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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...
Discussion
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
Sully's Blog
Domaining – Taste the Rainbow
It’s no secret that I like seeing what’s hosted on keyword domains. There are…
Discussion
Domaining – Taste the Rainbow
It’s no secret that I like seeing what’s hosted on keyword domains. There are…
Discussion
January 3, 2022, 1:09 pm
The Domains
A look back at 2021 and the 3 acronyms,along with Meta and Swetha that dominated the year
I want to wish everyone a happy and healthy 2022. Looking back at 2021 there were a few 3 letter combinations, the Metaverse and Swetha that dominated the news in 2021. NFT Non fungible tokens, made a huge impact in 2021, some prominent domain invest...
Discussion
A look back at 2021 and the 3 acronyms,along with Meta and Swetha that dominated the year
I want to wish everyone a happy and healthy 2022. Looking back at 2021 there were a few 3 letter combinations, the Metaverse and Swetha that dominated the news in 2021. NFT Non fungible tokens, made a huge impact in 2021, some prominent domain invest...
Discussion
January 1, 2022, 2:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Non-.com sales – 2021 top stories
Domains ending in something other than .com sold briskly in 2021. .Com is king. It’s a fair statement. .Com is the largest namespace with nearly 160 million registrations. .Com dominates the domain aftermarket, too. But for domain investors who...
Discussion
Non-.com sales – 2021 top stories
Domains ending in something other than .com sold briskly in 2021. .Com is king. It’s a fair statement. .Com is the largest namespace with nearly 160 million registrations. .Com dominates the domain aftermarket, too. But for domain investors who...
Discussion
December 31, 2021, 4:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
An Epik hack – 2021 top stories
Hackers stole data from Epik this year, connecting the dots between extremist websites and their owners. This year, the domain name industry received unwelcome attention when hackers stole data from Epik. Epik is a domain name registrar known for cat...
Discussion
An Epik hack – 2021 top stories
Hackers stole data from Epik this year, connecting the dots between extremist websites and their owners. This year, the domain name industry received unwelcome attention when hackers stole data from Epik. Epik is a domain name registrar known for cat...
Discussion
December 31, 2021, 2:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
The Metaverse – 2021 top stories
A surge in demand for domains with meta in them. “All the good domains are taken.” It’s a common thing you hear about domain names. I’ve long argued it isn’t true. Many terms were invented or popularized after the best ....
Discussion
The Metaverse – 2021 top stories
A surge in demand for domains with meta in them. “All the good domains are taken.” It’s a common thing you hear about domain names. I’ve long argued it isn’t true. Many terms were invented or popularized after the best ....
Discussion
December 30, 2021, 7:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Dates don’t add up in RegalGames.com UDRP
The Complainant appears to have provided the wrong acquisition date, but the Respondent’s dates don’t add up, either. Regal Games, LLC was found to have attempted reverse domain name hijacking in a recent cybersquatting decision at Nation...
Discussion
Dates don’t add up in RegalGames.com UDRP
The Complainant appears to have provided the wrong acquisition date, but the Respondent’s dates don’t add up, either. Regal Games, LLC was found to have attempted reverse domain name hijacking in a recent cybersquatting decision at Nation...
Discussion
December 30, 2021, 6:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
NFT mania – 2021 top stories
Many domain investors acquired NFTs this year, which likely impacted the domain aftermarket. 2021 was the year of the non-fungible token (NFT). NFTs have been around for a while but became insanely popular (and sometimes valuable) this year. The bigg...
Discussion
NFT mania – 2021 top stories
Many domain investors acquired NFTs this year, which likely impacted the domain aftermarket. 2021 was the year of the non-fungible token (NFT). NFTs have been around for a while but became insanely popular (and sometimes valuable) this year. The bigg...
Discussion
December 30, 2021, 2:18 pm
The Domains
IRP Panel Sanctions Afilias, Clears the Way for ICANN to Decide .web Disputes
Verisign posted on their blog an update to the proceedings around .web. This ongoing saga seems to just keep muddling along. Hopefully ICANN will finally put an end to the uncertainty and make a definitive judgement and .web can eventually go live. F...
Discussion
IRP Panel Sanctions Afilias, Clears the Way for ICANN to Decide .web Disputes
Verisign posted on their blog an update to the proceedings around .web. This ongoing saga seems to just keep muddling along. Hopefully ICANN will finally put an end to the uncertainty and make a definitive judgement and .web can eventually go live. F...
Discussion
December 30, 2021, 5:29 am
