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Docking station maker Plugable attempts reverse domain name hijacking

Founder’s Reddit post hurt its case, but it would have lost anyway. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found Leancode, Inc., maker of the Plugable (misspelling of Pluggable) brand of docking stations, guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. Richard Harrison acquired the domain pluggable.com (correct spelling of the word) in February 2009. He used [...]

Tucows posts lower domain revenue in Q2

Impact from large customer loss is mostly over. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) reported earnings yesterday. The company’s domain name business saw revenue decline 4% year over year to $65.0 million. It was up slightly quarter-over-quarter, however. Tucows said the decline was due in part to the continuing impact of a major customer insourcing their domain names [...]

Last month’s top domain name stories

Telegram’s domain suspension, the U.S. trying to seize a valuable domain name, and .web were top stories in July. These were the top five stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by views: 1. Telegram’s t.me domain suspended, leading to outages – Telegram uses the domain as a shortener, and a URL on it [...]

Why GoDaddy’s First Ever Liquid Auction Event is Something Special – Upcoming Sale Opens Sorely Needed Fast Track for Converting Domains Into Cash

When I first heard about the event, I thought that's a very good idea, especially with an industry giant like GoDaddy presenting it, which assures it will get maximum attention and attract a broad array of buyers from around the world. However, shortly after I heard about it, the event changed from a "good idea" [...]