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Domain Name Wire
Does this LinkedIn profile kill Bigfoot’s future UDRP chances?
Attorney says his role includes “manipulation of TMs and common law marks to achieve UDRP “reverse domain name hijacking”. Last week I wrote about Bigfoot Entertainment and companies affiliated with its owner. Today I came across on...
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Does this LinkedIn profile kill Bigfoot’s future UDRP chances?
Attorney says his role includes “manipulation of TMs and common law marks to achieve UDRP “reverse domain name hijacking”. Last week I wrote about Bigfoot Entertainment and companies affiliated with its owner. Today I came across on...
Discussion
August 22, 2016, 5:36 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF AUGUST 21, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeout purchases and more from the auction list posted on August 21, 2016. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather...
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AUCTION RECAP OF AUGUST 21, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeout purchases and more from the auction list posted on August 21, 2016. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather...
Discussion
August 22, 2016, 4:45 pm
The Domains
18 Year Old Domain EquipmentTrader.com Lost To TM Holder of “HEAVY EQUIPMENT TRADER”
In another horrible decision, The domain name EquipmentTrader.com was just lost in UDRP, United States trademark registration for the words HEAVY EQUIPMENT TRADER. Registered January 19, 1988; and filed on June 11, 1987 The domain was registered on A...
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18 Year Old Domain EquipmentTrader.com Lost To TM Holder of “HEAVY EQUIPMENT TRADER”
In another horrible decision, The domain name EquipmentTrader.com was just lost in UDRP, United States trademark registration for the words HEAVY EQUIPMENT TRADER. Registered January 19, 1988; and filed on June 11, 1987 The domain was registered on A...
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August 22, 2016, 4:43 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF AUGUST 20, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeout purchases and more from the auction list posted on August 20, 2016. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF AUGUST 20, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeout purchases and more from the auction list posted on August 20, 2016. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather...
Discussion
August 22, 2016, 4:37 pm
The Domains
Godaddy Sells A Bunch of Three Letter .Com/.Net Domains
Godaddy has sold a bunch of three letter domain names including two .com’s most to XiaoFeng Lin of China in the past two days. The other buyers appear to be from China as well: qcc.com fcd.com 521.net 5437.com bcf.net bmn.net bpx.net bqg.net cx...
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Godaddy Sells A Bunch of Three Letter .Com/.Net Domains
Godaddy has sold a bunch of three letter domain names including two .com’s most to XiaoFeng Lin of China in the past two days. The other buyers appear to be from China as well: qcc.com fcd.com 521.net 5437.com bcf.net bmn.net bpx.net bqg.net cx...
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August 22, 2016, 4:24 pm
The Domains
.Win Becomes 4th New gTLD To Break 1 Million Registrations
The new gTLD .Win has become the 4th new gTLD to break the 1 million domain registration mark. According to RegistrarStats.com, which also takes into account deleted domains .Win has 1,000,093 domains registered. The other 3 new gTLD’s that hav...
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.Win Becomes 4th New gTLD To Break 1 Million Registrations
The new gTLD .Win has become the 4th new gTLD to break the 1 million domain registration mark. According to RegistrarStats.com, which also takes into account deleted domains .Win has 1,000,093 domains registered. The other 3 new gTLD’s that hav...
Discussion
August 22, 2016, 3:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
Jackson Elsegood on Escrow.com – DNW Podcast #98
Escrow.com GM Jackson Elsegood provides data on the domain name market and explains how the company is improving customer service response times. This week: Escrow.com GM Jackson Elsegood shares data about how the domain name market is shaping up in ...
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Jackson Elsegood on Escrow.com – DNW Podcast #98
Escrow.com GM Jackson Elsegood provides data on the domain name market and explains how the company is improving customer service response times. This week: Escrow.com GM Jackson Elsegood shares data about how the domain name market is shaping up in ...
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August 22, 2016, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Wave.com domain name sold for $420,000
Big sale of Wave.com was the result of a corporate bankruptcy. The owner of SendWave.com now owns Wave.com after spending $420,000 to buy the domain name in a bankruptcy auction. George Kirikos spotted the sale in an SEC filing that was made on Augus...
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Wave.com domain name sold for $420,000
Big sale of Wave.com was the result of a corporate bankruptcy. The owner of SendWave.com now owns Wave.com after spending $420,000 to buy the domain name in a bankruptcy auction. George Kirikos spotted the sale in an SEC filing that was made on Augus...
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August 22, 2016, 1:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Divyank Turakhia sells Media.net for $900 million
Turakhia scores again with Media.net; $900 million deal makes him a billionaire at age 34. Divyank Turakhia, who co-founded Directi with his brother, has struck again. Turakhia sold his AdTech company Media.net to a Chinese consortium for $900 millio...
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Divyank Turakhia sells Media.net for $900 million
Turakhia scores again with Media.net; $900 million deal makes him a billionaire at age 34. Divyank Turakhia, who co-founded Directi with his brother, has struck again. Turakhia sold his AdTech company Media.net to a Chinese consortium for $900 millio...
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August 22, 2016, 12:31 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Monday, August 21st
Hope everyone had a great weekend. I had to live through my friends and family this weekend as I had to work and had to get in 35 miles of running to train. My wife went to Pearl Jam at Wrigley Field and so did a few friends. I hang out ...
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DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Monday, August 21st
Hope everyone had a great weekend. I had to live through my friends and family this weekend as I had to work and had to get in 35 miles of running to train. My wife went to Pearl Jam at Wrigley Field and so did a few friends. I hang out ...
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August 22, 2016, 10:05 am
