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Dynadot to host domain name meetup in San Francisco in July
Domain meetup to take place in the center of the tech universe. Domain name registrar Dynadot is hosting a meetup in San Francisco next month. I’m not aware of any recent domain name meetups in the city, and you’d think it would be a hotb...
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Dynadot to host domain name meetup in San Francisco in July
Domain meetup to take place in the center of the tech universe. Domain name registrar Dynadot is hosting a meetup in San Francisco next month. I’m not aware of any recent domain name meetups in the city, and you’d think it would be a hotb...
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June 7, 2017, 2:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
10 notable NameJet sales including a dot.com bust
Here are some of the notable sales from NameJet last month including an infamous name. NameJet sold 112 domain names for at least $2,000 last month. The total sales value of these high-priced sales was $672,000. Here are ten sales worth discussing. C...
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10 notable NameJet sales including a dot.com bust
Here are some of the notable sales from NameJet last month including an infamous name. NameJet sold 112 domain names for at least $2,000 last month. The total sales value of these high-priced sales was $672,000. Here are ten sales worth discussing. C...
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June 6, 2017, 6:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Com Winners & Losers
Here are the registrars that did best (and worst) with .com in February. ICANN has published the latest official .com transactions report from Verisign, which includes data by registrar for February 2017. Here’s a look at how the registrars far...
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.Com Winners & Losers
Here are the registrars that did best (and worst) with .com in February. ICANN has published the latest official .com transactions report from Verisign, which includes data by registrar for February 2017. Here’s a look at how the registrars far...
Discussion
June 6, 2017, 2:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Skip Hoagland puts domain portfolio up for sale including Cuba.com and Atlanta.com
Collection is one of the best geo-domain portfolios in the world. Domain investor and entrepreneur Skip Hoagland is offering his complete domain name portfolio for sale as a package. The portfolio includes some of the best geographic domain names ava...
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Skip Hoagland puts domain portfolio up for sale including Cuba.com and Atlanta.com
Collection is one of the best geo-domain portfolios in the world. Domain investor and entrepreneur Skip Hoagland is offering his complete domain name portfolio for sale as a package. The portfolio includes some of the best geographic domain names ava...
Discussion
June 5, 2017, 7:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
Reviewing May in the domain name industry
Top domain name stories and podcasts from the past month. It’s time for a look back at the past month in domaining. Here are the top five stories on Domain Name Wire in May, ranked by number of views. 1. Domain registration halts spread of Wann...
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Reviewing May in the domain name industry
Top domain name stories and podcasts from the past month. It’s time for a look back at the past month in domaining. Here are the top five stories on Domain Name Wire in May, ranked by number of views. 1. Domain registration halts spread of Wann...
Discussion
June 5, 2017, 4:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
From zero to a $1 billion with Divyank Turakhia – DNW Podcast #139
How Divyank Turakhia built an ad tech powerhouse. Divyank Turakhia made his initial fortune in domain names and webhosting. He then turned to the online advertising market with Media.net, a company he sold last year for $900 million. This week, the y...
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From zero to a $1 billion with Divyank Turakhia – DNW Podcast #139
How Divyank Turakhia built an ad tech powerhouse. Divyank Turakhia made his initial fortune in domain names and webhosting. He then turned to the online advertising market with Media.net, a company he sold last year for $900 million. This week, the y...
Discussion
June 5, 2017, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Paris domain name event NDDCamp returns for third year
Event is free for the domain name industry. NDDCamp, a one-day domain name event, will return to Paris on June 26, 2017. It will take place at Campus Cluster Paris Innovation, 59 Rue Nationale, 75013 in Paris. Now in its third year, the event targets...
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Paris domain name event NDDCamp returns for third year
Event is free for the domain name industry. NDDCamp, a one-day domain name event, will return to Paris on June 26, 2017. It will take place at Campus Cluster Paris Innovation, 59 Rue Nationale, 75013 in Paris. Now in its third year, the event targets...
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June 5, 2017, 1:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Telepathy sues after getting RDNH win
Company files federal lawsuit following reverse domain name hijacking. UDRP panels cannot levy a financial penalty on companies that file reverse domain name hijacking cases. But U.S. courts can. Telepathy Inc., a domain name investment company led b...
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Telepathy sues after getting RDNH win
Company files federal lawsuit following reverse domain name hijacking. UDRP panels cannot levy a financial penalty on companies that file reverse domain name hijacking cases. But U.S. courts can. Telepathy Inc., a domain name investment company led b...
Discussion
June 4, 2017, 1:29 am
Domain Name Wire
Registry-based .IO backorder service to shut down
Change comes as backend registry services are transitioned. Afilias is taking over backend registry services for Internet Computer Bureau (ICB Registry) and its three ccTLDs .AC, .IO, and .SH. This transition will take place on June 10. As a result o...
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Registry-based .IO backorder service to shut down
Change comes as backend registry services are transitioned. Afilias is taking over backend registry services for Internet Computer Bureau (ICB Registry) and its three ccTLDs .AC, .IO, and .SH. This transition will take place on June 10. As a result o...
Discussion
June 2, 2017, 4:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
I can’t believe it’s not RDNH (again)
Panelist twists and turns to let SOTI Inc. off the hook for RDNH. Here’s another case in which I have to say, “I can’t believe it’s not reverse domain name hijacking!” SOTI Inc., which uses the domain name Soti.net, file...
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I can’t believe it’s not RDNH (again)
Panelist twists and turns to let SOTI Inc. off the hook for RDNH. Here’s another case in which I have to say, “I can’t believe it’s not reverse domain name hijacking!” SOTI Inc., which uses the domain name Soti.net, file...
Discussion
June 2, 2017, 1:39 pm
