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The Domains
GoDaddy making moves on the registry side acquiring .club and others
Big news on the registry side of the business. GoDaddy is acquiring .Club, .design and 28 extensions from Minds + Machines Group Limited (MMX). .Club has seen a lot of press lately due to Clubhouse and people registering .club domain names for their ...
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GoDaddy making moves on the registry side acquiring .club and others
Big news on the registry side of the business. GoDaddy is acquiring .Club, .design and 28 extensions from Minds + Machines Group Limited (MMX). .Club has seen a lot of press lately due to Clubhouse and people registering .club domain names for their ...
Discussion
April 7, 2021, 9:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
Breaking: GoDaddy to acquire MMX, .Club, .Design
GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has acquired 28 new top level domains from MMX, as well as the .Club and .Design top level domains. The company is paying $120 million for the MMX strings. MMX, a publicly-traded new top level domain company had a market cap of $...
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Breaking: GoDaddy to acquire MMX, .Club, .Design
GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has acquired 28 new top level domains from MMX, as well as the .Club and .Design top level domains. The company is paying $120 million for the MMX strings. MMX, a publicly-traded new top level domain company had a market cap of $...
Discussion
April 7, 2021, 8:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
One.com loses cybersquatting dispute against 0ne.com
Domain name owner acquired the domain in an expired domain auction last year. Domain name and hosting company One.com Group AB has lost a UDRP it filed against the domain name 0ne.com, with a zero replacing the o. Cryptocurrency investor Stanislav Ni...
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One.com loses cybersquatting dispute against 0ne.com
Domain name owner acquired the domain in an expired domain auction last year. Domain name and hosting company One.com Group AB has lost a UDRP it filed against the domain name 0ne.com, with a zero replacing the o. Cryptocurrency investor Stanislav Ni...
Discussion
April 7, 2021, 4:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Com finished last year with a bang – updated rankings
A strong month for .com. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers December 2020. Registrars had a strong December for new .com registrations. GoDaddy...
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.Com finished last year with a bang – updated rankings
A strong month for .com. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers December 2020. Registrars had a strong December for new .com registrations. GoDaddy...
Discussion
April 7, 2021, 1:57 pm
Domain Shane
Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Wednesday, April 7th, 2021
“If there is anything I can do to help let me know”. I’m sure you’ve had someone say that to you before. In reality it’s something you say when you’re really not sure what else to say but you do really care....
Discussion
Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Wednesday, April 7th, 2021
“If there is anything I can do to help let me know”. I’m sure you’ve had someone say that to you before. In reality it’s something you say when you’re really not sure what else to say but you do really care....
Discussion
April 7, 2021, 11:00 am
Domain Name Wire
Reverse domain name hijacking in four letter domains case
Panel said Complainant’s representative showed an “alarming unfamiliarity with the UDRP”. A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panel has found two Indian companies to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. It ad...
Discussion
Reverse domain name hijacking in four letter domains case
Panel said Complainant’s representative showed an “alarming unfamiliarity with the UDRP”. A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panel has found two Indian companies to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. It ad...
Discussion
April 6, 2021, 9:20 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Spine.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Spline.com led the way at $62,500. Multitude.com was second at $50,000 and psilocybin.org was third at $49,000. 55 .com sales 22 cctld sales 10 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of public SedoMLS sales ...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Spine.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Spline.com led the way at $62,500. Multitude.com was second at $50,000 and psilocybin.org was third at $49,000. 55 .com sales 22 cctld sales 10 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of public SedoMLS sales ...
Discussion
April 6, 2021, 8:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
March’s Top 5: GoDaddy, France.com and more
A look at the top five stories on Domain Name Wire last month. These were the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by pageviews: 1. GoDaddy to remove locks on Brent Oxley’s domains, changes policy – The registrar changed its...
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March’s Top 5: GoDaddy, France.com and more
A look at the top five stories on Domain Name Wire last month. These were the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by pageviews: 1. GoDaddy to remove locks on Brent Oxley’s domains, changes policy – The registrar changed its...
Discussion
April 6, 2021, 5:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Analyzing HugeDomains’ latest UDRP win
One panelist dissented in a case of a trademark vs. common name. HugeDomains has successfully defended its domain name Affron.com in a UDRP cybersquatting dispute. Pharmactive Biotech Products, S.L., a Spanish company that sells a saffron extract und...
Discussion
Analyzing HugeDomains’ latest UDRP win
One panelist dissented in a case of a trademark vs. common name. HugeDomains has successfully defended its domain name Affron.com in a UDRP cybersquatting dispute. Pharmactive Biotech Products, S.L., a Spanish company that sells a saffron extract und...
Discussion
April 6, 2021, 4:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
A downside to “Buy Now” for domain names
Buy Now is easier but you get less data about interest in your domain. I’m a big fan of setting Buy Now prices on domain names. Most of the domains I sell are for between $1,000-$5,000. I don’t want to waste my time negotiating for sub-$5...
Discussion
A downside to “Buy Now” for domain names
Buy Now is easier but you get less data about interest in your domain. I’m a big fan of setting Buy Now prices on domain names. Most of the domains I sell are for between $1,000-$5,000. I don’t want to waste my time negotiating for sub-$5...
Discussion
April 6, 2021, 2:58 pm
