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The Domains
The Castello Brothers, Daycare.com and a chance to see Taylor Swift for free
Michael and David Castello have one of the best domain name portfolios in the history of domaining. They also have developed a lot of their top properties. Daycare.com has just been revamped, a new business model and platform. Now you might not need ...
Discussion
The Castello Brothers, Daycare.com and a chance to see Taylor Swift for free
Michael and David Castello have one of the best domain name portfolios in the history of domaining. They also have developed a lot of their top properties. Daycare.com has just been revamped, a new business model and platform. Now you might not need ...
Discussion
July 1, 2024, 2:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign: you can’t cancel our contract to run .com
Verisign responds to letter from advocacy groups. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) today filed a notice with the SEC stating that the .com contract cannot be put out to competitive bidding. The company was responding to a letter sent by American Economic Libe...
Discussion
Verisign: you can’t cancel our contract to run .com
Verisign responds to letter from advocacy groups. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) today filed a notice with the SEC stating that the .com contract cannot be put out to competitive bidding. The company was responding to a letter sent by American Economic Libe...
Discussion
June 28, 2024, 11:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
John Rizvi loses cybersquatting dispute to John Rizvi
Patent attorney files cybersquatting claim for his name, but loses because the domain is registered to someone else with the same name. Will the real John Rizvi please stand up? Oh, there are more than one of you. A Florida patent attorney named John...
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John Rizvi loses cybersquatting dispute to John Rizvi
Patent attorney files cybersquatting claim for his name, but loses because the domain is registered to someone else with the same name. Will the real John Rizvi please stand up? Oh, there are more than one of you. A Florida patent attorney named John...
Discussion
June 28, 2024, 3:42 pm
The Domains
Group wants to see an end to Verisign’s monopoly over .com
The American Economic Liberties Project sent out letters to the NTIA and the DOJ wanting them to step in an end Verisign’s monopoly over .com. They put out a press release which you can read below. I am sure Verisign will have a very staunch re...
Discussion
Group wants to see an end to Verisign’s monopoly over .com
The American Economic Liberties Project sent out letters to the NTIA and the DOJ wanting them to step in an end Verisign’s monopoly over .com. They put out a press release which you can read below. I am sure Verisign will have a very staunch re...
Discussion
June 28, 2024, 12:36 am
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa – Down The Rabbit Hole – June 27, 2024: Escrow Row Row Your Boat
As we say on DomainSherpa - all roads lead to domains. And our work with domains has us venturing "down the rabbit hole" into different topics all the time. So this is a tech-adjacent, digital asset, pop-culture, tangent-positive monthly po...
Discussion
DomainSherpa – Down The Rabbit Hole – June 27, 2024: Escrow Row Row Your Boat
As we say on DomainSherpa - all roads lead to domains. And our work with domains has us venturing "down the rabbit hole" into different topics all the time. So this is a tech-adjacent, digital asset, pop-culture, tangent-positive monthly po...
Discussion
June 27, 2024, 8:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Yoga apparel company sues to get ALO.com
The company tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain in 2017. Yoga apparel company Alo, LLC has filed an in rem cybersquatting lawsuit (pdf) in an effort to get the domain name alo.com. It’s the company’s second attempt to upgrade i...
Discussion
Yoga apparel company sues to get ALO.com
The company tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain in 2017. Yoga apparel company Alo, LLC has filed an in rem cybersquatting lawsuit (pdf) in an effort to get the domain name alo.com. It’s the company’s second attempt to upgrade i...
Discussion
June 27, 2024, 8:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Groups ask US government to take down Verisign “cartel”
Trio of advocacy groups asks government to halt renewal of .com agreement with Verisign. Calling Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) a “cartel” and “economic termite,” a consortium of three advocacy groups has asked the U.S. government to...
Discussion
Groups ask US government to take down Verisign “cartel”
Trio of advocacy groups asks government to halt renewal of .com agreement with Verisign. Calling Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) a “cartel” and “economic termite,” a consortium of three advocacy groups has asked the U.S. government to...
Discussion
June 27, 2024, 4:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
How Estibot’s new tool compares to dotDB
Estibot launched a new tool that competes with dotDB. When people hear the name Estibot, many think only of automated domain appraisals. But as I’ve posted before, the company offers a lot more tools for domain investors. Earlier today, domain ...
Discussion
How Estibot’s new tool compares to dotDB
Estibot launched a new tool that competes with dotDB. When people hear the name Estibot, many think only of automated domain appraisals. But as I’ve posted before, the company offers a lot more tools for domain investors. Earlier today, domain ...
Discussion
June 26, 2024, 8:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
11 end user domain sales from €2,000 to $37,000
An email marketer, a crypto company, and a wearable payments business bought domain names. Sedo’s top sale this week was ipl.com for $265,000. It’s unclear who bought the domain name, but at this price, you can be assured that it’s ...
Discussion
11 end user domain sales from €2,000 to $37,000
An email marketer, a crypto company, and a wearable payments business bought domain names. Sedo’s top sale this week was ipl.com for $265,000. It’s unclear who bought the domain name, but at this price, you can be assured that it’s ...
Discussion
June 26, 2024, 1:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
Afternic improves user interface for domain sellers
Filter and bulk search improvements are rolling out to domain sellers. Afternic announced that it is rolling out UX/UI improvements starting today. The improvements will initially apply to a small subset of accounts and roll out to more accounts over...
Discussion
Afternic improves user interface for domain sellers
Filter and bulk search improvements are rolling out to domain sellers. Afternic announced that it is rolling out UX/UI improvements starting today. The improvements will initially apply to a small subset of accounts and roll out to more accounts over...
Discussion
June 25, 2024, 5:30 pm
