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SmartContracts.com ordered transferred in UDRP
Complainant accidentally let the domain expire. A UDRP panelist has ordered the domain name SmartContracts.com transferred in an unusual case. SmartContracts.com is a valuable domain name that would be coveted by many blockchain companies and enthusi...
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SmartContracts.com ordered transferred in UDRP
Complainant accidentally let the domain expire. A UDRP panelist has ordered the domain name SmartContracts.com transferred in an unusual case. SmartContracts.com is a valuable domain name that would be coveted by many blockchain companies and enthusi...
Discussion
April 25, 2024, 10:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign lowers guidance for 2024 after slow Q1
.Com domain base drops, hurting Verisign’s prospects. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) released earnings this afternoon and has downgraded its guidance for 2024. The company ended Q1 2024 with 172.5 million domains across .com and .net, down 0.27 millio...
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Verisign lowers guidance for 2024 after slow Q1
.Com domain base drops, hurting Verisign’s prospects. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) released earnings this afternoon and has downgraded its guidance for 2024. The company ended Q1 2024 with 172.5 million domains across .com and .net, down 0.27 millio...
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April 25, 2024, 9:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Create domain financing deals with this handy calculator
This calculator makes it easy to offer financing options to prospective buyers. Long term payment plans and domain financing are becoming popular ways to close the gap in domain name negotiations. The creator of Domaining has created a handy calculat...
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Create domain financing deals with this handy calculator
This calculator makes it easy to offer financing options to prospective buyers. Long term payment plans and domain financing are becoming popular ways to close the gap in domain name negotiations. The creator of Domaining has created a handy calculat...
Discussion
April 25, 2024, 7:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy implements new bidder verification system
Stronger ID verification replaces the PayPal verification system. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has introduced a new bidder verification system for new accounts to reduce deadbeat and shill bidders. As has been the case since 2015, new account holders can onl...
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GoDaddy implements new bidder verification system
Stronger ID verification replaces the PayPal verification system. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has introduced a new bidder verification system for new accounts to reduce deadbeat and shill bidders. As has been the case since 2015, new account holders can onl...
Discussion
April 25, 2024, 3:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
No joke: Sumo rebrands to bdow.com
I understand rebranding, but this? Well, this one is a bit of a head-scratcher. Remember SumoMe? The company paid $1.5 million to acquire sumo.com back in 2017 because people didn’t understand its name. It forwarded it to sumome.com. The busine...
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No joke: Sumo rebrands to bdow.com
I understand rebranding, but this? Well, this one is a bit of a head-scratcher. Remember SumoMe? The company paid $1.5 million to acquire sumo.com back in 2017 because people didn’t understand its name. It forwarded it to sumome.com. The busine...
Discussion
April 24, 2024, 4:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Jackpot: hack pay.day fetches €21,000 on Sedo, plus end user sales
A form-building app, a grilling products company, and a process automation consultant bought domain names. The owner of the new TLD hack pay.day got a payday this week: they sold the domain on Sedo for €21,000. Google’s registry launched t...
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Domain Jackpot: hack pay.day fetches €21,000 on Sedo, plus end user sales
A form-building app, a grilling products company, and a process automation consultant bought domain names. The owner of the new TLD hack pay.day got a payday this week: they sold the domain on Sedo for €21,000. Google’s registry launched t...
Discussion
April 23, 2024, 8:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
The Complainant lost this UDRP. Did the panel get it wrong?
Two panelists denied the UDRP. The other dissented and would have transferred the domain. Who was right? It’s not often that I read a UDRP that’s found in favor of the Respondent, but feel like perhaps the Complainant should have won. And...
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The Complainant lost this UDRP. Did the panel get it wrong?
Two panelists denied the UDRP. The other dissented and would have transferred the domain. Who was right? It’s not often that I read a UDRP that’s found in favor of the Respondent, but feel like perhaps the Complainant should have won. And...
Discussion
April 23, 2024, 4:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
Wacky domain name tales – DNW Podcast #481
Acquiring domains isn’t always easy. Domain buyer broker Bill Sweetman of Name Ninja returns to the show this week with more wacky domain name tales. Bill has met some interesting people while acquiring domain names and social media handles. On...
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Wacky domain name tales – DNW Podcast #481
Acquiring domains isn’t always easy. Domain buyer broker Bill Sweetman of Name Ninja returns to the show this week with more wacky domain name tales. Bill has met some interesting people while acquiring domain names and social media handles. On...
Discussion
April 22, 2024, 3:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
West Virginia airport tries to reverse hijack a domain name
It might have been a winnable case, but the airport didn’t provide enough evidence. Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority, which operates West Virginia International Yeager Airport, tried to reverse domain name hijack a domain name. ...
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West Virginia airport tries to reverse hijack a domain name
It might have been a winnable case, but the airport didn’t provide enough evidence. Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority, which operates West Virginia International Yeager Airport, tried to reverse domain name hijack a domain name. ...
Discussion
April 22, 2024, 3:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
This SNET UDRP decision doesn’t sit right
Was the registrant of this short domain really targeting the Complainant? A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ordered the domain name snet.info transferred to Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de l’Etat, and I have questions....
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This SNET UDRP decision doesn’t sit right
Was the registrant of this short domain really targeting the Complainant? A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ordered the domain name snet.info transferred to Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de l’Etat, and I have questions....
Discussion
April 19, 2024, 3:35 pm
