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New site shows available one-word domain names
There aren’t many available, it turns out. A new website helps people find available one-word domain names—and proves just how rare they are in popular top level domains. Steven Tey, a data science student at the Minerva Schools at Keck G...
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New site shows available one-word domain names
There aren’t many available, it turns out. A new website helps people find available one-word domain names—and proves just how rare they are in popular top level domains. Steven Tey, a data science student at the Minerva Schools at Keck G...
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May 20, 2020, 4:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain name sales up to $180,000
A remote work tool creator, a pet products company, and a manufacturer bought domain names. The top public sale at Sedo this past week was ElectricCar.com for $180,000. The buyer is unknown but has set up a holding page built on Wix. Here’s a l...
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End user domain name sales up to $180,000
A remote work tool creator, a pet products company, and a manufacturer bought domain names. The top public sale at Sedo this past week was ElectricCar.com for $180,000. The buyer is unknown but has set up a holding page built on Wix. Here’s a l...
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May 20, 2020, 1:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Jason Calacanis talks about the importance of great domains
Great domains inspire people. Investor and entrepreneur Jason Calacanis has given lots of great soundbites about domain names over the year. Earlier this month, he elaborated on the power of a great domain during his This Week in Startups episode 105...
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Jason Calacanis talks about the importance of great domains
Great domains inspire people. Investor and entrepreneur Jason Calacanis has given lots of great soundbites about domain names over the year. Earlier this month, he elaborated on the power of a great domain during his This Week in Startups episode 105...
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May 19, 2020, 9:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy gets two more patents
Patents cover domain availability lookups and DNS templates. GoDaddy has added two new patents to its collection. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted two patents to the company today. Patent #10,659,424 (pdf) – Determining status of do...
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GoDaddy gets two more patents
Patents cover domain availability lookups and DNS templates. GoDaddy has added two new patents to its collection. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted two patents to the company today. Patent #10,659,424 (pdf) – Determining status of do...
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May 19, 2020, 8:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign patent suggests a new model for expired domains
Patent contemplates selling pools of access to each registrar. Someone looking in from the outside would consider the current model for drop catching expired domain names to be inefficient. Each registrar has a connection to the registry, which it us...
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Verisign patent suggests a new model for expired domains
Patent contemplates selling pools of access to each registrar. Someone looking in from the outside would consider the current model for drop catching expired domain names to be inefficient. Each registrar has a connection to the registry, which it us...
Discussion
May 19, 2020, 4:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
This domain dispute might be better in the courts
The Complainant has a right to be upset but will have difficulty showing trademark rights. UMass Memorial HealthAlliance has lost a UDRP for UrgentCareLeominster .com at World Intellectual Property Organization. The hospital chain has a right to be u...
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This domain dispute might be better in the courts
The Complainant has a right to be upset but will have difficulty showing trademark rights. UMass Memorial HealthAlliance has lost a UDRP for UrgentCareLeominster .com at World Intellectual Property Organization. The hospital chain has a right to be u...
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May 19, 2020, 3:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Wine spat: Brewery and vineyard tries reverse hijacking SpringGate.com
Pennslyvania brewery files bad case with WIPO. A Pennslyvania brewery and winery has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a dispute over SpringGate.com. Schoffstall Farm, LLC, which does business as Spring Gate Vineyard, Winery and B...
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Wine spat: Brewery and vineyard tries reverse hijacking SpringGate.com
Pennslyvania brewery files bad case with WIPO. A Pennslyvania brewery and winery has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a dispute over SpringGate.com. Schoffstall Farm, LLC, which does business as Spring Gate Vineyard, Winery and B...
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May 18, 2020, 4:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Adrian Kinderis – DNW Podcast #286
From running a registrar to .au to .film. My guest this week is Adrian Kinderis. Adrian has been in the domain business for a couple of decades and started by founding a domain registrar. This snowballed into operating the .au domain. On today’...
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Adrian Kinderis – DNW Podcast #286
From running a registrar to .au to .film. My guest this week is Adrian Kinderis. Adrian has been in the domain business for a couple of decades and started by founding a domain registrar. This snowballed into operating the .au domain. On today’...
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May 18, 2020, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
DomainAgents: Domain inquiries up 20%
There has been a surge in domain purchase inquiries as people move business online. Domain name offer service DomainAgents reports that domain purchase inquiries are up significantly. Over the past two months, offers on domains through DomainAgents a...
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DomainAgents: Domain inquiries up 20%
There has been a surge in domain purchase inquiries as people move business online. Domain name offer service DomainAgents reports that domain purchase inquiries are up significantly. Over the past two months, offers on domains through DomainAgents a...
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May 18, 2020, 1:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
Doxing crosses the free speech line in UDRP case
Panelist rules that domain used for gripe site isn’t protected speech. UDRP panelists walk a fine line when considering cases involving gripe sites. Is it cybersquatting to register a domain related to a company if the goal is to complain about...
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Doxing crosses the free speech line in UDRP case
Panelist rules that domain used for gripe site isn’t protected speech. UDRP panelists walk a fine line when considering cases involving gripe sites. Is it cybersquatting to register a domain related to a company if the goal is to complain about...
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May 15, 2020, 6:22 pm
