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Domain Name Wire
Identity Digital and Whois API make the Inc. 5000 list
Two domain-related companies made the list of fastest-growing companies. Domain name company Identity Digital landed on the Inc. 5000 list again this year. It’s the fourth consecutive year the top level domain registry made the list. The compan...
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Identity Digital and Whois API make the Inc. 5000 list
Two domain-related companies made the list of fastest-growing companies. Domain name company Identity Digital landed on the Inc. 5000 list again this year. It’s the fourth consecutive year the top level domain registry made the list. The compan...
Discussion
August 15, 2024, 9:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Browser plugin OneTab loses cybersquatting dispute in interesting case
A surprising factor helped the domain registrant, and the panel rightfully decided this case was too close to call to order the domain transferred. OneTab Ltd, which offers a browser plugin for organizing tabs on Google Chrome, has lost a cybersquatt...
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Browser plugin OneTab loses cybersquatting dispute in interesting case
A surprising factor helped the domain registrant, and the panel rightfully decided this case was too close to call to order the domain transferred. OneTab Ltd, which offers a browser plugin for organizing tabs on Google Chrome, has lost a cybersquatt...
Discussion
August 15, 2024, 3:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Org names award finalists, Alan Cumming to host ceremony
35 finalists vie for up to $50,000 donation. Public Interest Registry has named the 35 finalists for this year’s .ORG Impact Awards, and announced that actor Alan Cumming will host the awards ceremony this fall. Cumming, an Emmy and Tony-award-...
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.Org names award finalists, Alan Cumming to host ceremony
35 finalists vie for up to $50,000 donation. Public Interest Registry has named the 35 finalists for this year’s .ORG Impact Awards, and announced that actor Alan Cumming will host the awards ceremony this fall. Cumming, an Emmy and Tony-award-...
Discussion
August 14, 2024, 5:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
UK SaaS company tries reverse domain name hijacking
Company files UDRP after failing to buy domain for two decades. A UDRP panel has found Work In Progress Creative Solutions Ltd, aka WIP Systems, guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The company, which offers a workflow platform, started using the...
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UK SaaS company tries reverse domain name hijacking
Company files UDRP after failing to buy domain for two decades. A UDRP panel has found Work In Progress Creative Solutions Ltd, aka WIP Systems, guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The company, which offers a workflow platform, started using the...
Discussion
August 14, 2024, 3:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Atom introduces Commission Match to counter Afternic’s two-tier commission program
Atom.com will pay domain investors if a domain listed on Atom Premium sells on Afternic. Afternic’s decision last year to move to a two-tier commission model has been a challenge for competing marketplaces. The two-tier system charges an additi...
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Atom introduces Commission Match to counter Afternic’s two-tier commission program
Atom.com will pay domain investors if a domain listed on Atom Premium sells on Afternic. Afternic’s decision last year to move to a two-tier commission model has been a challenge for competing marketplaces. The two-tier system charges an additi...
Discussion
August 14, 2024, 3:05 pm
Sully's Blog
How to Hand-Register Quality Domain Names You Can Sell
If you follow me on X (@Sullys_Blog), you know I am a sucker for the thrill of a hand-reg. Hand-registered domain names offer a unique opportunity for investors to acquire potentially valuable digital assets at a low initial cost. Unlike aftermarket ...
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How to Hand-Register Quality Domain Names You Can Sell
If you follow me on X (@Sullys_Blog), you know I am a sucker for the thrill of a hand-reg. Hand-registered domain names offer a unique opportunity for investors to acquire potentially valuable digital assets at a low initial cost. Unlike aftermarket ...
Discussion
August 14, 2024, 11:07 am
Domain Name Wire
Verisign begins marketing push to retain .com price increases
Company publishes blog post to dispell what it calls myths that people are spreading about the company’s operation of the .com registry. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) has publicly begun rebutting those who think .com prices should be reduced or froze...
Discussion
Verisign begins marketing push to retain .com price increases
Company publishes blog post to dispell what it calls myths that people are spreading about the company’s operation of the .com registry. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) has publicly begun rebutting those who think .com prices should be reduced or froze...
Discussion
August 13, 2024, 6:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
23 domains end users bought for up to €50,000
An Instagram contest platform, a sports uniform manufacturer, and a couples therapist bought domain names. This week’s top public sale at Sedo was UpSign.com for €55,000. The domain doesn’t resolve yet, but there are many potential b...
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23 domains end users bought for up to €50,000
An Instagram contest platform, a sports uniform manufacturer, and a couples therapist bought domain names. This week’s top public sale at Sedo was UpSign.com for €55,000. The domain doesn’t resolve yet, but there are many potential b...
Discussion
August 13, 2024, 5:31 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by UpSign.com
Sedo reported their weekly domain name sales and UpSign.com led the way at 55,000 Euro, ($60,278). Sorteos.com was second at 50,000 Euro, ($54,805). Arcs.com sold for $30,000. iPL.net sold for $27,000. Baddie.com sold for $21,000. 34 .com sales 20 cc...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by UpSign.com
Sedo reported their weekly domain name sales and UpSign.com led the way at 55,000 Euro, ($60,278). Sorteos.com was second at 50,000 Euro, ($54,805). Arcs.com sold for $30,000. iPL.net sold for $27,000. Baddie.com sold for $21,000. 34 .com sales 20 cc...
Discussion
August 13, 2024, 2:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
Fund.com never sold for $10 million, but it later sold for $1.5 million
It’s time to update those top sales charts. I never believed that the fund.com domain name sold for $10 million back in 2008, and now we have proof. A ruling in the Court of Chancery in Delaware shows that the $10 million sale was fabricated as...
Discussion
Fund.com never sold for $10 million, but it later sold for $1.5 million
It’s time to update those top sales charts. I never believed that the fund.com domain name sold for $10 million back in 2008, and now we have proof. A ruling in the Court of Chancery in Delaware shows that the $10 million sale was fabricated as...
Discussion
August 12, 2024, 5:36 pm
