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HostAfrica, stylized as HOSTAFRICA, is a provider of fast, cloud-based virtual and dedicated servers, website and eCommerce hosting, domains, backups, and reseller programs. Headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, HOSTAFRICA announced the acquisition of Web4Africa, a leading ICANN-accredited, pan-African web host with a strong presence in Nigeria...
Sabio Inc. filed a UDRP against the domain AppScience.ai based on the U.S. trademark registration Nos. 5328169 for APP SCIENCE, registered on November 7, 2017; and 6422987 for APP SCIENCE, registered on July 10, 2021. The Complainant operates from the domain AppScience.inc. The Respondent made an attempt to dispute the mark's strength, calling it g...
Entrepreneur Avi Schiffmann announced the formation of Friend, an AI company today, sharing the cost of acquiring the matching .com domain, Friend.com. That amounted to $1,887,843 dollars for a transaction that was created on February 6, 2024. The transaction is clearly marked by the Escrow.com Domain Holding Service, DNH. Initially, it was not not...
The Castello Brothers, David Castello and Michael Castello, own some of the world's top domain properties, including Nashville.com, Cost.com, Sample.com, and Traveler.com. The dynamic domainer duo have been in the domain business since 1994 and are experts in the valuation of generic .com domain names. Their sale of Whisky.com for $3.1 million doll...
Washington Square Management filed a UDRP against the domain name ParlorPizza.com, a 2004 registration. The Complaint contends that the domain name infringes on the Complainant's trademarks for "Parlor Pizza Bar," registered with the USPTO in 2016 and 2021. The Complainant operates pizza restaurants under the "Parlor Pizza Bar" name in Chicago and ...
The registrant of Abnormal.ai believed they registered a generic, dictionary word as a domain; meanwhile, Abnormal Security Corporation didn't think so and they filed a UDRP. The case was decided by a three member panel at the Forum (NAF). The consensus was simple: "In the present case, the Complainant does not show by evidence that […] The p...
Hippeas is a brand of tasty snacks that beat "cheetos" in taste and crunchiness. These "hip peas" use chick pea, non-GMO flour as part of their ingredients. In a recent encounter with the brand, we decided to try all three main flavors that were available at Publix: Vegan White Cheddar Bohemian Barbecue Nacho Vibes The […] The post HipPeas.co...
Banque Palatine is a French bank established in 1780 and headquartered in Paris, that filed a UDRP against the domain name epalatine.com. The Complainant argued that the disputed domain name was confusingly similar to its PALATINE and EPALATINE trademarks, which are used for banking and financial services. They claimed that the domain name was regi...
The domain name SexGPT.com was recently sold on the Dan.com platform, according to a tip we received. Its Chinese registrant netted $20,400 dollars while the sale commanded a total of $24,000 dollars, with $3,600 of it being fees. That's more money than what OpenAI paid for the domain SearchGPT.com that will be running its AI-powering […] The...
There has been no US election in recent memory more evenly split among its party voters; unless of course one used the chad ballots in Florida in 2000 as a reference point. Whether you support Donald Trump or Kamala Harris as the next US president, one thing is certain: Politicians aren't royalty, they are here […] The post Domains: Its Donal...
The UDRP against the domain name Souflet.com was denied; the French Complainant, Etablissements J. Soufflet, claimed that the domain was used in typosquatting its brand and domain name, Soufflet (noted the double F.) Despite the Respondent's lack of a response, the WIPO panelist noted that given the information provided by the Registrar, the domain...
The domain Franna.com was registered in 2002 and 22 years later it was hit with a UDRP, filed by an Australian company. FRANNA is a registered mark of Terex Corporation, with a registration date in 1981. The company used the services of a broker reaching out to the domain's registrant who sought $30,000 dollars for […] The post Franna.com UDR...
Verisign released the Domain Name Industry Brief (DNIB) covering the Q2/2024 period. The second quarter of 2024 ended with 362.4 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), the same as in the first quarter of 2024. This is an increase of 5.8 million registrations (1.6%) compared to the previous year. For the .com […...
I'm a lifetime coffeeholic and brew all types of coffee daily; the latest acquisition has been an espresso machine. Sold during the recent Amazon's Prime Day extravaganza, the De'Longhi machine was a steal. De'Longhi has been a producer of quality coffee makers for over 20 years and while they operate from the domain name DeLonghi.com, […] Th...
In the UDRP case of Crooker Construction v. Harry Crooker & Sons, the Complainant sought to have the domain name Crooker.com transferred to them, alleging that the Respondent had engaged in unauthorized access and fraudulent redirection of internet traffic and emails. The Complaint detailed that the Respondent had changed the public DNS records...
It's the heart of summer and domain sales are scarce; Telepathy, Inc., holders of one of the best domain name portfolios around has just scored one! The domain ChromeDome.com, registered in 2001, has changed hands and landing page, indicating that the sale is complete. Telepathy appears to have registered the domain 23 years ago! The […] The ...
