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Donuts Domain Trend Report: December 2021
Donuts published their November domain trend report. The report covers the top premium domain names registered, most registered SLD keywords and other data. .Global seemed to be on the uptick in December. Top 20 Premium Domains Registered In The Mont...
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Donuts Domain Trend Report: December 2021
Donuts published their November domain trend report. The report covers the top premium domain names registered, most registered SLD keywords and other data. .Global seemed to be on the uptick in December. Top 20 Premium Domains Registered In The Mont...
Discussion
January 5, 2022, 10:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy promotes Roger Chen to COO
GoDaddy goes with an internal hire for Chief Operating Officer. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has named Roger Chen its new Chief Operating Officer. He will replace Andrew Low Ah Kee, who left GoDaddy in November to become President of Opendoor. Chen came to G...
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GoDaddy promotes Roger Chen to COO
GoDaddy goes with an internal hire for Chief Operating Officer. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has named Roger Chen its new Chief Operating Officer. He will replace Andrew Low Ah Kee, who left GoDaddy in November to become President of Opendoor. Chen came to G...
Discussion
January 5, 2022, 9:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
My 2021 in domaining
Here’s a look at my activity in 2021. Domain investing is my third-most important business from a financial standpoint. I don’t do it for cash flow; I reinvest what I make selling into new domains. I thought it would be interesting to sha...
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My 2021 in domaining
Here’s a look at my activity in 2021. Domain investing is my third-most important business from a financial standpoint. I don’t do it for cash flow; I reinvest what I make selling into new domains. I thought it would be interesting to sha...
Discussion
January 5, 2022, 7:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Simple Plan band tries to reverse domain name hijack
Panel cites 8 false statements it says Simple Plan Inc made in UDRP. The Canadian music group Simple Plan’s management company has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking in its attempt to get the domain SimplePlan.com back ...
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Simple Plan band tries to reverse domain name hijack
Panel cites 8 false statements it says Simple Plan Inc made in UDRP. The Canadian music group Simple Plan’s management company has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking in its attempt to get the domain SimplePlan.com back ...
Discussion
January 5, 2022, 5:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
International Olympic Committee tries to shoehorn a trademark dispute through UDRP
No, Soccer Store is not confusingly similar to The Olympic Store. The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the group that organizations the international Olympic Games, has lost a cybersquatting battle it brought against the domain name SoccerStore...
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International Olympic Committee tries to shoehorn a trademark dispute through UDRP
No, Soccer Store is not confusingly similar to The Olympic Store. The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the group that organizations the international Olympic Games, has lost a cybersquatting battle it brought against the domain name SoccerStore...
Discussion
January 4, 2022, 5:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
Makers of hit song Baby Shark win BabyShark.com fight
Try to get this song out of your head. The makers of the viral hit song Baby Shark have won a cybersquatting challenge against the owner of BabyShark.com. Smart Study Co. and its Pinkfong division created the children’s song named after one of ...
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Makers of hit song Baby Shark win BabyShark.com fight
Try to get this song out of your head. The makers of the viral hit song Baby Shark have won a cybersquatting challenge against the owner of BabyShark.com. Smart Study Co. and its Pinkfong division created the children’s song named after one of ...
Discussion
January 4, 2022, 5:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain registrars ranked by .com numbers
These are the fastest growing and biggest 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 Setpember 2021. Here&rsqu...
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Domain registrars ranked by .com numbers
These are the fastest growing and biggest 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 Setpember 2021. Here&rsqu...
Discussion
January 4, 2022, 1:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
AnnualCreditReport.com owner sues to recover 108 domain names
The operator of free annual credit report site goes after cybersquatters. Central Source, LLC has filed an in rem lawsuit (pdf) against 108 domain names that it says are typosquatting on its famous AnnualCreditReport.com website. The company was form...
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AnnualCreditReport.com owner sues to recover 108 domain names
The operator of free annual credit report site goes after cybersquatters. Central Source, LLC has filed an in rem lawsuit (pdf) against 108 domain names that it says are typosquatting on its famous AnnualCreditReport.com website. The company was form...
Discussion
January 3, 2022, 6:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
The 2022 Predictions Episode – DNW Podcast #369
22 people predict what will happen in 2022. Let’s kick off 2022 by taking a look back at the past year and predicting what will happen this year. On the annual Predictions Episode, you’ll hear from 22 people from around the domain industr...
Discussion
The 2022 Predictions Episode – DNW Podcast #369
22 people predict what will happen in 2022. Let’s kick off 2022 by taking a look back at the past year and predicting what will happen this year. On the annual Predictions Episode, you’ll hear from 22 people from around the domain industr...
Discussion
January 3, 2022, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Princeton researchers apologize for privacy law scare
Researchers sent requests under privacy laws to website owners. It is canceling the study after complaints. Researchers at Princeton University and Radboud University have apologized for a research study gone awry. The researchers wanted to determine...
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Princeton researchers apologize for privacy law scare
Researchers sent requests under privacy laws to website owners. It is canceling the study after complaints. Researchers at Princeton University and Radboud University have apologized for a research study gone awry. The researchers wanted to determine...
Discussion
January 3, 2022, 1:58 pm
