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$1.4 million of previously unreleased new TLD sales:
New TLD sales of up to $250,000. Identity Digital has released to Domain Name Wire the details of 36 “platinum” domain name sales from recent years. Platinum domains are ones that the registry held back for sale to customers. All but one ...
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$1.4 million of previously unreleased new TLD sales:
New TLD sales of up to $250,000. Identity Digital has released to Domain Name Wire the details of 36 “platinum” domain name sales from recent years. Platinum domains are ones that the registry held back for sale to customers. All but one ...
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May 26, 2023, 1:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
Chat.com sells for 8 figures AGAIN
He might have sold it to the other company that tried to buy it earlier. Earlier this year, entrepreneur Dharmesh Shah acquired chat.com for over $10 million. He just flipped the domain name. Shah posted on LinkedIn this morning that he sold the doma...
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Chat.com sells for 8 figures AGAIN
He might have sold it to the other company that tried to buy it earlier. Earlier this year, entrepreneur Dharmesh Shah acquired chat.com for over $10 million. He just flipped the domain name. Shah posted on LinkedIn this morning that he sold the doma...
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May 25, 2023, 4:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Voice over domain names? Namecheap files interesting patent application
Namecheap’s application describes a way to call people by domain name. Domain name registrar Namecheap has filed a U.S. patent application for a “domain communication system.” The application (pdf) describes a system where you can c...
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Voice over domain names? Namecheap files interesting patent application
Namecheap’s application describes a way to call people by domain name. Domain name registrar Namecheap has filed a U.S. patent application for a “domain communication system.” The application (pdf) describes a system where you can c...
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May 25, 2023, 3:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Malware claim leads to reverse domain name hijacking
Complainant cited Whois privacy service’s details to suggest an association with malware distribution. Markel Corporation has been found to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain name MarkelGroup.com. The company filed a UDRP compl...
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Malware claim leads to reverse domain name hijacking
Complainant cited Whois privacy service’s details to suggest an association with malware distribution. Markel Corporation has been found to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain name MarkelGroup.com. The company filed a UDRP compl...
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May 24, 2023, 3:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
Painless.com UDRP is painful
Ouch. A dental supply company has lost a cybersquatting dispute in which it tried to grab the valuable domain painless.com. Benco Dental Supply Co. filed a UDRP with National Arbitration Forum against Pain Management, Inc. As the registrant’s n...
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Painless.com UDRP is painful
Ouch. A dental supply company has lost a cybersquatting dispute in which it tried to grab the valuable domain painless.com. Benco Dental Supply Co. filed a UDRP with National Arbitration Forum against Pain Management, Inc. As the registrant’s n...
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May 24, 2023, 2:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
This week’s ccTLD end user domain sales bonanza
A florist, a dream interpretation site, and a furniture design company bought domain names. China, Germany, Italy, Austria, United States. Sedo is the king of country code domain names, and this week’s end user sales chart is a prime example. c...
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This week’s ccTLD end user domain sales bonanza
A florist, a dream interpretation site, and a furniture design company bought domain names. China, Germany, Italy, Austria, United States. Sedo is the king of country code domain names, and this week’s end user sales chart is a prime example. c...
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May 23, 2023, 3:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
My new favorite AI domain generator
I feel like a hand-registration genius. AI-powered domain name generators are opening many people’s eyes to the quality of domains available for hand registration. Before these tools became available, most domain investors generated domains to ...
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My new favorite AI domain generator
I feel like a hand-registration genius. AI-powered domain name generators are opening many people’s eyes to the quality of domains available for hand registration. Before these tools became available, most domain investors generated domains to ...
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May 23, 2023, 1:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Going once, going twice… – DNW Podcast #437
Get ready for next week’s live domain name auction. NamesCon is next week, and that means it’s time for another live domain name auction. On today’s show, Monte Cahn of Right of the Dot discusses what goes into planning a live aucti...
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Going once, going twice… – DNW Podcast #437
Get ready for next week’s live domain name auction. NamesCon is next week, and that means it’s time for another live domain name auction. On today’s show, Monte Cahn of Right of the Dot discusses what goes into planning a live aucti...
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May 22, 2023, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Getting hotter: AI, Bet
AI is still very hot. Today, Afternic published the top keywords in aftermarket domain sales from March. Let’s start with the list before digging in a bit: 1. The 2. My 3. I 4. AI 5. Of 6. It 7. Group 8. And 9. To 10. Health 11. For 12. Is 13. ...
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Getting hotter: AI, Bet
AI is still very hot. Today, Afternic published the top keywords in aftermarket domain sales from March. Let’s start with the list before digging in a bit: 1. The 2. My 3. I 4. AI 5. Of 6. It 7. Group 8. And 9. To 10. Health 11. For 12. Is 13. ...
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May 18, 2023, 8:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
PIR calls for nominations for this year’s (bigger) .ORG Impact Awards
More awards and an in-person awards ceremony are on tap this year. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the organization that runs .org, has put out a call for nominations for this year’s .ORG Impact Awards. It’s the fifth year that PIR will h...
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PIR calls for nominations for this year’s (bigger) .ORG Impact Awards
More awards and an in-person awards ceremony are on tap this year. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the organization that runs .org, has put out a call for nominations for this year’s .ORG Impact Awards. It’s the fifth year that PIR will h...
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May 18, 2023, 5:19 pm
