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UDRP confusion: Georgia the state, not the country
Company searches for the domain name owner in the wrong Georgia. Jorge Almirall registered the domain name almirall.org in 2002 and has used it for email since then. This year, the Spanish pharmaceuticals company Almirall, S.A. filed a cybersquatting...
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UDRP confusion: Georgia the state, not the country
Company searches for the domain name owner in the wrong Georgia. Jorge Almirall registered the domain name almirall.org in 2002 and has used it for email since then. This year, the Spanish pharmaceuticals company Almirall, S.A. filed a cybersquatting...
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July 18, 2024, 4:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Here are domains that end users recently bought at Sedo:
It was a slow week for domain name sales at Sedo. Sedo published a very short list of sales over $2,000 for the past week, led by FG.org at $95,000. With such a short list, I came up short finding end user sales. So, this week’s report also inc...
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Here are domains that end users recently bought at Sedo:
It was a slow week for domain name sales at Sedo. Sedo published a very short list of sales over $2,000 for the past week, led by FG.org at $95,000. With such a short list, I came up short finding end user sales. So, this week’s report also inc...
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July 18, 2024, 1:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain sales continue to march upward at Escrow.com
Escrow.com has second-best quarter of the past two years. Escrow.com released its Q2 2024 Domain Investment Index (pdf) report today, showing an upward trend in domain sales. The company handled $90 million of domain name sales last quarter, up from ...
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Domain sales continue to march upward at Escrow.com
Escrow.com has second-best quarter of the past two years. Escrow.com released its Q2 2024 Domain Investment Index (pdf) report today, showing an upward trend in domain sales. The company handled $90 million of domain name sales last quarter, up from ...
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July 17, 2024, 4:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Afternic launches new lander that replaces Dan.com lander
Lease-to-own option now available on GoDaddy-branded lander. Afternic has launched a new landing page option that replaces the Dan.com lander while adding additional features. Called the Custom Lander, it allows domain sellers to offer lease-to-own t...
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Afternic launches new lander that replaces Dan.com lander
Lease-to-own option now available on GoDaddy-branded lander. Afternic has launched a new landing page option that replaces the Dan.com lander while adding additional features. Called the Custom Lander, it allows domain sellers to offer lease-to-own t...
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July 17, 2024, 4:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN sends breach notice to .top domain name registry
Fourth-largest new top level domain registry is in the dog house. ICANN has sent a breach notice (pdf) to .TOP Registry, the company behind the .top top level domain name. The breach notice says .top has failed to comply with Uniform Rapid Suspension...
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ICANN sends breach notice to .top domain name registry
Fourth-largest new top level domain registry is in the dog house. ICANN has sent a breach notice (pdf) to .TOP Registry, the company behind the .top top level domain name. The breach notice says .top has failed to comply with Uniform Rapid Suspension...
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July 17, 2024, 3:13 am
Domain Name Wire
How one domain investor cracked the brandable domain code
Michael Bang has figured out how to find domains with a good chance of being accepted on Atom. He wants to help other domain investors, too. A lot of rookie domain name investors make mistakes when they choose which domains to register. Michael Bang ...
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How one domain investor cracked the brandable domain code
Michael Bang has figured out how to find domains with a good chance of being accepted on Atom. He wants to help other domain investors, too. A lot of rookie domain name investors make mistakes when they choose which domains to register. Michael Bang ...
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July 16, 2024, 1:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
My domain sales so far this year – DNW Podcast #493
Let’s dig into my sales results this year. How are your domain sales so far this year? Mine…not so great. On today’s show, I share in-depth numbers about my sales in the first half of 2024: sell-through rates, top level domains, wh...
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My domain sales so far this year – DNW Podcast #493
Let’s dig into my sales results this year. How are your domain sales so far this year? Mine…not so great. On today’s show, I share in-depth numbers about my sales in the first half of 2024: sell-through rates, top level domains, wh...
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July 15, 2024, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
June’s top domain name stories
GoDaddy’s API changes topped last month’s news. These are the top stories on Domain Name Wire from last month. Get this list earlier by subscribing to the Domain Name Wire newsletter. 1. Developers frustrated by recent GoDaddy API restric...
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June’s top domain name stories
GoDaddy’s API changes topped last month’s news. These are the top stories on Domain Name Wire from last month. Get this list earlier by subscribing to the Domain Name Wire newsletter. 1. Developers frustrated by recent GoDaddy API restric...
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July 15, 2024, 1:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Web3 companies with domains at Squarespace are under attack
Attackers are hijacking domains to steal crypto assets. Many web3 companies are reporting that their domains registered at Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) have been hijacked. Earlier today, Unstoppable Domains wrote on X that it is a victim. It is concerned...
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Web3 companies with domains at Squarespace are under attack
Attackers are hijacking domains to steal crypto assets. Many web3 companies are reporting that their domains registered at Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) have been hijacked. Earlier today, Unstoppable Domains wrote on X that it is a victim. It is concerned...
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July 12, 2024, 6:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
DNS company files antitrust lawsuit against GoDaddy
Company alleges that GoDaddy is unfairly blocking it from automating customers’ DNS change requests. A company that helps domain owners update DNS records has filed an antitrust lawsuit against GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY). Entri acts as a conduit betw...
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DNS company files antitrust lawsuit against GoDaddy
Company alleges that GoDaddy is unfairly blocking it from automating customers’ DNS change requests. A company that helps domain owners update DNS records has filed an antitrust lawsuit against GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY). Entri acts as a conduit betw...
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July 12, 2024, 2:51 am
