U.S. President's war means meeting will be relocated once again. Donald Trump's war in Iran has forced ICANN to change meeting locations away from Oman for the second year in a row. The organization announced that the October Annual General ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Donald Trump forces ICANN to move meeting again
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Losing DropCatch bidder tries reverse hijacking domain name
· Policy & LawAfter losing an expired domain auction, man files UDRP against winner. A man who lost a DropCatch auction and subsequently filed a UDRP has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. Daniel Diemers runs a business called SNGLR and has ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Construction equipment company tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawComplainant mischaracterizes policy's view on domain investing. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel found (pdf) that Mecalac Construction Equipment UK, a company that sells construction equipment, tried to reverse hijack the domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Appraise.software domain appraisal review: no backup data, but bulk tools
· ServicesAppraise.software doesn't provide any backup to its values, calling its usefulness into question. This is part of Domain Name Wire's review of automated domain appraisal tools. See all reviews: Estibot, GoDaddy, Atom, Appraise.net, GoExpired, ... Continue Reading3 Comments
.Co domain registry nukes expired domain auctions
· Expired DomainsRegistry will prohibit direct auctions when domains expire. This post has been updated with additional analysis about why .co might be instituting its policy. The .co domain name registry is implementing a new rule that will prevent domain ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Saw.com domain appraisal review: struggles with two word domains
· ServicesSaw had reasonable appraisals on some domains, but seems to undervalue many two word combos. This is part of Domain Name Wire's review of automated domain appraisal tools. See all reviews: Estibot, GoDaddy, Atom, Appraise.net, GoExpired, Dynadot, ... Continue Reading1 Comment
What percentage of new domain registrations are for malicious purposes?
· Policy & LawNew study suggests 10% to 20% of domains are registered for bad purposes, but it might be even higher. Every month, eight to ten million domain names are registered. How many of these are registered for malicious purposes? It depends on who you ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domains in Stockholm – DNW Podcast #589
· PodcastsHear from five people who were at Nordic Domain Days last week. Nordic Domain Days took place in Stockholm, Sweden, last week. It was my first time attending the event, and the trip was very worthwhile. Not only was the content good, but the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Eighteen domain names end users recently acquired
· Domain SalesBarnes & Noble, a tourism site, and a ferry booking business recently bought domain names. I was traveling last week, so the end user list for last week is coming to you today. Sedo's top public sale last week was honeypot.com for $150,000. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Lease-to-own statistics from a large domain portfolio
· Domain SalesNameBio shared statistics from its 290 LTO transactions at Afternic. After a record-breaking start to the year, my domain sales in the first half of May fell off a cliff. This is not unusual; with a portfolio my size, it's common to get just a few ... Continue Reading1 Comment
