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Shoe company steps into reverse domain name hijacking ruling - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (361+ words) Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News Domain Name Industry News Company argues man who registered surname as domain has no legitimate rights to it. A shoe and sandal company in Abu Dhabi has been found (pdf) guilty of reverse domain…...
$500k of new expired domain name sales - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (290+ words) Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News Domain Name Industry News NameJet and SnapNames combined for 103 sales over $2,000 in February. Newfold Digital's expired domain marketplaces, NameJet and SnapNames, combined to sell 103 domains for $2,000 or more last month. The 103 sales totaled just…...
Escrow.com reports jump in domain sales in Q1 - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (262+ words) Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News Domain Name Industry News Domain transaction value was the highest in two years. Escrow.com handled USD $107 million of domain name transactions in Q1 2025, the company reported (pdf) today. That's the highest level since Q1 2023 and…...
Escrow.com reports record revenue but payments fall - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News
1+ week, 6+ day ago (278+ words) Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News Domain Name Industry News Revenue up 18.8% year over year at escrow service popular in domain name industry. The Escrow division reported record revenue of A$12.3 million, up 18.8% year over year. That was a record…...
Real estate technology company tries reverse domain name hijacking - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News
3+ week, 1+ day ago (364+ words) Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News Domain Name Industry News Planitar Inc. tried to upgrade its domain name through a cybersquatting claim. A company that helps real estate agents create floor plans tried to reverse hijack a domain name, a…...
Allstate wins cybersquatting claim for 153 domain names - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News
1+ mon, 2+ hour ago (232+ words) Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News Domain Name Industry News Insurance giant Allstate has won a giant cybersquatting dispute. The company filed a claim with World Intellectual Property Organization against 153 domain names, all of which appear to target the Allstate…...
Google registered hundreds of typo domains of its brands - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (329+ words) 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....
Domain expires a second time and sells for 5x as much - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (417+ words) 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…...
Mine.com sells for $680,000 in expired domain name auction - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (748+ words) 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…...
Newfold is killing the Web.com brand, accounts will migrate to Network Solutions - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (343+ words) 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…...