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Domain Name Wire
.ORG Impact Awards draw record number of nominations
PIR receives over 600 nominations for this year’s awards. Public Interest Registry (PIR) received a record number of nominations for this year’s .ORG Impact Awards, the organization announced this week. 633 organizations applied for the a...
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.ORG Impact Awards draw record number of nominations
PIR receives over 600 nominations for this year’s awards. Public Interest Registry (PIR) received a record number of nominations for this year’s .ORG Impact Awards, the organization announced this week. 633 organizations applied for the a...
Discussion
September 17, 2021, 5:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
Does TenCent’s adoption of .中国 (IDN China) domains foreshadow a boom?
TenCent just deployed a couple of Chinese IDN domains. Kassey Lee examines if this is a sign of things to come. I was intrigued by the recent news of internet giant Tencent deploying two .中国 domains. Does it indicate a change in China and the sta...
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Does TenCent’s adoption of .中国 (IDN China) domains foreshadow a boom?
TenCent just deployed a couple of Chinese IDN domains. Kassey Lee examines if this is a sign of things to come. I was intrigued by the recent news of internet giant Tencent deploying two .中国 domains. Does it indicate a change in China and the sta...
Discussion
September 17, 2021, 3:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Three auctions on tap for NamesCon next week
NamesCon.online will have an auction for everyone next week. Next week’s NamesCon.online event will feature three auctions, and pre-bidding is now open for the big RightOfTheDot Auction. On Wednesday, September 22, get ready for the RapidFire l...
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Three auctions on tap for NamesCon next week
NamesCon.online will have an auction for everyone next week. Next week’s NamesCon.online event will feature three auctions, and pre-bidding is now open for the big RightOfTheDot Auction. On Wednesday, September 22, get ready for the RapidFire l...
Discussion
September 17, 2021, 1:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Epik hack: what we know & what you should do
What customers and other registrars should do to protect themselves until we know more. Domain name registrar Epik was hacked this week, and the hackers published reams of data online. A group saying it’s aligned with the hacker collective Anon...
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Epik hack: what we know & what you should do
What customers and other registrars should do to protect themselves until we know more. Domain name registrar Epik was hacked this week, and the hackers published reams of data online. A group saying it’s aligned with the hacker collective Anon...
Discussion
September 16, 2021, 8:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
From Matador to Public.com and a $1.2 billion valuation
This company built credibility with a great domain name. In 1952, just 4.2% of Americans were company shareholders. By 1990, that figure had risen to 21.1%, and by 2020, 55% of the population had invested money in the stock market. As time and techno...
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From Matador to Public.com and a $1.2 billion valuation
This company built credibility with a great domain name. In 1952, just 4.2% of Americans were company shareholders. By 1990, that figure had risen to 21.1%, and by 2020, 55% of the population had invested money in the stock market. As time and techno...
Discussion
September 16, 2021, 7:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
UDRP “not designed as a remedy for poor management”
You shouldn’t file a UDRP just because you’ve lost the keys to your domain name. Companies try to shoehorn many domain name issues into UDRP, which was created to handle clear-cut cybersquatting cases. A recent example is a dispute over a...
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UDRP “not designed as a remedy for poor management”
You shouldn’t file a UDRP just because you’ve lost the keys to your domain name. Companies try to shoehorn many domain name issues into UDRP, which was created to handle clear-cut cybersquatting cases. A recent example is a dispute over a...
Discussion
September 16, 2021, 3:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
Swetha strikes again: Quest.xyz sells for record-breaking $70k
Domain investor sets a new record for a non-numeric .xyz domain sale. Domain name investor Swetha Yenugula had another incredible week with .xyz domain name sales, including selling quest.xyz for $69,888. This is the most ever paid for a non-numeric ...
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Swetha strikes again: Quest.xyz sells for record-breaking $70k
Domain investor sets a new record for a non-numeric .xyz domain sale. Domain name investor Swetha Yenugula had another incredible week with .xyz domain name sales, including selling quest.xyz for $69,888. This is the most ever paid for a non-numeric ...
Discussion
September 16, 2021, 3:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Three recent numeric domain sales and possible Chinese meanings
Here are some possible uses for these recent NNNN domain sales. When reading recent domain sales recently, I came across three interesting numeric domains ending with either 98 or 99, which are familiar to Chinese consumers as having the meanings of ...
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Three recent numeric domain sales and possible Chinese meanings
Here are some possible uses for these recent NNNN domain sales. When reading recent domain sales recently, I came across three interesting numeric domains ending with either 98 or 99, which are familiar to Chinese consumers as having the meanings of ...
Discussion
September 16, 2021, 1:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Newfold releases $1.1 million worth of domain sales data
Data include sales from July and August. Newfold Digital released two months’ sales data from its aftermarket platforms today. The data include domains that sold for $2,000 or more on NameJet and SnapNames during July and August. All told, the ...
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Newfold releases $1.1 million worth of domain sales data
Data include sales from July and August. Newfold Digital released two months’ sales data from its aftermarket platforms today. The data include domains that sold for $2,000 or more on NameJet and SnapNames during July and August. All told, the ...
Discussion
September 15, 2021, 8:23 pm
The Domains
NameJet/Snapnames July and August sales led by BestShop.com
NameJet and Snapnames released two months of sales data. July and August. July Highlights: Top NameJet Sale: Turret.com – $38,000 Top SnapNames Sale: KJS.com – $36,668. NameJet had 5 sales over $10K each worth $104.5K SnapName...
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NameJet/Snapnames July and August sales led by BestShop.com
NameJet and Snapnames released two months of sales data. July and August. July Highlights: Top NameJet Sale: Turret.com – $38,000 Top SnapNames Sale: KJS.com – $36,668. NameJet had 5 sales over $10K each worth $104.5K SnapName...
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September 15, 2021, 7:32 pm
