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Domain Name Wire
Acquiring Gravity.com – DNW Podcast #380
How Gravity Forms acquired gravity.com. “If we don’t buy it, somebody else is going to buy it…This domain is probably unlikely to ever be available to us again if we don’t make a move and acquire it now.” – Carl H...
Discussion
Acquiring Gravity.com – DNW Podcast #380
How Gravity Forms acquired gravity.com. “If we don’t buy it, somebody else is going to buy it…This domain is probably unlikely to ever be available to us again if we don’t make a move and acquire it now.” – Carl H...
Discussion
March 21, 2022, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
A Handshake domain apparently just sold for $750k
Domain auction concludes with bid valued at $750,000. This afternoon, I’ve received a couple of emails from people attending the Handycon 2022 live domain auction. A bidder named “whale” just won an auction for the .s Handshake doma...
Discussion
A Handshake domain apparently just sold for $750k
Domain auction concludes with bid valued at $750,000. This afternoon, I’ve received a couple of emails from people attending the Handycon 2022 live domain auction. A bidder named “whale” just won an auction for the .s Handshake doma...
Discussion
March 18, 2022, 9:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Real estate optimization firm guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
It could have bought the domain for only $6,095. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found Bookker Corporate S.L.U and The Graffter SL tried reverse domain name hijacking bookker.com. The companies provide tools to optimize corporate...
Discussion
Real estate optimization firm guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
It could have bought the domain for only $6,095. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found Bookker Corporate S.L.U and The Graffter SL tried reverse domain name hijacking bookker.com. The companies provide tools to optimize corporate...
Discussion
March 18, 2022, 5:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
This is why companies file UDRP cases they probably shouldn’t win
You never know when you’ll get lucky. Type Lions Head into your search bar, and you’ll see results for Lion’s Head mountain in South Africa, a pork meatball, an investment banking firm, and a place called Lion’s Head in Canada...
Discussion
This is why companies file UDRP cases they probably shouldn’t win
You never know when you’ll get lucky. Type Lions Head into your search bar, and you’ll see results for Lion’s Head mountain in South Africa, a pork meatball, an investment banking firm, and a place called Lion’s Head in Canada...
Discussion
March 18, 2022, 3:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
Coinbase loses cybersquatting challenge
Chinese registrant argued it was in the physical coin base. But maybe not. Cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase lost a cybersquatting dispute against the domain name coinbase.info. The company filed a complaint with National Arbitration Forum aga...
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Coinbase loses cybersquatting challenge
Chinese registrant argued it was in the physical coin base. But maybe not. Cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase lost a cybersquatting dispute against the domain name coinbase.info. The company filed a complaint with National Arbitration Forum aga...
Discussion
March 18, 2022, 3:15 pm
The Domains
Donuts Domain Trend Report: February 2022
Donuts published their February domain trend report. The report covers the top premium domain names registered, most registered SLD keywords and other data. In the month of February 2022, SLDs registered on Donuts TLDs were 20% shorter and ...
Discussion
Donuts Domain Trend Report: February 2022
Donuts published their February domain trend report. The report covers the top premium domain names registered, most registered SLD keywords and other data. In the month of February 2022, SLDs registered on Donuts TLDs were 20% shorter and ...
Discussion
March 18, 2022, 12:56 am
Domain Name Wire
Alt-root blockchain domains discussed at recent ICANN meeting
Why are they gaining steam and what does it mean for “real” top level domains? There was a bit of discussion about blockchain-based domains at ICANN 73 this month. The concept of an alt root is as old as ICANN, and previous iterations of ...
Discussion
Alt-root blockchain domains discussed at recent ICANN meeting
Why are they gaining steam and what does it mean for “real” top level domains? There was a bit of discussion about blockchain-based domains at ICANN 73 this month. The concept of an alt root is as old as ICANN, and previous iterations of ...
Discussion
March 17, 2022, 5:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
Identity theft and domain registrations
What happens when someone uses your information to register a domain name? The named domain registrant of zscalers .com made an unusual defense in a cybersquatting dispute: he didn’t actually register the domain name. In response to the UDRP fi...
Discussion
Identity theft and domain registrations
What happens when someone uses your information to register a domain name? The named domain registrant of zscalers .com made an unusual defense in a cybersquatting dispute: he didn’t actually register the domain name. In response to the UDRP fi...
Discussion
March 17, 2022, 3:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
What’s hot in non-.com
Here’s what’s selling in non-.com domains. Donuts has published its Donuts Domain Trend Report for February. Donuts manages more top level domains than any other company, so it gives a good window into what’s trending in the non-com...
Discussion
What’s hot in non-.com
Here’s what’s selling in non-.com domains. Donuts has published its Donuts Domain Trend Report for February. Donuts manages more top level domains than any other company, so it gives a good window into what’s trending in the non-com...
Discussion
March 16, 2022, 6:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google Domains was still in beta?
Google says its Domains product is finally out of beta. Google Domains announced yesterday that it was out of beta. Your likely response: Wait, Google Domains was still in beta? The company is known for playing fast and loose with the term beta. Gmai...
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Google Domains was still in beta?
Google says its Domains product is finally out of beta. Google Domains announced yesterday that it was out of beta. Your likely response: Wait, Google Domains was still in beta? The company is known for playing fast and loose with the term beta. Gmai...
Discussion
March 16, 2022, 4:49 pm
