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Domain Name Wire
PorkBun moves expiry stream to GoDaddy Auctions
It’s one of at least a dozen registrars that use GoDaddy to auction off expired domains. While reviewing expired domains at GoDaddy this week, I noticed that PorkBun has moved its expiry domains to GoDaddy Auctions. PorkBun is a relatively smal...
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PorkBun moves expiry stream to GoDaddy Auctions
It’s one of at least a dozen registrars that use GoDaddy to auction off expired domains. While reviewing expired domains at GoDaddy this week, I noticed that PorkBun has moved its expiry domains to GoDaddy Auctions. PorkBun is a relatively smal...
Discussion
March 4, 2022, 5:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN publishes UDRP data and asks for feedback
Cases are up, but so are domain registrations. ICANN has published data about the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and asked for community feedback. The report examines the history of UDRP, trends, and opinions from both IP intere...
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ICANN publishes UDRP data and asks for feedback
Cases are up, but so are domain registrations. ICANN has published data about the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and asked for community feedback. The report examines the history of UDRP, trends, and opinions from both IP intere...
Discussion
March 4, 2022, 1:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy, Namecheap and IONOS partially pull the plug on Russia
GoDaddy is extending services for free and nixing .ru, IONOS and Namecheap kick off Russian customers. Domain name registrars are responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Today, GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) said it is removing Russia’s .ru and...
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GoDaddy, Namecheap and IONOS partially pull the plug on Russia
GoDaddy is extending services for free and nixing .ru, IONOS and Namecheap kick off Russian customers. Domain name registrars are responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Today, GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) said it is removing Russia’s .ru and...
Discussion
March 3, 2022, 10:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
How domain registrars price your aftermarket domain names
Some markup your prices while others don’t. Yesterday, I wrote about how you price your domains and how these prices might impact buyers psychologically. One reader pointed out that, even if you like to price your domains to end in 111, 99, or ...
Discussion
How domain registrars price your aftermarket domain names
Some markup your prices while others don’t. Yesterday, I wrote about how you price your domains and how these prices might impact buyers psychologically. One reader pointed out that, even if you like to price your domains to end in 111, 99, or ...
Discussion
March 3, 2022, 8:38 pm
The Domains
Radix’s H2 2021 Premium domains Report
Radix our ad partner here, released their second half of 2021 premium domains report. I was surprised that three letter names were the most popular category. We tend to see more keywords sell for big money in new gtlds. Full year results were the bes...
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Radix’s H2 2021 Premium domains Report
Radix our ad partner here, released their second half of 2021 premium domains report. I was surprised that three letter names were the most popular category. We tend to see more keywords sell for big money in new gtlds. Full year results were the bes...
Discussion
March 3, 2022, 8:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN denies Ukraine’s request to kick Russia off the internet
ICANN’s role is to coordinate a working internet, not to break it. ICANN has responded to Ukraine’s request to essentially kick Russia off the internet. Unsurprisingly, it denied the request. Earlier this week, Ukraine’s government ...
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ICANN denies Ukraine’s request to kick Russia off the internet
ICANN’s role is to coordinate a working internet, not to break it. ICANN has responded to Ukraine’s request to essentially kick Russia off the internet. Unsurprisingly, it denied the request. Earlier this week, Ukraine’s government ...
Discussion
March 3, 2022, 5:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Radix reports nearly $6 million in premium revenue for 2021
2021 premium revenue was up sharply from 2020. Today, top-level domain company Radix issued its Premiums report (pdf) for the second half of 2021. The company reported $2.98 million in retail premium revenue, a record for any half-year. It was slight...
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Radix reports nearly $6 million in premium revenue for 2021
2021 premium revenue was up sharply from 2020. Today, top-level domain company Radix issued its Premiums report (pdf) for the second half of 2021. The company reported $2.98 million in retail premium revenue, a record for any half-year. It was slight...
Discussion
March 3, 2022, 4:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
A cybersquatter in the non-alcoholic beverage industry
How to annoy your rivals and land in legal hot water. Wired published an article this week about an interesting character in the non-alcoholic beverage industry who is registering domains matching his competitors’ brands. Reynald Grattagliano i...
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A cybersquatter in the non-alcoholic beverage industry
How to annoy your rivals and land in legal hot water. Wired published an article this week about an interesting character in the non-alcoholic beverage industry who is registering domains matching his competitors’ brands. Reynald Grattagliano i...
Discussion
March 2, 2022, 5:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
How the domain ecosystem is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Groups are creating their own sanctions. Companies and entities in the domain name ecosystem have taken action in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Here’s a round-up of what’s happening: Namecheap took the most decisive (and...
Discussion
How the domain ecosystem is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Groups are creating their own sanctions. Companies and entities in the domain name ecosystem have taken action in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Here’s a round-up of what’s happening: Namecheap took the most decisive (and...
Discussion
March 2, 2022, 5:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Are we pricing our domain names wrong?
$3,000, $2,999, $2,888. You might see these prices on inventory-quality domain names in the domain aftermarket. Some people round their pricing to the nearest thousand. Others drop a dollar to make it look less expensive. And BuyDomains popularized p...
Discussion
Are we pricing our domain names wrong?
$3,000, $2,999, $2,888. You might see these prices on inventory-quality domain names in the domain aftermarket. Some people round their pricing to the nearest thousand. Others drop a dollar to make it look less expensive. And BuyDomains popularized p...
Discussion
March 2, 2022, 2:13 pm
