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Domain Name Wire
CADNA pushes to change anticybersquatting law
Group wants to model law after Utah legislation. Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) is pushing to amend the 1999 Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) to include provisions in a 2010 Utah cybersquatting law. Phil Corwin, counsel...
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CADNA pushes to change anticybersquatting law
Group wants to model law after Utah legislation. Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) is pushing to amend the 1999 Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) to include provisions in a 2010 Utah cybersquatting law. Phil Corwin, counsel...
Discussion
January 20, 2017, 4:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Tucows acquires eNom from Rightside
Tucows consolidates domain reseller platforms in $83.5 million transaction. Earlier this week I warned you to be on the lookout for big news over the next few days. Here it is. Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX) has acquired Rightside’s (NASDAQ:NAME) eNom bus...
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Tucows acquires eNom from Rightside
Tucows consolidates domain reseller platforms in $83.5 million transaction. Earlier this week I warned you to be on the lookout for big news over the next few days. Here it is. Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX) has acquired Rightside’s (NASDAQ:NAME) eNom bus...
Discussion
January 20, 2017, 2:30 pm
The Domains
Rightside Sells Enom to Tucows For $76.7 Million Cash
Rightside Group, Ltd. (NAME), today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement for the sale of eNom to Tucows Inc. (TCX) for $83.5 million, less a net working capital adjustment of $6.8 million, resulting in net cash at closing of $76.7 mill...
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Rightside Sells Enom to Tucows For $76.7 Million Cash
Rightside Group, Ltd. (NAME), today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement for the sale of eNom to Tucows Inc. (TCX) for $83.5 million, less a net working capital adjustment of $6.8 million, resulting in net cash at closing of $76.7 mill...
Discussion
January 20, 2017, 1:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Video: My NamePros interview at NamesCon last year
The tables are turns as I get interviewed. A year ago I sat down with Kevin Fink (who was with Flippa at the time) for an interview during NamesCon. I wasn’t interviewing him; he had me in the hot seat instead. NamePros just published the video...
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Video: My NamePros interview at NamesCon last year
The tables are turns as I get interviewed. A year ago I sat down with Kevin Fink (who was with Flippa at the time) for an interview during NamesCon. I wasn’t interviewing him; he had me in the hot seat instead. NamePros just published the video...
Discussion
January 19, 2017, 9:37 pm
The Domains
The good, the bad and the ugly – Dynadot
“The good, the bad and the ugly” An opportunity for readers to discuss what they like and don’t like about a particular company in the domain space. Each post will deal with just one company, readers are encouraged to share their po...
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The good, the bad and the ugly – Dynadot
“The good, the bad and the ugly” An opportunity for readers to discuss what they like and don’t like about a particular company in the domain space. Each post will deal with just one company, readers are encouraged to share their po...
Discussion
January 19, 2017, 8:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why is Twentieth Century Fox registering these domain names?
Strange domain name registrations related to healthcare. This morning I was reviewing recent domain name registrations when I came across a handful of domain names that seem to be related to Obamacare: HealthCure-Enroll.com HealthCure-Gov.com HealthC...
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Why is Twentieth Century Fox registering these domain names?
Strange domain name registrations related to healthcare. This morning I was reviewing recent domain name registrations when I came across a handful of domain names that seem to be related to Obamacare: HealthCure-Enroll.com HealthCure-Gov.com HealthC...
Discussion
January 19, 2017, 2:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
Bruce Jaffe replaces Paul Stahura as CEO of Donuts
Jaffe and Stahura swap places and Donuts hires Chief Revenue Officer. Paul Stahura has exited his role as CEO of new top level domain company Donuts, switching places with Bruce Jaffe, who was previously Executive Chairman of the company’s boar...
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Bruce Jaffe replaces Paul Stahura as CEO of Donuts
Jaffe and Stahura swap places and Donuts hires Chief Revenue Officer. Paul Stahura has exited his role as CEO of new top level domain company Donuts, switching places with Bruce Jaffe, who was previously Executive Chairman of the company’s boar...
Discussion
January 19, 2017, 2:00 pm
The Domains
The Top 5 for 1-17-17 OFH.com closes at $24,500
The Top 5 is a daily look at the top 5 sales from the previous day. These are sales recorded by Namebio. The top sale on Tuesday was Oliver Hoger selling OFH.com on NameJet for $24,500. The domain was registered in 1997. 2. Automation.ai sold ...
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The Top 5 for 1-17-17 OFH.com closes at $24,500
The Top 5 is a daily look at the top 5 sales from the previous day. These are sales recorded by Namebio. The top sale on Tuesday was Oliver Hoger selling OFH.com on NameJet for $24,500. The domain was registered in 1997. 2. Automation.ai sold ...
Discussion
January 18, 2017, 7:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain development success story: From expired domain to $22,000, but…
The way this guy cashed in on his expired domain might give you pause. The New York Times published a story today that could be considered a domain name development success story. An exciting expired-domain-to-riches story. Or something much worse. T...
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Domain development success story: From expired domain to $22,000, but…
The way this guy cashed in on his expired domain might give you pause. The New York Times published a story today that could be considered a domain name development success story. An exciting expired-domain-to-riches story. Or something much worse. T...
Discussion
January 18, 2017, 6:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain name sales, including one by a $25 billion company
$25 billion company was among domain name buyers at Sedo last week. Sedo had a great sales week. Some of the better sales still have whois privacy or are in escrow . Was BonApp.com (€15,000) the publication Bon Appetit? We can probably guess wha...
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End user domain name sales, including one by a $25 billion company
$25 billion company was among domain name buyers at Sedo last week. Sedo had a great sales week. Some of the better sales still have whois privacy or are in escrow . Was BonApp.com (€15,000) the publication Bon Appetit? We can probably guess wha...
Discussion
January 18, 2017, 4:29 pm
