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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 […]

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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 organizations from around the […]

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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: […]

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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 for […]

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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. Here’s a list of […]

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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 […]

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Here’s how two domain investors are doing through three quarters of 2024. It’s 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 they’ve sold this year, which extensions, and […]

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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 […]

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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. Here’s a list of end user domain name sales that just completed at Sedo. You can view previous lists like […]

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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? […]

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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 […]

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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 is named after the domain investor […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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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 with judicial […]

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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 disruption […]

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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 […]

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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 Intellectual […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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