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Domain Name Wire
UDRP provider Arab Center for Domain Name Dispute Resolution no longer active
Organization isn’t hearing cases and its decisions are no longer online. A lesser-known forum for hearing Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy cases is no longer active. Arab Center for Domain Name Dispute Resolution (ACDR) is now list...
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UDRP provider Arab Center for Domain Name Dispute Resolution no longer active
Organization isn’t hearing cases and its decisions are no longer online. A lesser-known forum for hearing Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy cases is no longer active. Arab Center for Domain Name Dispute Resolution (ACDR) is now list...
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December 5, 2024, 8:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
Three German domain players join .shop
Three former IONOS group employees are now working with GMO Registry. Three domain industry vets from Germany have joined GMO Registry to promote and manage the .shop top level domain name. Christian Voss, formerly CMO of Sedo, Michael Piotrowski, fo...
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Three German domain players join .shop
Three former IONOS group employees are now working with GMO Registry. Three domain industry vets from Germany have joined GMO Registry to promote and manage the .shop top level domain name. Christian Voss, formerly CMO of Sedo, Michael Piotrowski, fo...
Discussion
December 5, 2024, 7:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
28 new end user domain name sales up to $82,500
An AI-powered hotel booking site, a cat litter seller, and a contact lens retailer bought domain names. Last week was the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S., and I didn’t get a chance to review Sedo’s sales list. So, this week’s list ...
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28 new end user domain name sales up to $82,500
An AI-powered hotel booking site, a cat litter seller, and a contact lens retailer bought domain names. Last week was the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S., and I didn’t get a chance to review Sedo’s sales list. So, this week’s list ...
Discussion
December 5, 2024, 4:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
November’s top domain name stories
An expired domain lawsuit, OpenAI’s domain purchase and a sale of Rob Monster’s assets were big news stories last month. 1. Judge dismisses GoDaddy expired domain clawback lawsuit – The judge kicked the case on jurisdictional ground...
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November’s top domain name stories
An expired domain lawsuit, OpenAI’s domain purchase and a sale of Rob Monster’s assets were big news stories last month. 1. Judge dismisses GoDaddy expired domain clawback lawsuit – The judge kicked the case on jurisdictional ground...
Discussion
December 5, 2024, 2:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rob Monster tries to halt asset sale as debts pile up
Monster tells court his silver is pledged as collateral. Epik founder Rob Monster is trying to halt the sale of some of his assets that’s due to take place today, and new court records show his legal debts are adding up. The King County Sheriff...
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Rob Monster tries to halt asset sale as debts pile up
Monster tells court his silver is pledged as collateral. Epik founder Rob Monster is trying to halt the sale of some of his assets that’s due to take place today, and new court records show his legal debts are adding up. The King County Sheriff...
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December 4, 2024, 1:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
U.S. domain investors need to file their FinCEN report this month
It takes about five minutes, and the penalties for not complying are stiff. Earlier this year, I wrote about a new requirement for business owners in the United States. Nearly all businesses (other than sole proprietorships not filed with a Secretary...
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U.S. domain investors need to file their FinCEN report this month
It takes about five minutes, and the penalties for not complying are stiff. Earlier this year, I wrote about a new requirement for business owners in the United States. Nearly all businesses (other than sole proprietorships not filed with a Secretary...
Discussion
December 3, 2024, 6:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Stuart Lawley, who fought for .XXX domain, has died
Lawley didn’t give up the fight for .xxx, which was a commercial success. The founder of ICM Registry, which successfully pushed for an adult namespace on the web, has died at 61, AVN reported yesterday. Lawley fought for many years to introduc...
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Stuart Lawley, who fought for .XXX domain, has died
Lawley didn’t give up the fight for .xxx, which was a commercial success. The founder of ICM Registry, which successfully pushed for an adult namespace on the web, has died at 61, AVN reported yesterday. Lawley fought for many years to introduc...
Discussion
December 3, 2024, 4:12 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Lentillas.es
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Lentillas.es led the way at 38,000 Euro, ($39,923). ExpressCloud.com sold for $26,000 and Shimon.com for $25,000 to lead the .com sales. Shread.ai sold for $17,999, nice price for that keyword in my op...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Lentillas.es
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Lentillas.es led the way at 38,000 Euro, ($39,923). ExpressCloud.com sold for $26,000 and Shimon.com for $25,000 to lead the .com sales. Shread.ai sold for $17,999, nice price for that keyword in my op...
Discussion
December 3, 2024, 4:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
NameSilo reports bitcoin holdings and Saw.com results
Revenue and bitcoin holdings increase. NameSilo (CSE: URL) (PINKSHEETS: URLOF) reported Q3 earnings, including solid year-over-year revenue growth. The domain registrar posted $14.35 million of revenue in Q3 2024, compared to $12.45 million in Q3 202...
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NameSilo reports bitcoin holdings and Saw.com results
Revenue and bitcoin holdings increase. NameSilo (CSE: URL) (PINKSHEETS: URLOF) reported Q3 earnings, including solid year-over-year revenue growth. The domain registrar posted $14.35 million of revenue in Q3 2024, compared to $12.45 million in Q3 202...
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December 2, 2024, 5:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Ai hits 573k names as Identity Digital prepares to take over
.Ai domains under management continue to grow ahead of changeover. Anguilla’s .ai namespace now has 572,575, according to the registry. The registry posted updated numbers on November 27, showing that the universe of .ai domains has increased b...
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.Ai hits 573k names as Identity Digital prepares to take over
.Ai domains under management continue to grow ahead of changeover. Anguilla’s .ai namespace now has 572,575, according to the registry. The registry posted updated numbers on November 27, showing that the universe of .ai domains has increased b...
Discussion
December 2, 2024, 4:58 pm