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Verisign sues CentralNic and .XYZ over .Theatre, .Protection and .Security
Company upset that Verisign was dropped as registry services provider in favor of CentralNic. Earlier this week I noted a lawsuit Verisign filed in Virginia against .XYZ and Daniel Negari. Thanks to a request by the defendants to remove the case to f...
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Verisign sues CentralNic and .XYZ over .Theatre, .Protection and .Security
Company upset that Verisign was dropped as registry services provider in favor of CentralNic. Earlier this week I noted a lawsuit Verisign filed in Virginia against .XYZ and Daniel Negari. Thanks to a request by the defendants to remove the case to f...
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August 14, 2015, 1:07 pm

Domain Name Wire
Recapping July’s NameJet domain name sales
Joseph Peterson reviews last month’s sales on NameJet. NameJet had seen 9 domains surpass $100k, going as high as $175.5k – but nothing remotely like July’s $550,050 sale of SX.com. Yes, VVV.com was its 4th highe...
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Recapping July’s NameJet domain name sales
Joseph Peterson reviews last month’s sales on NameJet. NameJet had seen 9 domains surpass $100k, going as high as $175.5k – but nothing remotely like July’s $550,050 sale of SX.com. Yes, VVV.com was its 4th highe...
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August 13, 2015, 3:39 pm

Domain Name Wire
Sedo highlights registries at dmexco
Sedo is partnering with registries and registrars to reach European audience at dmexco. Sedo is once again highlighting top level domain name options at the biggest digital marketing conference in Europe. dmexco takes place next month in Cologne, Ger...
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Sedo highlights registries at dmexco
Sedo is partnering with registries and registrars to reach European audience at dmexco. Sedo is once again highlighting top level domain name options at the biggest digital marketing conference in Europe. dmexco takes place next month in Cologne, Ger...
Discussion
August 13, 2015, 2:10 pm

Domain Name Wire
Google Alphabet news causes CentralNic shares to jump 50%
Shares in .xyz services company are up big this week. Shares in domain name registry company CentralNic have jumped about 50% since Monday afternoon. The company thinks this is due to Google’s selection of the domain name abc.xyz for its new co...
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Google Alphabet news causes CentralNic shares to jump 50%
Shares in .xyz services company are up big this week. Shares in domain name registry company CentralNic have jumped about 50% since Monday afternoon. The company thinks this is due to Google’s selection of the domain name abc.xyz for its new co...
Discussion
August 13, 2015, 12:34 pm

Domain Name Wire
See .XYZ CEO Daniel Negari on Bloomberg
Bloomberg features .xyz and how Google’s big announcement has affected it. .XYZ and its CEO Daniel Negari are riding the wave of Alphabet, Google’s new parent company. The company’s official website is abc.xyz, representing the firs...
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See .XYZ CEO Daniel Negari on Bloomberg
Bloomberg features .xyz and how Google’s big announcement has affected it. .XYZ and its CEO Daniel Negari are riding the wave of Alphabet, Google’s new parent company. The company’s official website is abc.xyz, representing the firs...
Discussion
August 12, 2015, 11:57 pm

Domain Name Wire
Juice chain among end user domain name buyers
A look at recent end user domain name purchases at Sedo. JuiceLand is a popular juice and smoothie bar here in Austin. It has 13 local locations and one in Brooklyn. But it’s been hampered by the domain name JuiceLandAustin.com. No more…...
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Juice chain among end user domain name buyers
A look at recent end user domain name purchases at Sedo. JuiceLand is a popular juice and smoothie bar here in Austin. It has 13 local locations and one in Brooklyn. But it’s been hampered by the domain name JuiceLandAustin.com. No more…...
Discussion
August 12, 2015, 5:55 pm

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Fight over APE.com lands in court
Domain name is at the center of a family business dispute. The domain name Ape.com is the subject of a lawsuit just filed in U.S. District Court in Florida – Key West Division. The dispute is a weird one, and it sounds like the Scheu family doe...
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Fight over APE.com lands in court
Domain name is at the center of a family business dispute. The domain name Ape.com is the subject of a lawsuit just filed in U.S. District Court in Florida – Key West Division. The dispute is a weird one, and it sounds like the Scheu family doe...
Discussion
August 12, 2015, 2:47 pm

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Bid.tv domain handed over in UDRP
Domain name expired after company was put in administration. National Arbitration Forum panelist Neil Anthony Brown has ordered the domain name Bid.tv transferred. The story of this domain name is interesting. It was used by UK company Sit-Up Ltd (tr...
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Bid.tv domain handed over in UDRP
Domain name expired after company was put in administration. National Arbitration Forum panelist Neil Anthony Brown has ordered the domain name Bid.tv transferred. The story of this domain name is interesting. It was used by UK company Sit-Up Ltd (tr...
Discussion
August 12, 2015, 2:05 pm

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Trump and Bible trending in .com domain name registrations
Donald Trump is making money…for domain name registrars. Domain name registrations related to Donald Trump, the bible and Cuba were trending last month. According to .com registry Verisign, the following keywords showed the biggest increase in...
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Trump and Bible trending in .com domain name registrations
Donald Trump is making money…for domain name registrars. Domain name registrations related to Donald Trump, the bible and Cuba were trending last month. According to .com registry Verisign, the following keywords showed the biggest increase in...
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August 11, 2015, 9:14 pm

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Verisign’s lawsuit against .XYZ continues, pesters Donuts & ICANN as well
Lawsuit marches on, creating legal headaches for many of Verisign’s competitors. Why did Verisign sue .XYZ for disparaging .com and allegedly falsely inflating the company’s success? It’s pretty clear that Verisign thinks new top le...
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Verisign’s lawsuit against .XYZ continues, pesters Donuts & ICANN as well
Lawsuit marches on, creating legal headaches for many of Verisign’s competitors. Why did Verisign sue .XYZ for disparaging .com and allegedly falsely inflating the company’s success? It’s pretty clear that Verisign thinks new top le...
Discussion
August 11, 2015, 4:10 pm