Domain News
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Opening date of Turkish extensions moved forward to September 14, 2022
In an article of August 16, we announced the activation of TRABIS on September, the 29th. This opening date has…
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Court finds reverse domain name hijacking in celluvation.com case
Judge overturns WIPO decision. United States District Judge Tana Lin has ruled in favor of domain owner Stanley Pace in…
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by GroupSocial.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and GroupSocial.com led the way at $33,000. QR.org was second at 24,999 Euro,…
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Kosmos Global Holding, S.L. tries reverse domain name hijacking
Company didn’t exist when the domain was registered. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found Kosmos Global Holding, S.L.…
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Whois Disclosure System to cost up to $3.3 million, run for one year
ICANN has published its game plan for rolling out a Whois Disclosure System ahead of next week’s ICANN 75 public…
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New owners of .Link have big plans: it’s about more than just websites
New owners hope they can expand usage of .link beyond just websites. Yoni Belousov has big plans to grow .link.…
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NameJet/SnapNames August 2022 sales led by OutdoorMedia.com
NameJet/SnapNames sales for August 2022 were led by OutdoorMedia.com at $18,567. Michael Berkens owns Outdoor.media and I know Mike has…
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Some great deals at SnapNames/NameJet in August
Here’s what sold at SnapNames and NameJet last month. Newfold Media, the parent company of SnapNames and NameJet, has released…
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ICANN director’s registry CEO job up for grabs
DotAsia is looking for a new CEO after 15 years of operation, DI understands. Edmon Chung has been made Acting…
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Real domain investor results in 2022 – DNW Podcast #404
Here’s how two investors’ portfolios have fared so far this year. Last month at NamesCon, domain investors Logan Flatt and…
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Newfold Digital is acquiring MarkMonitor from Clarivate for $302.5 million
Corporate brand protection registrar has a new owner. Newfold Digital, a large conglomerate of domain name registrars and hosting companies,…
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MarkMonitor to join Newfold in $300 million deal
Corporate domain registrar MarkMonitor is to be sold to Newfold Digital for $302.5 million cash, the companies announced today. The…
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New ICANN contracts chart the death throes of Whois
Whois is on its death bed, and new versions of ICANN’s standard contracts put a timeline to its demise. The…
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Judge halts sale of eth.link domain name
Temporary restraining order puts sale on hold. U.S. District Judge John Tuchi has issued a temporary restraining order (pdf) halting…
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August’s top 5 domain stories
Two big domain sales and more big stories from August. These were the top five stories on Domain Name Wire…