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More thoughts on NameJet and investigating bad behavior
Let’s unearth bad behavior. Let’s also let NameJet properly analyze it. Whenever there’s breaking world news, news outlets rush to cover the news. They don’t have any details so they resort to pure speculation. The facts usual...
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More thoughts on NameJet and investigating bad behavior
Let’s unearth bad behavior. Let’s also let NameJet properly analyze it. Whenever there’s breaking world news, news outlets rush to cover the news. They don’t have any details so they resort to pure speculation. The facts usual...
Discussion
July 20, 2017, 4:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
A no good, very bad UDRP decision
Panelists should use common sense even when a domain owner doesn’t respond. A PVC pipe maker in India is about to lose its domain name, and I bet it isn’t aware of it. Umiya Poly Plast Industries uses the domain name VirginPVCPipe.com. It...
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A no good, very bad UDRP decision
Panelists should use common sense even when a domain owner doesn’t respond. A PVC pipe maker in India is about to lose its domain name, and I bet it isn’t aware of it. Umiya Poly Plast Industries uses the domain name VirginPVCPipe.com. It...
Discussion
July 20, 2017, 4:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
NameJet sellers at center of shill bidding questions
Questionable bidding sparks outcry. Domain name auction site NameJet is caught up in a bit of a scandal around shill bidding involving sellers that use its platform. As detailed over at NamePros, it started with a question about bidding by domain inv...
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NameJet sellers at center of shill bidding questions
Questionable bidding sparks outcry. Domain name auction site NameJet is caught up in a bit of a scandal around shill bidding involving sellers that use its platform. As detailed over at NamePros, it started with a question about bidding by domain inv...
Discussion
July 19, 2017, 7:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Some Afternic partners are marking up your domain prices
The price you set might not be the price your customer sees. When you list your domain names for sale through Afternic’s Premium Network, 100 resellers and registrars list your domain names for sale on their sites. Many of these partners allow ...
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Some Afternic partners are marking up your domain prices
The price you set might not be the price your customer sees. When you list your domain names for sale through Afternic’s Premium Network, 100 resellers and registrars list your domain names for sale on their sites. Many of these partners allow ...
Discussion
July 19, 2017, 6:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Here’s the latest on Donuts acquisition of Rightside
Donuts’ purchase of Rightside might be coming to a conclusion. There has been a bit of activity regarding Donuts acquisition of Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME). Offer issued: The tender offer was issued on June 27 and is valid until July 26, 2017 at mi...
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Here’s the latest on Donuts acquisition of Rightside
Donuts’ purchase of Rightside might be coming to a conclusion. There has been a bit of activity regarding Donuts acquisition of Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME). Offer issued: The tender offer was issued on June 27 and is valid until July 26, 2017 at mi...
Discussion
July 19, 2017, 5:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
18 end user domain name sales up to $30,000
A cartoon artist, event management company and photography company bought domain names over the past week. This week’s public Sedo sales were headlined by Trustwork.com, which was purchased by a new company for $30,000. SeedCompany.com was clos...
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18 end user domain name sales up to $30,000
A cartoon artist, event management company and photography company bought domain names over the past week. This week’s public Sedo sales were headlined by Trustwork.com, which was purchased by a new company for $30,000. SeedCompany.com was clos...
Discussion
July 19, 2017, 3:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy sells PlusServer for $456 million
GoDaddy divests managed hosting business as planned. GoDaddy has entered into an agreement to sell PlusServer, a business it picked up in the Host Europe Group acquisition, for €397 million (USD $456 million). Funds advised by BC Partners are bu...
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GoDaddy sells PlusServer for $456 million
GoDaddy divests managed hosting business as planned. GoDaddy has entered into an agreement to sell PlusServer, a business it picked up in the Host Europe Group acquisition, for €397 million (USD $456 million). Funds advised by BC Partners are bu...
Discussion
July 18, 2017, 7:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
NameSummit’s agenda is stacked with new faces
NameSummit goes well beyond domain names. You’d be forgiven for skipping panels at many domain name conferences. Once you’ve been once, you’ve seen the same panelists and same topics that make their appearance every year. This chang...
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NameSummit’s agenda is stacked with new faces
NameSummit goes well beyond domain names. You’d be forgiven for skipping panels at many domain name conferences. Once you’ve been once, you’ve seen the same panelists and same topics that make their appearance every year. This chang...
Discussion
July 18, 2017, 3:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Amazon.com gets big win in domain battle, may yet get .Amazon domain
Independent review process recommends ICANN reconsider .amazon top level domain name application. One of the biggest controversies in ICANN’s new top level domain name program has been the denial of Amazon.com’s applications for the .Amaz...
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Amazon.com gets big win in domain battle, may yet get .Amazon domain
Independent review process recommends ICANN reconsider .amazon top level domain name application. One of the biggest controversies in ICANN’s new top level domain name program has been the denial of Amazon.com’s applications for the .Amaz...
Discussion
July 18, 2017, 2:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
HugeDomains gets Reverse Domain Name Hijacking win
Complainants first tried to buy domain before filing UDRP. FPT Industrie S.p.a. and REM Industrie S.r.l. have been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking in a domain dispute they brought against domain investor HugeDomains. The compan...
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HugeDomains gets Reverse Domain Name Hijacking win
Complainants first tried to buy domain before filing UDRP. FPT Industrie S.p.a. and REM Industrie S.r.l. have been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking in a domain dispute they brought against domain investor HugeDomains. The compan...
Discussion
July 17, 2017, 4:59 pm
