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Kin raises $82 million using Kin.com
Company rebranded to a .us and then upgraded to the matching .com. InsurTech startups seem to be prime candidates for securing domain name upgrades. In 2019, homeowners insurance provider Hippo paid $3.3 million to acquire Hippo.com, while more recen...
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Kin raises $82 million using Kin.com
Company rebranded to a .us and then upgraded to the matching .com. InsurTech startups seem to be prime candidates for securing domain name upgrades. In 2019, homeowners insurance provider Hippo paid $3.3 million to acquire Hippo.com, while more recen...
Discussion
March 8, 2022, 8:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Now this is a crowded brand
Even if the plaintiff wins this case, there’s a third company with a similar name. Yesterday, healthcare financing company CarePayment Technologies, Inc., filed a lawsuit (pdf) against CarePay, Inc., claiming trademark infringement. The plainti...
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Now this is a crowded brand
Even if the plaintiff wins this case, there’s a third company with a similar name. Yesterday, healthcare financing company CarePayment Technologies, Inc., filed a lawsuit (pdf) against CarePay, Inc., claiming trademark infringement. The plainti...
Discussion
March 8, 2022, 6:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN chips in to keep internet (and domains) working in Ukraine
Board directs ICANN to set up plan to assist and allocates $1 million, suspends cancellation requirement. ICANN’s Board of Directors held a last-minute meeting over the weekend in which it approved funding to keep the internet working in Ukrain...
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ICANN chips in to keep internet (and domains) working in Ukraine
Board directs ICANN to set up plan to assist and allocates $1 million, suspends cancellation requirement. ICANN’s Board of Directors held a last-minute meeting over the weekend in which it approved funding to keep the internet working in Ukrain...
Discussion
March 8, 2022, 3:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Latest .com rankings: Dynadot surges
These are the fastest growing and biggest domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers November 2021. On the mon...
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Latest .com rankings: Dynadot surges
These are the fastest growing and biggest domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers November 2021. On the mon...
Discussion
March 8, 2022, 2:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domains in court – DNW Podcast #378
A look at recent domain-related court cases and legal aspects of NFTs and fractional domain investing. Attorney John Berryhill joins us today to talk about recent court cases involving domains, such as pocketbook.com and circus.com. We also discuss s...
Discussion
Domains in court – DNW Podcast #378
A look at recent domain-related court cases and legal aspects of NFTs and fractional domain investing. Attorney John Berryhill joins us today to talk about recent court cases involving domains, such as pocketbook.com and circus.com. We also discuss s...
Discussion
March 7, 2022, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Squarespace reports earnings and predicts slower growth in 2022
No surprise as Squarespace points to slower growth. The problem for public companies that have a great year is that they have higher benchmarks to clear the following year. For website building companies, that means the Covid-induced boom has set a h...
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Squarespace reports earnings and predicts slower growth in 2022
No surprise as Squarespace points to slower growth. The problem for public companies that have a great year is that they have higher benchmarks to clear the following year. For website building companies, that means the Covid-induced boom has set a h...
Discussion
March 7, 2022, 3:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN and the Global Public Interest
ICANN tries to further define its role at ICANN 73. What is the “Global Public Interest,” and how should ICANN protect it? ICANN 73 has arrived (virtually), and several of its sessions focus on the “Global Public Interest” as ...
Discussion
ICANN and the Global Public Interest
ICANN tries to further define its role at ICANN 73. What is the “Global Public Interest,” and how should ICANN protect it? ICANN 73 has arrived (virtually), and several of its sessions focus on the “Global Public Interest” as ...
Discussion
March 7, 2022, 2:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domains in court – DNW Podcast #378
A look at recent domain-related court cases and legal aspects of NFTs and fractional domain investing. Attorney John Berryhill joins us today to talk about recent court cases involving domains, such as pocketbook.com and circus.com. We also discuss s...
Discussion
Domains in court – DNW Podcast #378
A look at recent domain-related court cases and legal aspects of NFTs and fractional domain investing. Attorney John Berryhill joins us today to talk about recent court cases involving domains, such as pocketbook.com and circus.com. We also discuss s...
Discussion
March 6, 2022, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
PorkBun moves expiry stream to GoDaddy Auctions
It’s one of at least a dozen registrars that use GoDaddy to auction off expired domains. While reviewing expired domains at GoDaddy this week, I noticed that PorkBun has moved its expiry domains to GoDaddy Auctions. PorkBun is a relatively smal...
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PorkBun moves expiry stream to GoDaddy Auctions
It’s one of at least a dozen registrars that use GoDaddy to auction off expired domains. While reviewing expired domains at GoDaddy this week, I noticed that PorkBun has moved its expiry domains to GoDaddy Auctions. PorkBun is a relatively smal...
Discussion
March 4, 2022, 5:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN publishes UDRP data and asks for feedback
Cases are up, but so are domain registrations. ICANN has published data about the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and asked for community feedback. The report examines the history of UDRP, trends, and opinions from both IP intere...
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ICANN publishes UDRP data and asks for feedback
Cases are up, but so are domain registrations. ICANN has published data about the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and asked for community feedback. The report examines the history of UDRP, trends, and opinions from both IP intere...
Discussion
March 4, 2022, 1:41 pm
