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It owns the plural and was shocked shocked! to find someone would use the singular for a manga website. Let me roll my eyes a bit. A French company that publishes manga comics online had the audacity to file a cybersquatting complaint against the domain name manga .io. The Complainant uses the domain […] Post link: A manga publisher filed a...
Nikul Sanghvi talks about diversification, Afternic Boost and more. My guest this week is domain investor Nikul Sanghvi. Nikul made a big entranace to domain investing with a successful bet on .co domains, but has since diversified his portfolio. However, .com remains just a small sliver of it, proving that there are ways to make […] Post lin...
GoDaddy dealt a blow in antitrust lawsuit. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has failed in its attempt to get part of a lawsuit filed by Entri dismissed. Entri acts as a conduit between SaaS companies and domain registrars. If a customer needs to update their domain's DNS records to work with an email provider, site builder, or […] Post link: Judge denies...
It filed a cybersquatting dispute after failing to buy the domain for the price it wanted. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found (pdf) that UpTerra Corporation tried to reverse hijack the domain name upterra.com. The company first tried to buy the domain but didn't like the domain owner's asking price of $18,500. It […] P...
Steve Papermaster failed to recover his personal name domain name in a cybersquatting dispute. A long-time entrepreneur and investor in Austin has lost (pdf) a cybersquatting dispute against a gripe site. Steve Papermaster filed the dispute against StevenPapermaster.com. A man in Australia, Mark Smith, set up a gripe site on the domain that paints ...
It's highly unlikely registrants will lose their domains because of the UK's treaty. You've likely seen several articles over the past week warning that .io domain names might be in jeopardy. Years ago, I would have jumped on this bandwagon. But I don't think .io domain owners have anything to worry about. What's happening? Like […] Post link...
Alan Cumming hosted yesterday's awards ceremony that recognized groups making a positive impact on society. Public Interest Registry, the non-profit behind .org domain names, announced the winners of this year's .ORG Impact Awards at an awards ceremony last night. Now in its sixth year, the awards program recognizes mission-driven individuals and o...
Plan now to optimize your 2024 finances. Q4 is officially underway as we head into the home stretch of 2024. It's worth putting a few hours of planning into your finances to close out the year on a good note. Here are some things domain investors should consider doing this quarter: File your tax return: […] Post link: Domain investors: take t...
Watch my recent appearance on a podcast geared toward ecommerce site owners. I was recently a guest on the Ecommerce Traffic & Conversion Podcast, which is geared toward ecommerce site owners. We discussed: The importance of a memorable, easy-to-spell domain name .Com versus other extensions, and when other top level domains might make sense fo...
A weighted best retailer, a custom door seller, and an Argentinian bank bought domain names. Sedo had a couple of nice sales this past week. One of them, adhoc.com for 68,500 doesn't resolve yet. That's a nice domain and I am uncertain if a domain investor or end user bought it. Heres a list of […] Post link: End user domain name sales up to ...
Company didn't show that it had rights in the term prior to its trademark registration. The operator of a live cams adult website has been found to have tried reverse hijacking a domain name. Viking Exchange & Marketing Inc. runs a website at voyeurhouse .com. It filed a cybersquatting suit against the operator of voyeur-house […] Post li...
Here's how two domain investors are doing through three quarters of 2024. Its time to check in with two of our most popular guests on the Domain Name Wire Podcast to see how their sales are going this year. Mark Levine and Logan Flatt share how many domains theyve sold this year, which extensions, and […] Post link: Real domain investor resul...
The domain was clearly not registered in bad faith. It should give you pause when a domain registered at CSC gets hit with a UDRP. CSC mainly caters to brandholders. While it's possible that a CSC client is cybersquatting, it should at least raise a flag. That's the case in a decision published today. Polydec […] Post link: Swiss company trie...
A winemaker, a moving company, and a popular TV/film writer and director bought domain names. Sedo's top public sale this week was luce.com for $60,850. This domain currently forwards to a GoDaddy coming soon page. Heres a list of end user domain name sales that just completed at Sedo. You can view previous lists like […] Post link: This week...
GoDaddy auctions and Google's domain parking change were top stories. Miss any of last month's news? These were the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by views. 1. Another company sues GoDaddy over auction clawback – Remember that domain clawback at GoDaddy that happened two months after the winner got the domain? […] Po...
Renew today before prices go up. Today is the last day to renew domains in 216 top level domain names before prices increase. On October 4 at 17:00 UTC, wholesale prices on 216 top level domains managed by Identity Digital will increase. Most of the increases are in the 10% range or so. Registrars typically […] Post link: Identity Digital pri...
Nominations close October 31 for two Internet Commerce Association awards. The nomination periods for two awards presented by Internet Commerce Association close at the end of this month. The Lonnie Borck Memorial Award honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to community-building within the domain industry. The eponymous award i...
