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Stable.com, bought for $1M, saved in reverse domain name hijacking case
Domain buyer revealed in WIPO dispute. It’s been over a year since stable.com sold for just over $1 million. The domain has been parked ever…
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Domain News
X.com, domain names and toys – DNW Podcast #452
A fun discussion with an early domain buyer. Have you ever passed up acquiring a domain only to kick yourself later? This week’s guest can…
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Blockchain domain firm raises $2.5 million
Switzerland-based startup Freename said it has secured $2.5 million in seed funding to pursue its ambitions in blockchain-based domain names. The round was led by…
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Verisign: 1.7 million domain industry growth in Q2
The DNS grew by 1.7 million domains in the second quarter, according to Verisign’s latest Domain Name Industry Brief. The quarter ended with 356.6 million…
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Squarespace completes Google Domains acquisition
Google Domains no longer offers new registrations; customers continue to use Google Domains until transition. Visitors to Google Domains are told to register their domains…
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.Com rankings: Gname moves up a spot
Gname jumps a spot on the total domains under management chart. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com…
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NameJet/SnapNames August 2023 domain name sales led by Kaffee.com
NameJet/SnapNames released domain name sales data for August 2023. There was a L-L.com sale on each platform. C-H.com sold on NameJet while E-N.com sold on…
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Domain News
Newfold reveals $400k of expired domain sales
Company publishes list of 105 domains it auctioned last month. Newfold Digital, the parent company of NameJet and SnapNames, revealed its expired domain sales of…
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Domain News
What happened in the domain business last month
A WordPress giveaway, GoDaddy’s new TLDs, and ICANN’s weird logic made news last month. Miss any of the big news last month? These were the…
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Domain News
What domain names end users bought this past week
A Ferrari dealer, a graphic design service, and a river cruise company bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this week was bitcoinetf.org for $49,999.…
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Namecheap has given away 500,000 free .me domains
A project started in 2014 has seen Namecheap give away 500,000 .me domains to university students in the Anglophone world. The offer, started in 2014…
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Epik had another terrible month in May
Registrants continued to abandon Epik in droves in the wake of its financial mismanagement scandal in May, the latest gTLD registry transaction reports show. Total…
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Domain News
Namecheap .me giveaway hits 500,000 free domains
Registrar gives free .me domains to students with .edu email addresses. Domain registrar Namecheap has now given away a half million free .me domain names…
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Domain News
This WIPO panelist deserves kudos
Panelist uses critical eye in UDRP filed unopposed. People don’t respond to UDRP filings for a couple of reasons. One is that they aren’t aware…