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Profiteering? ICANN’s “Terrible Blunder” Expected to Cost Non-Profits Dearly

November 20, 2019 By John Colascione 2 Comments

PALM BEACH, FL – On November 13, 2019, news began circling that Public Interest Registry (PIR), the Reston, Virginia-based not-for-profit created to manage the “.org” top-level domain name had been acquired by a private equity management firm called Ethos Capital. Since then, the ICA, Internet Commerce Association, a non-profit organization representing domain owners, delivered a letter to ICANN, The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, calling on the … [Read more...]

Did DuckDuckGo Just Acquire Premium Domain “Duck.com” from Google?

December 8, 2018 By John Colascione 3 Comments

NEW YORK, NY – Popular privacy search engine DuckDuckGo.com, might just be quacking all the way to the bank with its latest [potential] acquisition, Duck.com, according to name server and domain registrar details pointed out by domain industry website DotWeekly.com. It is important to note that this is just speculation at this time, but knowing that the privacy based search provider has been eyeing the domain for some time, specifically saying that it creates confusion … [Read more...]

Attorney Suggests UDRP Process as “Clear Cut”, “Quick” and “Relatively Inexpensive”

October 29, 2018 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

NEW YORK, NY – If you’ve been keeping a watchful eye on UDRP cases lately, you’ve likely noticed some real over-reaching land grabs in action, especially those based on three character acronyms, and like me, have been watching is disappointment. I’ve always said that one of the greatest challenges in the domain space in coming years will be growing regulation and corporate theft by those who seek to own the assets of others; assets they did not have foresight to acquire … [Read more...]

Three Letter Blockbuster Domain Sale, ICE.com Trades Hands for $3.5 Million

July 19, 2018 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

NEW YORK, NY - According to a press release, the three letter Internet domain name ICE.com has been sold via a private, confidential transaction in the amount of $3.5 million. The sale is expected to be the largest publicly disclosed domain name sold in 2018. The sale was handled by two domain and Internet business brokerage firms Brannan’s and Grit Brokerage and the purchase price and value was defined in a statement as a long-term benefit at the cost of a single … [Read more...]

Yellow Pages Directory Inc., Acquires Both Yellow Pages & White Pages .Green Environmental Domain Names

July 4, 2016 By John Colascione

Yellow Pages Directory Inc., (YellowPagesGoesGreen.org), a business directory website at the forefront of the environmentally-conscious “Green” movement, has acquired the set of premium domains YellowPages.green and WhitePages.green, made available through the efforts of the DotGreen Community. Offered by Ireland-based Afilias Global Registry Services, the DotGreen Community was founded in 2007 by Annalisa Roger. “Going green is important today to achieve a sustainable … [Read more...]

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WHOIS Data Shrinks: GoDaddy’s Latest Move Reflects Post-GDPR Privacy Trend

PALM BEACH, FL - The public face of domain ownership is disappearing - and GoDaddy's latest announcement is just the latest proof. In an email sent to resellers today, GoDaddy announced it will no … [Read More...]

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