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Cryptocurrency Domains Were Hot in May
June 14, 2017 @ 9:58 AMPeople registered lots of domains related to cryptocurrencies in May. As the price of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and ethereum continue to surge in price, interest in relevant domain names also continues to spike. The top trending word in new .com domain name registrations last month was “coin”, and “crypto” also made the top 5…
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John Berryhill UDRP Defense to Benefit Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
June 14, 2017 @ 9:47 AMIf you know John Berryhill or if you follow him on Twitter, you know that he is an avid bicyclist. He rides his bike regularly, including long rides during various domain industry conferences. A couple of years ago, I suggested he ride the Pan-Mass Challenge with me, and he took me up on this great two-day ride to raise funds for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. John has a unique and fun way to raise funds for his ride. John will offer a reward of a consultation on a UDRP defense and will prepare a UDRP Response if that defense is viable…
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First Take: Donuts to Buy Rightside for $213 Million
June 14, 2017 @ 5:23 AMDeal saves Rightside from the public markets and challenged growth trajectory. Top level domain name company Donuts has agreed to acquire competitor Rightside (NASDAQ: NAME) for $213 million, Rightside announced today. The deal will give Donuts an additional 40 top level domain names, Rightside’s technical registry system (that currently powers Donuts’ domains), domain name registrar…
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Donuts to Pay $213 Million for Rightside
June 14, 2017 @ 4:39 AMDonuts is to acquire Rightside for $213 million, the companies have just announced. The $10.60 per share cash offer represents a 12% premium over Rightside’s average closing share price over the last 30 days. Rightside’s 52-week high is over $12. Just one year ago, Donuts offered $70 million for Rightside’s portfolio of gTLDs, but was…
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GNSO Council Chair Bladel Quits Council Chair As GoDaddy Ruled "Ineligible" for Election
June 14, 2017 @ 1:32 AMGNSO Council Chair James Bladel has resigned, after it emerged that GoDaddy, his employer, is not eligible for office under registrar rules. He will continue to occupy the post on an interim basis until a new election is held. Bladel was elected to represent the Registrars Stakeholder Group on the Council back in 2013 and…
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.club is Releasing 4,500 New Premium Domain Names
June 13, 2017 @ 8:06 AM.Club will be releasing 4,500 NEW premium domain names into their tiered premium inventory at the registrars. These are predominantly names that were previously registry reserved and have never been available through the registrar channel before. In addition to many keyword domains, the release includes approximately 1,200 2, 3 and 4 character names…
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Forget Traffic Leakage. It's Email That's Most Dangerous
June 13, 2017 @ 7:55 AMA lost website visitor is one thing; a misdirected email can be worse. Domain name investors often talk about the traffic leakage that occurs when you use a domain name other than .com (or the dominant domain in your country). Use something other than .com and some visitors will inevitably end up going to the…
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Magicplan App Maker is a Reverse Domain Name Hijacker
June 13, 2017 @ 7:10 AMCompany filed UDRP against domain registered well before it released its app. The maker of MagicPlan, an app for creating floor plans, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking for its attempt to get the MagicPlan.com domain name. App maker Technologies Sensopia Inc. filed a UDRP dispute even though it didn’t exist when…
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I Can't Believe It's Not RDNH: Gloo.com
June 12, 2017 @ 10:33 AMAnother case that probably should have been RDNH. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has denied a cybersquatting complaint against the domain name Gloo.com but neglected to consider whether it was a case of reverse domain name hijacking. The case is a classic “Plan B” UDRP filing. The complainant, which uses Gloo.us, tried to buy…
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InternetNZ Wants to Fire Two of Its Three CEOs
June 12, 2017 @ 9:11 AMInternetNZ, the .nz ccTLD operator, is proposing a radical simplification of the organization in order to stay relevant in the age of new gTLDs. A proposal put forward late last week would see the non-profit organization fold its two subsidiaries back into the parent and consolidate management under a single CEO. Currently, InternetNZ owns Domain…
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