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The Domains
NamesCon online 2021 $59 early bird pricing open now
NamesCon sent out an email and announced registration is open for early bird pricing. $59 is the price. I thought it was an excellent platform this year and worth attending again. Registration is now open for NamesCon Online 2021! We’re taking ...
Discussion
NamesCon online 2021 $59 early bird pricing open now
NamesCon sent out an email and announced registration is open for early bird pricing. $59 is the price. I thought it was an excellent platform this year and worth attending again. Registration is now open for NamesCon Online 2021! We’re taking ...
Discussion
October 23, 2020, 4:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
NamesCon opens registration for January virtual event
Early bird tickets are now available for online event. Registration is now open for NamesCon Online 2021. The virtual event will take place January 27-29, 2021. This is about the same time that the in-person event was scheduled. Like many events, the...
Discussion
NamesCon opens registration for January virtual event
Early bird tickets are now available for online event. Registration is now open for NamesCon Online 2021. The virtual event will take place January 27-29, 2021. This is about the same time that the in-person event was scheduled. Like many events, the...
Discussion
October 23, 2020, 4:13 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF OCTOBER 22, 2020
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on October 22, 2020. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiri...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF OCTOBER 22, 2020
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on October 22, 2020. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiri...
Discussion
October 23, 2020, 1:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
What is a four-initial (4i) domain?
You call them Chips. The Chinese call them… In my last article, I gave an overview of Benmi, a site that aggregates domain sales data from Chinese marketplaces. When you visit the site, you may see the term “Four initial COM domain,&rdqu...
Discussion
What is a four-initial (4i) domain?
You call them Chips. The Chinese call them… In my last article, I gave an overview of Benmi, a site that aggregates domain sales data from Chinese marketplaces. When you visit the site, you may see the term “Four initial COM domain,&rdqu...
Discussion
October 23, 2020, 1:01 pm
Domain Shane
Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Thursday October 22nd, 2020
We don’t have a COVID crisis in America, we have a health issue. A hospital and insurance issue, people are a too big issue and a mental health issue. I could type for days but it’s simple. It’s absolutely ridiculous that I have ...
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Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Thursday October 22nd, 2020
We don’t have a COVID crisis in America, we have a health issue. A hospital and insurance issue, people are a too big issue and a mental health issue. I could type for days but it’s simple. It’s absolutely ridiculous that I have ...
Discussion
October 23, 2020, 10:55 am
The Domains
PayPal terminates it’s relationship with Epik
It looks like PayPal has stopped doing business with domain name registrar Epik. A member at Namepros noticed they could not use PayPal and thought it was a glitch. Rob Davis replied and he has done a nice job writing a series of letters that are ver...
Discussion
PayPal terminates it’s relationship with Epik
It looks like PayPal has stopped doing business with domain name registrar Epik. A member at Namepros noticed they could not use PayPal and thought it was a glitch. Rob Davis replied and he has done a nice job writing a series of letters that are ver...
Discussion
October 22, 2020, 9:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
PayPal drops Epik, sparking registrar to cry it is being “deplatformed”
PayPal apparently inquired about flows of money through the registrar before terminating services; domain name registrar with controversial customers says it is being deplatformed. PayPal has discontinued providing services to domain name registrar E...
Discussion
PayPal drops Epik, sparking registrar to cry it is being “deplatformed”
PayPal apparently inquired about flows of money through the registrar before terminating services; domain name registrar with controversial customers says it is being deplatformed. PayPal has discontinued providing services to domain name registrar E...
Discussion
October 22, 2020, 9:36 pm
The Domains
Verisign reports Q3 earnings revenue of $318 million for Q3 2020, up 3.1 percent from Q3 2019
VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN): reported earnings for Q3. Stock unchanged after hours. Q3 Non-GAAP EPS of $1.28 misses by $0.07; GAAP EPS of $1.49 beats by $0.23. Revenue of $317.8M (+3.0% Y/Y) beats by $1.73M. Financial Highlights Verisign ended the third q...
Discussion
Verisign reports Q3 earnings revenue of $318 million for Q3 2020, up 3.1 percent from Q3 2019
VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN): reported earnings for Q3. Stock unchanged after hours. Q3 Non-GAAP EPS of $1.28 misses by $0.07; GAAP EPS of $1.49 beats by $0.23. Revenue of $317.8M (+3.0% Y/Y) beats by $1.73M. Financial Highlights Verisign ended the third q...
Discussion
October 22, 2020, 8:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign reports earnings, 10.9 million new .com/.net registrations
Versign reports earnings, including a strong quarter for new registrations. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN), the domain name registry for .com and .net domain names, announced third quarter earnings after the market closed today. Revenue was up 3.1% year-ove...
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Verisign reports earnings, 10.9 million new .com/.net registrations
Versign reports earnings, including a strong quarter for new registrations. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN), the domain name registry for .com and .net domain names, announced third quarter earnings after the market closed today. Revenue was up 3.1% year-ove...
Discussion
October 22, 2020, 8:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
This week’s end user domain name sales
A tattoo ink provider, a law firm, and a Canadian cleaning products company bought domain names. This week’s end user report is a bit shorter than last week’s long one. Here’s the list of end user domain name sales that just co...
Discussion
This week’s end user domain name sales
A tattoo ink provider, a law firm, and a Canadian cleaning products company bought domain names. This week’s end user report is a bit shorter than last week’s long one. Here’s the list of end user domain name sales that just co...
Discussion
October 22, 2020, 3:45 pm
