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Domain Name Wire
The hidden message about domains in this Apple store notice
There’s a lesson for researching Chinese end users. Covid-19 is changing how consumers shop. In China, for example, you are required to wear a mask and have your body temperature taken before you can enter a store. Some stores may give you addi...
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The hidden message about domains in this Apple store notice
There’s a lesson for researching Chinese end users. Covid-19 is changing how consumers shop. In China, for example, you are required to wear a mask and have your body temperature taken before you can enter a store. Some stores may give you addi...
Discussion
May 12, 2020, 1:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top domain name registrars
A monthly look at the latest .com data ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers January 2020. Here’s how registrars did in terms of new .com re...
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Top domain name registrars
A monthly look at the latest .com data ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers January 2020. Here’s how registrars did in terms of new .com re...
Discussion
May 11, 2020, 4:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domains at the Supreme Court – DNW Podcast #285
SCOTUS debates domain names and trademarks. There was a spotlight on domain names last week in a place where you wouldn’t expect it: The U.S. Supreme Court. The court heard oral arguments in a dispute over whether or not Booking.com should be a...
Discussion
Domains at the Supreme Court – DNW Podcast #285
SCOTUS debates domain names and trademarks. There was a spotlight on domain names last week in a place where you wouldn’t expect it: The U.S. Supreme Court. The court heard oral arguments in a dispute over whether or not Booking.com should be a...
Discussion
May 11, 2020, 3:30 pm
The Domains
StephenColbert.com expires goes for $633
If you are a television personality on a major network, I think it’s a major mistake not to own your name in .com. Stephen Colbert had done The Colbert Report from 2005 to 2014 and been on CBS with The Late Show with Stephen Colbert since Septe...
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StephenColbert.com expires goes for $633
If you are a television personality on a major network, I think it’s a major mistake not to own your name in .com. Stephen Colbert had done The Colbert Report from 2005 to 2014 and been on CBS with The Late Show with Stephen Colbert since Septe...
Discussion
May 11, 2020, 6:09 am
The Domains
Discord now using Discord.com as main address
Discord the video and chat app geared toward gamers announced on Twitter that they are now Discord.com The company has operated on DiscordApp.com and acquired the domain Discord.com back in 2017. It looks like the .com was a redirect to the discordap...
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Discord now using Discord.com as main address
Discord the video and chat app geared toward gamers announced on Twitter that they are now Discord.com The company has operated on DiscordApp.com and acquired the domain Discord.com back in 2017. It looks like the .com was a redirect to the discordap...
Discussion
May 9, 2020, 7:25 pm
The Domains
Post the best .com you have for sale for $500 or less
$500 or less .COM ONLY READ EVERYTHING FIRST so you are not surprised if your comment is not published or removed. Of course with a lot of links some posts get held, they will be approved as soon as they are seen, some people repost their list with t...
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Post the best .com you have for sale for $500 or less
$500 or less .COM ONLY READ EVERYTHING FIRST so you are not surprised if your comment is not published or removed. Of course with a lot of links some posts get held, they will be approved as soon as they are seen, some people repost their list with t...
Discussion
May 8, 2020, 7:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
New data explains the Chinese domain name market
Kassey Lee examines data about domain registrations and web usage in China. The 45th China Statistical Report on Internet Development (in Chinese) has just come out. It is an important survey because it gives us the big picture of the Chinese interne...
Discussion
New data explains the Chinese domain name market
Kassey Lee examines data about domain registrations and web usage in China. The 45th China Statistical Report on Internet Development (in Chinese) has just come out. It is an important survey because it gives us the big picture of the Chinese interne...
Discussion
May 8, 2020, 1:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Tucows: Domain registrations are way up during pandemic
“We are seeing years of economic transformation jammed into weeks or months,” Tucows CEO Elliot Noss says. Domain name, fiber and mobile company Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) reported earnings after the bell today. The company pulled in $84.0 mill...
Discussion
Tucows: Domain registrations are way up during pandemic
“We are seeing years of economic transformation jammed into weeks or months,” Tucows CEO Elliot Noss says. Domain name, fiber and mobile company Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) reported earnings after the bell today. The company pulled in $84.0 mill...
Discussion
May 7, 2020, 9:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy assigns $88.5 million value to Frank Schilling’s domain portfolio
Company assigns accounting value to Frank Schilling’s domain portfolio, which it acquired this year. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has assigned an $88.5 million accounting value to the approximately 375,000 domain names it acquired from Frank Schilling ...
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GoDaddy assigns $88.5 million value to Frank Schilling’s domain portfolio
Company assigns accounting value to Frank Schilling’s domain portfolio, which it acquired this year. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has assigned an $88.5 million accounting value to the approximately 375,000 domain names it acquired from Frank Schilling ...
Discussion
May 7, 2020, 6:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy domains revenue hits $356 million
Domain name business keeps growing at GoDaddy. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) reported first quarter earnings yesterday after the market closed. First quarter revenue was $792 million, up 12% year-over-year. Bookings increased 9% year-over-year to $951 million...
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GoDaddy domains revenue hits $356 million
Domain name business keeps growing at GoDaddy. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) reported first quarter earnings yesterday after the market closed. First quarter revenue was $792 million, up 12% year-over-year. Bookings increased 9% year-over-year to $951 million...
Discussion
May 7, 2020, 4:36 pm
