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Interesting: NikeGoogle.com UDRP denied because…
What happens when two trademarks are at issue in a UDRP? National Arbitration Forum panelist Sandra J. Franklin has declined to transfer the domain name NikeGoogle.com to sporting goods company Nike in an interesting UDRP. I’ve often wondered w...
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Interesting: NikeGoogle.com UDRP denied because…
What happens when two trademarks are at issue in a UDRP? National Arbitration Forum panelist Sandra J. Franklin has declined to transfer the domain name NikeGoogle.com to sporting goods company Nike in an interesting UDRP. I’ve often wondered w...
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July 20, 2016, 12:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
52 new TLD sales over $5,000 you probably haven’t seen yet
Here are 50+ notable new top level domain name sales. Uniregistry recently released sales data covering nearly 6,000 domain names totaling $42.6 million. You can download the full list at NameBio.com. The vast majority of names on the list are .com, ...
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52 new TLD sales over $5,000 you probably haven’t seen yet
Here are 50+ notable new top level domain name sales. Uniregistry recently released sales data covering nearly 6,000 domain names totaling $42.6 million. You can download the full list at NameBio.com. The vast majority of names on the list are .com, ...
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July 19, 2016, 6:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
New domains and ccTLDs also benefiting from Pokemon Go craze
Lots of Pokemon domains are being registered in domains other than .com. Last week Elliot Silver at DomainInvesting wrote about the surge in .com and .net registrations including the word “Pokemon”. At the time, nearly 4,000 .com and .net...
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New domains and ccTLDs also benefiting from Pokemon Go craze
Lots of Pokemon domains are being registered in domains other than .com. Last week Elliot Silver at DomainInvesting wrote about the surge in .com and .net registrations including the word “Pokemon”. At the time, nearly 4,000 .com and .net...
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July 19, 2016, 3:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
Donuts and Radix still miffed over .Web applicant
Companies file reconsideration request. Meanwhile, who just bought web.biz? Last week Radix and Schlund Technologies GmbH sent letters to ICANN asking them to postpone an upcoming auction for .Web, scheduled to take place July 27. They are concerned ...
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Donuts and Radix still miffed over .Web applicant
Companies file reconsideration request. Meanwhile, who just bought web.biz? Last week Radix and Schlund Technologies GmbH sent letters to ICANN asking them to postpone an upcoming auction for .Web, scheduled to take place July 27. They are concerned ...
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July 19, 2016, 2:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
WTF: Heidi Powell files cybersquatting lawsuit against Heidi Powell over HeidiPowell.com
Pity the poor woman who had the gall to register who own name as a .com domain name. I’ve seen a lot of ridiculous cybersquatting complaints filed through UDRP or the courts, but this one might top them all. You might have heard for Heidi Powel...
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WTF: Heidi Powell files cybersquatting lawsuit against Heidi Powell over HeidiPowell.com
Pity the poor woman who had the gall to register who own name as a .com domain name. I’ve seen a lot of ridiculous cybersquatting complaints filed through UDRP or the courts, but this one might top them all. You might have heard for Heidi Powel...
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July 19, 2016, 2:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Flippa seller claims Pokemon Go typo receiving thousands of visitors
Seller wants to quickly flip Pokemon Go typo. A seller has listed PokeymonGo.com — a typo of the popular game Pokemon Go — on Flippa, claiming it “was receiving thousands of visitors to his website” just minutes after it went ...
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Flippa seller claims Pokemon Go typo receiving thousands of visitors
Seller wants to quickly flip Pokemon Go typo. A seller has listed PokeymonGo.com — a typo of the popular game Pokemon Go — on Flippa, claiming it “was receiving thousands of visitors to his website” just minutes after it went ...
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July 19, 2016, 12:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
Tesla.com is now Tesla’s main domain name
Company’s TeslaMotors.com web address now forwards to Tesla.com. In February, Domain Name Wire broke the news that car maker Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) had finally acquired the domain name Tesla.com. Its main website has long been TeslaMotors.com, a d...
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Tesla.com is now Tesla’s main domain name
Company’s TeslaMotors.com web address now forwards to Tesla.com. In February, Domain Name Wire broke the news that car maker Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) had finally acquired the domain name Tesla.com. Its main website has long been TeslaMotors.com, a d...
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July 18, 2016, 7:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
My conversation with Matt Mullenweg about domain names
A transcript of my in-depth conversation about domain names with the creator of WordPress. Two weeks ago I had Matt Mullenweg, creator of WordPress and CEO of Automattic, on the Domain Name Wire Podcast to talk about domain names. It was one of the m...
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My conversation with Matt Mullenweg about domain names
A transcript of my in-depth conversation about domain names with the creator of WordPress. Two weeks ago I had Matt Mullenweg, creator of WordPress and CEO of Automattic, on the Domain Name Wire Podcast to talk about domain names. It was one of the m...
Discussion
July 18, 2016, 4:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
Jothan Frakes on Hong Kong, NamesCon – DNW Podcast #93
Jothan Frakes discusses the upcoming DomainFest in Hong Kong as well as January’s NamesCon show. NamesCon co-founder Jothan Frakes explains changes being made to January’s upcoming NamesCon conference. He also discusses NamesCon Hong Kong...
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Jothan Frakes on Hong Kong, NamesCon – DNW Podcast #93
Jothan Frakes discusses the upcoming DomainFest in Hong Kong as well as January’s NamesCon show. NamesCon co-founder Jothan Frakes explains changes being made to January’s upcoming NamesCon conference. He also discusses NamesCon Hong Kong...
Discussion
July 18, 2016, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Pheenix raises backorder prices, adds .xyz
Prices are still much cheaper than competing services. Expired domain drop catching service Pheenix announced it is increasing prices “Due to price increases by both ICANN and registries.” The move comes days after SnapNames and NameJet b...
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Pheenix raises backorder prices, adds .xyz
Prices are still much cheaper than competing services. Expired domain drop catching service Pheenix announced it is increasing prices “Due to price increases by both ICANN and registries.” The move comes days after SnapNames and NameJet b...
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July 18, 2016, 12:52 pm
