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IPinfo launches domain data service Host.io
Service can be used to pull d0main data into applications. Seattle-based IPinfo has launched Host.io, an API and website offering domain name data. Users can quickly get domain data such as host, backlinks, outlinks, redirects, and DNS info including...
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IPinfo launches domain data service Host.io
Service can be used to pull d0main data into applications. Seattle-based IPinfo has launched Host.io, an API and website offering domain name data. Users can quickly get domain data such as host, backlinks, outlinks, redirects, and DNS info including...
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October 14, 2020, 4:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
3 companies paid $100k+ for domain forwards
Companies paid big bucks for domains that they are forwarding to other websites. GoDaddy published its first set of domain name sales data in many years today. The company is publishing 20 of its top sales each month, but four months in arrears to ac...
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3 companies paid $100k+ for domain forwards
Companies paid big bucks for domains that they are forwarding to other websites. GoDaddy published its first set of domain name sales data in many years today. The company is publishing 20 of its top sales each month, but four months in arrears to ac...
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October 13, 2020, 8:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sav’s no-fee domain backorder service comes out of beta
Domain name registrar only charges customers the registration cost for dropping domains. Domain name registrar Sav has taken the beta label off of its domain name backordering service. Sav doesn’t charge anything to place backorders and doesn&r...
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Sav’s no-fee domain backorder service comes out of beta
Domain name registrar only charges customers the registration cost for dropping domains. Domain name registrar Sav has taken the beta label off of its domain name backordering service. Sav doesn’t charge anything to place backorders and doesn&r...
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October 13, 2020, 7:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Art domain registry gets patent for using Whois to store artwork information
Patent is related to .Art’s “Digital Twin” offering. The United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 10,805,263 (pdf) to UKCI Holdings Limited, operator of the .art domain name registry, for Domain name regis...
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.Art domain registry gets patent for using Whois to store artwork information
Patent is related to .Art’s “Digital Twin” offering. The United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 10,805,263 (pdf) to UKCI Holdings Limited, operator of the .art domain name registry, for Domain name regis...
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October 13, 2020, 3:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
Reverse domain name hijacking in CreditHero.com dispute
Misleading citations used as part of a domain name hijacking attempt. A National Arbitration Forum panelist has found Daniel A. Rosen, Inc. d/b/a Credit Repair Cloud, to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain name CreditHero.com. Credit ...
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Reverse domain name hijacking in CreditHero.com dispute
Misleading citations used as part of a domain name hijacking attempt. A National Arbitration Forum panelist has found Daniel A. Rosen, Inc. d/b/a Credit Repair Cloud, to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain name CreditHero.com. Credit ...
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October 13, 2020, 3:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN gives CEO Marby a two-year extension
Göran Marby’s contract extended until 2024. The ICANN board of directors has extended CEO Göran Marby’s contract by two years. The contract now runs through May 23, 2024. Marby’s initial contract ran from May 2016 to May 2...
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ICANN gives CEO Marby a two-year extension
Göran Marby’s contract extended until 2024. The ICANN board of directors has extended CEO Göran Marby’s contract by two years. The contract now runs through May 23, 2024. Marby’s initial contract ran from May 2016 to May 2...
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October 12, 2020, 5:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Valuation – DNW Podcast #307
Great tools and a real-world example of domain name valuation. Proper domain name valuation is crucial to being a successful domain name investor. On today’s show, Michael Cyger of DNAcademy walks through a valuation of a domain name I just bou...
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Domain Valuation – DNW Podcast #307
Great tools and a real-world example of domain name valuation. Proper domain name valuation is crucial to being a successful domain name investor. On today’s show, Michael Cyger of DNAcademy walks through a valuation of a domain name I just bou...
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October 12, 2020, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
DigitalTown files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Company tries to reorganize in bankruptcy after founder holds out. DigitalTown (OTC: DGTW) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after failing to come to terms with a former CEO. The company essentially ceased operations last year, intending to clean u...
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DigitalTown files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Company tries to reorganize in bankruptcy after founder holds out. DigitalTown (OTC: DGTW) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after failing to come to terms with a former CEO. The company essentially ceased operations last year, intending to clean u...
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October 12, 2020, 12:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
XYZ acquires 5 more top level domains including .Autos, .Homes
XYZ picks up Dominion Domains’ portfolio. New top level domain name registry XYZ has acquired Dominion Domains’ portfolio of five top level domain names. The acquisition includes .autos, .homes, .boats, .yachts and .motorcycles. This summ...
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XYZ acquires 5 more top level domains including .Autos, .Homes
XYZ picks up Dominion Domains’ portfolio. New top level domain name registry XYZ has acquired Dominion Domains’ portfolio of five top level domain names. The acquisition includes .autos, .homes, .boats, .yachts and .motorcycles. This summ...
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October 11, 2020, 5:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
There’s an actual conspiracy theory about FlyWillVote.com
Some people believe the domain was registered before the fly landed. A fly landed on Mike Pence’s head during last week’s vice presidential debate. Someone associated with the Joe Biden campaign registered FlyWillVote.com and forwarded it...
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There’s an actual conspiracy theory about FlyWillVote.com
Some people believe the domain was registered before the fly landed. A fly landed on Mike Pence’s head during last week’s vice presidential debate. Someone associated with the Joe Biden campaign registered FlyWillVote.com and forwarded it...
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October 10, 2020, 6:25 pm
