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MMX plans dividend as outlook improves
New top level domain company to issue dividend as revenue and cash flow picture improve. New top level domain name company MMX (Minds + Machines, London AIM: MMX) previewed its 2019 earnings today and announced plans to introduce a dividend. The comp...
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MMX plans dividend as outlook improves
New top level domain company to issue dividend as revenue and cash flow picture improve. New top level domain name company MMX (Minds + Machines, London AIM: MMX) previewed its 2019 earnings today and announced plans to introduce a dividend. The comp...
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January 29, 2020, 3:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
XYZ to launch five top level domains this year
.Quest is next up on the company’s launch schedule. The rollout of new top level domains has slowed to a trickle these days, but one company continues to bring the domains to market. New top level domain name company XYZ says it has acquired fi...
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XYZ to launch five top level domains this year
.Quest is next up on the company’s launch schedule. The rollout of new top level domains has slowed to a trickle these days, but one company continues to bring the domains to market. New top level domain name company XYZ says it has acquired fi...
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January 29, 2020, 2:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google’s new search results pages: love it or hate it?
Desktop results still show the domain name but mobile results don’t. Google recently changed its desktop search results to look more like its mobile search results. This includes showing the site’s favicon, second level and top level doma...
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Google’s new search results pages: love it or hate it?
Desktop results still show the domain name but mobile results don’t. Google recently changed its desktop search results to look more like its mobile search results. This includes showing the site’s favicon, second level and top level doma...
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January 28, 2020, 4:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why X, Y, J are great letters for Chinese acronym domains
Why these letters make sense in China. Before I came into the domain space, I had not heard that some letters in the English alphabet are premium and some are not. Specifically, some domain investors in the west consider j, k, q, x, y, and z to be in...
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Why X, Y, J are great letters for Chinese acronym domains
Why these letters make sense in China. Before I came into the domain space, I had not heard that some letters in the English alphabet are premium and some are not. Specifically, some domain investors in the west consider j, k, q, x, y, and z to be in...
Discussion
January 28, 2020, 1:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
NamesCon weather will be hit and miss
Most days will be nice, and Saturday will be beautiful. Weather in Austin during January can be hit or miss. Some days will be sunny and warm while other days will be cold with even a bit of freezing precipitation. Fortunately, it looks like this wee...
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NamesCon weather will be hit and miss
Most days will be nice, and Saturday will be beautiful. Weather in Austin during January can be hit or miss. Some days will be sunny and warm while other days will be cold with even a bit of freezing precipitation. Fortunately, it looks like this wee...
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January 27, 2020, 8:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domains do the best AI startups in China prefer?
Chinese artificial intelligence companies use .com, and most use English names. I enjoy reading news about Chinese AI startups because I believe they will lead corporate China in the future. As most companies tend to follow leaders, studying domains ...
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What domains do the best AI startups in China prefer?
Chinese artificial intelligence companies use .com, and most use English names. I enjoy reading news about Chinese AI startups because I believe they will lead corporate China in the future. As most companies tend to follow leaders, studying domains ...
Discussion
January 27, 2020, 4:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
NamesCon preview – DNW Podcast #270
Michael Cyger and Monte Cahn preview the action in Austin this week. This week the domain name industry will converge in Austin, Texas for NamesCon 2020. To preview the action, I talk to Michael Cyger of DNAcademy about which panels he’s attend...
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NamesCon preview – DNW Podcast #270
Michael Cyger and Monte Cahn preview the action in Austin this week. This week the domain name industry will converge in Austin, Texas for NamesCon 2020. To preview the action, I talk to Michael Cyger of DNAcademy about which panels he’s attend...
Discussion
January 27, 2020, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy adds search and watchlist capabilities to Investor App
No more visits to GoDaddy Auctions. GoDaddy has added search functionality to its Investor app. Until now, domain name investors had to place an initial bid or place a domain on their watchlist on GoDaddy’s website before they could bid in the ...
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GoDaddy adds search and watchlist capabilities to Investor App
No more visits to GoDaddy Auctions. GoDaddy has added search functionality to its Investor app. Until now, domain name investors had to place an initial bid or place a domain on their watchlist on GoDaddy’s website before they could bid in the ...
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January 24, 2020, 10:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Pablo Escobar’s family is selling his intellectual property for $1.9 million
Want to own a dead drug lord’s IP? Last year, Pablo Escobar’s heirs won control of the domain name PabloEscobar.com. Now they are putting the domain and the late Colombian drug lord’s intellectual property rights up for sale. Media ...
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Pablo Escobar’s family is selling his intellectual property for $1.9 million
Want to own a dead drug lord’s IP? Last year, Pablo Escobar’s heirs won control of the domain name PabloEscobar.com. Now they are putting the domain and the late Colombian drug lord’s intellectual property rights up for sale. Media ...
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January 24, 2020, 4:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
NamesCon sets dates for summer show in Budapest
Domain investing conference will hold its 2020 summer show in Budapest. Just a week before its big show in Austin, NamesCon has finalized the dates for its summer show in Europe. The conference will take place August 6-8, 2020 at the Budapest Marriot...
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NamesCon sets dates for summer show in Budapest
Domain investing conference will hold its 2020 summer show in Budapest. Just a week before its big show in Austin, NamesCon has finalized the dates for its summer show in Europe. The conference will take place August 6-8, 2020 at the Budapest Marriot...
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January 24, 2020, 4:03 pm
