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Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Wire turns 16 today
Domain Name Wire is getting its driver’s license. It’s Domain Name Wire’s birthday today! I started Domain Name Wire on this day in 2005. The domain industry was in the middle of a big boom cycle thanks to domain name parking revenu...
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Domain Name Wire turns 16 today
Domain Name Wire is getting its driver’s license. It’s Domain Name Wire’s birthday today! I started Domain Name Wire on this day in 2005. The domain industry was in the middle of a big boom cycle thanks to domain name parking revenu...
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March 9, 2021, 2:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Escrow.com set a record in 2020
Strong finish to the year helped Escrow.com set a record for gross payment volume. And it wasn’t just from domain names. A strong finish to the year helped Escrow.com set a record for gross payment volume in 2020. The company recorded US $486.1...
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Escrow.com set a record in 2020
Strong finish to the year helped Escrow.com set a record for gross payment volume. And it wasn’t just from domain names. A strong finish to the year helped Escrow.com set a record for gross payment volume in 2020. The company recorded US $486.1...
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March 8, 2021, 6:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Adapting your domain investing strategy with Logan Flatt – DNW Podcast #328
Logan Flatt explains how he’s adapting his strategy for today’s reality. Last week I wrote about how domain investing is constantly changing and how you need to change your approach to adapt. This week’s guest is a domain investor w...
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Adapting your domain investing strategy with Logan Flatt – DNW Podcast #328
Logan Flatt explains how he’s adapting his strategy for today’s reality. Last week I wrote about how domain investing is constantly changing and how you need to change your approach to adapt. This week’s guest is a domain investor w...
Discussion
March 8, 2021, 4:30 pm
The Domains
Escrow.com releases their Q4 2020 report – sales total $93.8m
Escrow.com released their Q4 Domain Investment Index report. The total transacted domain name amount continues to show signs of recovery from the impact of the pandemic – with a strong Q4 of $93.8 million compared to $77.5 million in Q3. Domain...
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Escrow.com releases their Q4 2020 report – sales total $93.8m
Escrow.com released their Q4 Domain Investment Index report. The total transacted domain name amount continues to show signs of recovery from the impact of the pandemic – with a strong Q4 of $93.8 million compared to $77.5 million in Q3. Domain...
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March 8, 2021, 4:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
Cope.com is latest six figure domain name sale
Online invoicing service buys Cope.com and a new software company acquires Felt.com. Like many domain investors, Greg Ricks is seeing lots of activity these days. In the past week, he reports that he sold cope.com for $138,000 and felt.com for $74,75...
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Cope.com is latest six figure domain name sale
Online invoicing service buys Cope.com and a new software company acquires Felt.com. Like many domain investors, Greg Ricks is seeing lots of activity these days. In the past week, he reports that he sold cope.com for $138,000 and felt.com for $74,75...
Discussion
March 8, 2021, 1:01 pm
The Domains
The Brext Oxley domain lockdown turning into PR nightmare for GoDaddy
Since James Iles wrote about Brent Oxley having his domain names locked by GoDaddy due to someone filing a complaint in India, Namepros has erupted. Many have started transferring names out, I mentioned the story to someone this morning who neither g...
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The Brext Oxley domain lockdown turning into PR nightmare for GoDaddy
Since James Iles wrote about Brent Oxley having his domain names locked by GoDaddy due to someone filing a complaint in India, Namepros has erupted. Many have started transferring names out, I mentioned the story to someone this morning who neither g...
Discussion
March 6, 2021, 10:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
Anyone can start a club on Clubhouse now. What does this mean for .Club?
A new feature could improve the interplay between Clubhouse and .club domains. It’s been quite a ride for .Club this year thanks to the popular Clubhouse app. Some people are buying .club domains to use in conjunction with the app, and many mor...
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Anyone can start a club on Clubhouse now. What does this mean for .Club?
A new feature could improve the interplay between Clubhouse and .club domains. It’s been quite a ride for .Club this year thanks to the popular Clubhouse app. Some people are buying .club domains to use in conjunction with the app, and many mor...
Discussion
March 6, 2021, 8:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
This company didn’t want you to dropcatch BoatSecure.com
It was apparently bombarded by auction frontrunners. One of the expired domain auctions on DropCatch.com this afternoon was for the domain BoatSecure.com. I was researching the name and looking at other companies using the extension when I came upon ...
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This company didn’t want you to dropcatch BoatSecure.com
It was apparently bombarded by auction frontrunners. One of the expired domain auctions on DropCatch.com this afternoon was for the domain BoatSecure.com. I was researching the name and looking at other companies using the extension when I came upon ...
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March 5, 2021, 8:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
FTA.com domain name sells for $400,000
Shane Kinsch strikes again with another big domain name sale. Anyone who owns a three letter .com domain name has received many offers for it. It was probably tempting to sell during the Chinese boom a few years back, when investors regularly offered...
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FTA.com domain name sells for $400,000
Shane Kinsch strikes again with another big domain name sale. Anyone who owns a three letter .com domain name has received many offers for it. It was probably tempting to sell during the Chinese boom a few years back, when investors regularly offered...
Discussion
March 5, 2021, 4:19 pm
The Domains
Verisign DNIB Q4 2020 showed a decrease of 4.4m regs vs Q3 of 2020
Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) released their Domain Name Industry Brief for Q4 2020. The fourth quarter of 2020 closed with 366.3 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), a decrease of 4.4 million domain name registrations, or...
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Verisign DNIB Q4 2020 showed a decrease of 4.4m regs vs Q3 of 2020
Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) released their Domain Name Industry Brief for Q4 2020. The fourth quarter of 2020 closed with 366.3 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), a decrease of 4.4 million domain name registrations, or...
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March 5, 2021, 6:09 am
