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The Domains
NorthPoint.com leads NameJet/SnapNames September 2023 sales report
NameJet/SnapNames domain sales report for September. NameJet had a good month showing some increased activity with 19% increase in sales and 31% increase in revenue month over month. SnapNames had a slower month selling 55% less domains and generatin...
Discussion
NorthPoint.com leads NameJet/SnapNames September 2023 sales report
NameJet/SnapNames domain sales report for September. NameJet had a good month showing some increased activity with 19% increase in sales and 31% increase in revenue month over month. SnapNames had a slower month selling 55% less domains and generatin...
Discussion
October 10, 2023, 3:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why your “on hold” domains disappear from your GoDaddy account
You’ll need to ask for your domain back before you can fulfill the sale. I had a sleepless night the first time it happened. I got a notice of a nice sale at Afternic late at night. The email asked me to unlock the domain and provide the author...
Discussion
Why your “on hold” domains disappear from your GoDaddy account
You’ll need to ask for your domain back before you can fulfill the sale. I had a sleepless night the first time it happened. I got a notice of a nice sale at Afternic late at night. The email asked me to unlock the domain and provide the author...
Discussion
October 10, 2023, 3:35 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by $700K sale of You.ai
Sedo released two weeks of domain name sales and a whopping $700,000 sale of You.ai led the way. Onelineage.com was the top .com at $80,000. 41 .com sales 32 cctld sales 4 other tld sales Highlights of public SedoMLS sales are: Dom...
Discussion
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by $700K sale of You.ai
Sedo released two weeks of domain name sales and a whopping $700,000 sale of You.ai led the way. Onelineage.com was the top .com at $80,000. 41 .com sales 32 cctld sales 4 other tld sales Highlights of public SedoMLS sales are: Dom...
Discussion
October 10, 2023, 3:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
XYZ acquires .ceo top level domain name
XYZ acquired a domain name for the C-suite. Can it expand its popularity? Top level domain name company XZY LLC has acquired the .ceo top level domain name. .Ceo was one of the strangest top level domains applied for in the last round of domain expan...
Discussion
XYZ acquires .ceo top level domain name
XYZ acquired a domain name for the C-suite. Can it expand its popularity? Top level domain name company XZY LLC has acquired the .ceo top level domain name. .Ceo was one of the strangest top level domains applied for in the last round of domain expan...
Discussion
October 10, 2023, 11:45 am
Domain Name Wire
Bridging web2 and web3 – DNW Podcast #456
These domain industry vets hope they can combine the benefits of web2 and web3. Fred Hsu and Shayan Rostam have been in the domain business for a while. In fact, if you’re relatively new to the industry, you might not know who Fred is because h...
Discussion
Bridging web2 and web3 – DNW Podcast #456
These domain industry vets hope they can combine the benefits of web2 and web3. Fred Hsu and Shayan Rostam have been in the domain business for a while. In fact, if you’re relatively new to the industry, you might not know who Fred is because h...
Discussion
October 9, 2023, 3:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
iWoman.com dispute filed in bad faith
Panelist admonishes Complainant for filing unwinnable cybersquatting dispute. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) Cathleen Trigg-Jones to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking for the domain iWoman.com. Trigg-J...
Discussion
iWoman.com dispute filed in bad faith
Panelist admonishes Complainant for filing unwinnable cybersquatting dispute. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) Cathleen Trigg-Jones to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking for the domain iWoman.com. Trigg-J...
Discussion
October 6, 2023, 4:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sex and massage at nursing homes make for strange cybersquatting complaints
A French nursing home operator thought these domains were targeting it. I doubt it. Sex and massages at nursing homes? That makes for a curious targeting claim in two recent UDRP cases, which were decided differently. Korian, a French nursing and ret...
Discussion
Sex and massage at nursing homes make for strange cybersquatting complaints
A French nursing home operator thought these domains were targeting it. I doubt it. Sex and massages at nursing homes? That makes for a curious targeting claim in two recent UDRP cases, which were decided differently. Korian, a French nursing and ret...
Discussion
October 6, 2023, 3:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
Entrepreneur Media sues creator of Entrepreneur’s Handbook
He’s just the latest person the publisher has sued. Entrepreneur Media, the company behind Entrepreneur magazine and Entrepreneur.com, has sued (pdf) yet another person who dared to use the word Entrepreneur in his brand. The company filed a la...
Discussion
Entrepreneur Media sues creator of Entrepreneur’s Handbook
He’s just the latest person the publisher has sued. Entrepreneur Media, the company behind Entrepreneur magazine and Entrepreneur.com, has sued (pdf) yet another person who dared to use the word Entrepreneur in his brand. The company filed a la...
Discussion
October 5, 2023, 8:20 pm
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa – Down The Rabbit Hole – October 5, 2023: On Location in LA
As we say on DomainSherpa - all roads lead to domains. And in the reverse, domains have us venturing "down the rabbit hole" for different topics all the time. This is a tech-adjacent, digital asset & pop culture, tangent-positive, month...
Discussion
DomainSherpa – Down The Rabbit Hole – October 5, 2023: On Location in LA
As we say on DomainSherpa - all roads lead to domains. And in the reverse, domains have us venturing "down the rabbit hole" for different topics all the time. This is a tech-adjacent, digital asset & pop culture, tangent-positive, month...
Discussion
October 5, 2023, 5:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Claims adjuster gets second reverse domain name hijacking victory
The company validates its domain name strategy for a second time. A claims adjuster that fights insurance companies has won another type of victory against an insurance company: reverse domain name hijacking (RDNH). In fact, it’s the company&rs...
Discussion
Claims adjuster gets second reverse domain name hijacking victory
The company validates its domain name strategy for a second time. A claims adjuster that fights insurance companies has won another type of victory against an insurance company: reverse domain name hijacking (RDNH). In fact, it’s the company&rs...
Discussion
October 5, 2023, 3:27 pm
