties include the company&rsquo...
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Big shakeup at MMX after accounting investigation
CEO and CFO are out after board investigates company’s finances. The Board of top level domain name company MMX (London AIM: MMX) has concluded an investigation into revenue recognization at the company. The casualties include the company&rsquo...
Discussion
October 30, 2020, 3:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
NamesCon Online is free for first-timers
Never been before? Conference will give you a free ticket. NamesCon Online, the online edition of the popular NamesCon conference, is again inviting first-timers to attend its next event for free. Attendees who want to attend for free need to fill ou...
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NamesCon Online is free for first-timers
Never been before? Conference will give you a free ticket. NamesCon Online, the online edition of the popular NamesCon conference, is again inviting first-timers to attend its next event for free. Attendees who want to attend for free need to fill ou...
Discussion
October 30, 2020, 1:45 pm