The domain name MagicWood.com was sold in a DropCatch auction today, after going through an inevitable deletion cycle. The auction closed at $1,313 dollars today, with the winner being DropCatch user Will4DC: The domain MagicWood.com was being held at Uniregistrar, Frank Schilling‘s own registrar before GoDaddy acquired Uniregistry. Registere...
Squatting on a famous brand mark such as LEGO can be the result of ignorance; in the case of the domain Lego.box the Respondent were lucky to get their money back. LEGO filed a UDRP to get the domain and as part of the communication exchange the Respondent attempted to justify their purchase. It seems […] The post Lego.box UDRP: Registrar gav...
Domain King is the moniker and registered trademark of domain investor and entrepreneur, Rick Schwartz. Rick's fundamental role as a founder of the business-centric Targeted TRAFFIC conference established him as a voice representing the domain industry. A few years ago, a Nigerian web hosting company with ties to India took over the same brand name...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) made history today, approving the creation of Olympic Sports Games. The first games will take place in Saudi Arabia in 2025, setting the foundation for a new era in game competition. Also known as eGames, the most popular Esports in the world include titles from various game genres, including first-person [...
Sedo is taking a much-deserved break from reporting domain sales weekly and is on vacation. The next report will span 3 weeks' worth of data and is scheduled for August 6th. But not everyone at Sedo is on vacation, as Affiliate Summit East 2024 is taking place in New York. Sedo's own Michael Robrock and […] The post Sedo weekly report is on v...
The domain PDF.ai is being used for an AI-driven service via its founder, Damon Chen. The service takes Adobe PDF files as input, process them, and provides users with the ability to interact with the content via a ChatGPT grade bot. In recent months, Adobe also provides a similar, subscription-based service for PDF files built […] The post P...
Domain investors are in full swing after US President, Joe Biden, withdrew from the 2024 presidential race; the current VP, Kamala Harris, is now the appointed Democratic nominee for the candidacy as the 47th US President. This means one thing: The ticket needs a VP to complete and that means that domain names containing the […] The post Doma...
GoDaddy's acquisition of Uniregistry in 2020 was followed by a change in the now defunct platform's fees. Raising the fee from 10% to 15% was only the beginning; the eventual acquisition of Dan.com in 2022 was also followed by a raise in fees to 15%. What GoDaddy gave back in exchange, was the lowering of […] The post Want to pay 25% fees to ...
Sedo, our premium sponsor, is rolling out a week-long .CO auction of hand-picked domain names. Featuring 286 .CO domains the Sedo .CO auction takes place between July 18-25, 2024. All domains are listed with a low reserve price of 99 (USD/EUR/GBP.) From the list we picked 7 domains for this edition's "Seven with Sedo." Naturally, […] The post...
The WIPO handled the UDRP between Young Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Xiaopeng Zhou, registrant of the domain name Young.com, registered in 1994. Young Pharmaceuticals claimed that the domain name, identical to their trademark YOUNG, was used in bad faith and sought its transfer. However, the panel found that the Respondent, a domain investor, had no p...
Since 4:49am Eastern time today, a global outage has affected terminals and other smart devices with a screen around the globe, crashing systems and disrupting the normal flow of travelers. The incident is under investigation by Microsoft and a cursory analysis indicates that it's due to more than 300,000 people joining the Atom Cloud Broker [̷...
Venderstorm Ventures GmbH & Co. KG, filed a UDRP against the domain Babista.com, claiming rights to the "BABISTA" trademark, acquired through various registrations and domain names associated with their mens fashion brand. The Respondent, PTB Media Ltd, a domain name investor based in Hong Kong, had registered the disputed domain name babista.c...
Eisco Scientific LLC filed a UDRP seeking the transfer of the domain name Eisco.com from its registrant. The Complainant argued that the domain name was identical to its trademarks and that the respondent had no legitimate interests in it, and was using it in bad faith. Eisco Scientific LLC presented its registered trademarks, claiming the […...
Running a domain registrar is not suited for the faint-hearted. It's not just the financial burden and the obligations to security and data privacy but also the amount of work associated with supporting your products, including domain names under management (DUM.) To operate successfully and be commercially viable, domain registrars need to demonst...
(Paid content) – Freename proudly announces its landmark achievement as the first Web3 registrar globally to receive ICANN accreditation, marking a pivotal moment in merging traditional domains with a Web3 platform. This milestone highlights the increasing synergy between traditional and Web3 domains, representing a significant leap forward i...
Escrow.com released its Domain Investment Index report for the second quarter (Q2/2024) of this year. It is an important quarterly report that takes the pulse of the domain industry's metrics. In Q2/2024, Escrow.com facilitated domain name sales totaling $90 million USD, a 7% increase from the total of $84 million USD in domain name sales […]...
Tesla, Inc. is an electrical vehicle (EV) manufacturer and a corporation founded by Elon Musk, operating from the domain name Tesla.com that it paid millions of dollars to acquire. With that in mind, Tesla is not just an electric vehicle manufacturer and this is obvious from four recent applications to register an equal number of […] The post...
