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The Domains
GoDaddy annual report out – insight into Uniregistry purchase price
You can now view the GoDaddy annual report which came out today. View the full report here. There are some hints at the Uniregistry acquisition price, another note was where GoDaddy values their portfolio Under subsequent events: Subsequent Events In...
Discussion
GoDaddy annual report out – insight into Uniregistry purchase price
You can now view the GoDaddy annual report which came out today. View the full report here. There are some hints at the Uniregistry acquisition price, another note was where GoDaddy values their portfolio Under subsequent events: Subsequent Events In...
Discussion
February 21, 2020, 5:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy’s Uniregistry acquisition was for less than $200 million
Annual report shows that deal was for less than $200 million. We now have a better idea of how much GoDaddy paid to acquire Uniregistry and Frank Schilling’s domain name portfolio. GoDaddy issued its annual report today. The report states: In F...
Discussion
GoDaddy’s Uniregistry acquisition was for less than $200 million
Annual report shows that deal was for less than $200 million. We now have a better idea of how much GoDaddy paid to acquire Uniregistry and Frank Schilling’s domain name portfolio. GoDaddy issued its annual report today. The report states: In F...
Discussion
February 21, 2020, 4:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
“Unicorn” Nubank is a reverse domain name hijacker
Brazilian financial company filed dead-on-arrival cybersquatting complaint. Nubank, a Brazilian finance startup that has raised billions in funding, tried to reverse domain name hijack the domain name Nubank.com. A World Intellectual Property Organiz...
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“Unicorn” Nubank is a reverse domain name hijacker
Brazilian financial company filed dead-on-arrival cybersquatting complaint. Nubank, a Brazilian finance startup that has raised billions in funding, tried to reverse domain name hijack the domain name Nubank.com. A World Intellectual Property Organiz...
Discussion
February 21, 2020, 4:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
Ethos adds legally-binding provisions to try to save .Org deal
8-year price cap, censorship and data controls would be baked into registry agreement amendment. Ethos Capital, the company that is trying to acquire the .Org registry, took a big step today to try to push it over the finish line. It agreed to add a ...
Discussion
Ethos adds legally-binding provisions to try to save .Org deal
8-year price cap, censorship and data controls would be baked into registry agreement amendment. Ethos Capital, the company that is trying to acquire the .Org registry, took a big step today to try to push it over the finish line. It agreed to add a ...
Discussion
February 21, 2020, 4:12 pm
The Domains
The best paying Adsense niches for 2020
Elizaveta Shutova wrote a piece on SEMRush.com about the best AdSense niches for 2020. It’s a very long and thorough article that breaks down by different regions as well as niches. For those still parking names the article might help with some...
Discussion
The best paying Adsense niches for 2020
Elizaveta Shutova wrote a piece on SEMRush.com about the best AdSense niches for 2020. It’s a very long and thorough article that breaks down by different regions as well as niches. For those still parking names the article might help with some...
Discussion
February 20, 2020, 11:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
What these recent four-letter domain sales might mean
Kassey Lee breaks down how these domains might be used. eName just reported some four-letter domains sold recently from its marketplace. As you can see, there is a large variation in the prices, which makes domain investing very challenging. I have a...
Discussion
What these recent four-letter domain sales might mean
Kassey Lee breaks down how these domains might be used. eName just reported some four-letter domains sold recently from its marketplace. As you can see, there is a large variation in the prices, which makes domain investing very challenging. I have a...
Discussion
February 20, 2020, 5:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
Wix now has 4.5 million paying subscribers
Wix’s paying subscriber base inches forward in Q4. Website builder Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) reported Q4 and full-year 2019 earnings today. The company posted revenue of $204.6 million for the quarter and $761.1 million for 2019. That’s up 25% an...
Discussion
Wix now has 4.5 million paying subscribers
Wix’s paying subscriber base inches forward in Q4. Website builder Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) reported Q4 and full-year 2019 earnings today. The company posted revenue of $204.6 million for the quarter and $761.1 million for 2019. That’s up 25% an...
Discussion
February 20, 2020, 4:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN moves Spring Break online over Coronavirus fears
ICANN goes virtual, INTA moves to the U.S. There will be no cavorting with college students on the beach in Cancun next month for domain policy wonks after all. ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, has moved its March meeting planned f...
Discussion
ICANN moves Spring Break online over Coronavirus fears
ICANN goes virtual, INTA moves to the U.S. There will be no cavorting with college students on the beach in Cancun next month for domain policy wonks after all. ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, has moved its March meeting planned f...
Discussion
February 20, 2020, 4:18 pm
The Domains
Domaining.com monthly brokerage bulletin Volume 2
Francois sent out the second brokerage bulletin where brokers have a chance to let people know what they got This is the second issue of the domaining.com monthly bulletin which exclusively features names for sale by brokers. If you are a broker and ...
Discussion
Domaining.com monthly brokerage bulletin Volume 2
Francois sent out the second brokerage bulletin where brokers have a chance to let people know what they got This is the second issue of the domaining.com monthly bulletin which exclusively features names for sale by brokers. If you are a broker and ...
Discussion
February 20, 2020, 1:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign tries to discredit ICANN commenting period process
Company suggests that drawing attention to comment period distorted the multistakeholder process. The comment period for ICANN’s proposed .com contract amendment with ICANN closed last Friday. The amendment would allow Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) t...
Discussion
Verisign tries to discredit ICANN commenting period process
Company suggests that drawing attention to comment period distorted the multistakeholder process. The comment period for ICANN’s proposed .com contract amendment with ICANN closed last Friday. The amendment would allow Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) t...
Discussion
February 19, 2020, 5:06 pm
