A reader asks about registries moving domains into premium pricing. Domain Name Wire reader Collin Love reached out to me recently with a question about premium domains in new top level domains. Premium domains are those priced higher by the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Can registries reclassify your domain as premium before renewal?
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Patent filed for “SafeMode” transitioning of top level domain names
· ServicesPatent describes a method for transferring top level domains from one registry operator to another. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has published patent application 17/126103 (pdf) for "SafeMode management of domain transitioning." The ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Fountain.com, which outgrew its original domain, adds another $100 million in funding
· Domain SalesOver the years, dozens of startups have successfully used innovations to help make the hiring process easier. While many have focused on securing candidates for salaried employees, high volume hiring for hourly wage workers has been the focal point for ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
It’s time to comment about domain transfers
· Domain RegistrarsProvide feedback about how domain transfers should work. ICANN is asking for feedback about a Working Group's Initial Report that includes recommendations to change how domain transfers work. The Initial Report (pdf) proposes a slew of changes ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Mike Mann sues to overturn UDRP decision
· Policy & LawDomainMarket asks court to intervene after questionable UDRP. Mike Mann's company DomainMarket, LLC has filed a lawsuit (pdf) after losing a UDRP for the domain name segurosmundial.com. Compañía Mundial de Seguros S.A., a Colombian insurance ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Sedo adds six new payment methods
· ServicesDomain marketplace adds a credit card popular with business users. Domain name marketplace Sedo has added six new payment methods, and it's notable because one of them resolves a common gripe I hear about the platform: not accepting American ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Donuts rebrands to Identity Digital
· UncategorizedTop level domain company Donuts changes its name and plans a significant marketing campaign. Don't expect free donuts at the Donuts booth during the next domain conference: the domain name company announced today that it's changing its name to ... Continue Reading6 Comments
20 end user domain name sales up to $600,000
· Domain SalesA yachting company took the top spot on Sedo's end users sales this week. Earlier this month, Eric Borgos announced he sold yachts.com for $600,000. Now we know who bought it, as you'll see below. Sedo had some other nice sales that I can't ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
How high will the bitcoin.xyz auction go?
· Domain SalesAuction tops $10,000 with 11 days to go. .Xyz has become the de facto top level domain for web3 projects, and few words are as important to web3 as bitcoin. So an expired domain auction for bitcoin.xyz at Namecheap is worth watching. With nearly ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Newfold’s $540k domain sales from last month
· Expired DomainsA .org domain led the charts. Newfold Digital's domain marketplaces (NameJet and SnapNames) combined to sell 118 domains for $2,000 or more last month, totaling $541,000. The expired domain VIP.org led the way at $36,888. Here are some other ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