Sedo domain sales report: Top sale is FG.org that was sold for $95,000 dollars. Welcome to the latest domain sales report by Sedo; this time we cover the week ending on July 16, 2024. This information has been provided by Sedo.com, kind sponsors of DomainGang. The Sedo marketplace sells great domains 24/7 providing a great […] The post #Sedo ...
The Spartans were a Greek tribe known for their simplicity and focus, traits that contributed significantly to their military prowess. Their austere lifestyle and disciplined approach to training and combat enabled them to build one of the most effective military forces in ancient Greece; it also led to the modern use of the word spartan […] ...
The attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump dominated the US news this weekend. An act of mindless violence, the assassination attempt was carried out by 20 year old Thomas Matthew Crooks. While the nation is still numb from the visuals of the attempt that was fully captured in broad daylight, a lot of questions […] The post ...
Textron Innovations Inc. filed a complaint against Jay Brunn / Brunn Enterprises LLC over the domain name CessnaFerryPilot.com. The Complainant, affiliated with Textron Inc., holds USPTO-registered CESSNA trademarks and contended that the Respondent's domain name was confusingly similar to its trademarks. The Complainant argued that the Respondent ...
Unstoppable Domains, a provider of decentralized registration services for domains that reside on the blockchain, lost access to managing its content for less than a day. The company's web domain and web site were under the control of hijackers for roughly 17 hours, beginning Thursday, July 11th. In early afternoon the following day, Unstoppable Do...
The Athenians, Greek citizens of Athens, were renowned for their agility and adaptability, traits that helped them navigate various military and political challenges. Their ability to innovate and adjust strategies in the face of adversity was instrumental in their success, particularly during the Greek-Persian Wars, where their naval prowess and s...
Danube Tech GmbH has launched GoDiddy, a hosted platform that makes it easy for SSI developers and solution providers to work with DIDs. What are DIDs? Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) are a new type of identifier that is persistent, cryptographically verifiable, and decentralized; that is, independent of any central authority or intermediary. Such...
Robby, stylized as RoBBy, was the first Greek search engine conceived in the summer of 1997. Operating from the domain name Robby.gr, it aimed at providing its visitors with accurate information from the Greek cyberspace. RoBBy launched on November 10, 1997 having crawled a small part of the Greek web. Mere months later, in February […] The p...
In the UDRP case of Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG v. jan jilek, the Complainant, a German audio products company, contested the registration of the domain name Sennheiser.ai by the Respondent from Croatia. The domain was listed for sale at EUR 139,689.34. Sennheiser argued that the domain was confusingly similar to its trademark and [R...
NameFind is the holding company of GoDaddy's portfolio of owned domain names. For many years, NameFind.com has been selling domains to private inquiries, sharing its inventory that is thematically categorized. Last December, NameFind and GoDaddy organized an auction extravaganza event that resulted in many quality domains being sold. As GoDaddy doe...
In July, Yahoo IP Holdings sold the domain nameTUAW.com, used by The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) started by Weblogs Inc. in 2004. The acquisition was made by an ad agency called Web Orange. The agency recently rolled out the TUAW.com web site afresh by using allegedly scraped or plagiarized content from news sources such as […] The post Ha...
In an email to Dan.com account holders, the popular domain marketplace owned by GoDaddy announced that users will no longer be able to list domains for rent. The option to rent domains wasn't as popular as the lease to own, or the BIN options that both remain. Said today's announcement: "As of July 10, 2024, […] The post Dan.com: No more doma...
Computer chip manufacturing giant, AMD, has acquired Silo, a Finnish AI startup for $665 million dollars. Silo AI CEO and co-founder Peter Sarlin will continue to lead the Silo AI team as part of the AMD Artificial Intelligence Group. The acquisition is expected to close in the second half of 2024. The deal serves as […] The post Silo.ai gets...
GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY) will release financial results for the second quarter of 2024 on Thursday, August 1, 2024, after the U.S. stock market closes. In the past 3 months, GoDaddy stock has seen a 12.68% increase in price. This is not a stock valuation or endorsement statement. After the report release, the GoDaddy management […] The post ...
Lotus SAS filed a UDRP to usurp the aged (reg: 2000) domain name keylodge.com. The Complainant claimed that the Respondent did so in bad faith and sought to have the domain name transferred to them. The Complainant argued that the Respondent acquired the domain name primarily for the purpose of selling it, which constituted bad […] The post K...
Escrow.com is a leading online escrow service, designed to facilitate secure transactions, particularly for high-value assets such as domain names, vehicles, and luxury items. Founded in 1999, the platform acts as a trusted third party to hold and disburse funds according to transaction agreements, ensuring that both buyers and sellers are protecte...
The FBI has successfully infiltrated a Russian propaganda network on Twitter/X, driven by up to 1,000 AI-controlled accounts. These accounts were posting misinformation en masse, attempting to influence and disrupt US interests on the internet. Two domain names were part of the operation: MLRTR.com and OTANMAIL.com. Both domains are registered with...
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