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Please take three minutes to lend me a hand. I get a lot of individual feedback from Domain Name Wire readers, but sometimes it’s helpful to get an overall picture of what the community thinks. With this in mind, will you take three minutes to ...
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Take the DNW Reader Survey
Please take three minutes to lend me a hand. I get a lot of individual feedback from Domain Name Wire readers, but sometimes it’s helpful to get an overall picture of what the community thinks. With this in mind, will you take three minutes to ...
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August 23, 2016, 2:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
NFX LLC sues to recover stolen NFX.com domain name
Company files lawsuit in an attempt to regain control of its domain name. NFX LLC, which runs programs to help marketplace startups, has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to recover the domain name NFX.com. NFX claims the domain name was stolen from it sometime ...
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NFX LLC sues to recover stolen NFX.com domain name
Company files lawsuit in an attempt to regain control of its domain name. NFX LLC, which runs programs to help marketplace startups, has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to recover the domain name NFX.com. NFX claims the domain name was stolen from it sometime ...
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August 23, 2016, 1:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Does this LinkedIn profile kill Bigfoot’s future UDRP chances?
Attorney says his role includes “manipulation of TMs and common law marks to achieve UDRP “reverse domain name hijacking”. Last week I wrote about Bigfoot Entertainment and companies affiliated with its owner. Today I came across on...
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Does this LinkedIn profile kill Bigfoot’s future UDRP chances?
Attorney says his role includes “manipulation of TMs and common law marks to achieve UDRP “reverse domain name hijacking”. Last week I wrote about Bigfoot Entertainment and companies affiliated with its owner. Today I came across on...
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August 22, 2016, 5:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Jackson Elsegood on Escrow.com – DNW Podcast #98
Escrow.com GM Jackson Elsegood provides data on the domain name market and explains how the company is improving customer service response times. This week: Escrow.com GM Jackson Elsegood shares data about how the domain name market is shaping up in ...
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Jackson Elsegood on Escrow.com – DNW Podcast #98
Escrow.com GM Jackson Elsegood provides data on the domain name market and explains how the company is improving customer service response times. This week: Escrow.com GM Jackson Elsegood shares data about how the domain name market is shaping up in ...
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August 22, 2016, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Wave.com domain name sold for $420,000
Big sale of Wave.com was the result of a corporate bankruptcy. The owner of SendWave.com now owns Wave.com after spending $420,000 to buy the domain name in a bankruptcy auction. George Kirikos spotted the sale in an SEC filing that was made on Augus...
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Wave.com domain name sold for $420,000
Big sale of Wave.com was the result of a corporate bankruptcy. The owner of SendWave.com now owns Wave.com after spending $420,000 to buy the domain name in a bankruptcy auction. George Kirikos spotted the sale in an SEC filing that was made on Augus...
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August 22, 2016, 1:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Divyank Turakhia sells Media.net for $900 million
Turakhia scores again with Media.net; $900 million deal makes him a billionaire at age 34. Divyank Turakhia, who co-founded Directi with his brother, has struck again. Turakhia sold his AdTech company Media.net to a Chinese consortium for $900 millio...
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Divyank Turakhia sells Media.net for $900 million
Turakhia scores again with Media.net; $900 million deal makes him a billionaire at age 34. Divyank Turakhia, who co-founded Directi with his brother, has struck again. Turakhia sold his AdTech company Media.net to a Chinese consortium for $900 millio...
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August 22, 2016, 12:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Uniregistry to release over one million domains through registrar channel
Registry will start selling premium domain names through the registrar channel. New top level domain name companies took a handful of approaches to premium domain names. Some, like Donuts, made almost all of their premium domain names available throu...
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Uniregistry to release over one million domains through registrar channel
Registry will start selling premium domain names through the registrar channel. New top level domain name companies took a handful of approaches to premium domain names. Some, like Donuts, made almost all of their premium domain names available throu...
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August 19, 2016, 7:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
NamesCon acquired by WorldHostingDays
Large hosting conference now owns biggest domain name conference. World Hosting Days, a conference for the webhosting industry, has acquired the domain name industry’s flagship conference NamesCon. Soeren von Varchmin, GM for World Hosting Days...
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NamesCon acquired by WorldHostingDays
Large hosting conference now owns biggest domain name conference. World Hosting Days, a conference for the webhosting industry, has acquired the domain name industry’s flagship conference NamesCon. Soeren von Varchmin, GM for World Hosting Days...
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August 19, 2016, 2:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
A new Trademark King? Domainers need to watch out.
A number of companies owned my Michael Gleissner are filing questionable trademark applications, including ones that match domain names he doesn’t own. Back in 2014, I wrote about the Trademark King. Trademark King was an Indiana business that ...
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A new Trademark King? Domainers need to watch out.
A number of companies owned my Michael Gleissner are filing questionable trademark applications, including ones that match domain names he doesn’t own. Back in 2014, I wrote about the Trademark King. Trademark King was an Indiana business that ...
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August 19, 2016, 1:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
Namecheap lands on Inc. 5000 with $76 million in revenue
Domain name registrar is growing quickly. Domain name registrar Namecheap made the 2016 Inc. 5000 list, coming in at #2,944 with 117% three-year growth. The company had 2015 revenue of $76 million, according to the Inc. listing. Most of Namecheap&rsq...
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Namecheap lands on Inc. 5000 with $76 million in revenue
Domain name registrar is growing quickly. Domain name registrar Namecheap made the 2016 Inc. 5000 list, coming in at #2,944 with 117% three-year growth. The company had 2015 revenue of $76 million, according to the Inc. listing. Most of Namecheap&rsq...
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August 18, 2016, 3:35 pm
