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Domain Name Wire
New stars at Asia’s Top 1000 Brands reveal domain preferences
Short .com domains dominate new entrants to Asia’s Top 1000 Brands list. Domains are meant to be used by end users, so studying Chinese brands may tell us what domains corporate China likes to acquire. Recently, Campaign Asia-Pacific published ...
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New stars at Asia’s Top 1000 Brands reveal domain preferences
Short .com domains dominate new entrants to Asia’s Top 1000 Brands list. Domains are meant to be used by end users, so studying Chinese brands may tell us what domains corporate China likes to acquire. Recently, Campaign Asia-Pacific published ...
Discussion
August 5, 2021, 12:33 pm
The Domains
GoDaddy Q2 earnings see total revenue up 15.5% Year over Year
GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) Q2 2021 quarterly earnings were $0.27 per share, this was miss when looking at Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.30 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.20 per share a year ago. Domains revenue up 18.2 year over year. Highligh...
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GoDaddy Q2 earnings see total revenue up 15.5% Year over Year
GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) Q2 2021 quarterly earnings were $0.27 per share, this was miss when looking at Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.30 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.20 per share a year ago. Domains revenue up 18.2 year over year. Highligh...
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August 5, 2021, 12:24 am
Domain Name Wire
Domains revenue jumps 18.2% at GoDaddy
Buy now landers and domain listing feature help Domains business grow. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) reported second-quarter earnings after the market closed today. Overall, year-over-year revenue was up 15.5% to $931.3. Bookings jumped 12.7% to $1.0548 billi...
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Domains revenue jumps 18.2% at GoDaddy
Buy now landers and domain listing feature help Domains business grow. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) reported second-quarter earnings after the market closed today. Overall, year-over-year revenue was up 15.5% to $931.3. Bookings jumped 12.7% to $1.0548 billi...
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August 4, 2021, 9:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
22 end user domain name sales led by a .io
A .io domain name leads this week’s end user sales list. Sedo’s top public sale this past week was Officially.com for $43,000. Whois shows the buyer is Grow Upper in France, but I can’t find anything about the company. Here’s ...
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22 end user domain name sales led by a .io
A .io domain name leads this week’s end user sales list. Sedo’s top public sale this past week was Officially.com for $43,000. Whois shows the buyer is Grow Upper in France, but I can’t find anything about the company. Here’s ...
Discussion
August 4, 2021, 3:42 pm
Sully's Blog
Opportunities to Make Money in Domaining
Money isn’t the only reason we all got into domaining but I think it’s…
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Opportunities to Make Money in Domaining
Money isn’t the only reason we all got into domaining but I think it’s…
Discussion
August 4, 2021, 1:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain lessons from a mysterious brand
A look at the originals of this hot clothing brand. It is loved by young people all over the world. It is also one of the most talked-about brands on TikTok and YouTube, yet very few people know where Shein (pronounced as “She in”) comes ...
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Domain lessons from a mysterious brand
A look at the originals of this hot clothing brand. It is loved by young people all over the world. It is also one of the most talked-about brands on TikTok and YouTube, yet very few people know where Shein (pronounced as “She in”) comes ...
Discussion
August 4, 2021, 12:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy increasing DDC .com prices to $8.85 on September 1
GoDaddy will pass along Verisign’s increase in September. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) is increasing the wholesale price of .com domains by 7% on September 1, and registrars with little margin will be forced to increase their prices as well. GoDaddy...
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GoDaddy increasing DDC .com prices to $8.85 on September 1
GoDaddy will pass along Verisign’s increase in September. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) is increasing the wholesale price of .com domains by 7% on September 1, and registrars with little margin will be forced to increase their prices as well. GoDaddy...
Discussion
August 3, 2021, 11:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Mural, which acquired Mural.com last year, raises $50 million at $2 billion valuation
Company moved from Mural.ly to Mural.co to Mural.com. Visual collaboration in a digital world is a niche that is growing in popularity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a world where much of our professional interaction has been restricted to an onlin...
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Mural, which acquired Mural.com last year, raises $50 million at $2 billion valuation
Company moved from Mural.ly to Mural.co to Mural.com. Visual collaboration in a digital world is a niche that is growing in popularity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a world where much of our professional interaction has been restricted to an onlin...
Discussion
August 3, 2021, 6:24 pm
The Domains
Titan raises $30M from Automattic at $300M valuation
Radix founder Bhavin Turakhia is involved in many companies these days. Back in May one of his companies, Zeta, secured a $250 million investment from SoftBank Vision Fund 2. Today another company that Bhavin has founded has raised $30 million at a $...
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Titan raises $30M from Automattic at $300M valuation
Radix founder Bhavin Turakhia is involved in many companies these days. Back in May one of his companies, Zeta, secured a $250 million investment from SoftBank Vision Fund 2. Today another company that Bhavin has founded has raised $30 million at a $...
Discussion
August 3, 2021, 4:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
WordPress parent Automattic invests $30 million in Bhavin Turakhia’s email business
Titan offers resellers an alternative to Google’s and Microsoft’s platforms. Automattic, the company behind WordPress, has invested $30 million in email service Titan. The series A funding values Titan at $300 million. Titan is serial ent...
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WordPress parent Automattic invests $30 million in Bhavin Turakhia’s email business
Titan offers resellers an alternative to Google’s and Microsoft’s platforms. Automattic, the company behind WordPress, has invested $30 million in email service Titan. The series A funding values Titan at $300 million. Titan is serial ent...
Discussion
August 3, 2021, 4:13 pm
