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Reduced transfer lock timeframes are on the horizon. ICANN is preparing to update its domain transfer policy and domain locking rules, and it wants your feedback. The Transfer Working Group has submitted its final report to ICANN’s board, and the next step is for the board to consider the recommendations. Between now and June 16, […]

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New data show that logos can help sell domain names. Here’s how to easily create them for your listings. Do logos on domain listings increase their chance of selling? Data from domain marketplace Atom suggests they do. The company looked at the sell-through rates of standard listings on the platform. Standard listings do not automatically […]

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A domain expired for the second time in three years and sold for a lot more this time. Newfold Digital has released a list of domains sold for $2,000+ on NameJet and SnapNames in March. For the month, the two platforms combined to sell 89 domains at this threshold with a total value of $559,000. […]

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Prominent economist and former Goldman Sachs partner lost dispute over common law trademark claim. No, famed economist Abby Joseph Cohen is not opening her own financial advisory firm. But you might think that if you visit AbbyJosephCohenAdvisory[.]com. Someone registered the domain on March 3 and set up a website purporting to offer services by the […]

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Security breach led to the unauthorized transfer of IndiraIVF.com before the company’s planned IPO. A Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution (UDRP) panelist has ordered the domain name IndiraIVF.com to be transferred back to Indira IVF Hospital Pvt Ltd after it was stolen late last year. Indira IVF, India’s largest fertility services provider, is preparing for […]

Post link: Indian IVF giant Indira IVF recovers stolen domain

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A bicycle tire manufacturer, a travel site, and a clothing store bought domain names. Sedo released two weeks’ of domain sales this week. In today’s post, let’s recap the end user domain name purchases from the first list. Here’s a list of end user domain name sales that just completed at Sedo. You can view […]

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Pricing AI offers helpful data about comparable listings and sales. I hear lots of people complain about GoDaddy’s automated appraisal tool, GoValue. I believe GoValue is very useful when used correctly (e.g., scanning a list of domains for ones to acquire), but it can certainly be an issue when using it for individual domains. Afternic […]

Post link: Afternic’s Pricing AI offers insights. Just don’t rely on them blindly

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Panelist lets company shoehorn a trademark dispute into UDRP. It’s not often that I thoroughly disagree with a UDRP decision, but I take issue with a recent FORUM (National Arbitration Forum) decision for mento.ai. Mento Technologies Inc., which uses the domain name mento.co, filed the dispute against a startup. Mento.co offers a coaching program that […]

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It’s the second-highest sale at DropCatch this year. The domain name mine.com has sold for $680,000 in an expired domain name auction at DropCatch.com. DropCatch has been on a roll with big domain sales this year. It set a personal record with spend.com, which sold for $802,500. That domain has been developed for a site […]

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Blockchain company loses UDRP after relying on trademark that isn’t fully registered. When does a U.S. trademark officially become “registered”? A recent UDRP case raises this question, and it’s worth taking note. The case involves blockchain company Auradine, Inc., which filed a dispute against the registrant of auradine-miner .com. By all accounts, this appears to […]

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A look at what’s happening in the domain world. On this week’s show, I run through some of the big news stories from the past week. This includes an explanation of why Verisign’s stock popped on Friday, how a domain registrant is in in hot water after backing out of a deal, which law firm […]

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Google snaps up domains related to its brands to prevent them from falling into the hands of malicious actors. Google is getting defensive. On Friday, the company registered hundreds of typo domains of its brands, including Alphabet, Android, and Chrome. These are samples of the of the domains the company registered on April 25: Alphabet […]

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Virgil Griffith’s incarceration for helping North Korea evade sanctions led to an expired domain dispute. A man whose incarceration sparked a domain name dispute has been released from prison. Virgil Griffith pleaded guilty to a charge of violating international sanctions after teaching North Korea how to evade sanctions by using cryptocurrency. North Korea has become […]

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.Com and .net registry changes return-of-capital strategy and upgrades its outlook. Shares of Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) are up over 9% in trading so far today while the NASDAQ is mostly flat. The jump comes after the company released earnings yesterday. In addition to a return to growth in the domain base, the company announced its […]

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.Com registry announces surprise dividend and a return to domain base growth. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported its first-quarter financial results today. The company reported a net increase in registered .com/.net domains for the first time since Q1 2023. The domain base ended Q1 at 169.8 million, up 0.78 million from the end of the previous […]

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A big domain company is merging two of its brands. Domain name and hosting rollup Newfold Digital is killing the iconic Web.com brand. The company announced today that it is sunsetting the brand and will transfer all Web.com accounts to Network Solutions, another well-known brand it owns. It states that customers shouldn’t experience downtime or […]

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Appraisals offer good qualitative analysis, but you’ll get a different answer every time. Several people have mentioned a new automated domain appraisal tool to me this week. Domain investor Howard Fellman created the appraisal tool at OceanfrontDomains using OpenAI. Let me start by saying I like what Howard has put together. The prompts he created […]

Post link: AI-powered domain appraisal tool offers impressive insights, but it’s not perfect

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Report breaks down details behind malicious domains. DomainTools today released its inaugural DomainTools Investigations Year in Review. The report examines domains used for malicious activities, including phishing, spam, and the distribution of malware. DomainTools observed about 400,00 malicious domains in 2024. It broke down which domain registrars these names were registered with: It’s worth noting […]

Post link: New report analyzes nearly 400,000 malicious domains

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Domain sellers can add descriptions, appraisals, and more. Domain sales platform Saw.com has added new options to customize sales landing pages. The new options include: Writing a custom description for the domain (this can help avoid trademark claims) Show the saw.com appraised value when your list price is at least 10% below the appraisal value […]

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Company says seller tried to raise the price from $38,000 to $380,000 after learning who was buying. An Australian business has filed a lawsuit after a domain name deal allegedly fell apart when the seller tried to raise the price tenfold. Pay.com.au Limited sued (pdf) Dean Adams, the registrant of PayRewards.com, in the District Court […]

Post link: Company sues after domain seller backs out of transaction

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