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The Domains
The story behind WetPaint.com which expired and closed at $74,000
WetPaint.com was the big number yesterday closing at $74,000. The story behind WetPaint.com is pretty interesting. Wetpaint was named by Time Magazine as one of the 50 Best Websites of 2007. The company raised a decent chunk of venture capital in thr...
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The story behind WetPaint.com which expired and closed at $74,000
WetPaint.com was the big number yesterday closing at $74,000. The story behind WetPaint.com is pretty interesting. Wetpaint was named by Time Magazine as one of the 50 Best Websites of 2007. The company raised a decent chunk of venture capital in thr...
Discussion
June 29, 2023, 1:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Estate of Uzi Nissan says Nissan.com is stolen
Estate of Nissan Uzi alleges the domain was transferred to another account at his registrar. Uzi Nissan is famous for one of the earliest battles in domain names: fighting the car company Nissan over his registration of Nissan.com. Now, his estate al...
Discussion
Estate of Uzi Nissan says Nissan.com is stolen
Estate of Nissan Uzi alleges the domain was transferred to another account at his registrar. Uzi Nissan is famous for one of the earliest battles in domain names: fighting the car company Nissan over his registration of Nissan.com. Now, his estate al...
Discussion
June 28, 2023, 6:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
11 end user domain name sales from this past week:
A cruise discount site, an equestrian course, and an apprenticeships database bought domain names. A .org domain led Sedo’s weekly public domain sales list, which included a handful of five-figure domain sales. Here’s a list of end user d...
Discussion
11 end user domain name sales from this past week:
A cruise discount site, an equestrian course, and an apprenticeships database bought domain names. A .org domain led Sedo’s weekly public domain sales list, which included a handful of five-figure domain sales. Here’s a list of end user d...
Discussion
June 28, 2023, 12:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
The domains in Spain stay mainly in .com, but…
.Com is king in Spain, but there are some common alternatives. I spent the past couple of weeks on vacation in Spain, so my apologies for the lower volume of domain news during that time. I started my travels in Barcelona and then spent a few days in...
Discussion
The domains in Spain stay mainly in .com, but…
.Com is king in Spain, but there are some common alternatives. I spent the past couple of weeks on vacation in Spain, so my apologies for the lower volume of domain news during that time. I started my travels in Barcelona and then spent a few days in...
Discussion
June 27, 2023, 4:04 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Apprenticeships.org
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Apprenticeships.org led the way at $33,000. MXBet.com was the top .com sale at 20,000 Euro, ($21,912). Ole.de was the top cctld at 12,750 Euro, ($13,968). 30 .com sales 22 cctld sales 9 other tld sales...
Discussion
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Apprenticeships.org
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Apprenticeships.org led the way at $33,000. MXBet.com was the top .com sale at 20,000 Euro, ($21,912). Ole.de was the top cctld at 12,750 Euro, ($13,968). 30 .com sales 22 cctld sales 9 other tld sales...
Discussion
June 27, 2023, 2:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
No integrity: integrity.com cybersquatting dispute is reverse domain name hijacking
Panel admonishes insurance technology company for its attempt to get integrity.com through a UDRP. Insurance technology company Integrity Marketing Group, LLC has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The company tried to obtain the val...
Discussion
No integrity: integrity.com cybersquatting dispute is reverse domain name hijacking
Panel admonishes insurance technology company for its attempt to get integrity.com through a UDRP. Insurance technology company Integrity Marketing Group, LLC has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The company tried to obtain the val...
Discussion
June 27, 2023, 1:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Hamburg, Puerto Rico and Rwanda on tap for ICANN meetings
Rwanda selected for ICANN80. ICANN has announced the location for next year’s Policy Forum, which means the locations of the next three ICANN meetings are set. The organization has selected Kigali, Rwanda for the ICANN80 Policy Forum taking pla...
Discussion
Hamburg, Puerto Rico and Rwanda on tap for ICANN meetings
Rwanda selected for ICANN80. ICANN has announced the location for next year’s Policy Forum, which means the locations of the next three ICANN meetings are set. The organization has selected Kigali, Rwanda for the ICANN80 Policy Forum taking pla...
Discussion
June 26, 2023, 5:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
The CentralNic story – DNW Podcast #442
How CentralNic grew into a large domain and advertising company, and why it’s shifting its approach to M&A. CentralNic (LON: CNIC) is one of the most interesting companies in the domain name space. It started as a third level domain registr...
Discussion
The CentralNic story – DNW Podcast #442
How CentralNic grew into a large domain and advertising company, and why it’s shifting its approach to M&A. CentralNic (LON: CNIC) is one of the most interesting companies in the domain name space. It started as a third level domain registr...
Discussion
June 26, 2023, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Court: Handshake .wallet owner can intervene in Unstoppable Domains lawsuit
Court rules Scott Florcsk can intervene in lawsuit that didn’t name him but threatened his Handshake TLD .wallet. A U.S. District Judge has ruled (pdf) that Scott Florcsk can intervene in a lawsuit Unstoppable Domains filed against Gateway Regi...
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Court: Handshake .wallet owner can intervene in Unstoppable Domains lawsuit
Court rules Scott Florcsk can intervene in lawsuit that didn’t name him but threatened his Handshake TLD .wallet. A U.S. District Judge has ruled (pdf) that Scott Florcsk can intervene in a lawsuit Unstoppable Domains filed against Gateway Regi...
Discussion
June 26, 2023, 12:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Vbg.com cybersquatting challenge was reverse domain name hijacking
Panel said it would have ordered the Complainant to pay legal costs if it were an option. A National Arbitration Forum panel has found JoshCo Group, LLC d/b/a Veteran Benefits Guide, guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The Complainant tried to o...
Discussion
Vbg.com cybersquatting challenge was reverse domain name hijacking
Panel said it would have ordered the Complainant to pay legal costs if it were an option. A National Arbitration Forum panel has found JoshCo Group, LLC d/b/a Veteran Benefits Guide, guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The Complainant tried to o...
Discussion
June 22, 2023, 9:42 pm
