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Verisign: would-be .com contract killers are “wrong”
Verisign has responded to the campaign to have the US government cancel its contract to run .com and open the agreement to competitive bidding, saying…
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by TextFree.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and TextFree.com led all sales at $81,102. Versichert.de was the top cctld at 25,000 Euro, ($26,828) and Blitz.bet…
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Five gTLDs at risk as registry goes AWOL
The chance of five new gTLDs themed around the Middle East ever going live has substantially decreased after the registry seemed to disappear and got…
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Recovering stolen domains – DNW Podcast #491
How domains get stolen and how to recover them. I write about domains getting stolen all of the time. On today’s show, I interview someone…
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The Castello Brothers, Daycare.com and a chance to see Taylor Swift for free
Michael and David Castello have one of the best domain name portfolios in the history of domaining. They also have developed a lot of their…
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Verisign: you can’t cancel our contract to run .com
Verisign responds to letter from advocacy groups. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) today filed a notice with the SEC stating that the .com contract cannot be put…
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John Rizvi loses cybersquatting dispute to John Rizvi
Patent attorney files cybersquatting claim for his name, but loses because the domain is registered to someone else with the same name. Will the real…
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Global Travel News
BWH Hotels Expands in Thailand with Surestay Bangkok Ramintra
Bangkok, Thailand, June 28, 2024 / TRAVELINDEX / BWH Hotels, the global hospitality network comprising WorldHotels, Best Western Hotels & Resorts and SureStay Hotels, has…
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Group wants to see an end to Verisign’s monopoly over .com
The American Economic Liberties Project sent out letters to the NTIA and the DOJ wanting them to step in an end Verisign’s monopoly over .com.…
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Yoga apparel company sues to get ALO.com
The company tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain in 2017. Yoga apparel company Alo, LLC has filed an in rem cybersquatting lawsuit (pdf) in…
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Groups make flawed case that .com is a cartel
Three pressure groups in the US have called on the government to strip Verisign of its .com contract, saying the company is operating as a…
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Groups ask US government to take down Verisign “cartel”
Trio of advocacy groups asks government to halt renewal of .com agreement with Verisign. Calling Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) a “cartel” and “economic termite,” a consortium…
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RDRS usage hits all-time low
Usage of ICANN’s Registration Data Request Service, which lets people submit Whois queries to registrars, hit a new low in May, six months after its…
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How Estibot’s new tool compares to dotDB
Estibot launched a new tool that competes with dotDB. When people hear the name Estibot, many think only of automated domain appraisals. But as I’ve…
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11 end user domain sales from €2,000 to $37,000
An email marketer, a crypto company, and a wearable payments business bought domain names. Sedo’s top sale this week was ipl.com for $265,000. It’s unclear…