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Domain Name Wire
Testing the latest updates to Dharmesh Shah’s AI domain appraiser
Domain valuation agent is improving, but still has issues. Dharmesh Shah, the HubSpot co-founder and AI enthusiast who sold Chat.com to OpenAI, has been rolling out frequent updates to his domain valuation agent lately. I tested the system yesterday ...
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Testing the latest updates to Dharmesh Shah’s AI domain appraiser
Domain valuation agent is improving, but still has issues. Dharmesh Shah, the HubSpot co-founder and AI enthusiast who sold Chat.com to OpenAI, has been rolling out frequent updates to his domain valuation agent lately. I tested the system yesterday ...
Discussion
July 24, 2025, 5:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
Time is running out to win this month’s domain trivia contest
Answer 10 questions by July 31. The deadline for this month’s Domain Name Wire trivia contest is nearly here. Just answer 10 trivia questions by July 31 for your chance to win: $250 account credit at Dynadot One-year Novice account at ...
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Time is running out to win this month’s domain trivia contest
Answer 10 questions by July 31. The deadline for this month’s Domain Name Wire trivia contest is nearly here. Just answer 10 trivia questions by July 31 for your chance to win: $250 account credit at Dynadot One-year Novice account at ...
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July 24, 2025, 4:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
Aussie construction company tries to reverse hijack tyrone.com
Company falsely argued domain name was recently sold. An Australian masonry firm has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a case involving tyrone.com. Corcreevy Pty Ltd, which does business as Tyrone Group, filed the dispute against ...
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Aussie construction company tries to reverse hijack tyrone.com
Company falsely argued domain name was recently sold. An Australian masonry firm has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a case involving tyrone.com. Corcreevy Pty Ltd, which does business as Tyrone Group, filed the dispute against ...
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July 24, 2025, 3:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
Judge says lawsuit over outside.com domain name can continue
Judge denies motions to dismiss in cybersquatting lawsuit. A U.S. District judge has denied motions to dismiss a cybersquatting lawsuit over the domain name outside.com. Outside Interactive, a sports and outdoor media company, sued the owner of outsi...
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Judge says lawsuit over outside.com domain name can continue
Judge denies motions to dismiss in cybersquatting lawsuit. A U.S. District judge has denied motions to dismiss a cybersquatting lawsuit over the domain name outside.com. Outside Interactive, a sports and outdoor media company, sued the owner of outsi...
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July 23, 2025, 6:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
31 end user domain name sales up to $420,000
A vacation rental site paid dearly for a .de domain name. My heart skipped a beat when I saw the top .com sale on Sedo’s sales list this week. I previously owned buno.com, which sold for $95,000. I sold it for pennies. Granted, that was back in...
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31 end user domain name sales up to $420,000
A vacation rental site paid dearly for a .de domain name. My heart skipped a beat when I saw the top .com sale on Sedo’s sales list this week. I previously owned buno.com, which sold for $95,000. I sold it for pennies. Granted, that was back in...
Discussion
July 23, 2025, 1:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Freename scores $6.5 million Series A
Company says funding will help it bridge the gap between web3 and DNS. Web3 naming platform Freename has secured a $6.5 million Series A round, the company announced today. That’s on top of a $2.5 million seed round it raised in 2023. Like many...
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Freename scores $6.5 million Series A
Company says funding will help it bridge the gap between web3 and DNS. Web3 naming platform Freename has secured a $6.5 million Series A round, the company announced today. That’s on top of a $2.5 million seed round it raised in 2023. Like many...
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July 22, 2025, 9:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Saw.com launches new site with marketplace search functionality
“Marketplace-first” design could bring more visibility to domains listed on Saw.com. Saw.com has relaunched its website in a way that could deliver more buyers to domains listed through the company. The company’s previous website fo...
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Saw.com launches new site with marketplace search functionality
“Marketplace-first” design could bring more visibility to domains listed on Saw.com. Saw.com has relaunched its website in a way that could deliver more buyers to domains listed through the company. The company’s previous website fo...
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July 22, 2025, 8:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
13 years later, court rules Tucows can keep marker.com domain name
Court finally overturns UDRP decision for 2012. The wheels of justice turn slowly. Very slowly. Thirteen years after a UDRP panelist ordered Tucows to transfer the domain name marker.com to Marker Völkl (International) GmbH, a Canadian court has...
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13 years later, court rules Tucows can keep marker.com domain name
Court finally overturns UDRP decision for 2012. The wheels of justice turn slowly. Very slowly. Thirteen years after a UDRP panelist ordered Tucows to transfer the domain name marker.com to Marker Völkl (International) GmbH, a Canadian court has...
Discussion
July 22, 2025, 8:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain registrars agree to pay ICANN more money
Fee increases will hit drop-catching companies the most. ICANN-accredited domain name registrars have voted to increase the amount of money they pay ICANN each year. In October, ICANN announced plans to increase costs on registries and registrars. On...
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Domain registrars agree to pay ICANN more money
Fee increases will hit drop-catching companies the most. ICANN-accredited domain name registrars have voted to increase the amount of money they pay ICANN each year. In October, ICANN announced plans to increase costs on registries and registrars. On...
Discussion
July 22, 2025, 4:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
NameJet and SnapNames combine to sell nearly $600k of $2k+ domains in June
The top sale was a one-word domain with a long history. NameJet and SnapNames reported a strong sales month in June. The two domain auction platforms combined to sell 106 domains for $2,000 or more, totaling $593k. Here are some of the domains that s...
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NameJet and SnapNames combine to sell nearly $600k of $2k+ domains in June
The top sale was a one-word domain with a long history. NameJet and SnapNames reported a strong sales month in June. The two domain auction platforms combined to sell 106 domains for $2,000 or more, totaling $593k. Here are some of the domains that s...
Discussion
July 22, 2025, 4:20 pm
