#Sedo : Domain sales report | August 29, 2022 — USAI.com at 35,000 euro

Posted by DomainGang on August 30, 2022, at 11:03 am

Sedo domain sales report: Top sale is the domain USAI.com for 35,000 euro ($34,990 dollars.) Welcome to the latest domain sales report by Sedo; this time we cover the sales week ending on August 29, 2022. This information has been provided by Sedo.com, kind sponsors of DomainGang. The Sedo marketplace sells great domains 24/7 providing […]

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Sedo GreatDomains: Domain auction results topped by QR.org

Posted by DomainGang on August 29, 2022, at 8:21 am

Sedo, our premium sponsor, held a week-long auction last week, featuring approximately 150 domain names. The auction’s results are in, including a number of our “Seven with Sedo” selections. Topping the list is QR.org, a two letter domain registered in 1997, with obvious use: QR codes. Here’s the complete list; each domain’s selling currency might […]

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Raw.org sold by Legal Brand Domains

Posted by DomainGang on August 27, 2022, at 1:13 pm

The aged, single word LLL domain Raw.org has been sold by by Legal Brand Domains, the domain boutique founded by Braden Pollock. Raw.org has moved into German ownership, per the WHOIS records, indicating that XOR Ventures GmbH, a company founded in 2021, are the new owners. Registered in 1999, Raw.org appears to have been acquired […]

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#Domain sightings: Deez nuts are #Mexican via Manzela

Posted by DomainGang on August 26, 2022, at 3:11 pm

Ever had Manzela nuts? Deez nuts are from Mexico, where “Japanese style” peanuts were invented. According to history, the Japanese method of coating peanuts with wheat and soy before roasting them was commercialized in Mexico during the 1940s. We came across the Manzela brand in yet another domain name sighting, that of Manzela.com.mx. The Manzela […]

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Tolles.com was registered in 2003 and was hit with a UDRP 19 years later

Posted by DomainGang on August 26, 2022, at 11:55 am

The domain Tolles.com was registered in 2003, making it 19 years old currently. In 2011, Tolles Development Company LLC was formed in Arizona; in 2022 the company filed a trademark application with the USPTO for the mark TOLLES DEVELOPMENT COMPANY. At the same time, they filed a UDRP to usurp Tolles.com. How did that play […]

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Lambo.com: Following UDRP loss, Respondent files lawsuit against Lamborghini

Posted by DomainGang on August 26, 2022, at 10:36 am

Lamborghini S.p.A. won the UDRP it filed against the domain Lambo.com; now the Respondent and registrant of the domain is hitting back with a lawsuit. The case between Richard Blair, plaintiff, and Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A, defendant, refers to the Lambo.com domain’s acquisition as a follow-up to adopting that moniker (Lambo) as a private alias for […]

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KaufmanAuctions.com UDRP leads to Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision

Posted by DomainGang on August 26, 2022, at 8:50 am

Kaufman Realty and Auctions specializes in auctions of personal and real property and the sale of real property. The mark KAUFMAN AUCTIONS was registered in 2021 and in recent months they filed a UDRP against the domain name KaufmanAuctions.com. That domain was registered in 2005, a substantial amount of time prior to the Complainant’s claimed […]

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Liberation date: When your desired domains fail to become available

Posted by DomainGang on August 25, 2022, at 6:33 pm

Did you expect a domain to delete upon expiration, becoming available to re-register? Dream on. This old-fashioned expectation hasn’t really happened in two decades of domain backordering; domains that expire and drop are quickly snapped up using commercial services. Such platforms include DropCatch, SnapNames, and Pool. Domain names are auctioned off on these platforms, or […]

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Fake US Post Office SMS: Phishing campaign uses .US #domain names

Posted by DomainGang on August 25, 2022, at 1:23 pm

A new phishing campaign utilizes SMS messages, sent from scammers that want you to believe there’s a problem with a package delivery. The SMS message states more or less the following: [Postal Service] Your package is on hold due to incomplete address information. Modify your address to ensure delivery per schedule. Visit [domain removed] The […]

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Calpers.com: Sold on NameJet, domain gets lost via the #UDRP process

Posted by DomainGang on August 25, 2022, at 10:00 am

Paying up for a domain in a NameJet auction, only to lose it a few months later isn’t great news. In the case of Calpers.com, it was sold for $1,718 dollars last December. Source: NameBio. CALPERS is an acronym for California Public Employees’ Retirement System and a registered trademark since 2001. The domain was in […]

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Palex.com: UDRP after 26 years failed to achieve Complainant’s goal

Posted by DomainGang on August 24, 2022, at 11:20 am

A company claiming rights to the mark PALEX going as far back as in 1989, waited 26 years after the registration of the domain Palex.com to file a UDRP. That didn’t sit well with the sole panelist at the WIPO, who noted: the disputed domain name was registered some 26 years ago when such obligations […]

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Midjourney.com: Personal journey domain transforms into AI-driven art engine

Posted by DomainGang on August 24, 2022, at 9:58 am

Midjourney is a research lab using artificial intelligence (AI) to generate images and art from textual descriptions. Like its older brother, DALL-E, the Midjourney input follows an extensive syntax, with commands defining the subject, style, and methodology of image creation. Its input and output utilizes Discord channels to interact with the AI engine of Midjourney. […]

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