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Domain Name Wire
Donuts is acquiring Afilias
A blockbuster transaction in the domain name industry as two registries combine. Donuts, the largest top level domain name operator in terms of number of extensions, is acquiring domain name registry Afilias. The deal does not include Afilias’ ...
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Donuts is acquiring Afilias
A blockbuster transaction in the domain name industry as two registries combine. Donuts, the largest top level domain name operator in terms of number of extensions, is acquiring domain name registry Afilias. The deal does not include Afilias’ ...
Discussion
November 19, 2020, 7:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain blocklists can ensnare the wrong targets
Blocklists don’t keep up with domain names as their use changes. Michael Sumner, a partner at domain name sales data site NameBio, had a rough start to November. He woke up on November 2 to find a message from PayPal in his inbox with the subje...
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Domain blocklists can ensnare the wrong targets
Blocklists don’t keep up with domain names as their use changes. Michael Sumner, a partner at domain name sales data site NameBio, had a rough start to November. He woke up on November 2 to find a message from PayPal in his inbox with the subje...
Discussion
November 19, 2020, 5:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Afternic may give more insight into leads
Uniregistry platform is showing when a lead comes in from Afternic. One of the nice things about Afternic is that its brokers take care of all inquiries for you. You don’t have to bother with confused inquirers and people who won’t pay an...
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Afternic may give more insight into leads
Uniregistry platform is showing when a lead comes in from Afternic. One of the nice things about Afternic is that its brokers take care of all inquiries for you. You don’t have to bother with confused inquirers and people who won’t pay an...
Discussion
November 19, 2020, 3:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
Tool generates trending domain registration ideas
UIDomains takes a different approach to domain discovery. There are lots of domain name spinning tools out there that help you find domains to register. I recently became aware of one that takes a very different approach to the others. UIDomains.com ...
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Tool generates trending domain registration ideas
UIDomains takes a different approach to domain discovery. There are lots of domain name spinning tools out there that help you find domains to register. I recently became aware of one that takes a very different approach to the others. UIDomains.com ...
Discussion
November 19, 2020, 2:44 pm
The Domains
Godaddy increases DDC price 2x – $240 a year
Michael M posted on Namepros that his new renewal for Domain Discount Club at GoDaddy will be $239.99. His sentiments are shared by many: Michael M wrote: My thought is they really don’t care and about domainers anymore. They want that end user...
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Godaddy increases DDC price 2x – $240 a year
Michael M posted on Namepros that his new renewal for Domain Discount Club at GoDaddy will be $239.99. His sentiments are shared by many: Michael M wrote: My thought is they really don’t care and about domainers anymore. They want that end user...
Discussion
November 18, 2020, 9:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Afilias sells its stake in MMX
Afilias USA exits its position in new top level domain company. Domain name registry Afilias has sold its stake in top level domain name company MMX (London AIM: MMX), also known as Minds + Machines. The company exited its 3.16% position in the compa...
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Afilias sells its stake in MMX
Afilias USA exits its position in new top level domain company. Domain name registry Afilias has sold its stake in top level domain name company MMX (London AIM: MMX), also known as Minds + Machines. The company exited its 3.16% position in the compa...
Discussion
November 18, 2020, 7:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
241 four letter domain names will sell tomorrow
No-reserve domain name auction ends Thursday. Sedo’s four-letter .com domain name auction ends tomorrow. There are no reserves and all of the domains have bids — which means that all 241 domains will sell. As of the time of posting...
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241 four letter domain names will sell tomorrow
No-reserve domain name auction ends Thursday. Sedo’s four-letter .com domain name auction ends tomorrow. There are no reserves and all of the domains have bids — which means that all 241 domains will sell. As of the time of posting...
Discussion
November 18, 2020, 6:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
Cooper’s Hawk restaurant chain tries reverse domain name hijacking
Restaurant chain files UDRP after years of trying to acquire the domain name. A National Arbitration Forum panelist has determined that Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurants tried to reverse domain name hijack the domain name CoopersHawk.com. ...
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Cooper’s Hawk restaurant chain tries reverse domain name hijacking
Restaurant chain files UDRP after years of trying to acquire the domain name. A National Arbitration Forum panelist has determined that Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurants tried to reverse domain name hijack the domain name CoopersHawk.com. ...
Discussion
November 18, 2020, 6:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
19 end user domain sales at Sedo
A resume service, an Irish health tech company, and a manufacturer of outdoor shelters bought domain names last week. Lots of end users bought domain names at Sedo this past week. The top sale was an exact match Dutch domain name, and the top .com sa...
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19 end user domain sales at Sedo
A resume service, an Irish health tech company, and a manufacturer of outdoor shelters bought domain names last week. Lots of end users bought domain names at Sedo this past week. The top sale was an exact match Dutch domain name, and the top .com sa...
Discussion
November 18, 2020, 2:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy (all of it) went down this evening
All of GoDaddy — including its main website — went down this evening. GoDaddy had technical difficulties this evening that took down its entire network, including websites hosted on GoDaddy. The main GoDaddy.com website was not resolving ...
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GoDaddy (all of it) went down this evening
All of GoDaddy — including its main website — went down this evening. GoDaddy had technical difficulties this evening that took down its entire network, including websites hosted on GoDaddy. The main GoDaddy.com website was not resolving ...
Discussion
November 18, 2020, 3:45 am
