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Interviews at SXSW – DNW Podcast #76
10 interviews from SXSW. The Sedo Domain Village in Austin during SXSW last week was a huge success. On this week’s podcast I interview 10 people who attended Sedo Domain Village, both with sponsors and SXSW attendees. Interviews include people...
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Interviews at SXSW – DNW Podcast #76
10 interviews from SXSW. The Sedo Domain Village in Austin during SXSW last week was a huge success. On this week’s podcast I interview 10 people who attended Sedo Domain Village, both with sponsors and SXSW attendees. Interviews include people...
Discussion
March 21, 2016, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN meeting locations: Copenhagen, Abu Dhabi and more
ICANN sets slate going forward, but fall 2016 meeting might change. ICANN’s Board of Directors approved a number of resolutions at its last meeting regarding upcoming meeting locations. ICANN 56, which was originally planned for Panama City, ha...
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ICANN meeting locations: Copenhagen, Abu Dhabi and more
ICANN sets slate going forward, but fall 2016 meeting might change. ICANN’s Board of Directors approved a number of resolutions at its last meeting regarding upcoming meeting locations. ICANN 56, which was originally planned for Panama City, ha...
Discussion
March 21, 2016, 1:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain name sales up to $150,000
Circa.com tops the list, and a .net sells for €45,000. This week’s end user sales list is a bit shorter than usual, but makes up for it in quality. Topping the list was Circa.com, purchased by an app maker for six figures. An equestrian co...
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End user domain name sales up to $150,000
Circa.com tops the list, and a .net sells for €45,000. This week’s end user sales list is a bit shorter than usual, but makes up for it in quality. Topping the list was Circa.com, purchased by an app maker for six figures. An equestrian co...
Discussion
March 18, 2016, 3:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
Dreamlines GmbH is a reverse domain name hijacker
Company files cybersquatting complaint on domain registered well before it existed. Cruise booking company Dreamlines GmbH, which has raised over $37 million in investments, has been found to have attempted reverse domain name hijacking for the domai...
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Dreamlines GmbH is a reverse domain name hijacker
Company files cybersquatting complaint on domain registered well before it existed. Cruise booking company Dreamlines GmbH, which has raised over $37 million in investments, has been found to have attempted reverse domain name hijacking for the domai...
Discussion
March 18, 2016, 1:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
150 people pack NYC meetup featuring .NYC
Art Malkov of Meetup.nyc recently helped organize an event in New York. He filed this report. Meetup.nyc along with NeedGrowth, a New York City-based digital marketing agency, hosted the NYC Changing Digital Landscape at the Interface event space on ...
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150 people pack NYC meetup featuring .NYC
Art Malkov of Meetup.nyc recently helped organize an event in New York. He filed this report. Meetup.nyc along with NeedGrowth, a New York City-based digital marketing agency, hosted the NYC Changing Digital Landscape at the Interface event space on ...
Discussion
March 17, 2016, 4:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Expired Domain Report: From CHSI.com to Adroit.com
Joseph Peterson recaps the past week in expired domain name sales. Tim Schoon is generally credited with coining the term “CHIP”, which stands for “Chinese premium” and refers to the vowel-less, “V”-less, acronym-l...
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Expired Domain Report: From CHSI.com to Adroit.com
Joseph Peterson recaps the past week in expired domain name sales. Tim Schoon is generally credited with coining the term “CHIP”, which stands for “Chinese premium” and refers to the vowel-less, “V”-less, acronym-l...
Discussion
March 17, 2016, 3:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
Battle over vineyards named Wilson goes to court
Winery files federal lawsuit after losing UDRP. A California company has filed a federal trademark and cybersquatting lawsuit (pdf) after first failing to obtain the domain name WilsonVineyard.com through a UDRP. Wilson Vineyards, Inc filed a UDRP ag...
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Battle over vineyards named Wilson goes to court
Winery files federal lawsuit after losing UDRP. A California company has filed a federal trademark and cybersquatting lawsuit (pdf) after first failing to obtain the domain name WilsonVineyard.com through a UDRP. Wilson Vineyards, Inc filed a UDRP ag...
Discussion
March 17, 2016, 1:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
From TP.com to CHIPs and more: a look at NameJet’s February
During February, NameJet reported $2.79 million from 287 sales over $2000 apiece. However, 30 of those payments were leftovers from NamesCon auctions back in January. Setting their $548.9k contribution aside reduces February’s total to $2.24M. ...
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From TP.com to CHIPs and more: a look at NameJet’s February
During February, NameJet reported $2.79 million from 287 sales over $2000 apiece. However, 30 of those payments were leftovers from NamesCon auctions back in January. Setting their $548.9k contribution aside reduces February’s total to $2.24M. ...
Discussion
March 16, 2016, 5:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Breaking: eName acquires 4.cn
eName now listed as sole shareholder of GoldenName entity. Consolidation in the Chinese domain name market has begun. Based on a Chinese corporation document and discussions with industry sources, Domain Name Wire has confirmed that eName now owns do...
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Breaking: eName acquires 4.cn
eName now listed as sole shareholder of GoldenName entity. Consolidation in the Chinese domain name market has begun. Based on a Chinese corporation document and discussions with industry sources, Domain Name Wire has confirmed that eName now owns do...
Discussion
March 16, 2016, 4:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Tucows acquires part of Melbourne IT’s domain reseller channel
Company gives its domain business a shot in the arm with 1.6 million more domains under management. Domain name registrar and mobile access company Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX) announced today that it is acquiring the international wholesale domain reseller c...
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Tucows acquires part of Melbourne IT’s domain reseller channel
Company gives its domain business a shot in the arm with 1.6 million more domains under management. Domain name registrar and mobile access company Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX) announced today that it is acquiring the international wholesale domain reseller c...
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March 16, 2016, 3:36 am
