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Aron Meystedt launches Napkin.com
Domain investor switches brand from XF.com to Napkin.com. Aron Meystedt is a familiar name in the domain name business. He owns the oldest-registered .com domain name Symbolics.com and works with domain names at Heritage Auctions. Meystedt revealed t...
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Aron Meystedt launches Napkin.com
Domain investor switches brand from XF.com to Napkin.com. Aron Meystedt is a familiar name in the domain name business. He owns the oldest-registered .com domain name Symbolics.com and works with domain names at Heritage Auctions. Meystedt revealed t...
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July 14, 2017, 4:52 pm

Domain Name Wire
Domains suggest Barclays will release Uber affinity credit card
Bank registers domain names that could be used for new credit card. Barclays bank and ride-hailing company Uber have had a close relationship for a while, and it appears they might be getting ready to take it to the next level. Yesterday, Barclays re...
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Domains suggest Barclays will release Uber affinity credit card
Bank registers domain names that could be used for new credit card. Barclays bank and ride-hailing company Uber have had a close relationship for a while, and it appears they might be getting ready to take it to the next level. Yesterday, Barclays re...
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July 14, 2017, 4:42 pm

Domain Name Wire
Great premium domain data from Radix
How are premium domains doing for registries and registrars? Here’s some insight. Radix just released some data on its premium domain sales in new top level domains for the first half of the year, and it paints a decent picture of how premium d...
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Great premium domain data from Radix
How are premium domains doing for registries and registrars? Here’s some insight. Radix just released some data on its premium domain sales in new top level domains for the first half of the year, and it paints a decent picture of how premium d...
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July 14, 2017, 2:36 pm

Domain Name Wire
More photos from Chinese domain conference GDS.2017
Another look at the Global Domain Summit in Xiamen, China. Yesterday I posted photos from taken in Xiamen, China for Global Domain Summit (GDS) 2017. As promised, here’s a follow up with more photos taken during the event. The photos are courte...
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More photos from Chinese domain conference GDS.2017
Another look at the Global Domain Summit in Xiamen, China. Yesterday I posted photos from taken in Xiamen, China for Global Domain Summit (GDS) 2017. As promised, here’s a follow up with more photos taken during the event. The photos are courte...
Discussion
July 13, 2017, 6:07 pm

Domain Name Wire
More expired domain changes: Pheenix jacks up prices
Drop catching service is increasing prices significantly this week. A lot seems to be going on with drop catching expired .com domain names. Verisign is definitely up to something that is going to change how services capture domains. Now comes news t...
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More expired domain changes: Pheenix jacks up prices
Drop catching service is increasing prices significantly this week. A lot seems to be going on with drop catching expired .com domain names. Verisign is definitely up to something that is going to change how services capture domains. Now comes news t...
Discussion
July 13, 2017, 2:42 pm

Domain Name Wire
Photos from Global Domain Summit in China
Take a look at a domain name conference in China. Last week hundreds gathered in Xiamen, China for Global Domain Summit (GDS) 2017. China consultancy Allegravita was at the event and sent photos to Domain Name Wire that give a flavor for the event. I...
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Photos from Global Domain Summit in China
Take a look at a domain name conference in China. Last week hundreds gathered in Xiamen, China for Global Domain Summit (GDS) 2017. China consultancy Allegravita was at the event and sent photos to Domain Name Wire that give a flavor for the event. I...
Discussion
July 12, 2017, 6:35 pm

Domain Name Wire
Pilotfish.se owner tried to reverse hijack Pilotfish.com
Gone fishin’. Cloud services company Pilotfish Networks AB, which uses the Swedish country code domain Pilotfish.se, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain Pilotfish.com. The company filed a UDRP against...
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Pilotfish.se owner tried to reverse hijack Pilotfish.com
Gone fishin’. Cloud services company Pilotfish Networks AB, which uses the Swedish country code domain Pilotfish.se, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain Pilotfish.com. The company filed a UDRP against...
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July 12, 2017, 6:05 pm

Domain Name Wire
End user domain name sales from Kuwait to South Korea
An Alaskan native corporation, a mall manager in Kuwait and a metal company in Korea bought domain names. Many of Sedo’s top sales from the past week are still clearing the transfer process, so this week’s list of end user domain name pur...
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End user domain name sales from Kuwait to South Korea
An Alaskan native corporation, a mall manager in Kuwait and a metal company in Korea bought domain names. Many of Sedo’s top sales from the past week are still clearing the transfer process, so this week’s list of end user domain name pur...
Discussion
July 12, 2017, 4:24 pm

Domain Name Wire
Why Brand Protection Begins with a Good Domain Strategy
This is a sponsored post+ from our friends at MarkMonitor. When it comes to brand protection, everyone knows it takes a holistic approach to do things right. But there is one key element that some brand owners overlook as central to their strategy &n...
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Why Brand Protection Begins with a Good Domain Strategy
This is a sponsored post+ from our friends at MarkMonitor. When it comes to brand protection, everyone knows it takes a holistic approach to do things right. But there is one key element that some brand owners overlook as central to their strategy &n...
Discussion
July 12, 2017, 2:15 pm

Domain Name Wire
Sedo Direct Auctions are now instantaneous
Auctions can be activated day or night. In April 2015, Sedo opened up its marketplace auctions so that anyone could auction a domain name even with a reserve price. Previously, a domain had to receive an offer that was converted into the starting bid...
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Sedo Direct Auctions are now instantaneous
Auctions can be activated day or night. In April 2015, Sedo opened up its marketplace auctions so that anyone could auction a domain name even with a reserve price. Previously, a domain had to receive an offer that was converted into the starting bid...
Discussion
July 12, 2017, 1:10 pm