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Domain Name Wire
Epik cures breach but questions remain
Breaches cured but registrar still needs ICANN’s approval for change of control. Last Friday, before the long holiday weekend in the U.S., ICANN published an update on the situation at domain name registrar Epik. The organization said that Epik...
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Epik cures breach but questions remain
Breaches cured but registrar still needs ICANN’s approval for change of control. Last Friday, before the long holiday weekend in the U.S., ICANN published an update on the situation at domain name registrar Epik. The organization said that Epik...
Discussion
July 3, 2023, 5:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN enters into .net contract extension with Verisign
ICANN greenlights massive price increases for .net domains in contract renewal. On Thursday, ICANN executed a renewal of a contract extension with Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for running the .net registry. It extends the agreement to June 30, 2029. The r...
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ICANN enters into .net contract extension with Verisign
ICANN greenlights massive price increases for .net domains in contract renewal. On Thursday, ICANN executed a renewal of a contract extension with Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for running the .net registry. It extends the agreement to June 30, 2029. The r...
Discussion
July 1, 2023, 5:06 am
The Domains
ICANN says they are continuing to provide support for registrants impacted by Epik Inc.
ICANN made another statement with regards to Epik. In a post titled, “ICANN continues support for registrants impacted by Epik Inc.” Jamie Hedlund provides an update. He also noted that Epik cured the notice of the breach. From the post: ...
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ICANN says they are continuing to provide support for registrants impacted by Epik Inc.
ICANN made another statement with regards to Epik. In a post titled, “ICANN continues support for registrants impacted by Epik Inc.” Jamie Hedlund provides an update. He also noted that Epik cured the notice of the breach. From the post: ...
Discussion
July 1, 2023, 2:49 am
Domain Name Wire
NameJet and SnapNames May monthly report: SEO Edition
Sean Markey explains why these domains sold for what they did. A tad late this month, but I’ve got a list of what sold at NameJet and SnapNames for the month of May 2023. I’ll share what the name sold for, why it sold for that much (break...
Discussion
NameJet and SnapNames May monthly report: SEO Edition
Sean Markey explains why these domains sold for what they did. A tad late this month, but I’ve got a list of what sold at NameJet and SnapNames for the month of May 2023. I’ll share what the name sold for, why it sold for that much (break...
Discussion
June 30, 2023, 7:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Afternic’s “Get your hopes up” Center
Take a break from Afternic’s Lead Center this holiday weekend. It’s been a little over three months since Afternic released Leads Center, giving more insight into which domains the company is working sales leads for in your portfolio. Lea...
Discussion
Afternic’s “Get your hopes up” Center
Take a break from Afternic’s Lead Center this holiday weekend. It’s been a little over three months since Afternic released Leads Center, giving more insight into which domains the company is working sales leads for in your portfolio. Lea...
Discussion
June 30, 2023, 3:50 pm
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa – Down The Rabbit Hole – June 29, 2023: SEO and Domains with Sean Markey
As we say on DomainSherpa - all roads lead to domains. And in the reverse, domains has us venturing "down the rabbit hole" into different topics all the time. This is a tech-adjacent, digital asset, pop-culture, tangent-positive monthly pod...
Discussion
DomainSherpa – Down The Rabbit Hole – June 29, 2023: SEO and Domains with Sean Markey
As we say on DomainSherpa - all roads lead to domains. And in the reverse, domains has us venturing "down the rabbit hole" into different topics all the time. This is a tech-adjacent, digital asset, pop-culture, tangent-positive monthly pod...
Discussion
June 29, 2023, 10:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain sales that fell through the cracks
A video game payments company, a translation site, and a group opposed to advances in AI bought domain names. Each week, I create a list of end user domain name sales completed at Sedo. Finding end user sales is tricky since most Whois records are bl...
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End user domain sales that fell through the cracks
A video game payments company, a translation site, and a group opposed to advances in AI bought domain names. Each week, I create a list of end user domain name sales completed at Sedo. Finding end user sales is tricky since most Whois records are bl...
Discussion
June 29, 2023, 7:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Identity Digital to make 50k premiums available next month
Ai.pro, vr.hospital, and vip.chat will be available in July. Domain name registry Identity Digital will make about 50,000 previously reserved names available as premium registrations next month. The company will release the names through the registra...
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Identity Digital to make 50k premiums available next month
Ai.pro, vr.hospital, and vip.chat will be available in July. Domain name registry Identity Digital will make about 50,000 previously reserved names available as premium registrations next month. The company will release the names through the registra...
Discussion
June 29, 2023, 3:26 pm
The Domains
The story behind WetPaint.com which expired and closed at $74,000
WetPaint.com was the big number yesterday closing at $74,000. The story behind WetPaint.com is pretty interesting. Wetpaint was named by Time Magazine as one of the 50 Best Websites of 2007. The company raised a decent chunk of venture capital in thr...
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The story behind WetPaint.com which expired and closed at $74,000
WetPaint.com was the big number yesterday closing at $74,000. The story behind WetPaint.com is pretty interesting. Wetpaint was named by Time Magazine as one of the 50 Best Websites of 2007. The company raised a decent chunk of venture capital in thr...
Discussion
June 29, 2023, 1:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Estate of Uzi Nissan says Nissan.com is stolen
Estate of Nissan Uzi alleges the domain was transferred to another account at his registrar. Uzi Nissan is famous for one of the earliest battles in domain names: fighting the car company Nissan over his registration of Nissan.com. Now, his estate al...
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Estate of Uzi Nissan says Nissan.com is stolen
Estate of Nissan Uzi alleges the domain was transferred to another account at his registrar. Uzi Nissan is famous for one of the earliest battles in domain names: fighting the car company Nissan over his registration of Nissan.com. Now, his estate al...
Discussion
June 28, 2023, 6:15 pm
