Dynadot gets exclusive deal with .AI registry to auction expired domain names. Dynadot is now auctioning expired .AI domain names in an exclusive partnership with the .AI registry. .AI is the country code for Anguilla but has become popular as a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Dynadot auctioning expired .AI domain names
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Amazon registers over 100 domains for new product launches
· UncategorizedAmazon registers domains for Eye Gaze, Right Pet Tags, and more. Amazon held a product launch event earlier this week. And as it always does when it launches products, it undertook a seemingly futile effort to protect the product names in second ... Continue Reading3 Comments
ICANN sends breach notice to Freenom’s accredited domain registrar
· Domain RegistrarsICANN has sent a breach notice to the registrar for the third time. ICANN has sent a breach notice (pdf) to OpenTLD B.V., an accredited registrar that's part of the Freenom group of companies. Freenom is best known for giving away free domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain auction bidder agrees to $842k settlement for not completing purchases
· Policy & LawSettlement comes after sales of fish.com and bird.com in 2021 auction fell through. A recent lawsuit settlement should be a warning to domain auction bidders: don't bid on something you can't pay for. In February 2021, Right of the Dot held what ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Abbott Laboratories tries to use UDRP to settle a trademark dispute
· Policy & LawUDRP isn't meant to settle broad trademark usage disputes. Abbott Laboratories has tried — and failed — to settle a trademark usage dispute using UDRP. The company, which makes Ensure nutritional beverages, filed a UDRP against the domain name ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Who had the better rebrand, Donuts to Identity Digital or CentralNic to Team Internet
· UncategorizedDonuts and CentralNic changed their names. Who made the better rebrand? CentralNic (AIM: TIG) recently changed its brand to Team Internet Group, marking a big change for the large domain name and online advertising firm. It follows another major ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Latest end user domains sales (and some unknown buyers)
· Domain SalesAn online billing platform, a fitness gym, and a chatbot company bought domains. Today is one of those days when I curse the name of GDRP. Only a handful of Sedo's sales this past week resolved to an active website, and only a couple have public ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
How to sell more domains – DNW Podcast #453
· PodcastsListen to this show to sell more domains. On today’s show, Squadhelp founder Darpan Munjal shares data and ideas for how to sell more domains. One of the datapoints was so impactful that I changed the prices on about 50 of my domains after ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Unstoppable Domains drops lawsuit against Handshake .wallet owner
· Policy & LawWeb3 naming company dismisses its lawsuit, but the issue will still be litigated in the courts. Blockchain naming company Unstoppable Domains has dismissed without prejudice a lawsuit it filed against Scott Florsck and Wallet Inc., which offered ... Continue Reading2 Comments
I changed my domain prices after talking with Squadhelp’s founder
· UncategorizedMy discussion for Monday's podcast prompted me to make a pricing change. My guest on next week's podcast is Squadhelp founder Darpan Munjal. Darpan shares a lot of data on the show that will be helpful to domain owners. One of these data points led ... Continue Reading5 Comments
