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Domain Owner sues National Arbitration Forum and complainant after losing UDRP
Lawsuit names UDRP complainant and National Arbitration Forum. VirtualPoint, Inc., which operates the site UDRPSearch.com, has filed a lawsuit after losing a UDRP for the domain name WindCreek.com. The company filed the suit (pdf) against not only th...
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Domain Owner sues National Arbitration Forum and complainant after losing UDRP
Lawsuit names UDRP complainant and National Arbitration Forum. VirtualPoint, Inc., which operates the site UDRPSearch.com, has filed a lawsuit after losing a UDRP for the domain name WindCreek.com. The company filed the suit (pdf) against not only th...
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December 7, 2015, 3:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Twitter just went “all in” with Periscope domain names
Company registers 75 domain names related to Periscope. Twitter’s Periscope live-streaming app is proving to be a hit. Someone at the company decided it was time to go all in on brand protection for the app. On Friday, Twitter registered 75 dom...
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Twitter just went “all in” with Periscope domain names
Company registers 75 domain names related to Periscope. Twitter’s Periscope live-streaming app is proving to be a hit. Someone at the company decided it was time to go all in on brand protection for the app. On Friday, Twitter registered 75 dom...
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December 7, 2015, 2:45 pm
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.XYZ asks Verisign to pay $1.6 million in fees from lawsuit
The .XYZ domain name registry has asked a court (pdf) to force Verisign to pay $1.6 million in fees and expenses related to the lawsuit Verisign filed against it. Verisign, the $10 billion (market cap) company that runs .com, sued XYZ for false adver...
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.XYZ asks Verisign to pay $1.6 million in fees from lawsuit
The .XYZ domain name registry has asked a court (pdf) to force Verisign to pay $1.6 million in fees and expenses related to the lawsuit Verisign filed against it. Verisign, the $10 billion (market cap) company that runs .com, sued XYZ for false adver...
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December 7, 2015, 1:35 am
Domain Name Wire
November Top Stories and Podcasts
A look back at November in the domain name business. In a roundabout way, China accounted for 3 of the top 5 stories on Domain Name Wire last month. This makes sense given the unprecedented runup in prices for short and numeric domain names is drivin...
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November Top Stories and Podcasts
A look back at November in the domain name business. In a roundabout way, China accounted for 3 of the top 5 stories on Domain Name Wire last month. This makes sense given the unprecedented runup in prices for short and numeric domain names is drivin...
Discussion
December 4, 2015, 5:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
How a creative agency switched from .Com to .Rocks
A New York web design agency took precautions when it decided to switch to a .rocks domain name. Earlier this year, web design and marketing firm Huemor decided it wanted to switch its online presence from HuemorDesigns.com to Huemor.rocks. “SE...
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How a creative agency switched from .Com to .Rocks
A New York web design agency took precautions when it decided to switch to a .rocks domain name. Earlier this year, web design and marketing firm Huemor decided it wanted to switch its online presence from HuemorDesigns.com to Huemor.rocks. “SE...
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December 4, 2015, 3:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Where did China go?
Where did China go? We’ve grown accustomed to seeing China claim around 40% of the top 20 sales; and Chinese-style domains usually rank very high in these charts – #2 last week, #1 the week before, ...
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Where did China go?
Where did China go? We’ve grown accustomed to seeing China claim around 40% of the top 20 sales; and Chinese-style domains usually rank very high in these charts – #2 last week, #1 the week before, ...
Discussion
December 4, 2015, 2:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
China to enforce Real Name Verification on .Com Domain Names
The government of China is clamping down on registrants of .com domain names. Regulations that have prevented Chinese residents from using many new top level domain names will soon affect .com and .net domain name registrations, too. The rules will a...
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China to enforce Real Name Verification on .Com Domain Names
The government of China is clamping down on registrants of .com domain names. Regulations that have prevented Chinese residents from using many new top level domain names will soon affect .com and .net domain name registrations, too. The rules will a...
Discussion
December 3, 2015, 10:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
The Latest .Com Winners and Losers
Uniregistry and China continue to show good transfer results. ICANN has published Verisign’s registrar data for .com from August. As I do every month, I crunched the numbers to see which registrars performed best. Keep in mind that these report...
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The Latest .Com Winners and Losers
Uniregistry and China continue to show good transfer results. ICANN has published Verisign’s registrar data for .com from August. As I do every month, I crunched the numbers to see which registrars performed best. Keep in mind that these report...
Discussion
December 3, 2015, 8:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
Smart and timely marketing from .XYZ
Company continues to jump on demand from Chinese investors. The market for short and numeric domain names is hot right now, and smart top level domain name registries are marketing to this opportunity. Consider .XYZ, which posted a page showing avail...
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Smart and timely marketing from .XYZ
Company continues to jump on demand from Chinese investors. The market for short and numeric domain names is hot right now, and smart top level domain name registries are marketing to this opportunity. Consider .XYZ, which posted a page showing avail...
Discussion
December 3, 2015, 7:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
How to invest in domain names through an IRA or 401(k)
Investing in domain names through a retirement account might allow you to defer taxes. Earlier this week I introduced UpMoney, my new site about investing, spending and saving. In one of the posts I interviewed Kirk Chisholm, Principal of wealth mana...
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How to invest in domain names through an IRA or 401(k)
Investing in domain names through a retirement account might allow you to defer taxes. Earlier this week I introduced UpMoney, my new site about investing, spending and saving. In one of the posts I interviewed Kirk Chisholm, Principal of wealth mana...
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December 3, 2015, 6:40 pm