My new site makes it easier to find the right college. I'm excited to announce the launch of my latest business, CollegeIQ. This past year, I assisted my kid with the college application process. Wow, has it changed a lot since I went to college! While going through the process, I found that so many […] Post link: My new site: find the right ...
Over a half million .ai domains are now registered. The registry for .AI updated its registration count today, showing that 533,068 .ai domains are registered as of October 1. This is up from 478,696 on the last count on July 1. The number has more than doubled since June 2023. Here's the trajectory: July 2, […] Post link: .AI busts past 500,...
Company could not show secondary meaning to a descriptive term. The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) isn't designed to handle all types of disputes, and a recent case at World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is a good example of this. MJPS, LLC provides several services, including serving legal documents in connection ...
Months after rebranding in public, ConvertKit switched its domain name today. With the rebrand, ConvertKit.com now forwards to Kit.com. On Domain Name Wire Podcast #498, Kit founder Nathan Barry told me why he felt his company had outgrown the ConvertKit name as it expanded its offerings. He also discussed the process undertaken to minimize disrupt...
A domain investor is bringing Friendster back. Do you remember Friendster? It was one of the earliest social networks, launched before the likes of MySpace and Facebook. Well, Friendster is back thanks to someone you might know from the domain business. Mike Carson, who founded and later sold Park.io, was able to acquire this domain […] Post ...
Yes, two companies can operate with names that differ by one letter. A chemicals company has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name sichem.com. Sipchem Europe S.A. is part of the Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem), founded in 1999. The company filed a cybersquatting dispute with World Intel...
Another expired domain buyer was a victim of the same clawback. A second plaintiff has joined a lawsuit against GoDaddy over expired domain clawbacks. In August, Crisby Studio AB sued GoDaddy after the registrar clawed back the domain calor.com, which Crisby Studio had purchased for $11,405 on GoDaddy Auctions about two months prior. Crisby had [&#...
Applicants learn how much they'll have to pay for new TLDs. Today, ICANN announced the fee it expects to charge applicants in the next round of new top level domain names: $227,000. This is more than the last round in 2012, when applications cost $185,000. The organization believes this is the cost necessary for the […] Post link: ICANN says ...
Despite the description, you don't have control over how your listings migrate. I previously wrote about how I was opting out of the Dan.com-to-Afternic migration. I stopped using Dan.com a while ago and list everything at Afternic, so I didn't think it made sense to migrate. But I went ahead and downloaded my data from […] Post link: The Dan...
A running organization, a music festival, and a customized gift wrap seller bought domain names. Sedo had some interesting end user sales this week, although there were no notable big-ticket sales (at least that were publicly disclosed). Heres a list of end user domain name sales that just completed at Sedo. You can view previous […] Post lin...
Attempted domain name hijacking thwarted. How's this for irony: a company that builds armored vehicles to help people protect themselves from attacks has tried hijacking three domain names. 1141931 Ontario Inc., dba INKAS Group of Companies, filed two disputes with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) against the domain names inkas.a...
ICANN asks a Tencent domain registrar to clean up its business. ICANN has sent a breach notice (pdf) to domain name name registrar Aceville Pte Ltd. While Aceville might not be a household name, it's part of the large Chinese conglomerate Tencent (HKEX: 00700 HKD Counter, ADR traded as OTCMKTS: TCEHY). Aceville does business as […] Post link:...
Epik is under new ownership. What will customers think? Epik is under new ownership. Is that enough to make former customers willing to give it another shot? On todays show, Chris Ambler, director of domains for the registrar, provides an update on what has happened and what the future holds for Epik customers. He discusses […] Post link: Ins...
Company filed a cybersquatting complaint against a childcare company in New York. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) that Seed of Life Center for Early Learning and Preschool, Inc. tried to reverse hijack the domain name SeedsOfLifeChildcare.com. According to its website at SeedOfLifeLLC.com, the Complainant operate...
Elizabeth Field has experience at Amnesty International and WIPO. ICANN announced yesterday that it has selected Elizabeth Field as its next ombuds. Field served in a similar capacity at Amnesty International for more than a decade. She recently functioned as the Anti-Harassment Coordinator for the United Kingdom Foreign Commonwealth and Developmen...
auDA promotes from within to replace outgoing CEO. auDA, the organization responsible for Australia's .au country code top level domain, has named Bruce Tonkin its next CEO. Tonkin will take over the role in January. He has been with auDA since 2017 and has been its chief operating officer since 2018. His history in domains […] Post link: Bru...
Users have four weeks to decide what to do with their Dan.com account. Dan.com users can now migrate their accounts to Afternic as part of Dan's sunsetting. After logging in, users will see "Migration Center" on the left panel in their dashboard. Clicking on this brings up a dashboard with three options: self-migrate now, auto-migrate […] Pos...
