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Opera to support alt-root .Crypto domain names
Opera users can now visit alt-root .crypto domain names from their browser. Unstoppable Domains, a blockchain-based domain name system alternative, announced today that the Opera browser for Android will support its .crypto domain name. .Crypto is an...
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Opera to support alt-root .Crypto domain names
Opera users can now visit alt-root .crypto domain names from their browser. Unstoppable Domains, a blockchain-based domain name system alternative, announced today that the Opera browser for Android will support its .crypto domain name. .Crypto is an...
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March 30, 2020, 1:00 pm
The Domains
Focusing on niches for the future of work and education
Instead of poor quality coronavirus domains I believe people should be looking at other niches amplified by the pandemic. Trends that will only grow stronger years into the future. Remote work, online classes, tutors, education. Work from home, etc&h...
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Focusing on niches for the future of work and education
Instead of poor quality coronavirus domains I believe people should be looking at other niches amplified by the pandemic. Trends that will only grow stronger years into the future. Remote work, online classes, tutors, education. Work from home, etc&h...
Discussion
March 30, 2020, 6:52 am
The Domains
Some interesting coronavirus trademark filings
Intellectual property wise all the discussion regarding Covid-19 (Coronavirus) has centered on domain names. Taking a look at just one day’s worth of bad domain name registrations can make one cringe at the waste of money. via GIPHY I took a qu...
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Some interesting coronavirus trademark filings
Intellectual property wise all the discussion regarding Covid-19 (Coronavirus) has centered on domain names. Taking a look at just one day’s worth of bad domain name registrations can make one cringe at the waste of money. via GIPHY I took a qu...
Discussion
March 29, 2020, 3:31 am
Domain Name Wire
Breaking: ICANN and Verisign agree to .com extension with 7% price hikes
The only surprise was how fast it happened after the comment report was published. Did you have time to digest ICANN’s staff report on comments about the .com price hike? It was published yesterday. Today, Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) and ICANN agre...
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Breaking: ICANN and Verisign agree to .com extension with 7% price hikes
The only surprise was how fast it happened after the comment report was published. Did you have time to digest ICANN’s staff report on comments about the .com price hike? It was published yesterday. Today, Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) and ICANN agre...
Discussion
March 27, 2020, 8:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN publishes .com price hike report
Staff justification report echoes its previous comments, as well as Verisign’s. ICANN has published a review of comments submitted about its proposed contract amendment with Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for .com. The most controversial aspect of the...
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ICANN publishes .com price hike report
Staff justification report echoes its previous comments, as well as Verisign’s. ICANN has published a review of comments submitted about its proposed contract amendment with Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for .com. The most controversial aspect of the...
Discussion
March 27, 2020, 6:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
Traffic up, domain inquiries down at Efty in wake of pandemic
Efty reports that domain name purchase inquiries were down last month. What’s happening to aftermarket domain name inquiries in the wake of the pandemic and asset market plunge? For most people, it’s hard to look at their portfolio and dr...
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Traffic up, domain inquiries down at Efty in wake of pandemic
Efty reports that domain name purchase inquiries were down last month. What’s happening to aftermarket domain name inquiries in the wake of the pandemic and asset market plunge? For most people, it’s hard to look at their portfolio and dr...
Discussion
March 27, 2020, 3:09 pm
The Domains
LiveChat has their act together when it comes to domain names
LiveChat Software S.A. is a global IT company operating in SaaS (Software as a Service) model and offering product that increases online sales, improves customer service and online conversions. The company is headquartered in Poland. The company had ...
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LiveChat has their act together when it comes to domain names
LiveChat Software S.A. is a global IT company operating in SaaS (Software as a Service) model and offering product that increases online sales, improves customer service and online conversions. The company is headquartered in Poland. The company had ...
Discussion
March 27, 2020, 10:26 am
Domain Name Wire
Shop.app domain name sells for $200,000
Shop.app, a domain on Google’s .app top level domain, sold for $200,000. Sedo has brokered the sale of shop.app for $200,000. This is the highest sale ever reported for a .app domain name, which is a domain name extension introduced by Google i...
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Shop.app domain name sells for $200,000
Shop.app, a domain on Google’s .app top level domain, sold for $200,000. Sedo has brokered the sale of shop.app for $200,000. This is the highest sale ever reported for a .app domain name, which is a domain name extension introduced by Google i...
Discussion
March 26, 2020, 11:46 pm
The Domains
Another company with two word .com moves to one word .co
Patch Homes is a home equity finance startup, that is now changing it’s name to Noah. They are going to be doing business on Noah.co as another two word .com moves to .co. (source) A couple weeks ago I wrote about GradeSlam (.org) rebranding to...
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Another company with two word .com moves to one word .co
Patch Homes is a home equity finance startup, that is now changing it’s name to Noah. They are going to be doing business on Noah.co as another two word .com moves to .co. (source) A couple weeks ago I wrote about GradeSlam (.org) rebranding to...
Discussion
March 26, 2020, 10:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
Namecheap integrates Sedo MLS fast transfer
Sedo MLS expands reach with Namecheap integration. Domain name registrar Namecheap has integrated with Sedo’s fast transfer system, making it easier for Namecheap customers to buy domains listed on Sedo. Namecheap already listed Sedo domains fo...
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Namecheap integrates Sedo MLS fast transfer
Sedo MLS expands reach with Namecheap integration. Domain name registrar Namecheap has integrated with Sedo’s fast transfer system, making it easier for Namecheap customers to buy domains listed on Sedo. Namecheap already listed Sedo domains fo...
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March 26, 2020, 4:38 pm
