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Jeff Neuman fills us in on what happened at the latest ICANN meeting. Jeff Neuman has just about seen it all in the domain business over the past few decades. The former VP of Registry at Neustar currently serves as a lawyer and policy consultant and is the chief legal officer of Dot Hip Hop. […] Post link: This how we do it down in Puerto Ri...
These cybersquatting cases were dead on arrival, but the panelist didn't find RDNH. Window covering company Mermet S.A.S., part of the Hunter Douglas company, has lost two cybersquatting claims. The company filed disputes against mermet.com and mermet.eu, both of which are owned by Didier Mermet. Given that information, these cases were dead on arr...
Although it probably would have still lost the case, the Complainant could have made arguments to prevent a reverse domain name hijacking decision. A UDRP panelist has found reverse domain name hijacking in a case where the domain owner didn't respond. Rymera Web Co Pty Ltd, which sells WooCommerce plugins at WholesaleSuitePlugin.com, filed the dis...
My, AI and Home top the charts. Afternic has published the top keywords sold on its aftermarket for January. The words on this month's list are much more expected than some of the oddballs on the previous list. Florida? Sky? Blue? Those were weird ones. It made me think one big buyer swooped up a […] Post link: Afternic reveals January's top-...
A .mobi domain has been sold on the aftermarket. You read that right. Hell has frozen over: A .mobi domain has sold on the aftermarket. In the early days of .mobi, a domain extension meant for mobile websites, it made a lot of sense. Companies created entirely separate websites for people accessing sites from the […] Post link: End user domai...
Companies ask court to hand over cybersquatted domain names. Three credit reporting companies have filed a lawsuit (pdf) to recover 140 domain names that they say infringe their trademarks. The plaintiffs are: Central Source, LLC – This company runs the federally mandated AnnualCreditReport.com site, which allows consumers to review their cre...
Temu goes after cybersquatters with federal lawsuit. The owners of the shopping app Temu have sued cybersquatters and purveyors of unauthorized Temu apps. Whaleco, Inc., d/b/a Temu, a subsidiary of Pinduoduo Inc. (NASDAQ: PDD), filed the suit (pdf) in U.S. District Court in Illinois this week. Temu is a very popular shopping app that offers […...
Arnica.com tops list of expired domain sales in February. Newfold Digital's two domain marketplaces, NameJet and SnapNames, combined to sell about 51 domains for $2,000 or more in February, totaling roughly $262k. This compares to 62 sales over $2,000, totaling $242k in January. I have noticed a slowdown in how many domains I'm backordering toward ...
Conference will cover the latest with blockchain naming systems and Handshake. Handycon, a virtual conference for the Handshake blockchain naming system, takes place this week. The fourth installment of the event will be March 13 to 15. Topics include: Legal and trademark safeguards Bridging web2 and web3 Scaling Handshake Speakers include: Aaron O...
Here are some drawbacks to setting up catch-all email. Last week I wrote about how to set up catch-all email on Squadhelp. Setting this up means you'll receive any emails sent to your domains. While this could provide you with insight about your domains, there are some drawbacks. John Berryhill explained some legal considerations in […] Post ...
Happy Birthday, and here's how you can play a role in Domain Name Wire's continued coverage. Domain Name Wire celebrated its 19th birthday on Saturday. I first published on this site on March 9, 2005. Nearly 15,000 posts later, it's still going strong. While keeping this site active can sometimes be a slog, I genuinely […] Post link: Domain N...
How Radix scored a deal with the world's most popular YouTuber. Last year, the world's most popular YouTuber, Mr. Beast, changed his merch store website to a .store domain and promoted the switch in a video viewed nearly 200 million times. On today's show, Radix CEO Sandeep Ramchandani explains how his company worked for many […] Post link: C...
A panelist should surely know better. A World Intellectual Property Organization UDRP panelist filed a reverse domain name hijacking case on behalf of a client, fellow panelists have ruled. Ezgi Baklac Glkokar of the law firm Morolu Arseven filed a dispute on behalf of Toros Tarm Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim irketi against the domain name […] Pos...
Canva wins case that it says involved a single cybersquatter. Design tools company Canva has won (pdf) a single cybersquatting case against 174 domain names. The company filed the dispute with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in July 2023. The registrars for the domains subsequently provided the registrant names, and the domains each...
It's easy to find out who is sending email to your parked domain names. Squadhelp recently enabled custom DNS settings on domain names. When you point your domain names to Squadhelp's nameservers, you can now add MX and TXT records to those domain names. One of the cool things this enables is to set up […] Post link: How to set up catch-all e...
Ask buyers for a down payment to reduce the chances of buyers abandoning long-term payment plans. Offering long-term payment plans for domain names is a great way to increase sales. However, sellers can be frustrated when buyers stop making payments. And the longer the payment period, the more likely the buyer will stop making payments. […] P...
Tens of millions of people can't see your domain landing pages. People interested in buying domain names generally learn they're for sale in one of two ways: search for the domain name at a registrar and see a premium listing, or type the domain into a browser and see a sales landing page. Unfortunately, many […] Post link: Content blockers a...
