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Rightside reports record revenue but new TLD revenue growth is slow
Revenue grows in Q4 but new TLD revenue remains just a small fraction of the total. Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) today reported record quarterly revenue for Q4 of $55.7 million, and full year revenue of $212.5 million. All three segments of the company &m...
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Rightside reports record revenue but new TLD revenue growth is slow
Revenue grows in Q4 but new TLD revenue remains just a small fraction of the total. Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) today reported record quarterly revenue for Q4 of $55.7 million, and full year revenue of $212.5 million. All three segments of the company &m...
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February 16, 2016, 9:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domain names to buy this week
You should consider ordering these domain names this week. I received great feedback from my “What to Buy this Week” column last week, and click volume was high, so the column will return for another edition. In addition to these marketpl...
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What domain names to buy this week
You should consider ordering these domain names this week. I received great feedback from my “What to Buy this Week” column last week, and click volume was high, so the column will return for another edition. In addition to these marketpl...
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February 16, 2016, 8:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
$32 million .Org contract up for bids
Public Interest Registry asks for proposals to run its backend registry. Public Interest Registry, the non-profit that runs the .Org top level domain name, just put out a request for proposal for its backend registry provider. Afilias currently runs ...
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$32 million .Org contract up for bids
Public Interest Registry asks for proposals to run its backend registry. Public Interest Registry, the non-profit that runs the .Org top level domain name, just put out a request for proposal for its backend registry provider. Afilias currently runs ...
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February 16, 2016, 3:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain name investor gets RDNH win
China ready, but not ready for a UDRP. Domain name investor Warren Weitzman has successfully defended his domain name ChinaReady.com, and the panel found complainant China Ready and Accredited Pty Ltd to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking ...
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Domain name investor gets RDNH win
China ready, but not ready for a UDRP. Domain name investor Warren Weitzman has successfully defended his domain name ChinaReady.com, and the panel found complainant China Ready and Accredited Pty Ltd to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking ...
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February 16, 2016, 2:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
A Report from China – DNW Podcast #71
What are people in China saying about the domain name market? Tom Jennings, Director of Business Development at Snapnames, just returned from a trip to China, including the CNNIC conference. On today’s episode, Tom discusses what people in Chin...
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A Report from China – DNW Podcast #71
What are people in China saying about the domain name market? Tom Jennings, Director of Business Development at Snapnames, just returned from a trip to China, including the CNNIC conference. On today’s episode, Tom discusses what people in Chin...
Discussion
February 15, 2016, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Cloud hits general availability on Tuesday
Affordably-priced domain name presents an opportunity for domain name investors. One of the most-anticipated new top level domain names arrives on registrars’ shelves tomorrow. Aruba IT won a hotly-contested auction for the top level domain nam...
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.Cloud hits general availability on Tuesday
Affordably-priced domain name presents an opportunity for domain name investors. One of the most-anticipated new top level domain names arrives on registrars’ shelves tomorrow. Aruba IT won a hotly-contested auction for the top level domain nam...
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February 15, 2016, 3:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domain names Mozilla and others bought last week
Mozilla buys domain names for open web game. It used to be that domain name marketplaces saw a sales slowdown over major Western holidays, particularly Christmas. Now, there’s another holiday that dials things back: Chinese New Year. Sedo handl...
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What domain names Mozilla and others bought last week
Mozilla buys domain names for open web game. It used to be that domain name marketplaces saw a sales slowdown over major Western holidays, particularly Christmas. Now, there’s another holiday that dials things back: Chinese New Year. Sedo handl...
Discussion
February 12, 2016, 5:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign: What goes up might come down
Strong end of 2015 could make for a challenging end to 2016. .Com domain name registry Verisign reported Q4 results after the bell yesterday. Thanks to Chinese domain name investors, the company had 12.2 million new domain name registrations for .com...
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Verisign: What goes up might come down
Strong end of 2015 could make for a challenging end to 2016. .Com domain name registry Verisign reported Q4 results after the bell yesterday. Thanks to Chinese domain name investors, the company had 12.2 million new domain name registrations for .com...
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February 12, 2016, 3:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Halle Berry wants her domain name
Actress files complaint against owner of HalleBerry.com. Actress Halle Berry has filed a cybersquatting complaint in order to obtain the domain name HalleBerry.com. The case was filed under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) wit...
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Halle Berry wants her domain name
Actress files complaint against owner of HalleBerry.com. Actress Halle Berry has filed a cybersquatting complaint in order to obtain the domain name HalleBerry.com. The case was filed under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) wit...
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February 11, 2016, 11:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
Carman’s Fine Foods is a reverse domain name hijacker
Australian company nailed for abusing cybersquatting dispute policy proceedings. An Australian seller of cereals and granola has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking in a .au Dispute Resolution Policy dispute. Carman’s Fi...
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Carman’s Fine Foods is a reverse domain name hijacker
Australian company nailed for abusing cybersquatting dispute policy proceedings. An Australian seller of cereals and granola has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking in a .au Dispute Resolution Policy dispute. Carman’s Fi...
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February 11, 2016, 6:59 pm
