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Domain Name Wire
Another web3 domain company applies for top level domain trademarks
Freename wants to trademark stylized versions of .hodl, .airdrop and .moon. Freename AG, one of many initiatives offering blockchain-based domain names, has applied for U.S. trademarks for some of its extensions. The company applied for design marks ...
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Another web3 domain company applies for top level domain trademarks
Freename wants to trademark stylized versions of .hodl, .airdrop and .moon. Freename AG, one of many initiatives offering blockchain-based domain names, has applied for U.S. trademarks for some of its extensions. The company applied for design marks ...
Discussion
January 10, 2023, 9:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Identity Digital gets patent for “Whitelist domain name registry”
Invention explains ways to approve entities to register restricted domain names. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office today granted patent number 11,552,923 (pdf) to Identity Digital for “Whitelist domain name registry”. Some top level do...
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Identity Digital gets patent for “Whitelist domain name registry”
Invention explains ways to approve entities to register restricted domain names. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office today granted patent number 11,552,923 (pdf) to Identity Digital for “Whitelist domain name registry”. Some top level do...
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January 10, 2023, 5:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
How to fix the “wrong country” problem at GoDaddy
Get stuck in the wrong country? Here’s what to do. The other day I was on GoDaddy when I noticed the URL in my address bar changed. It was no longer just GoDaddy.com. Every page was godaddy.com/en-au. I had landed Down Under. Most frequent GoDa...
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How to fix the “wrong country” problem at GoDaddy
Get stuck in the wrong country? Here’s what to do. The other day I was on GoDaddy when I noticed the URL in my address bar changed. It was no longer just GoDaddy.com. Every page was godaddy.com/en-au. I had landed Down Under. Most frequent GoDa...
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January 10, 2023, 2:22 pm
The Domains
Flippa 2022 Insights Report
Blake Hutchison CEO of Flippa, published the 2022 Flippa Insights Report. It’s a long and detailed look at all things Flippa in 2022. From the top search terms, to which sectors were hot, to the number of new registered buyers there is a lot to...
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Flippa 2022 Insights Report
Blake Hutchison CEO of Flippa, published the 2022 Flippa Insights Report. It’s a long and detailed look at all things Flippa in 2022. From the top search terms, to which sectors were hot, to the number of new registered buyers there is a lot to...
Discussion
January 9, 2023, 10:52 pm
The Domains
Buyer of Capital.xyz looks to have acquired Capital.app
Last March DomainHacks.com sold Capital.xyz for one of the higher .xyz sales of all time. The domain name sold for $105,000. Capital.xyz was purchased by Capital Software & Services Inc. A disclaimer at the bottom states that they are a financial...
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Buyer of Capital.xyz looks to have acquired Capital.app
Last March DomainHacks.com sold Capital.xyz for one of the higher .xyz sales of all time. The domain name sold for $105,000. Capital.xyz was purchased by Capital Software & Services Inc. A disclaimer at the bottom states that they are a financial...
Discussion
January 9, 2023, 9:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Niche domain communities: Canadian domain forum enters third year
DN.ca enters third year with focus on Canadian domains and domainers. Some advice I give to podcasters, bloggers and other creators is to “niche down”. Try to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond. The same ...
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Niche domain communities: Canadian domain forum enters third year
DN.ca enters third year with focus on Canadian domains and domainers. Some advice I give to podcasters, bloggers and other creators is to “niche down”. Try to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond. The same ...
Discussion
January 9, 2023, 5:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
New TLDs 10 years later – DNW Podcast #419
It’s been 10 years since new TLDs rolled out. Where are we now? It’s been ten years since new top level domains started rolling out. Today, I chat with Sandeep Ramchandani, CEO of Radix, to get his take on where we are and where we’...
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New TLDs 10 years later – DNW Podcast #419
It’s been 10 years since new TLDs rolled out. Where are we now? It’s been ten years since new top level domains started rolling out. Today, I chat with Sandeep Ramchandani, CEO of Radix, to get his take on where we are and where we’...
Discussion
January 9, 2023, 4:30 pm
The Domains
Braden Pollock joins Board of Directors at Internet Commerce Association
Braden Pollock is one of the more well known and one of the most successful domain investors in the business. He is now joining the board of directors at the ICA. From the release: The ICA is proud to announce the expansion of our Board of Directors....
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Braden Pollock joins Board of Directors at Internet Commerce Association
Braden Pollock is one of the more well known and one of the most successful domain investors in the business. He is now joining the board of directors at the ICA. From the release: The ICA is proud to announce the expansion of our Board of Directors....
Discussion
January 6, 2023, 9:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN on Namecheap decision: it was a mixed bag
After pointing out that Namecheap didn’t get everything it asked for, ICANN says it’s up to the organization what to do with the decision. ICANN has published its spin on the Independent Review Panel decision in the complaint brought by N...
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ICANN on Namecheap decision: it was a mixed bag
After pointing out that Namecheap didn’t get everything it asked for, ICANN says it’s up to the organization what to do with the decision. ICANN has published its spin on the Independent Review Panel decision in the complaint brought by N...
Discussion
January 6, 2023, 5:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
SEO metrics in GoDaddy’s auction dashboard explained
How can you use search metrics in GoDaddy Auctions. Domains with SEO have become so valuable to platforms that serve up expiring domains that a few of the big players have started to integrate SEO metrics into their dashboards. Namecheap got there fi...
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SEO metrics in GoDaddy’s auction dashboard explained
How can you use search metrics in GoDaddy Auctions. Domains with SEO have become so valuable to platforms that serve up expiring domains that a few of the big players have started to integrate SEO metrics into their dashboards. Namecheap got there fi...
Discussion
January 6, 2023, 2:29 pm