A legal SEO company, a link-in-bio service and others bought domain names this week. Of all of Sedo's sales this past week, the one I'm most curious about is church.sucks. .Sucks domains rarely make aftermarket lists, and this one is super unusual. Perhaps a church's marketing campaign to show that church doesn't have to suck? […] Post link: ...
I experience fewer headaches at SnapNames than I used to, but it's still not as easy as winning expired domains at other services. I've bought a lot more domain names on SnapNames over the past six months after taking a long break. I took a break because of the "pain and suffering" you experience when […] Post link: Buying on SnapNames is bet...
Forceful response falls flat as Aston Martin wins case for AstonMartin.ai. If there ever was a clearcut case of cybersquatting, registering AstonMartin.ai and listing it for sale would certainly qualify. But that didn't stop the person who registered this domain from putting up a spirited defense when Aston Martin filed a case against him. First, [...
Company went after domain that was registered before it existed. A company that sells aluminum-free deodorant has tried to reverse hijack FreshKidz.com, a UDRP panel has determined. Fresh Brandz LLC sells a line of deodorant under the name Fresh Kidz. It uses the domain name MyFreshKidz.com. The company filed a UDRP against FreshKidz.com, which dom...
Squarespace registered fewer .com domains again, but the month-over-month drop wasn't as extreme. I've been tracking Squarespace's new .com domain registrations since it took over Google Domains in early September. Here's the data : August (pre-acquisition) 250,324 September (acquisition occurred September 8) 189,713, down 24% month over month Octo...
A jeweler with major licensing deals upgrades its brand with a great domain name. A successful jewelry upstart has secured a significant domain name upgrade. The GLD Shop has rebranded at GLD after acquiring the domain name gld.com from domain investor Richard Lau. Lau told Domain Name Wire he sold the domain name for $1 […] Post link: Jewelr...
Why this entrepreneur paid $65,000 for cofounders.com. Chris Koerner reminds me of a lot of people in the domain business: he has his hands in multiple businesses ranging from tree trimming to cryptocurrency to reselling Buc-ees goods. He partners with lots of founders to start businesses and recently paid $65,000 to acquire cofounders.com to promo...
Orange Domains is trying to connect the DNS with Bitcoin Naming Service. Domain name registrar Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) has thrown its hat in the web3 ring as a partner in a new company called Orange Domains. Orange Domains plans to expand the functionality of the Bitcoin Name System (BNS) through decentralized apps, as well as […] Post link: Tuc...
Domain registrant said he bought the domain to create a tribute to the late singer. The estate of musician Stevie Ray Vaughn has lost a cybersquatting claim it filed against StevieRayVaughan.com. The domain owner said he acquired the domain in 2013 because he was a "a long-time blues aficionado." He put up a tribute site […] Post link: Stevie...
Internet Naming Co. introduces five new domains today. Five new top level domain names are available for registration starting today: .diy, .food, .living, lifestyle, and .vana. Internet Naming Co. acquired the unlaunched top level domain names from Lifestyle Domain Holdings last year. (Lifestyle Domain Holdings was part of Scripps Networks, which ...
Richard Lau sold domain name to company that just raised $40 million. A creator monetization platform has raised a $40 million series A round using a great domain: passes.com. Domain name investor Richard Lau told Domain Name Wire that he sold the domain to the company in 2022 for $70,000. Once he found out Lucy […] Post link: Passes.com: fro...
Working group asked ICANN for a way to restrict access under specific circumstances. ICANN has opened a comment period over a proposed bylaw update that would limit access to accountability mechanisms. The organization has a couple of accountability mechanisms for groups to challenge its actions: the Reconsideration Request and Independent Review P...
Company reports robust growth in 2023 and says its Google Domains acquisition is performing well. Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) reported Q4 and full-year 2023 earnings today. For Q4, the company grossed $270.7 million, up 18% from $228.8 million in the same quarter of 2022. For the year, the company grossed $1.012 billion, up 17% from $867.0 […] P...
Growth is slower, but it's still growth. Not all TLDs can claim that. CENTR, an organization representing country code top level domain operators primarily in Europe, has released its latest Global TLD report. The report indicates that European ccTLDs are still seeing growth, albeit much slower than during the pandemic. Year-over-year growth in the...
A metals company, a solar roof business and a financial regulator bought domain names. Sedo's top publicly reported sale this week was hub.xyz. The buyer doesn't appear to be connected to crypto. Here's a list of end user domain name sales that just completed at Sedo. You can view previous lists like this here. Hub.xyz […] Post link: 14 end u...
Lawsuit against domain name is dismissed but domain owner's suit to stop UDRP transfer is still pending. I said the judge was going to be unimpressed, and I was right. Today, U.S. District Judge Roslyn O. Silver dismissed a lawsuit filed against TRX.com. Background Loo Tze Ming bought the domain name trx.com for $138,000 in […] Post link: Jud...
