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Domain Name Wire
WHD.usa kicks off in Phoenix
Hosting conference also attracts domain name companies. WHD.usa (World Hosting Days) kicked off yesterday at the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass outside of Phoenix. Now in its second year in the U.S. (but many more globally), WHD.usa attracts a num...
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WHD.usa kicks off in Phoenix
Hosting conference also attracts domain name companies. WHD.usa (World Hosting Days) kicked off yesterday at the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass outside of Phoenix. Now in its second year in the U.S. (but many more globally), WHD.usa attracts a num...
Discussion
May 26, 2016, 4:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
Yet another Entrepreneur Media lawsuit against an entrepreneur
This time a business consulting company is the target. I suppose at some point these lawsuits will cease to be considered news, but… Entrepreneur Media, the company that publishes Entrepreneur.com, has sued (pdf) yet another hapless entreprene...
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Yet another Entrepreneur Media lawsuit against an entrepreneur
This time a business consulting company is the target. I suppose at some point these lawsuits will cease to be considered news, but… Entrepreneur Media, the company that publishes Entrepreneur.com, has sued (pdf) yet another hapless entreprene...
Discussion
May 26, 2016, 4:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
13 end user domain name sales
A wide variety of end user domain buyers at Sedo this past week. Sedo had a solid sales week, completing 445 sales for $1.8 million. Among the buyers: a company that designs scents, a railway company that picked up a three letter .net and an herb gro...
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13 end user domain name sales
A wide variety of end user domain buyers at Sedo this past week. Sedo had a solid sales week, completing 445 sales for $1.8 million. Among the buyers: a company that designs scents, a railway company that picked up a three letter .net and an herb gro...
Discussion
May 26, 2016, 2:25 pm
The Domains
1st Day .Game Totals: 991 Domains; 337 Premiums @ $1,300 Wholesale
.Game launched into general availability (GA) on Wednesday and received 991 domain name registrations in the 1st 24 hours of registration The wholesale price set by the .game registry, Uniregistry, is $300 for a non-premium domain names f...
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1st Day .Game Totals: 991 Domains; 337 Premiums @ $1,300 Wholesale
.Game launched into general availability (GA) on Wednesday and received 991 domain name registrations in the 1st 24 hours of registration The wholesale price set by the .game registry, Uniregistry, is $300 for a non-premium domain names f...
Discussion
May 26, 2016, 2:15 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Thursday, May 26th
We’re going to be adding some flair and fun to the daily list in the next few weeks. You’ve noticed Josh has been doing some test runs on the list in my absence and I’ve realized that coming at the daily list with ...
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DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Thursday, May 26th
We’re going to be adding some flair and fun to the daily list in the next few weeks. You’ve noticed Josh has been doing some test runs on the list in my absence and I’ve realized that coming at the daily list with ...
Discussion
May 26, 2016, 10:01 am
The Domains
Report Shows How New gTLDs Are Actually Helping Cyber Criminals
There was a story posted on NakedSecurity.Sophos.com about how the new gtld program has made it easier for cyber criminals to infiltrate and hack entire organizations. The vulnerability lies with WPAD, Web Proxy Autodiscovery Protocol, a system that ...
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Report Shows How New gTLDs Are Actually Helping Cyber Criminals
There was a story posted on NakedSecurity.Sophos.com about how the new gtld program has made it easier for cyber criminals to infiltrate and hack entire organizations. The vulnerability lies with WPAD, Web Proxy Autodiscovery Protocol, a system that ...
Discussion
May 26, 2016, 4:12 am
Domain Shane
Sedo’s Great Domains Auction Ends Soon: Over $90,000 in Bids Hit Reserve So Far
Sedo’s Great Domains auction for May ends tomorrow morning my time, 12:00 noon EST, and they have pretty solid lineup of domains that have hit reserve already, led by Kredit.com, which sold for an incredible $270,600 back in 2010 via Sedo, acco...
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Sedo’s Great Domains Auction Ends Soon: Over $90,000 in Bids Hit Reserve So Far
Sedo’s Great Domains auction for May ends tomorrow morning my time, 12:00 noon EST, and they have pretty solid lineup of domains that have hit reserve already, led by Kredit.com, which sold for an incredible $270,600 back in 2010 via Sedo, acco...
Discussion
May 26, 2016, 2:56 am
The Domains
Money wasted all around
A very easy UDRP decision came down on Spiriva.top. I see this name a lot because my Father uses it for C.O.P.D. The tm holder BOEHRINGER Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG of Ingelheim, filed a UDRP and of course the registrant an individual from Ru...
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Money wasted all around
A very easy UDRP decision came down on Spiriva.top. I see this name a lot because my Father uses it for C.O.P.D. The tm holder BOEHRINGER Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG of Ingelheim, filed a UDRP and of course the registrant an individual from Ru...
Discussion
May 25, 2016, 10:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
DNForum makes its return
A long-running domain name forum is coming back. Adam Dicker’s DNForum has returned to the interwebs. The forum stopped resolving in February without notice to customers. At the time, Dicker was dealing with a number of complaints from people s...
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DNForum makes its return
A long-running domain name forum is coming back. Adam Dicker’s DNForum has returned to the interwebs. The forum stopped resolving in February without notice to customers. At the time, Dicker was dealing with a number of complaints from people s...
Discussion
May 25, 2016, 5:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Peeking inside CentralNic’s annual report
New TLD revenues not growing as fast as you might expect. Domain name company CentralNic (LSE:CNIC) reported its audited 2015 results today. The company reported (pdf) £10.4 revenue in 2015, compared to £6.1 million the year before. Some ...
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Peeking inside CentralNic’s annual report
New TLD revenues not growing as fast as you might expect. Domain name company CentralNic (LSE:CNIC) reported its audited 2015 results today. The company reported (pdf) £10.4 revenue in 2015, compared to £6.1 million the year before. Some ...
Discussion
May 25, 2016, 5:49 pm
