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NamesCon Europe postponed, virtual conference possible
Covid-19 forces delay. NamesCon Europe, originally scheduled for Budapest this August, has been delayed due to Covid-19. Organizers have already booked July 15-17, 2021 for the new date. The move comes as no surprise. Conferences that attract people ...
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NamesCon Europe postponed, virtual conference possible
Covid-19 forces delay. NamesCon Europe, originally scheduled for Budapest this August, has been delayed due to Covid-19. Organizers have already booked July 15-17, 2021 for the new date. The move comes as no surprise. Conferences that attract people ...
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April 30, 2020, 2:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain marketplace offers domain name insurance
Insurance could protect against theft. Chinese domain marketplace Le Yu recently announced a partnership with Sunshine Insurance Group to offer insurance on domains. The service is a response to the problem of high-priced domains being stolen by hack...
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Domain marketplace offers domain name insurance
Insurance could protect against theft. Chinese domain marketplace Le Yu recently announced a partnership with Sunshine Insurance Group to offer insurance on domains. The service is a response to the problem of high-priced domains being stolen by hack...
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April 30, 2020, 2:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
.IT domain for $15k leads end user sales
A college of pharmacy, a stroller comparison site, and a safety product seller bought domain names. Sedo’s top sale this past week was Punks.com for $60,000. According to NameBio, it previously sold for $13,000 in 2009. The Whois record shows s...
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.IT domain for $15k leads end user sales
A college of pharmacy, a stroller comparison site, and a safety product seller bought domain names. Sedo’s top sale this past week was Punks.com for $60,000. According to NameBio, it previously sold for $13,000 in 2009. The Whois record shows s...
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April 30, 2020, 1:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Thermamax tries reverse domain name hijacking
WIPO admonishes German company for reverse domain name hijacking. A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panel has determined that German company Thermamax Hochtemperaturdämmungen GmbH tried to reverse domain name hijack Tmax .com. Th...
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Thermamax tries reverse domain name hijacking
WIPO admonishes German company for reverse domain name hijacking. A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panel has determined that German company Thermamax Hochtemperaturdämmungen GmbH tried to reverse domain name hijack Tmax .com. Th...
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April 29, 2020, 3:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Meet Yue Dai, the man who owns the most two-letter .com domains
This Chinese domain name investor is sitting on valuable online real estate. Two letter .com domains are some of the most valuable online real estate. And you’ll find many of these domains registered to Chinese companies and investors. Chinese ...
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Meet Yue Dai, the man who owns the most two-letter .com domains
This Chinese domain name investor is sitting on valuable online real estate. Two letter .com domains are some of the most valuable online real estate. And you’ll find many of these domains registered to Chinese companies and investors. Chinese ...
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April 29, 2020, 1:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
Intercap navigates launching a domain during Covid-19 pandemic
Registry’s delayed .dealer launch moves forward in uncertain environment. Launching any product is hard. Launching one in the middle of a pandemic takes it to another level. For Intercap Registry, its two-year journey to launch .dealer has been...
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Intercap navigates launching a domain during Covid-19 pandemic
Registry’s delayed .dealer launch moves forward in uncertain environment. Launching any product is hard. Launching one in the middle of a pandemic takes it to another level. For Intercap Registry, its two-year journey to launch .dealer has been...
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April 28, 2020, 5:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
A berry well reasoned cybersquatting case
Decision explains that domain registrant must have targeted the Complainant to win a case. A three-person World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found against blackberry producer Berry Fresh, LLC, in a cybersquatting dispute it filed agai...
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A berry well reasoned cybersquatting case
Decision explains that domain registrant must have targeted the Complainant to win a case. A three-person World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found against blackberry producer Berry Fresh, LLC, in a cybersquatting dispute it filed agai...
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April 28, 2020, 4:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
It’s crazy that 3 three-letter domains dropped this month
The previous owners of these valuable three letter domains let them expire. Three letter domains are very valuable, so I was surprised to see so many of them expired this month. According to Namebio, the following domains were dropped and then auctio...
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It’s crazy that 3 three-letter domains dropped this month
The previous owners of these valuable three letter domains let them expire. Three letter domains are very valuable, so I was surprised to see so many of them expired this month. According to Namebio, the following domains were dropped and then auctio...
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April 28, 2020, 2:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lawsuit claims GoDaddy erroneously charged customers for website builder
Seattle customer says GoDaddy billed account even though he never checked out. A Seattle business incubator has sued GoDaddy, alleging that the company charged it for a website builder package even though it didn’t complete the checkout process...
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Lawsuit claims GoDaddy erroneously charged customers for website builder
Seattle customer says GoDaddy billed account even though he never checked out. A Seattle business incubator has sued GoDaddy, alleging that the company charged it for a website builder package even though it didn’t complete the checkout process...
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April 28, 2020, 12:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
CentralNic shuns dividend to look for more acquisitions
Company sees acquisition opportunities in current economic environment. CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) has decided to delay its first-ever dividend to hunt for more acquisition opportunities. The company announced the plan with the announcement of its...
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CentralNic shuns dividend to look for more acquisitions
Company sees acquisition opportunities in current economic environment. CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) has decided to delay its first-ever dividend to hunt for more acquisition opportunities. The company announced the plan with the announcement of its...
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April 27, 2020, 4:40 pm
