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CentralNic 2022 gross revenue of about USD728 million
CentralNic Group PLC (LON: CNIC) posted earnings on Monday, and 2022 was a very good year. With gross revenue up 77% compared to 2021. The stock closed up on Monday. Last Price145.50 Day Change2.50|1.75% CentralNic Group PLC on Monday said it booked ...
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CentralNic 2022 gross revenue of about USD728 million
CentralNic Group PLC (LON: CNIC) posted earnings on Monday, and 2022 was a very good year. With gross revenue up 77% compared to 2021. The stock closed up on Monday. Last Price145.50 Day Change2.50|1.75% CentralNic Group PLC on Monday said it booked ...
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January 31, 2023, 5:28 am
Domain Name Wire
Epik updates: layoffs and technical issues
CEO addresses layoffs and technical issues. I’ve heard more chatter about Epik over the past couple of weeks, and I reached out to Epik CEO Brian Royce for an update. First, I noticed a couple of Epik employees/contractors posting that they&rsq...
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Epik updates: layoffs and technical issues
CEO addresses layoffs and technical issues. I’ve heard more chatter about Epik over the past couple of weeks, and I reached out to Epik CEO Brian Royce for an update. First, I noticed a couple of Epik employees/contractors posting that they&rsq...
Discussion
January 30, 2023, 6:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
CentralNic revenue grew 77% last year
Company reports strong growth thanks to advertising business. Today, domain name and online advertising rollup CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) provided its first estimate of revenue and earnings for last year. The company expects to report gross revenue of $7...
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CentralNic revenue grew 77% last year
Company reports strong growth thanks to advertising business. Today, domain name and online advertising rollup CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) provided its first estimate of revenue and earnings for last year. The company expects to report gross revenue of $7...
Discussion
January 30, 2023, 4:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
Million dollar domain sales – DNW Podcast #422
Where are last year’s big domain sales now? On today’s show, DNJournal publisher Ron Jackson discuss last year’s big sales. Who bought them? How are they being use? Ron also shares some surprising statistics from last year and thoug...
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Million dollar domain sales – DNW Podcast #422
Where are last year’s big domain sales now? On today’s show, DNJournal publisher Ron Jackson discuss last year’s big sales. Who bought them? How are they being use? Ron also shares some surprising statistics from last year and thoug...
Discussion
January 30, 2023, 4:30 pm
The Domains
Is The Rock going into politics? A couple domain name registrations point in that direction
Could WWE wrestler and box office superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson be gearing up for a political run? According to a post at SFStandard.com two domain names were registered on January 27 indicating such a possibility. The domain names ...
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Is The Rock going into politics? A couple domain name registrations point in that direction
Could WWE wrestler and box office superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson be gearing up for a political run? According to a post at SFStandard.com two domain names were registered on January 27 indicating such a possibility. The domain names ...
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January 30, 2023, 5:32 am
The Domains
ChatGPT.net sells for $8,900 at DAN.com
ChatGPT has been around for just a few months but it’s caused quite a stir. On Twitter I see people I follow showing their activity with the OpenAI chatbot. Forbes actually published an article tonight, focusing on the “Dark Side” o...
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ChatGPT.net sells for $8,900 at DAN.com
ChatGPT has been around for just a few months but it’s caused quite a stir. On Twitter I see people I follow showing their activity with the OpenAI chatbot. Forbes actually published an article tonight, focusing on the “Dark Side” o...
Discussion
January 29, 2023, 4:58 am
Domain Name Wire
Maserati.gone: car company cancels five top level domains
Car company says goodbye to .fiat, .maserati and other dot-brand domain names. Car company Stellantis has informed ICANN that it’s terminating contracts to run five top level domains. The automaker notified ICANN last month that it wishes to ca...
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Maserati.gone: car company cancels five top level domains
Car company says goodbye to .fiat, .maserati and other dot-brand domain names. Car company Stellantis has informed ICANN that it’s terminating contracts to run five top level domains. The automaker notified ICANN last month that it wishes to ca...
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January 27, 2023, 10:09 pm
The Domains
What is a fair sales commission rate?
I am sure just about everyone is familiar with the sales commission changes coming across all GoDaddy properties, (GoDaddy.com, Afternic, DAN.com and Uniregistry). For those not familiar, To simplify commissions, effective Feb. 1, 2023, each marketpl...
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What is a fair sales commission rate?
I am sure just about everyone is familiar with the sales commission changes coming across all GoDaddy properties, (GoDaddy.com, Afternic, DAN.com and Uniregistry). For those not familiar, To simplify commissions, effective Feb. 1, 2023, each marketpl...
Discussion
January 27, 2023, 6:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Autralian homebuilder tries reverse domain name hijacking
Second level .au domain battle probably led to this dispute over a third level domain. Homebuilder.com.au IP Pty Ltd tried to reverse domain name hijack homebuilder.net.au, a World Intellectual Property Organization panel has determined (pdf). This a...
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Autralian homebuilder tries reverse domain name hijacking
Second level .au domain battle probably led to this dispute over a third level domain. Homebuilder.com.au IP Pty Ltd tried to reverse domain name hijack homebuilder.net.au, a World Intellectual Property Organization panel has determined (pdf). This a...
Discussion
January 27, 2023, 4:43 pm
The Domains
TXT.com sells for $300K
Namebio tweeted out that TXT.com sold for $300,000. The domain name was brokered by Bassir.io. The domain name was registered way back in 1990. Interestingly it sold for the same price as Text.com back in 2007 at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Congrats to the seller...
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TXT.com sells for $300K
Namebio tweeted out that TXT.com sold for $300,000. The domain name was brokered by Bassir.io. The domain name was registered way back in 1990. Interestingly it sold for the same price as Text.com back in 2007 at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Congrats to the seller...
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January 27, 2023, 2:07 pm
