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After rebranding with Canvas.com, recruiting site faces trademark infringement claims
A job recruiting business upgraded to a great domain name, only to get dragged to court in a trademark dispute. In May of this year, recruiting platform Jumpstart changed its brand to Canvas and upgraded its domain from Jumpstart.me to Canvas.com. Th...
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After rebranding with Canvas.com, recruiting site faces trademark infringement claims
A job recruiting business upgraded to a great domain name, only to get dragged to court in a trademark dispute. In May of this year, recruiting platform Jumpstart changed its brand to Canvas and upgraded its domain from Jumpstart.me to Canvas.com. Th...
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November 4, 2021, 5:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
This NFT company is using a great domain
Dapper Labs uses Flow.com to promote its Flow blockchain. This year, NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) have prospered as both investors and brands get to grips with a new kind of digital asset that has resulted in CryptoPunks and a Bored Apes crossing over ...
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This NFT company is using a great domain
Dapper Labs uses Flow.com to promote its Flow blockchain. This year, NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) have prospered as both investors and brands get to grips with a new kind of digital asset that has resulted in CryptoPunks and a Bored Apes crossing over ...
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November 4, 2021, 1:17 pm
The Domains
GoDaddy Q3 revenue rose 14% year over year. Stock up close to 9% in after hours trading
GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY), reported strong Q3 earnings and the stock was up close to 9% in after hours trading. Highlights: Q3 revenue rose 14% year over year to $964m and bookings rose 10% year over year to $1.04b Domains revenue in Q3 grew 17...
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GoDaddy Q3 revenue rose 14% year over year. Stock up close to 9% in after hours trading
GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY), reported strong Q3 earnings and the stock was up close to 9% in after hours trading. Highlights: Q3 revenue rose 14% year over year to $964m and bookings rose 10% year over year to $1.04b Domains revenue in Q3 grew 17...
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November 4, 2021, 12:40 am
Domain Name Wire
Patsy Cline domain name lawsuit settled
The domain was likely transferred to Patsy Cline Enterprises as part of the settlement. Patsy Cline Enterprises, LLC has settled a lawsuit it brought against the registrant of PatsyCline.com. The company, which manages the late singer’s intelle...
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Patsy Cline domain name lawsuit settled
The domain was likely transferred to Patsy Cline Enterprises as part of the settlement. Patsy Cline Enterprises, LLC has settled a lawsuit it brought against the registrant of PatsyCline.com. The company, which manages the late singer’s intelle...
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November 3, 2021, 8:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy reports earnings and benefits from Neustar acquisition
Q3 growth rates fell as expected, but Wall Street seems impressed. Revenue growth at GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) slowed in the third quarter, the company announced today. It was expecting the slowdown in the face of the Covid resurgence and tough comps from...
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GoDaddy reports earnings and benefits from Neustar acquisition
Q3 growth rates fell as expected, but Wall Street seems impressed. Revenue growth at GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) slowed in the third quarter, the company announced today. It was expecting the slowdown in the face of the Covid resurgence and tough comps from...
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November 3, 2021, 8:24 pm
The Domains
Domaining.com security breach alert
Francois posted on the homepage of Domaining.com the following: BREACH SECURITY ALERT Domaining.com has been apparently compromised, login has been closed. We were not storing any CC data but change your password in other services if you were using t...
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Domaining.com security breach alert
Francois posted on the homepage of Domaining.com the following: BREACH SECURITY ALERT Domaining.com has been apparently compromised, login has been closed. We were not storing any CC data but change your password in other services if you were using t...
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November 3, 2021, 6:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domaining.com compromised
Extent of breach is unknown but the site did not store credit card details. Domaining.com has been compromised. Francois Carrillo, who operates the domain blog aggregator, posted on Twitter today that he has closed login functionality while he invest...
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Domaining.com compromised
Extent of breach is unknown but the site did not store credit card details. Domaining.com has been compromised. Francois Carrillo, who operates the domain blog aggregator, posted on Twitter today that he has closed login functionality while he invest...
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November 3, 2021, 5:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
After trying reverse domain hijacking, GoSecure files lawsuit
Security company that failed with a cybersquatting claim is now going after the domain owner for trademark infringement. Cybersecurity company GoSecure has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against the owner of GoSecure.com after it unsuccessfully tried to rever...
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After trying reverse domain hijacking, GoSecure files lawsuit
Security company that failed with a cybersquatting claim is now going after the domain owner for trademark infringement. Cybersecurity company GoSecure has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against the owner of GoSecure.com after it unsuccessfully tried to rever...
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November 3, 2021, 3:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
Facebook bought a Meta name at Sedo (and more end user sales)
Here are some of the domains that sold to end users. Sedo’s top public sale this past week was laced.com for $250,000. It’s not clear who bought it, but many companies use this brand. Another notable sale was metaFB.net. A law firm bought...
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Facebook bought a Meta name at Sedo (and more end user sales)
Here are some of the domains that sold to end users. Sedo’s top public sale this past week was laced.com for $250,000. It’s not clear who bought it, but many companies use this brand. Another notable sale was metaFB.net. A law firm bought...
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November 2, 2021, 7:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
The empower.com lawsuit is a doozy
A large investment firm is trying to secure a valuable domain registered well before its matching brand existed. Earlier this year, Elliot Silver wrote about a cybersquatting lawsuit against empower.com. The judge is currently considering a motion to...
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The empower.com lawsuit is a doozy
A large investment firm is trying to secure a valuable domain registered well before its matching brand existed. Earlier this year, Elliot Silver wrote about a cybersquatting lawsuit against empower.com. The judge is currently considering a motion to...
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November 2, 2021, 5:37 pm
