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Domain Name Wire
Digital Citizens blasts domain registrars and domainers for Covid, other domains
Using (mostly) bad examples, advocacy group asks domain industry to implement some broad solution. Advocacy group Digital Citizens Alliance has issued a report “Domains of Danger” (pdf) that criticizes domain registrars and domain investo...
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Digital Citizens blasts domain registrars and domainers for Covid, other domains
Using (mostly) bad examples, advocacy group asks domain industry to implement some broad solution. Advocacy group Digital Citizens Alliance has issued a report “Domains of Danger” (pdf) that criticizes domain registrars and domain investo...
Discussion
September 8, 2020, 7:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rand Fishkin on domains and SEO – DNW Podcast #302
The founder of Moz, and now SparkToro, discusses the history of domains and SEO. My guest this week is Rand Fishkin. Rand founded SEO company Moz and his latest startup is audience analytics company SparkToro. On today’s show, we discuss the hi...
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Rand Fishkin on domains and SEO – DNW Podcast #302
The founder of Moz, and now SparkToro, discusses the history of domains and SEO. My guest this week is Rand Fishkin. Rand founded SEO company Moz and his latest startup is audience analytics company SparkToro. On today’s show, we discuss the hi...
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September 8, 2020, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Radix premium revenue almost $2 million in first half of 2020
Revenue from premium-priced domains continues upward march. Top level domain name company Radix disclosed that revenue from premium domain name registrations was nearly $2 million in the first half of 2020. The $1.97 million haul was up 18% compared ...
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Radix premium revenue almost $2 million in first half of 2020
Revenue from premium-priced domains continues upward march. Top level domain name company Radix disclosed that revenue from premium domain name registrations was nearly $2 million in the first half of 2020. The $1.97 million haul was up 18% compared ...
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September 8, 2020, 1:02 pm
The Domains
Radix Premium Domains Report – First Half 2020
Radix’s Premium Domains report for the first half of 2020 is out and here is a look at some of the performance points. $1.96M in revenue; 19% growth over H2 2019 New premium registrations contributed to ~50% of the total premium revenue for thi...
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Radix Premium Domains Report – First Half 2020
Radix’s Premium Domains report for the first half of 2020 is out and here is a look at some of the performance points. $1.96M in revenue; 19% growth over H2 2019 New premium registrations contributed to ~50% of the total premium revenue for thi...
Discussion
September 7, 2020, 8:00 pm
The Domains
An in depth look at domain names surrounding the upcoming election
Election Domain Names Kacey C at DigitalShadows.com wrote a very ind depth article on domain names and the upcoming election. Delving into which names are being used for malicious purposes and which are just bad for a candidates brand. She looked at ...
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An in depth look at domain names surrounding the upcoming election
Election Domain Names Kacey C at DigitalShadows.com wrote a very ind depth article on domain names and the upcoming election. Delving into which names are being used for malicious purposes and which are just bad for a candidates brand. She looked at ...
Discussion
September 6, 2020, 5:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Diem: is this Facebook’s digital currency initiative?
Some company is getting ready to launch a digital currency-related product named Diem. Some company is getting ready to launch a digital currency or related platform using the brand Diem. The company registered at least 80 domain names including the ...
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Diem: is this Facebook’s digital currency initiative?
Some company is getting ready to launch a digital currency-related product named Diem. Some company is getting ready to launch a digital currency or related platform using the brand Diem. The company registered at least 80 domain names including the ...
Discussion
September 4, 2020, 3:39 pm
Sully's Blog
Domains in Honor of Labor Day
Its Labor Day in the USA (on Monday, September 7). What does that mean?… The post Domains in Honor of Labor Day appeared first on SullysBlog.com.
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Domains in Honor of Labor Day
Its Labor Day in the USA (on Monday, September 7). What does that mean?… The post Domains in Honor of Labor Day appeared first on SullysBlog.com.
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September 4, 2020, 3:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
The Top 10 domain name registrars
.Com registrations fall in latest month of official data. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers May 2020. Domain name registrations came back towa...
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The Top 10 domain name registrars
.Com registrations fall in latest month of official data. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers May 2020. Domain name registrations came back towa...
Discussion
September 4, 2020, 2:39 pm
The Domains
.LU to open up 1 and 2 character domain registrations
The registry for .LU the country code of Luxembourg announced they will be opening up registrations for 1 and 2 character .LU domain names. The end of 20 years of non-availability. From the release: From 31 August to 15 December 2020, through its DNS...
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.LU to open up 1 and 2 character domain registrations
The registry for .LU the country code of Luxembourg announced they will be opening up registrations for 1 and 2 character .LU domain names. The end of 20 years of non-availability. From the release: From 31 August to 15 December 2020, through its DNS...
Discussion
September 4, 2020, 12:16 pm
The Domains
SiteTech Group Acquires New Zealand based Domains Direct
Some consolidation in the New Zealand registry space as Site Direct announced the acquisition of DomainsDirect.nz. Scoop.co.nz reported: SiteTech Group is proud to announce the acquisition of New Zealand based company, Domains Direct, who specialise ...
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SiteTech Group Acquires New Zealand based Domains Direct
Some consolidation in the New Zealand registry space as Site Direct announced the acquisition of DomainsDirect.nz. Scoop.co.nz reported: SiteTech Group is proud to announce the acquisition of New Zealand based company, Domains Direct, who specialise ...
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September 4, 2020, 3:20 am
