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Why Marchex and WWM domain name acquisitions make sense for GoDaddy
Unique characteristics make these portfolios valuable to GoDaddy. GoDaddy made the surprising announcement on Monday that it had purchased Michael Berkens’ domain name portfolio. It was surprising because I had no idea Michael Berkens’ Wo...
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Why Marchex and WWM domain name acquisitions make sense for GoDaddy
Unique characteristics make these portfolios valuable to GoDaddy. GoDaddy made the surprising announcement on Monday that it had purchased Michael Berkens’ domain name portfolio. It was surprising because I had no idea Michael Berkens’ Wo...
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December 9, 2015, 6:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign appeals XYZ court loss
Case will continue in Court of Appeals. Just days after .XYZ asked a court to force Verisign to pay its legal bills in a lawsuit; Verisign upped the ante by appealing the case. In late October, judge Claude M. Hilton granted XYZ’s motion for su...
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Verisign appeals XYZ court loss
Case will continue in Court of Appeals. Just days after .XYZ asked a court to force Verisign to pay its legal bills in a lawsuit; Verisign upped the ante by appealing the case. In late October, judge Claude M. Hilton granted XYZ’s motion for su...
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December 9, 2015, 3:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Remember Congo? It rebranded as LawBooth.com
Company finds a good .com for under $3,000. Remember Congo? The company that started its lawyer-match service at Congo.io, and then balked at the “egregiously overinflated” asking price of $750,000 for Congo.com? Although I disagree about...
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Remember Congo? It rebranded as LawBooth.com
Company finds a good .com for under $3,000. Remember Congo? The company that started its lawyer-match service at Congo.io, and then balked at the “egregiously overinflated” asking price of $750,000 for Congo.com? Although I disagree about...
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December 9, 2015, 2:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
The late Igal Lichtman, aka Mrs Jello, loses a horrible UDRP decision
Panel re-writes UDRP and “registered in bad faith” requirement. The heirs of the late Igal Lichtman, commonly known in domain name circles as Mrs Jello, have lost a UDRP decision for the common name Camilla.com. The case was filed by Aust...
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The late Igal Lichtman, aka Mrs Jello, loses a horrible UDRP decision
Panel re-writes UDRP and “registered in bad faith” requirement. The heirs of the late Igal Lichtman, commonly known in domain name circles as Mrs Jello, have lost a UDRP decision for the common name Camilla.com. The case was filed by Aust...
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December 9, 2015, 12:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
“China” is #1 trending word in .Com
Thousands of registrations over two days help “China” spike. It turns out the Chinese aren’t just buying numeric and short .com domain names. “China” was the #1 trending word in new .com registrations last month accordin...
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“China” is #1 trending word in .Com
Thousands of registrations over two days help “China” spike. It turns out the Chinese aren’t just buying numeric and short .com domain names. “China” was the #1 trending word in new .com registrations last month accordin...
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December 8, 2015, 10:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Another record-buster at NameJet
November was a great month for NameJet. During 2015, NameJet surpassed itself several times. July had a record-setting 6-figure sale, but then September broke that record within weeks. And in many ways, October was the auction platform’s strong...
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Another record-buster at NameJet
November was a great month for NameJet. During 2015, NameJet surpassed itself several times. July had a record-setting 6-figure sale, but then September broke that record within weeks. And in many ways, October was the auction platform’s strong...
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December 8, 2015, 3:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
CentralNic acquires Instra for $24 million, sells $3.6M in domains, and plans to raise $15M
CentralNic buys another domain name registrar. Publicly traded domain name registrar and registry CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) has agreed to acquire domain name registrar Instra Group for AU $33 million (USD $24 million), the company announced today...
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CentralNic acquires Instra for $24 million, sells $3.6M in domains, and plans to raise $15M
CentralNic buys another domain name registrar. Publicly traded domain name registrar and registry CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) has agreed to acquire domain name registrar Instra Group for AU $33 million (USD $24 million), the company announced today...
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December 8, 2015, 2:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
2016 Domain Name Wire Media Kit now available
Domain Name Wire is nearly 11 years old, and I couldn’t do it without the support of the many sponsors of this site. I’ve just completed a new media kit explaining sponsorship opportunities, ranging from traditional graphic ads to podcast...
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2016 Domain Name Wire Media Kit now available
Domain Name Wire is nearly 11 years old, and I couldn’t do it without the support of the many sponsors of this site. I’ve just completed a new media kit explaining sponsorship opportunities, ranging from traditional graphic ads to podcast...
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December 7, 2015, 8:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
New TLDs, Whois and IANA with Michele Neylon – DNW Podcast #61
The perspectives of a mid-sized domain name registrar. Michele Neylon runs Irish hosting and domain name company Blacknight. On today’s show, he gives thoughts on new TLDs from the perspective of a mid-sized domain name registrar…and you...
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New TLDs, Whois and IANA with Michele Neylon – DNW Podcast #61
The perspectives of a mid-sized domain name registrar. Michele Neylon runs Irish hosting and domain name company Blacknight. On today’s show, he gives thoughts on new TLDs from the perspective of a mid-sized domain name registrar…and you...
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December 7, 2015, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy acquires Mike Berkens’ WorldWide Media domain name portfolio
Developing… GoDaddy has acquired Michael Berkens’ domain name portfolio, the company announced today. Berkens writes the blog TheDomains.com and his portfolio was under the company Worldwide Media. GoDaddy acquired the vast majority of B...
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GoDaddy acquires Mike Berkens’ WorldWide Media domain name portfolio
Developing… GoDaddy has acquired Michael Berkens’ domain name portfolio, the company announced today. Berkens writes the blog TheDomains.com and his portfolio was under the company Worldwide Media. GoDaddy acquired the vast majority of B...
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December 7, 2015, 3:37 pm
