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Domain Name Wire
NameBright gets a makeover
New user interface launches in beta. Domain name registrar NameBright has never had a particularly modern interface. That’s changing a complete makeover, now available in beta. Not only is the old orange color scheme out in favor of purple, but...
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NameBright gets a makeover
New user interface launches in beta. Domain name registrar NameBright has never had a particularly modern interface. That’s changing a complete makeover, now available in beta. Not only is the old orange color scheme out in favor of purple, but...
Discussion
August 22, 2023, 10:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Remember that time GoDaddy tried to compete with eBay and Amazon?
GoDaddy created a goods marketplace in 2009. I’ve been covering the domain name industry for so long that sometimes I can’t remember if something happened in the past or not. Last night I was thinking about a time that GoDaddy tried to cr...
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Remember that time GoDaddy tried to compete with eBay and Amazon?
GoDaddy created a goods marketplace in 2009. I’ve been covering the domain name industry for so long that sometimes I can’t remember if something happened in the past or not. Last night I was thinking about a time that GoDaddy tried to cr...
Discussion
August 22, 2023, 5:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
Disney gets a domain name and security patent
Invention helps large organizations determine which domains they own and if they are susceptible to attack. Disney owns a lot of domains: disney.com, disneyland.com, espn.com, marvel.com…the list goes on and on. In fact, like many companies, t...
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Disney gets a domain name and security patent
Invention helps large organizations determine which domains they own and if they are susceptible to attack. Disney owns a lot of domains: disney.com, disneyland.com, espn.com, marvel.com…the list goes on and on. In fact, like many companies, t...
Discussion
August 22, 2023, 3:53 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Fruta.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Fruta.com led the way at $40,000. woerterbuch.info was second at 21,000 Euro, ($22,760) Popcorn.ai was the top cctld at $11,499. 22 .com sales 10 cctld sales 1 other tld sales Highlights of public Sedo...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Fruta.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Fruta.com led the way at $40,000. woerterbuch.info was second at 21,000 Euro, ($22,760) Popcorn.ai was the top cctld at $11,499. 22 .com sales 10 cctld sales 1 other tld sales Highlights of public Sedo...
Discussion
August 22, 2023, 2:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Newfold Digital wins reverse domain name hijacking charge
Parent company of Network Solutions defends valuable watchdog.com domain name. Newfold Digital, parent company of Network Solutions and other domain registrars, has successfully defended its domain watchdog.com in a UDRP. The panel found the Complain...
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Newfold Digital wins reverse domain name hijacking charge
Parent company of Network Solutions defends valuable watchdog.com domain name. Newfold Digital, parent company of Network Solutions and other domain registrars, has successfully defended its domain watchdog.com in a UDRP. The panel found the Complain...
Discussion
August 21, 2023, 5:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
Legal talk: LTOs & brokers – DNW Podcast #449
John Berryhill shares some of the risks of “time-structured arrangements.” Attorney John Berryhill returns this week to discuss some factors people should consider before entering into a lease-to-own (or similar) domain transaction. He al...
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Legal talk: LTOs & brokers – DNW Podcast #449
John Berryhill shares some of the risks of “time-structured arrangements.” Attorney John Berryhill returns this week to discuss some factors people should consider before entering into a lease-to-own (or similar) domain transaction. He al...
Discussion
August 21, 2023, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
A scam DMCA legal threat to generate backlinks
Beware this came to generate backlinks. A couple of days ago I received an email titled “DMCA Copyright Infringement Notice”, purporting to be from a law firm, informing me that an image used on Domain Name Wire was owned by a NFT company...
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A scam DMCA legal threat to generate backlinks
Beware this came to generate backlinks. A couple of days ago I received an email titled “DMCA Copyright Infringement Notice”, purporting to be from a law firm, informing me that an image used on Domain Name Wire was owned by a NFT company...
Discussion
August 18, 2023, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
If only you knew this before you started domain investing…
Readers share things they wish someone told them before they started investing in domains. Last week I asked on Twitter, “What’s one thing you wish someone had told you before you started domain investing?” We all wish we knew then ...
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If only you knew this before you started domain investing…
Readers share things they wish someone told them before they started investing in domains. Last week I asked on Twitter, “What’s one thing you wish someone had told you before you started domain investing?” We all wish we knew then ...
Discussion
August 17, 2023, 3:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN says putting TLDs out to bid is against internet users interest
Well, that’s an interesting argument. ICANN has responded to a letter (pdf) Internet Commerce Association sent to it regarding the renewal of the .net contract. The organization recently renewed its contract with Verisign to operate .net, and c...
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ICANN says putting TLDs out to bid is against internet users interest
Well, that’s an interesting argument. ICANN has responded to a letter (pdf) Internet Commerce Association sent to it regarding the renewal of the .net contract. The organization recently renewed its contract with Verisign to operate .net, and c...
Discussion
August 16, 2023, 3:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
This week’s end user domain sales at Sedo
A video game weapons seller, a commercial interior design firm, and an IT services company bought domain names. Once again, .ai domain sales counted for many of Sedo’s sales this past week, but I don’t have any to report. They all have pr...
Discussion
This week’s end user domain sales at Sedo
A video game weapons seller, a commercial interior design firm, and an IT services company bought domain names. Once again, .ai domain sales counted for many of Sedo’s sales this past week, but I don’t have any to report. They all have pr...
Discussion
August 16, 2023, 3:17 pm
