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Domain Name Wire
Happy Birthday: Domain Name Wire Turns 11 Today
This one goes to eleven. Today is Domain Name Wire’s 11th birthday. It might be a cliche to say a lot has happened since Domain Name Wire published its first post on March 9, 2005. But it’s true on a couple fronts: changes in the domain n...
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Happy Birthday: Domain Name Wire Turns 11 Today
This one goes to eleven. Today is Domain Name Wire’s 11th birthday. It might be a cliche to say a lot has happened since Domain Name Wire published its first post on March 9, 2005. But it’s true on a couple fronts: changes in the domain n...
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March 9, 2016, 7:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Expired Domain Report: Wupload.com, LastSupper.com and more
Joseph Peterson reviews the past week in the expired domain name markets. Early in 2012, the file-sharing website MegaUpload was shut down, its domains seized by the feds, and its owners arrested for copyright infringement. Almost immediately, s...
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Expired Domain Report: Wupload.com, LastSupper.com and more
Joseph Peterson reviews the past week in the expired domain name markets. Early in 2012, the file-sharing website MegaUpload was shut down, its domains seized by the feds, and its owners arrested for copyright infringement. Almost immediately, s...
Discussion
March 9, 2016, 4:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Video: .Club at Launch Hackathon
How .Club got 79 people to develop projects on .Club domains in a matter of a couple days. Yesterday I wrote about Radix and .Club participating in the Launch Hackathon in San Francisco. I also commented about how Hackathons are a great way for new t...
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Video: .Club at Launch Hackathon
How .Club got 79 people to develop projects on .Club domains in a matter of a couple days. Yesterday I wrote about Radix and .Club participating in the Launch Hackathon in San Francisco. I also commented about how Hackathons are a great way for new t...
Discussion
March 9, 2016, 3:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lawsuit filed to recover stolen domains: 5678.com, 26266.com and Manhua.com
Suit by domain investor in China alleges domains stolen from eNom account. A Chinese domain name investor has filed a lawsuit (pdf) alleging that three domain names were stolen from her eNom account. Qianqian Jin filed the suit in U.S. District Court...
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Lawsuit filed to recover stolen domains: 5678.com, 26266.com and Manhua.com
Suit by domain investor in China alleges domains stolen from eNom account. A Chinese domain name investor has filed a lawsuit (pdf) alleging that three domain names were stolen from her eNom account. Qianqian Jin filed the suit in U.S. District Court...
Discussion
March 9, 2016, 2:45 pm
The Domains
Radix Has Record Month With Over 760K Domain Registrations
Domain name registry operator, Radix announced today that it had a record month in February 2016, generating over 760,000 domain registrations across its domain portfolio. February 2016 was its biggest ever month ever in terms of new registrations. L...
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Radix Has Record Month With Over 760K Domain Registrations
Domain name registry operator, Radix announced today that it had a record month in February 2016, generating over 760,000 domain registrations across its domain portfolio. February 2016 was its biggest ever month ever in terms of new registrations. L...
Discussion
March 9, 2016, 2:14 pm
The Domains
Market Recap 3/8/16 Stocks down across the board
Market Recap 3/8/16 Domain stocks were down across the board today, lock step with the broader market. Go Daddy (GDDY) was off 1.7% on the day while competitor Web.com ( WWWW) was off over 3%. Alphabet (GOOGL) and Rightside (NAME) managed to just mak...
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Market Recap 3/8/16 Stocks down across the board
Market Recap 3/8/16 Domain stocks were down across the board today, lock step with the broader market. Go Daddy (GDDY) was off 1.7% on the day while competitor Web.com ( WWWW) was off over 3%. Alphabet (GOOGL) and Rightside (NAME) managed to just mak...
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March 8, 2016, 9:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Donald Trump is #1 in .Com
Trump trumps .com list. Donald Trump is the gift that keeps on giving to comedians, news anchors and .com registry Verisign. “Trump” was the number one trending word in .com domain name registrations last month. This means the number of d...
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Donald Trump is #1 in .Com
Trump trumps .com list. Donald Trump is the gift that keeps on giving to comedians, news anchors and .com registry Verisign. “Trump” was the number one trending word in .com domain name registrations last month. This means the number of d...
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March 8, 2016, 9:17 pm
The Domains
Trump is #1 Trending Keyword in .Com Registrations in February
Verisign the registry for .Com and .Net just published it’s Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net domain name registrations in February. Trump ruled the .Com universe coming out as the number one trending keyword for the month while came ...
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Trump is #1 Trending Keyword in .Com Registrations in February
Verisign the registry for .Com and .Net just published it’s Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net domain name registrations in February. Trump ruled the .Com universe coming out as the number one trending keyword for the month while came ...
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March 8, 2016, 9:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
New TLDs get exposure at Launch Hackathon
Winner uses .tech domain; others use .Club and other Radix domains. New top level domain name companies including Radix and .Club got exposure for their top level domain names at the recently concluded Launch Hackathon in San Francisco. The registrie...
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New TLDs get exposure at Launch Hackathon
Winner uses .tech domain; others use .Club and other Radix domains. New top level domain name companies including Radix and .Club got exposure for their top level domain names at the recently concluded Launch Hackathon in San Francisco. The registrie...
Discussion
March 8, 2016, 7:51 pm
The Domains
Afilias Says .Bet is 11th Most Registered New gTLD; But It’s Really 84th
Afilias put out a press release earlier today claiming that one of its new gTLD’s .Bet which was just launched last week, already was the 11th most registered new gTLD, but in reality it’s the 84th most registered new domain extension. He...
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Afilias Says .Bet is 11th Most Registered New gTLD; But It’s Really 84th
Afilias put out a press release earlier today claiming that one of its new gTLD’s .Bet which was just launched last week, already was the 11th most registered new gTLD, but in reality it’s the 84th most registered new domain extension. He...
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March 8, 2016, 7:44 pm
