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197 recent NameJet and SnapNames sales
Sales led by two three-letter domains. Newfold Digital has published its domain sales over $2,000 from June and July. In June, the platforms combined to sell 106 domains for $2,000 or more, totaling $442,000. In July, they sold 91 domains for $2,000 ...
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197 recent NameJet and SnapNames sales
Sales led by two three-letter domains. Newfold Digital has published its domain sales over $2,000 from June and July. In June, the platforms combined to sell 106 domains for $2,000 or more, totaling $442,000. In July, they sold 91 domains for $2,000 ...
Discussion
August 11, 2023, 4:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
My new domain auction bidding strategy
I changed my expired domain bidding strategy on a recent trip and liked the results. A couple of weeks ago, I changed my auction bidding strategy. And so far, it’s working well for me. Historically, I would place a bid that was perhaps 10%-25% ...
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My new domain auction bidding strategy
I changed my expired domain bidding strategy on a recent trip and liked the results. A couple of weeks ago, I changed my auction bidding strategy. And so far, it’s working well for me. Historically, I would place a bid that was perhaps 10%-25% ...
Discussion
August 10, 2023, 4:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
This UDRP was a trademark dispute, not a cybersquatting dispute
The majority of the panel got it right. The majority of a World Intellectual Property Organization panel has ruled that the registrations of patek-maison .com and patekmaison .com should not be transferred in a UDRP case. One panelist disagreed. The ...
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This UDRP was a trademark dispute, not a cybersquatting dispute
The majority of the panel got it right. The majority of a World Intellectual Property Organization panel has ruled that the registrations of patek-maison .com and patekmaison .com should not be transferred in a UDRP case. One panelist disagreed. The ...
Discussion
August 10, 2023, 3:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Reverse domain name hijacking in pharma domain dispute
According to the case decision, the Complainant previously owned the domain at issue. A UDRP panel has found reverse domain name hijacking in a dispute over meditechpharmaceutical .com. It’s a somewhat confusing case. It seems that the Complain...
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Reverse domain name hijacking in pharma domain dispute
According to the case decision, the Complainant previously owned the domain at issue. A UDRP panel has found reverse domain name hijacking in a dispute over meditechpharmaceutical .com. It’s a somewhat confusing case. It seems that the Complain...
Discussion
August 9, 2023, 5:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
10 new end user domain name sales
A water treatment company, a retail chain in Poland, and a logistics business bought domain names. Sedo has a lot of good .ai domain sales this past week, including NPC.ai for a whopping $250,000, field.ai for $25,000, and flyr.ai for $24,999. Unfort...
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10 new end user domain name sales
A water treatment company, a retail chain in Poland, and a logistics business bought domain names. Sedo has a lot of good .ai domain sales this past week, including NPC.ai for a whopping $250,000, field.ai for $25,000, and flyr.ai for $24,999. Unfort...
Discussion
August 9, 2023, 4:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
ConsumerDirect tries reverse domain name hijacking
Company makes “Plan B” attempt to get domain through UDRP after failing to buy it. ConsumerDirect, Inc. has been found to have attempted reverse domain name hijacking of the domain PrivacyMaster.com. Barry Walters registered the domain na...
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ConsumerDirect tries reverse domain name hijacking
Company makes “Plan B” attempt to get domain through UDRP after failing to buy it. ConsumerDirect, Inc. has been found to have attempted reverse domain name hijacking of the domain PrivacyMaster.com. Barry Walters registered the domain na...
Discussion
August 8, 2023, 4:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Revenue and bookings up 16% at Squarespace ahead of Google Domains acquisition
Company reports earnings and says it is revamping its domain platform ahead of Google Domains acquisition. Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) reported Q2 earnings this morning. Both revenue and bookings (sales) were up 16% year over year. Revenue came in at $2...
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Revenue and bookings up 16% at Squarespace ahead of Google Domains acquisition
Company reports earnings and says it is revamping its domain platform ahead of Google Domains acquisition. Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) reported Q2 earnings this morning. Both revenue and bookings (sales) were up 16% year over year. Revenue came in at $2...
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August 8, 2023, 3:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy acquired two domain portfolios for $35.4 million
Company acquired two more domain portfolios last quarter. Domain name registrar GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) continues to acquire domain name portfolios. In its most recent 10-Q filing with the SEC, the company reported: During the six months ended June 30, ...
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GoDaddy acquired two domain portfolios for $35.4 million
Company acquired two more domain portfolios last quarter. Domain name registrar GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) continues to acquire domain name portfolios. In its most recent 10-Q filing with the SEC, the company reported: During the six months ended June 30, ...
Discussion
August 8, 2023, 12:12 am
Domain Name Wire
Upgrading to Featured.com – DNW Podcast #447
Why this company rebranded to Featured. Before Brett Farmiloe started his business that gets experts quoted in articles, he reached out to the owner of featured.com about buying the domain. It was clear Brett couldn’t afford the domain, so we w...
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Upgrading to Featured.com – DNW Podcast #447
Why this company rebranded to Featured. Before Brett Farmiloe started his business that gets experts quoted in articles, he reached out to the owner of featured.com about buying the domain. It was clear Brett couldn’t afford the domain, so we w...
Discussion
August 7, 2023, 2:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Update: the biggest .com domain name registrars
Here are the biggest and fastest-growing domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers April 2023. On the monthly...
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Update: the biggest .com domain name registrars
Here are the biggest and fastest-growing domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers April 2023. On the monthly...
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August 7, 2023, 1:13 pm
