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A UDRP in .bank? That’s a lost battle.
It seems like it would be impossible to cybersquat a .bank domain name. National Arbitration Forum handed down a decision for MySummit.bank today. This is the first UDRP filed against a .bank domain and may well be the last. Why? Well, to register a ...
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A UDRP in .bank? That’s a lost battle.
It seems like it would be impossible to cybersquat a .bank domain name. National Arbitration Forum handed down a decision for MySummit.bank today. This is the first UDRP filed against a .bank domain and may well be the last. Why? Well, to register a ...
Discussion
June 12, 2017, 2:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
WHD.usa hopes domainers return to the Tropicana in September
WHD’s U.S. event will be held at the same location as NamesCon. Now that WorldHostingDays owns NamesCon (both are now owned by GoDaddy), the former is moving its U.S. show to the same venue as NamesCon. WHD.usa will take place September 11-12 a...
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WHD.usa hopes domainers return to the Tropicana in September
WHD’s U.S. event will be held at the same location as NamesCon. Now that WorldHostingDays owns NamesCon (both are now owned by GoDaddy), the former is moving its U.S. show to the same venue as NamesCon. WHD.usa will take place September 11-12 a...
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June 8, 2017, 9:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
Reverse domain name hijacking in Hakoba Saree case
Both parties sell Sarees. A single-member World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found a Mumbai company guilty of reverse domain name hijacking over the domains Hakoba.com, hakobasaree.com, and hakobasarees.com. Hakoba Lifestyle Limited f...
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Reverse domain name hijacking in Hakoba Saree case
Both parties sell Sarees. A single-member World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found a Mumbai company guilty of reverse domain name hijacking over the domains Hakoba.com, hakobasaree.com, and hakobasarees.com. Hakoba Lifestyle Limited f...
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June 8, 2017, 5:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sedo names Matthias Meyer-Schönherr CSO
Changes at the top of Sedo’s sales management. Domain name marketplace Sedo has named Matthias Meyer-Schönherr its new Chief Sales Officer. Meyer-Schönherr is replacing Dima Beitzke, who is leaving the company. Meyer-Schönherr ha...
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Sedo names Matthias Meyer-Schönherr CSO
Changes at the top of Sedo’s sales management. Domain name marketplace Sedo has named Matthias Meyer-Schönherr its new Chief Sales Officer. Meyer-Schönherr is replacing Dima Beitzke, who is leaving the company. Meyer-Schönherr ha...
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June 8, 2017, 3:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
Hexonet makes investment in PSI-Japan
Company makes move into Japan with strategic investment. Domain name registrar Hexonet GmbH has acquired a “significant and strategic stake” in PSI-Japan, the two companies announced today. The move allows Hexonet to get a foothold in the...
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Hexonet makes investment in PSI-Japan
Company makes move into Japan with strategic investment. Domain name registrar Hexonet GmbH has acquired a “significant and strategic stake” in PSI-Japan, the two companies announced today. The move allows Hexonet to get a foothold in the...
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June 8, 2017, 2:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
18 More End User Domain Name Sales
A perfume retailer, app developer and vitamin company recently bought domain names. This past week was a fun one for end user domain name sales. The list crosses a number of industries, top level domains and purposes. I’m especially impressed b...
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18 More End User Domain Name Sales
A perfume retailer, app developer and vitamin company recently bought domain names. This past week was a fun one for end user domain name sales. The list crosses a number of industries, top level domains and purposes. I’m especially impressed b...
Discussion
June 7, 2017, 6:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Early .VIP results suggest 70%+ plus renewal rate
More than 60% of first-month registrations already renewed. MMX’s .VIP domain name has been a big success right out of the gate in terms of registration volume. It has China to thank; over 700,000 of its roughly 800,000 registrations are at Chi...
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Early .VIP results suggest 70%+ plus renewal rate
More than 60% of first-month registrations already renewed. MMX’s .VIP domain name has been a big success right out of the gate in terms of registration volume. It has China to thank; over 700,000 of its roughly 800,000 registrations are at Chi...
Discussion
June 7, 2017, 2:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
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...
Discussion
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...
Discussion
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
