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Domain Name Wire
UDRP: Joking .com was stolen
Former owner will get domain back through UDRP challenge. A National Arbitration Forum panel has ordered the domain name Joking(.)com be transferred back to its previous owner. A man who said he’s owned the domain name since 1997 filed a cybers...
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UDRP: Joking .com was stolen
Former owner will get domain back through UDRP challenge. A National Arbitration Forum panel has ordered the domain name Joking(.)com be transferred back to its previous owner. A man who said he’s owned the domain name since 1997 filed a cybers...
Discussion
April 30, 2020, 3:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
NamesCon Europe postponed, virtual conference possible
Covid-19 forces delay. NamesCon Europe, originally scheduled for Budapest this August, has been delayed due to Covid-19. Organizers have already booked July 15-17, 2021 for the new date. The move comes as no surprise. Conferences that attract people ...
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NamesCon Europe postponed, virtual conference possible
Covid-19 forces delay. NamesCon Europe, originally scheduled for Budapest this August, has been delayed due to Covid-19. Organizers have already booked July 15-17, 2021 for the new date. The move comes as no surprise. Conferences that attract people ...
Discussion
April 30, 2020, 2:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain marketplace offers domain name insurance
Insurance could protect against theft. Chinese domain marketplace Le Yu recently announced a partnership with Sunshine Insurance Group to offer insurance on domains. The service is a response to the problem of high-priced domains being stolen by hack...
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Domain marketplace offers domain name insurance
Insurance could protect against theft. Chinese domain marketplace Le Yu recently announced a partnership with Sunshine Insurance Group to offer insurance on domains. The service is a response to the problem of high-priced domains being stolen by hack...
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April 30, 2020, 2:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
.IT domain for $15k leads end user sales
A college of pharmacy, a stroller comparison site, and a safety product seller bought domain names. Sedo’s top sale this past week was Punks.com for $60,000. According to NameBio, it previously sold for $13,000 in 2009. The Whois record shows s...
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.IT domain for $15k leads end user sales
A college of pharmacy, a stroller comparison site, and a safety product seller bought domain names. Sedo’s top sale this past week was Punks.com for $60,000. According to NameBio, it previously sold for $13,000 in 2009. The Whois record shows s...
Discussion
April 30, 2020, 1:40 pm
The Domains
What they do right – what do they do wrong – Namepros
Over the last few years we have published a series The good, the bad and the ugly. Readers have been able to leave their feedback and some companies have reached out over the years and let me know they took the posts to heart. This year I want to try...
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What they do right – what do they do wrong – Namepros
Over the last few years we have published a series The good, the bad and the ugly. Readers have been able to leave their feedback and some companies have reached out over the years and let me know they took the posts to heart. This year I want to try...
Discussion
April 30, 2020, 3:04 am
Domain Name Wire
Thermamax tries reverse domain name hijacking
WIPO admonishes German company for reverse domain name hijacking. A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panel has determined that German company Thermamax Hochtemperaturdämmungen GmbH tried to reverse domain name hijack Tmax .com. Th...
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Thermamax tries reverse domain name hijacking
WIPO admonishes German company for reverse domain name hijacking. A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panel has determined that German company Thermamax Hochtemperaturdämmungen GmbH tried to reverse domain name hijack Tmax .com. Th...
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April 29, 2020, 3:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Meet Yue Dai, the man who owns the most two-letter .com domains
This Chinese domain name investor is sitting on valuable online real estate. Two letter .com domains are some of the most valuable online real estate. And you’ll find many of these domains registered to Chinese companies and investors. Chinese ...
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Meet Yue Dai, the man who owns the most two-letter .com domains
This Chinese domain name investor is sitting on valuable online real estate. Two letter .com domains are some of the most valuable online real estate. And you’ll find many of these domains registered to Chinese companies and investors. Chinese ...
Discussion
April 29, 2020, 1:56 pm
The Domains
GrubHub has registered and dropped a lot of domain names
Restaurants and Domain Names There is so much going on with restaurants during this pandemic. Most restaurants have had to switch to take out and delivery. A lot of restaurants use companies like GrubHub and DoorDash to facilitate these deliveries. A...
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GrubHub has registered and dropped a lot of domain names
Restaurants and Domain Names There is so much going on with restaurants during this pandemic. Most restaurants have had to switch to take out and delivery. A lot of restaurants use companies like GrubHub and DoorDash to facilitate these deliveries. A...
Discussion
April 29, 2020, 6:09 am
The Domains
Google parent Alphabet Q1 2020 earnings – $6.8 billion profit
Alphabet Inc, (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) the parent company of Google reported Q1 2020 earnings. Alphabet earned $6.8 billion in profit on sales of $41.2 billion. The stock was down 3.3% on the day and now up in after hours, After hours 1,286.50 ...
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Google parent Alphabet Q1 2020 earnings – $6.8 billion profit
Alphabet Inc, (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) the parent company of Google reported Q1 2020 earnings. Alphabet earned $6.8 billion in profit on sales of $41.2 billion. The stock was down 3.3% on the day and now up in after hours, After hours 1,286.50 ...
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April 28, 2020, 9:10 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by Punks.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and Punks.com led the way at $60,000. Fww.com came in second at $35,000. Be.de was third at $23,000. 47 .com sales 21 cctld sales 3 other tld sales Domain name Date Price Currency .COMs punks.com 04/20/2020 60,000 USD...
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Sedo weekly sales led by Punks.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and Punks.com led the way at $60,000. Fww.com came in second at $35,000. Be.de was third at $23,000. 47 .com sales 21 cctld sales 3 other tld sales Domain name Date Price Currency .COMs punks.com 04/20/2020 60,000 USD...
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April 28, 2020, 8:25 pm
