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Domain Name Wire
.HipHop relaunches with reduced prices
.Hiphop domains are a lot cheaper after acquisition. The company that acquired .hiphop from Frank Schilling’s UNR has relaunched it with reduced pricing. Dot Hip Hop, LLC acquired the domain in the UNR auction last year. After a long delay, ICA...
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.HipHop relaunches with reduced prices
.Hiphop domains are a lot cheaper after acquisition. The company that acquired .hiphop from Frank Schilling’s UNR has relaunched it with reduced pricing. Dot Hip Hop, LLC acquired the domain in the UNR auction last year. After a long delay, ICA...
Discussion
May 12, 2022, 3:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
Badlife: company tries to reverse hijack GoodLife.com
Clothing company doesn’t do proper research before filing cybersquatting dispute. A clothing company that sells under the brand Goodlife has been found (pdf) to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. GL Concepts, LLC d/b/a Goodlife file...
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Badlife: company tries to reverse hijack GoodLife.com
Clothing company doesn’t do proper research before filing cybersquatting dispute. A clothing company that sells under the brand Goodlife has been found (pdf) to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. GL Concepts, LLC d/b/a Goodlife file...
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May 12, 2022, 3:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
Squarespace raises guidance after Q1 results
Company increases revenue and unlevered free cash flow guidance. Website platform Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) has raised its full-year revenue guidance after announcing Q1 results. The company generated $207.8 million in revenue last year, up 16% year o...
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Squarespace raises guidance after Q1 results
Company increases revenue and unlevered free cash flow guidance. Website platform Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) has raised its full-year revenue guidance after announcing Q1 results. The company generated $207.8 million in revenue last year, up 16% year o...
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May 12, 2022, 2:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
Introducing the new Domain Name Wire
Please welcome a refreshed experience at Domain Name Wire. I’m excited to launch a refreshed version of Domain Name Wire this evening. Best practices and trends in news sites have changed a lot since I began publishing Domain Name Wire in 2005....
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Introducing the new Domain Name Wire
Please welcome a refreshed experience at Domain Name Wire. I’m excited to launch a refreshed version of Domain Name Wire this evening. Best practices and trends in news sites have changed a lot since I began publishing Domain Name Wire in 2005....
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May 12, 2022, 1:24 am
Domain Name Wire
7 words to avoid in domains because they’re actually trademarks
Avoid these words to avoid legal headaches. Two years ago, the domain name frisbees.com went on auction at GoDaddy. It seemed like a great domain. We all remember throwing around a Frisbee as kids and maybe even as adults. But there’s a big pro...
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7 words to avoid in domains because they’re actually trademarks
Avoid these words to avoid legal headaches. Two years ago, the domain name frisbees.com went on auction at GoDaddy. It seemed like a great domain. We all remember throwing around a Frisbee as kids and maybe even as adults. But there’s a big pro...
Discussion
May 11, 2022, 6:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN schedules meetings for Washington D.C. and Seattle
Washington D.C. added and Seattle rescheduled. ICANN has added two U.S. dates to its meetings calendar. The domain overseer will host the ICANN77 Policy Forum in Washington D.C. from June 12-15, 2023. In addition to being the home of the U.S. governm...
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ICANN schedules meetings for Washington D.C. and Seattle
Washington D.C. added and Seattle rescheduled. ICANN has added two U.S. dates to its meetings calendar. The domain overseer will host the ICANN77 Policy Forum in Washington D.C. from June 12-15, 2023. In addition to being the home of the U.S. governm...
Discussion
May 11, 2022, 12:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
15 end user sales including web3 buyers
A fintech company, an NFT market, and a yoga company bought domain names. This week’s Sedo end user list is led by a fintech company that bought a four character domain. There are some other nice domains in the four figure range. You’ll n...
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15 end user sales including web3 buyers
A fintech company, an NFT market, and a yoga company bought domain names. This week’s Sedo end user list is led by a fintech company that bought a four character domain. There are some other nice domains in the four figure range. You’ll n...
Discussion
May 10, 2022, 8:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Ecostream LLC tries reverse domain name hijacking
Company filed UDRP after failing to buy domain name from current owner. A National Arbitration Forum panelist has found Ecostream LLC to have attempted reverse domain name hijacking. The company, which provides water management and hydrocarbon reclam...
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Ecostream LLC tries reverse domain name hijacking
Company filed UDRP after failing to buy domain name from current owner. A National Arbitration Forum panelist has found Ecostream LLC to have attempted reverse domain name hijacking. The company, which provides water management and hydrocarbon reclam...
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May 10, 2022, 4:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top Level Design acquires .tattoo domain name
Domain was sold during UNR auction last year. Top Level Design has acquired the .tattoo domain name from UNR. The domain was one of 23 Frank Schilling’s UNR put on the auction block last year. It’s been over a year since the auction, but ...
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Top Level Design acquires .tattoo domain name
Domain was sold during UNR auction last year. Top Level Design has acquired the .tattoo domain name from UNR. The domain was one of 23 Frank Schilling’s UNR put on the auction block last year. It’s been over a year since the auction, but ...
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May 10, 2022, 3:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
Dan.com adds categories and improves conversion on hybrid lander
Dan.com releases new features, including domain categories. Domain name sales platform Dan.com announced a product update today, including the ability to add domains to user-defined categories. We should probably call domain categories “categor...
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Dan.com adds categories and improves conversion on hybrid lander
Dan.com releases new features, including domain categories. Domain name sales platform Dan.com announced a product update today, including the ability to add domains to user-defined categories. We should probably call domain categories “categor...
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May 10, 2022, 3:19 pm
