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How domain registrars have increased .com prices
While some domain registrars have increased prices faster than wholesale increases, robust competition means consumers can still register and renew domains for close to the wholesale cost. One of Verisign’s (NASDAQ: VRSN) defenses to increasing...
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How domain registrars have increased .com prices
While some domain registrars have increased prices faster than wholesale increases, robust competition means consumers can still register and renew domains for close to the wholesale cost. One of Verisign’s (NASDAQ: VRSN) defenses to increasing...
Discussion
August 20, 2024, 1:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy explains Afternic Boost – DNW Podcast #497
GoDaddy explains why it introduced Afternic Boost, plus plans for Dan. Last week Mark Levine and I gave our initial feedback on Afternic Boost, a new program from Afternic that promises extra exposure for a fee. Today, I’m joined by Alan Shifle...
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GoDaddy explains Afternic Boost – DNW Podcast #497
GoDaddy explains why it introduced Afternic Boost, plus plans for Dan. Last week Mark Levine and I gave our initial feedback on Afternic Boost, a new program from Afternic that promises extra exposure for a fee. Today, I’m joined by Alan Shifle...
Discussion
August 19, 2024, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Mononames helps you find available domains to hand register
Mononames sifts through millions of available domains, including one word domains and .com domains with common prefixes and suffixes. I’ve long been a fan of OneWord.domains, a site that helps you find exactly what it describes: one-word domain...
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Mononames helps you find available domains to hand register
Mononames sifts through millions of available domains, including one word domains and .com domains with common prefixes and suffixes. I’ve long been a fan of OneWord.domains, a site that helps you find exactly what it describes: one-word domain...
Discussion
August 19, 2024, 2:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
Jesus performs miracle to win cybersquatting case
He made a tough case look easy. Oh, Jesus was definitely cybersquatting. But he performed a miracle to get away with it. Cybersecurity company Sysnet North America, Inc., which operates Viking Cloud at the domain name vikingcloud.com, filed a cybersq...
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Jesus performs miracle to win cybersquatting case
He made a tough case look easy. Oh, Jesus was definitely cybersquatting. But he performed a miracle to get away with it. Cybersecurity company Sysnet North America, Inc., which operates Viking Cloud at the domain name vikingcloud.com, filed a cybersq...
Discussion
August 16, 2024, 2:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
Former employee sues ICANN for harrassment, wrongful termination
A longtime employee alleges that ICANN did not properly handle complaints. A woman who worked for ICANN for 22 years sued the non-profit this week, claiming sexual harassment, gender discrimination, wrongful termination, retaliation, and other claims...
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Former employee sues ICANN for harrassment, wrongful termination
A longtime employee alleges that ICANN did not properly handle complaints. A woman who worked for ICANN for 22 years sued the non-profit this week, claiming sexual harassment, gender discrimination, wrongful termination, retaliation, and other claims...
Discussion
August 16, 2024, 1:30 am
Domain Name Wire
Identity Digital and Whois API make the Inc. 5000 list
Two domain-related companies made the list of fastest-growing companies. Domain name company Identity Digital landed on the Inc. 5000 list again this year. It’s the fourth consecutive year the top level domain registry made the list. The compan...
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Identity Digital and Whois API make the Inc. 5000 list
Two domain-related companies made the list of fastest-growing companies. Domain name company Identity Digital landed on the Inc. 5000 list again this year. It’s the fourth consecutive year the top level domain registry made the list. The compan...
Discussion
August 15, 2024, 9:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Browser plugin OneTab loses cybersquatting dispute in interesting case
A surprising factor helped the domain registrant, and the panel rightfully decided this case was too close to call to order the domain transferred. OneTab Ltd, which offers a browser plugin for organizing tabs on Google Chrome, has lost a cybersquatt...
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Browser plugin OneTab loses cybersquatting dispute in interesting case
A surprising factor helped the domain registrant, and the panel rightfully decided this case was too close to call to order the domain transferred. OneTab Ltd, which offers a browser plugin for organizing tabs on Google Chrome, has lost a cybersquatt...
Discussion
August 15, 2024, 3:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Org names award finalists, Alan Cumming to host ceremony
35 finalists vie for up to $50,000 donation. Public Interest Registry has named the 35 finalists for this year’s .ORG Impact Awards, and announced that actor Alan Cumming will host the awards ceremony this fall. Cumming, an Emmy and Tony-award-...
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.Org names award finalists, Alan Cumming to host ceremony
35 finalists vie for up to $50,000 donation. Public Interest Registry has named the 35 finalists for this year’s .ORG Impact Awards, and announced that actor Alan Cumming will host the awards ceremony this fall. Cumming, an Emmy and Tony-award-...
Discussion
August 14, 2024, 5:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
UK SaaS company tries reverse domain name hijacking
Company files UDRP after failing to buy domain for two decades. A UDRP panel has found Work In Progress Creative Solutions Ltd, aka WIP Systems, guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The company, which offers a workflow platform, started using the...
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UK SaaS company tries reverse domain name hijacking
Company files UDRP after failing to buy domain for two decades. A UDRP panel has found Work In Progress Creative Solutions Ltd, aka WIP Systems, guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The company, which offers a workflow platform, started using the...
Discussion
August 14, 2024, 3:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Atom introduces Commission Match to counter Afternic’s two-tier commission program
Atom.com will pay domain investors if a domain listed on Atom Premium sells on Afternic. Afternic’s decision last year to move to a two-tier commission model has been a challenge for competing marketplaces. The two-tier system charges an additi...
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Atom introduces Commission Match to counter Afternic’s two-tier commission program
Atom.com will pay domain investors if a domain listed on Atom Premium sells on Afternic. Afternic’s decision last year to move to a two-tier commission model has been a challenge for competing marketplaces. The two-tier system charges an additi...
Discussion
August 14, 2024, 3:05 pm