Investor still hasn't been paid back. A domain name investor has sued Rob Monster, the old Epik entity, and Masterbucks LLC, alleging the parties owe him over $1 million. Luigi Marruso filed the lawsuit (pdf) in U.S. District Court in the Western District of Washington last week. He alleges that the parties ran an escrow […] Post link: Domain...
A coupon site, a tour platform, and a property restoration business bought domain names. The top public sale at Sedo for the week was solutions.com for $415,000, brokered by Mark Ghoriafi. A home goods business previously used this domain. It now points to a Bodis lander, suggesting a domain investor bought this domain. Heres a […] Post link:...
Join me for the 500th episode of the Domain Name Wire Podcast Welcome to the 500th episode of the Domain Name Wire Podcast! Its been 10 years since I started the podcast. In that time, Ive interviewed people like Paul Mockapetris, the inventor of the DNS, and Matt Mullenweg, the creator of WordPress. On todays […] Post link: Its episode 500! ...
A poop scooping company tried to appeal a cybersquatting decision. A dog poop clean up company has been found to have tried reverse domain name hijacking. Scoop Soldiers Services Company, LLC, which runs franchise locations across the United States, filed a cybersquatting case against ScoopSoldier.com (singular). The company uses ScoopSoldiers.com ...
Muscat, Oman will host next year's big ICANN meeting. ICANN has selected Muscat, Oman, as the location for its 2025 Annual General Meeting. The meeting will occur October 25-30, 2025, at the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre. The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Oman will host the meeting. This year's Annual General Meeting is in Ista...
Keeper Security failed to show that the domain was registered in bad faith. Cybersecurity company Keeper Security, Inc. has lost a cybersquatting dispute it filed against the domain name keeper .com. The Complainant argued that the domain name was spreading malware. It hired a private investigator who gathered evidence that suggested the domain own...
Site now tracks 16 million domains available to hand register. Mononames, a tool that helps people find short domain names, quadrupled the number of top level domains and .com prefixes/suffixes on its platform this week. The site finds available one-word domain names in top level domains, plus .com domain names with a prefix or suffix. […] Po...
Dan.com will soon migrate accounts to Afternic before shutting down. Afternic representatives have been open about Dan.com eventually shutting down. Today, the company published a timeline and migration plans. As of today, new clients can't sign up for Dan.com accounts. Shortly, a four-week migration window will begin for moving Dan.com accounts to...
Here's the latest data about the .com namespace. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) covering the .com namespace. The data covers May 2024. A few things stand out in this month's report: Hostinger made the top 10 new registrations list for the second month in a row. The registrar has about […] Post link: The bigge...
Popular payment platforms make it easier to send crypto by adopting ENS addresses. Venmo and PayPal recently integrated with Ethereum Name Service, allowing users to use .eth addresses rather than long blockchain addresses. One of the challenges of cryptocurrency payments is long wallet addresses. Ethereum Name Service associates alphanumeric names...
GoDaddy, .com prices, and other top stories from the past month. These were the top five stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by views. 1. GoDaddy sued over expired domain purchase clawback – A Swedish company is upset that a domain it acquired in a GoDaddy expired domain auction was pulled back by […] Post link: Last month's ...
Auction will feature inventory from NameFind and BuyDomains. GoDaddy will hold a premium domain name auction September 17-24. Unlike previous auctions that just featured GoDaddy's NameFind inventory, this auction will include domain names from a third-party seller. While GoDaddy didn't disclose who the seller is, a quick look at the Whois records f...
Two domains used for Indian Premier League-related sites recently sold. Sedo's top public sale this week was a shocking six figure .co sale: cv.co. It's unclear who purchased the domain. It was difficult to find a lot of end user sales in this week's list because few domains have been developed yet. So for this […] Post link: End user domain ...
Spanish film producer goes after domain name used by publicly traded Chinese cinema operator. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found (pdf) that Wanda Films, S.L. tried to reverse hijack the domain name WandaFilm.com. The company produces and distributes films in Europe and Latin America for the Spanish speaking market. It uses t...
Company filed a cybersquatting complaint without disclosing its long history with the domain owner. A fight between pool construction companies in Texas resulted in a misguided UDRP filing. Pools123 Houston LLC filed a dispute over Pools123Texas.com, which is registered by Aquamarine Pools of Texas. The case involved a confusing set of facts, but i...
Aftermarket platforms auctioned 203 names for $2,000 or more this summer. Newfold Digital published sales data for the past three months today. In June, July and August, the company's NameJet and SnapNames aftermarket platforms combined to sell 203 names for $2,000 or more. The total value of these 203 domains was $1.03 million. June sales […...
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