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.Club domain name in the iTunes app store
The maker of a popular app has branded it with a new TLD. I was scrolling through the iTunes app store charts last night when something caught my eye: an app called Gear.club. My first thought: A case of weird branding, or does this company actually ...
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.Club domain name in the iTunes app store
The maker of a popular app has branded it with a new TLD. I was scrolling through the iTunes app store charts last night when something caught my eye: an app called Gear.club. My first thought: A case of weird branding, or does this company actually ...
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November 1, 2016, 1:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
Paris loses another domain name dispute
City files UDRP and doesn’t even meet the “confusingly similar” test. The city of Paris (Ville de Paris) continues to have trouble understanding trademarks and domain name law. It just lost another domain name dispute, this time for...
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Paris loses another domain name dispute
City files UDRP and doesn’t even meet the “confusingly similar” test. The city of Paris (Ville de Paris) continues to have trouble understanding trademarks and domain name law. It just lost another domain name dispute, this time for...
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November 1, 2016, 1:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rate.com looks really good on TV
$725,000 domain name looks mighty nice in TV commercial. I was at the gym the other day when a commercial caught my eye: Yep, that’s Rate.com. I have to admit that it looks good on a TV screen. GuaranteedRate bought the domain name for $725,000...
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Rate.com looks really good on TV
$725,000 domain name looks mighty nice in TV commercial. I was at the gym the other day when a commercial caught my eye: Yep, that’s Rate.com. I have to admit that it looks good on a TV screen. GuaranteedRate bought the domain name for $725,000...
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October 31, 2016, 4:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Remembering Lonnie Borck – DNW Podcast #108
This episode is dedicated to the life of Lonnie Borck. Lonnie Borck, a colorful and well-known domain name investor, passed away earlier this month at age 47. This special episode of the Domain Name Wire Podcast is dedicated to Lonnie and the many li...
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Remembering Lonnie Borck – DNW Podcast #108
This episode is dedicated to the life of Lonnie Borck. Lonnie Borck, a colorful and well-known domain name investor, passed away earlier this month at age 47. This special episode of the Domain Name Wire Podcast is dedicated to Lonnie and the many li...
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October 31, 2016, 3:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
Listen to Verisign and XYZ duke it out in court
Court of Appeals listens to arguments in false advertising case. Verisign and XYZ presented oral arguments in front of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals last week in Verisign’s false advertising lawsuit against the company that runs .XYZ. Lis...
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Listen to Verisign and XYZ duke it out in court
Court of Appeals listens to arguments in false advertising case. Verisign and XYZ presented oral arguments in front of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals last week in Verisign’s false advertising lawsuit against the company that runs .XYZ. Lis...
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October 31, 2016, 1:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
14 more end user domain name sales
Not as many big companies, but some good end user domain name sales. Which end users bought domain names at Sedo last week? Everyone from a machinery company to a healthcare provider. A couple companies made return trips to Sedo to buy domain names, ...
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14 more end user domain name sales
Not as many big companies, but some good end user domain name sales. Which end users bought domain names at Sedo last week? Everyone from a machinery company to a healthcare provider. A couple companies made return trips to Sedo to buy domain names, ...
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October 28, 2016, 2:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
New York City domain name auction tops $70,000 as RealEstate.NYC sells for $21,300
Real estate terms sell for big bucks in .nyc domain name auction. Earlier today I wrote about a registry auction for .NYC domain names on NameJet. The auction has concluded with 19 of 20 domain names selling for a total of $70,650. RealEstate.nyc led...
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New York City domain name auction tops $70,000 as RealEstate.NYC sells for $21,300
Real estate terms sell for big bucks in .nyc domain name auction. Earlier today I wrote about a registry auction for .NYC domain names on NameJet. The auction has concluded with 19 of 20 domain names selling for a total of $70,650. RealEstate.nyc led...
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October 27, 2016, 9:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
The cliff is here: Verisign predicts .com/.net domain base to fall this quarter
Company forecasts a drop for Q4. Verisign (NYSE: VRSN) expects the total number of .com and .net domain names registered at the end of the fourth quarter to be less than at the beginning of the quarter. In other words, more domain names will be delet...
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The cliff is here: Verisign predicts .com/.net domain base to fall this quarter
Company forecasts a drop for Q4. Verisign (NYSE: VRSN) expects the total number of .com and .net domain names registered at the end of the fourth quarter to be less than at the beginning of the quarter. In other words, more domain names will be delet...
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October 27, 2016, 8:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign reports $288 million revenue, 0.9 million growth to domain base
Revenue up, but new registrations down from a year ago. Verisign (NYSE:VRSN) reported third quarter earnings after the bell today. The company reported revenue of $288 million for the third quarter, up 8.2% from Q3 2015. Net income was $114 million, ...
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Verisign reports $288 million revenue, 0.9 million growth to domain base
Revenue up, but new registrations down from a year ago. Verisign (NYSE:VRSN) reported third quarter earnings after the bell today. The company reported revenue of $288 million for the third quarter, up 8.2% from Q3 2015. Net income was $114 million, ...
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October 27, 2016, 8:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
Cost of Donuts’ DPML trademark protection service to soar
At least one registrar is increasing the price by 76% as new TLD company hikes price of brand protection service. Top level domain name provider Donuts will significantly increase the price of its Domains Protected Marks List (DPML) on January 1, 201...
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Cost of Donuts’ DPML trademark protection service to soar
At least one registrar is increasing the price by 76% as new TLD company hikes price of brand protection service. Top level domain name provider Donuts will significantly increase the price of its Domains Protected Marks List (DPML) on January 1, 201...
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October 27, 2016, 6:34 pm
