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Domain Name Wire
16 domain names recently purchased by end users
End users buy domain names matching their existing second level domain under other top level domains. This week’s list of end user domain name sales that transacted through Sedo includes two companies that bought the .com to match their .co, a ...
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16 domain names recently purchased by end users
End users buy domain names matching their existing second level domain under other top level domains. This week’s list of end user domain name sales that transacted through Sedo includes two companies that bought the .com to match their .co, a ...
Discussion
April 26, 2017, 2:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Phishing Scam Targets USAA
Last Saturday, I received a phishing email targeting members of USAA, which is a bank extensively used by active-duty military members, veterans, and their family members. See for yourself: Subject: Important Message From: USAA <onlineservices@uss...
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Phishing Scam Targets USAA
Last Saturday, I received a phishing email targeting members of USAA, which is a bank extensively used by active-duty military members, veterans, and their family members. See for yourself: Subject: Important Message From: USAA <onlineservices@uss...
Discussion
April 26, 2017, 1:44 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by NativeMedia.com
Sedo published their weekly sales led by NativeMedia.com at $18,000. Always one of my favorite keywords so I was glad to see this one. Zoko.com sold for $14,900 CVCV continue to fetch nice prices. CryptoBanks.com sold for $3,500, Undeveloped announce...
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Sedo weekly sales led by NativeMedia.com
Sedo published their weekly sales led by NativeMedia.com at $18,000. Always one of my favorite keywords so I was glad to see this one. Zoko.com sold for $14,900 CVCV continue to fetch nice prices. CryptoBanks.com sold for $3,500, Undeveloped announce...
Discussion
April 25, 2017, 8:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
MMX annual shareholder letter gives a great overview of new TLD business
Deep insight into the past and present of the new TLD business. Minds + Machines Group Limited, aka MMX, released its final results for 2016 today. I found the shareholder letter particularly interesting. MMX’s current management is not the gro...
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MMX annual shareholder letter gives a great overview of new TLD business
Deep insight into the past and present of the new TLD business. Minds + Machines Group Limited, aka MMX, released its final results for 2016 today. I found the shareholder letter particularly interesting. MMX’s current management is not the gro...
Discussion
April 25, 2017, 6:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Study shows that new TLDs can rank like other TLDs, but not much else
Study provides little more than anecdotal evidence. You’re going to see some headlines today about an SEO study commissioned by The Domain Name Association (DNA). Some of these headlines might suggest that new top level domain names get some so...
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Study shows that new TLDs can rank like other TLDs, but not much else
Study provides little more than anecdotal evidence. You’re going to see some headlines today about an SEO study commissioned by The Domain Name Association (DNA). Some of these headlines might suggest that new top level domain names get some so...
Discussion
April 25, 2017, 1:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
You need a plausible trademark to recover stolen domains through UDRP
UDRP can be used to recover stolen domain names but you need to prove some sort of trademark rights in the domains. The owner of 74 domain names who claims they were stolen from their GoDaddy account has failed to recover the domain names through a U...
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You need a plausible trademark to recover stolen domains through UDRP
UDRP can be used to recover stolen domain names but you need to prove some sort of trademark rights in the domains. The owner of 74 domain names who claims they were stolen from their GoDaddy account has failed to recover the domain names through a U...
Discussion
April 25, 2017, 1:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
DigitalTown defends Gorgonzola.city
Domain name is one of 20,000 .city domains it registered. DigitalTown has successfully defended its domain name gorgonzola.city in a UDRP. The domain name is one of over 20,000 .city domain names that the company registered for its smart cities platf...
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DigitalTown defends Gorgonzola.city
Domain name is one of 20,000 .city domains it registered. DigitalTown has successfully defended its domain name gorgonzola.city in a UDRP. The domain name is one of over 20,000 .city domain names that the company registered for its smart cities platf...
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April 25, 2017, 1:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Cannell pushes for more independent board at Rightside
Investor wants other Rightside shareholders to vote “no” again this year. Investor J. Carlo Cannell, whose clients collectively own about 8.5% of Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME), is continuing to push for changes to the company’s board. On ...
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Cannell pushes for more independent board at Rightside
Investor wants other Rightside shareholders to vote “no” again this year. Investor J. Carlo Cannell, whose clients collectively own about 8.5% of Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME), is continuing to push for changes to the company’s board. On ...
Discussion
April 24, 2017, 6:22 pm
The Domains
Waldens Savings moves from .com to .bank
Walden Savings Bank is moving from a .com to a .bank. An article published in RecordOnline.com gave some background and stats on the usage of .bank. Many have not used their .bank domain due to the costs of such things as computer/email systems, mark...
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Waldens Savings moves from .com to .bank
Walden Savings Bank is moving from a .com to a .bank. An article published in RecordOnline.com gave some background and stats on the usage of .bank. Many have not used their .bank domain due to the costs of such things as computer/email systems, mark...
Discussion
April 24, 2017, 5:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
Wow: Spectrum (Charter) is a reverse domain name hijacker
Your cable company might be a reverse domain name hijacker. Charter Communications, which does business as Spectrum, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a cybersquatting dispute it brought against the owner of MySpectrumNews.com...
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Wow: Spectrum (Charter) is a reverse domain name hijacker
Your cable company might be a reverse domain name hijacker. Charter Communications, which does business as Spectrum, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a cybersquatting dispute it brought against the owner of MySpectrumNews.com...
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April 24, 2017, 4:17 pm