Helmuts Meskonis discusses Domain Summit and how he hopes to bring DNForum back to its former glory. This week, I interview Helmuts Meskonis, who organizes the Domain Summit conference in London and owns DNForum and AcornDomains. Helmuts had a bit of a rough relationship with some in the domain name community early on thanks to […] Post link:...
ENS plans to pay auction bidder $300,000 to settle dispute. The results are in, and the Ethereum Name Services (ENS) DAO has overwhelmingly authorized ENS Labs to settle a dispute over eth .link. 88% of the voting power approved paying $300,000 to Manifold Finance, which won eth .link at auction. 62% also authorized settling at […] Post link:...
Company waited 25 years to file cybersquatting allegations. Grocery store chain Trader Joe's has lost a cybersquatting claim it filed against the domain name TraderJoe.com. The business uses the domain name TraderJoes.com. Trader Joe's filed the dispute under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) with the World Intellectual Prope...
Slow and steady… Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) reported Q4 2023 earnings after the market closed yesterday. The company posted total Q4 revenue of $87.0 million, up 10% year over year. Tucows Domains accounted for $61.8 million of that. This compares to $60.3 million in the same quarter of 2022. The wholesale division posted $52.5 million in […]...
So far, voters are not in favor of continued litigation. The Ethereum Name Service (ENS) DAO has begun voting on a proposal to settle a dispute over eth.link. In very early voting, it appears the DAO is in favor of settling the dispute for $300,000 or less but not in favor of reimbursing ENS Labs […] Post link: Ethereum Name Service DAO begin...
Here's what each field does and how to harness its power. I received positive feedback on my previous video about using ExpiredDomains.net to find domains to buy ("I had no idea I could add multiple words!"), so I'm back with another tutorial. In today's video, I'll show you how to set the "Common SEO" filters. […] Post link: Understanding an...
Escrow company says domain transactions were soft in Q4 but .ai was a bright spot. Escrow company Escrow.com reported (pdf) that domain name sales on its platform eased in Q4 2023, totaling $79 million. That's down from $85 million in the same quarter of 2022, and the same amount in Q3 2024. Q4 was the […] Post link: Escrow.com reports domain...
These are some of the big stories in the domain business so far this month. I send out a monthly recap newsletter highlighting the most popular stories on Domain Name Wire. (You can subscribe here.) This month I sent a mid-month report about what is happening in our business. I've received good feedback on it, […] Post link: Top domain news: ...
"New" jumps and there are a lot of surprising keywords on Afternic's latest list. GoDaddy's Afternic has released its latest keyword report that shows what keywords were hot in the aftermarket in December. The word "new" shot from #14 on the chart in November to #2 in January. My landed at #1 again, and AI […] Post link: Afternic releases a "...
Domain investors must continually test and be willing to change their assumptions. Many domain investors get into a rut. We do the same thing over and over, week by week. We find search parameters for expired domains and never change them. We set a pricing strategy and never test it. We make assumptions based on […] Post link: Test, test, tes...
The ruling means Meta Platforms could get over $5 million from 35.cn. A court has found that ICANN-accredited domain name registrars 35.cn and OnlineNic are alter egos, potentially opening 35.cn up to paying more than $5 million to Meta Platforms. Meta sued OnlineNic and its privacy service in October 2019, alleging that either OnlineNic or […...
Total transaction value was down compared to Q2 but domains sold without content were up. Escrow.com released its Q3 market report (pdf) today, and it was a bit of a mixed bag. The company reported that total domain volume slipped from USD $89 million in Q2 to $85 million in Q3. On the upside, transactions […] Post link: Escrow.com reports mi...
An EU Unicorn, a racing parts company, and a 3D printing company bought domain names. Sedo's weekly sales list was led by whiskey.com for $250,000. I don't know who bought it, but I'd appreciate it if they contact me. I'll keep it confidential. I'm interested in learning more about their plans for this domain and […] Post link: Who bought wha...
Panel didn't buy the Complainant's common law trademark argument. A UDRP panel has ruled that online fundraising platform Snap! Mobile attempted reverse domain name hijacking. The company, which uses the domain SnapRaise.com, filed a UDRP against SnapMobile.com. The domain is owned by domain investor WebWorks, which said it acquired the domain in 2...
Judge rules that case over valuable domain name should be moved from Virginia to Arizona. A bit of gamesmanship in a battle for TRX.com has failed. In November 2022, Fitness Anywhere LLC won a UDRP against the domain name in a controversial decision. The owner of the domain, who did not respond in that dispute, […] Post link: TRX.com in rem a...
Team Internet is earning 7% less from visitors. Team Internet Group (AIM: TIG), formerly CentralNic, announced unaudited results for the first three quarters of 2023 today. The company said gross revenue increased 16% compared to the first three quarters of 2022, growing to $611.7 million. Organic revenue on a trailing twelve-month basis was up 19%...
Joe Styler discusses a new search tool and what's ahead for Domain Academy. Want to find bargains at Afternic? Filtering through Afternics 23 million domains just got a lot easier thanks to a new tool in Domain Academy: Afternic Advanced Search. On todays show, GoDaddys Joe Styler, who has taken over Domain Academy, talks about […] Post link:...
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