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Real domain investor results in 2024 – DNW Podcast #503
Here’s how two domain investors are doing through three quarters of 2024. It’s time to check in with two of our most popular guests on the Domain Name Wire Podcast to see how their sales are going this year. Mark Levine and Logan Flatt sh...
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Real domain investor results in 2024 – DNW Podcast #503
Here’s how two domain investors are doing through three quarters of 2024. It’s time to check in with two of our most popular guests on the Domain Name Wire Podcast to see how their sales are going this year. Mark Levine and Logan Flatt sh...
Discussion
October 7, 2024, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Swiss company tries reverse hijacking domain name
The domain was clearly not registered in bad faith. It should give you pause when a domain registered at CSC gets hit with a UDRP. CSC mainly caters to brandholders. While it’s possible that a CSC client is cybersquatting, it should at least ra...
Discussion
Swiss company tries reverse hijacking domain name
The domain was clearly not registered in bad faith. It should give you pause when a domain registered at CSC gets hit with a UDRP. CSC mainly caters to brandholders. While it’s possible that a CSC client is cybersquatting, it should at least ra...
Discussion
October 4, 2024, 3:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
This week’s end user domain name sales
A winemaker, a moving company, and a popular TV/film writer and director bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this week was luce.com for $60,850. This domain currently forwards to a GoDaddy coming soon page. Here’s a list of end us...
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This week’s end user domain name sales
A winemaker, a moving company, and a popular TV/film writer and director bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this week was luce.com for $60,850. This domain currently forwards to a GoDaddy coming soon page. Here’s a list of end us...
Discussion
October 4, 2024, 2:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top stories on Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy auctions and Google’s domain parking change were top stories. Miss any of last month’s news? These were the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by views. 1. Another company sues GoDaddy over auction clawback –...
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Top stories on Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy auctions and Google’s domain parking change were top stories. Miss any of last month’s news? These were the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by views. 1. Another company sues GoDaddy over auction clawback –...
Discussion
October 4, 2024, 1:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Identity Digital prices go up tomorrow, GoDaddy Registry plans next price hike
Renew today before prices go up. Today is the last day to renew domains in 216 top level domain names before prices increase. On October 4 at 17:00 UTC, wholesale prices on 216 top level domains managed by Identity Digital will increase. Most of the ...
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Identity Digital prices go up tomorrow, GoDaddy Registry plans next price hike
Renew today before prices go up. Today is the last day to renew domains in 216 top level domain names before prices increase. On October 4 at 17:00 UTC, wholesale prices on 216 top level domains managed by Identity Digital will increase. Most of the ...
Discussion
October 3, 2024, 4:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Nominations for two domain industry awards conclude this month
Nominations close October 31 for two Internet Commerce Association awards. The nomination periods for two awards presented by Internet Commerce Association close at the end of this month. The Lonnie Borck Memorial Award honors individuals who have ma...
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Nominations for two domain industry awards conclude this month
Nominations close October 31 for two Internet Commerce Association awards. The nomination periods for two awards presented by Internet Commerce Association close at the end of this month. The Lonnie Borck Memorial Award honors individuals who have ma...
Discussion
October 3, 2024, 3:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
My new site: find the right college with CollegeIQ
My new site makes it easier to find the right college. I’m excited to announce the launch of my latest business, CollegeIQ. This past year, I assisted my kid with the college application process. Wow, has it changed a lot since I went to colleg...
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My new site: find the right college with CollegeIQ
My new site makes it easier to find the right college. I’m excited to announce the launch of my latest business, CollegeIQ. This past year, I assisted my kid with the college application process. Wow, has it changed a lot since I went to colleg...
Discussion
October 2, 2024, 2:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
.AI busts past 500,000 domains
Over a half million .ai domains are now registered. The registry for .AI updated its registration count today, showing that 533,068 .ai domains are registered as of October 1. This is up from 478,696 on the last count on July 1. The number has more t...
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.AI busts past 500,000 domains
Over a half million .ai domains are now registered. The registry for .AI updated its registration count today, showing that 533,068 .ai domains are registered as of October 1. This is up from 478,696 on the last count on July 1. The number has more t...
Discussion
October 1, 2024, 4:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Process server tries reverse hijacking a domain name
Company could not show secondary meaning to a descriptive term. The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) isn’t designed to handle all types of disputes, and a recent case at World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is a g...
Discussion
Process server tries reverse hijacking a domain name
Company could not show secondary meaning to a descriptive term. The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) isn’t designed to handle all types of disputes, and a recent case at World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is a g...
Discussion
October 1, 2024, 3:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
ConvertKit officially becomes Kit at Kit.com
Months after rebranding in public, ConvertKit switched its domain name today. With the rebrand, ConvertKit.com now forwards to Kit.com. On Domain Name Wire Podcast #498, Kit founder Nathan Barry told me why he felt his company had outgrown the Conver...
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ConvertKit officially becomes Kit at Kit.com
Months after rebranding in public, ConvertKit switched its domain name today. With the rebrand, ConvertKit.com now forwards to Kit.com. On Domain Name Wire Podcast #498, Kit founder Nathan Barry told me why he felt his company had outgrown the Conver...
Discussion
October 1, 2024, 2:57 pm
