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Domain Name Wire
October’s Top 5 domain name stories
PayPal, a fly, and some expensive domain forwards made for top domain name news last month. Here are the stories that attracted the most attention on Domain Name Wire last month. 1. PayPal drops Epik, sparking registrar to cry it is being “depl...
Discussion
October’s Top 5 domain name stories
PayPal, a fly, and some expensive domain forwards made for top domain name news last month. Here are the stories that attracted the most attention on Domain Name Wire last month. 1. PayPal drops Epik, sparking registrar to cry it is being “depl...
Discussion
November 3, 2020, 2:27 pm
Domain Shane
IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Tuesday, November 3rd
Well, here it is, finally the big day is here, the day when all the spam gets cut in half. Snail mail spam, email spam, the same damn commercials on youtube spam. No more looking at your phone and ignoring texts and phone calls from campaigns. A fe...
Discussion
IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Tuesday, November 3rd
Well, here it is, finally the big day is here, the day when all the spam gets cut in half. Snail mail spam, email spam, the same damn commercials on youtube spam. No more looking at your phone and ignoring texts and phone calls from campaigns. A fe...
Discussion
November 3, 2020, 9:22 am
The Domains
Uncle.com moves to the Cayman Islands has an asking price that will please some
Back on October 18, the domain name Uncle.com sold for $66,002 at Sedo. The domain name registered since 1994 was owned by a Canadian IT specialist. Many believed the domain was a steal. It had to be noted it was a wholesale transaction, an auction a...
Discussion
Uncle.com moves to the Cayman Islands has an asking price that will please some
Back on October 18, the domain name Uncle.com sold for $66,002 at Sedo. The domain name registered since 1994 was owned by a Canadian IT specialist. Many believed the domain was a steal. It had to be noted it was a wholesale transaction, an auction a...
Discussion
November 3, 2020, 4:53 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain investor sues Korean fast food chain over cybersquatting claims
Domain owner makes a preemptive move to defend his domain name. If the Korean fast food chicken and burger chain Mom’s Touch wants to upgrade its domain name, it will have to fight for it in Colorado. The chain of over 1,200 restaurants recentl...
Discussion
Domain investor sues Korean fast food chain over cybersquatting claims
Domain owner makes a preemptive move to defend his domain name. If the Korean fast food chicken and burger chain Mom’s Touch wants to upgrade its domain name, it will have to fight for it in Colorado. The chain of over 1,200 restaurants recentl...
Discussion
November 2, 2020, 9:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
When Big Tech has too much power
Big tech has too much power to cut off users without recourse. I had two thoughts when I learned that PayPal dropped Epik from its services a couple of weeks ago. My first reaction was, “It sucks that this happened.” My second reaction wa...
Discussion
When Big Tech has too much power
Big tech has too much power to cut off users without recourse. I had two thoughts when I learned that PayPal dropped Epik from its services a couple of weeks ago. My first reaction was, “It sucks that this happened.” My second reaction wa...
Discussion
November 2, 2020, 9:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Booking.com and cybersquatting – DNW Podcast #310
A discussion with a UDRP panelist who also represented Booking.com at the Supreme Court. One of the best sessions at September’s NamesCon Online was a chat between Zak Muscovitch, general counsel of Internet Commerce Association, and David Bern...
Discussion
Booking.com and cybersquatting – DNW Podcast #310
A discussion with a UDRP panelist who also represented Booking.com at the Supreme Court. One of the best sessions at September’s NamesCon Online was a chat between Zak Muscovitch, general counsel of Internet Commerce Association, and David Bern...
Discussion
November 2, 2020, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Endurance International Group to go private in $3 billion deal
Clearlake Capital to acquire EIGI. Clearlake Capital Group is acquiring Endurance International Group (NASDAQ: EIGI) in a $3 billion deal (including debt). The private equity company will pay $9.50 per share, a 64% premium over Friday’s closing...
Discussion
Endurance International Group to go private in $3 billion deal
Clearlake Capital to acquire EIGI. Clearlake Capital Group is acquiring Endurance International Group (NASDAQ: EIGI) in a $3 billion deal (including debt). The private equity company will pay $9.50 per share, a 64% premium over Friday’s closing...
Discussion
November 2, 2020, 3:34 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF NOVEMBER 1, 2020
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on November 1, 2020. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiri...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF NOVEMBER 1, 2020
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on November 1, 2020. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiri...
Discussion
November 2, 2020, 3:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
It’s in: the latest list of which registrars are top in .Com
ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers July 2020. For the second month in a row, Chinese domain name registrar Xin Net has hemorrhaged domai...
Discussion
It’s in: the latest list of which registrars are top in .Com
ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers July 2020. For the second month in a row, Chinese domain name registrar Xin Net has hemorrhaged domai...
Discussion
November 2, 2020, 2:37 pm
Domain Shane
Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Monday November 2nd, 2020
Inspire Brands is buying Dunkin Donuts. I’m not a big fan of Inspire Brands. I give them credit as investors. They know how to make money. They buy brands and then milk the shit out of them. For instance, Jimmy Johns. The minute they boug...
Discussion
Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Monday November 2nd, 2020
Inspire Brands is buying Dunkin Donuts. I’m not a big fan of Inspire Brands. I give them credit as investors. They know how to make money. They buy brands and then milk the shit out of them. For instance, Jimmy Johns. The minute they boug...
Discussion
November 2, 2020, 10:55 am
