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Domain Name Wire
NamesCon recap – DNW Podcast #441
Hear from 11 people who attended NamesCon. NamesCon returned to Austin earlier this month. It was a fun show running in conjunction with CloudFest USA. On today’s program, you’ll hear from 11 people who were at NamesCon. We discuss AI, wo...
Discussion
NamesCon recap – DNW Podcast #441
Hear from 11 people who attended NamesCon. NamesCon returned to Austin earlier this month. It was a fun show running in conjunction with CloudFest USA. On today’s program, you’ll hear from 11 people who were at NamesCon. We discuss AI, wo...
Discussion
June 19, 2023, 3:30 pm
The Domains
Researchers found a way to take control over an .ai domain name
TheStack.Technology published an interesting and troubling piece on security researchers figuring out how to take control over any .ai domain name they wanted. Luckily they did report their findings to the proper parties and patches were applied. Sti...
Discussion
Researchers found a way to take control over an .ai domain name
TheStack.Technology published an interesting and troubling piece on security researchers figuring out how to take control over any .ai domain name they wanted. Luckily they did report their findings to the proper parties and patches were applied. Sti...
Discussion
June 17, 2023, 8:09 am
Domain Name Wire
My thoughts on Squarespace’s acquisition of Google Domains
It could be a win for more than just Squarespace. Squarespace made a surprise announcement yesterday that it was buying Google Domains, Google’s domain name registrar, for $180 million. Google Domains currently has about 10 million domains unde...
Discussion
My thoughts on Squarespace’s acquisition of Google Domains
It could be a win for more than just Squarespace. Squarespace made a surprise announcement yesterday that it was buying Google Domains, Google’s domain name registrar, for $180 million. Google Domains currently has about 10 million domains unde...
Discussion
June 16, 2023, 2:22 pm
The Domains
Squarespace to acquire Google Domains assets
Squarespace is buying the domain business of Google. This purchase includes approximately 10 million domains hosted on Google Domains spread across millions of customers. Squarespace issued a press release, from the release: Upon closing, Squarespace...
Discussion
Squarespace to acquire Google Domains assets
Squarespace is buying the domain business of Google. This purchase includes approximately 10 million domains hosted on Google Domains spread across millions of customers. Squarespace issued a press release, from the release: Upon closing, Squarespace...
Discussion
June 16, 2023, 5:49 am
Domain Name Wire
Squarespace buys Google Domains for $180 million
Google sells its domain registration business. In a surprising announcement today, website building platform Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) announced that it’s buying Google Domains, Google’s domain name registrar. The purchase price is $180 mi...
Discussion
Squarespace buys Google Domains for $180 million
Google sells its domain registration business. In a surprising announcement today, website building platform Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) announced that it’s buying Google Domains, Google’s domain name registrar. The purchase price is $180 mi...
Discussion
June 15, 2023, 8:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy improves List for Sale workflow for parking domains
Improvement eliminates the need to change nameservers. On this week’s podcast, I discussed how I’m listing domains for sale. For domains registered at GoDaddy, I usually list them on Afternic using the List for Sale tool rather than loggi...
Discussion
GoDaddy improves List for Sale workflow for parking domains
Improvement eliminates the need to change nameservers. On this week’s podcast, I discussed how I’m listing domains for sale. For domains registered at GoDaddy, I usually list them on Afternic using the List for Sale tool rather than loggi...
Discussion
June 15, 2023, 4:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
7 simple steps to use a domain name as a handle on BlueSky
Changing your handle to a domain name is as simple as adding a TXT record. One of the interesting things about recently-launched social media platforms is how they use domain names. Mastodon requires users to pick a server, each one using a different...
Discussion
7 simple steps to use a domain name as a handle on BlueSky
Changing your handle to a domain name is as simple as adding a TXT record. One of the interesting things about recently-launched social media platforms is how they use domain names. Mastodon requires users to pick a server, each one using a different...
Discussion
June 14, 2023, 5:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
21 end user domain name sales
A mobile phone company, a GPS app, and an electric power firm bought domain names. Sedo had some nice sales this week related to popular trends. ARbet .com sold for $49,995. I’m assuming that stands for “augmented reality”, but righ...
Discussion
21 end user domain name sales
A mobile phone company, a GPS app, and an electric power firm bought domain names. Sedo had some nice sales this week related to popular trends. ARbet .com sold for $49,995. I’m assuming that stands for “augmented reality”, but righ...
Discussion
June 13, 2023, 5:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Hey panelists: you can find RDNH even if the domain owner doesn’t respond
This case was doomed from the outset. Why no reverse domain name hijacking finding? Some UDRP panelists are hesitant to enter a finding of reverse domain name hijacking. They’ll only consider it if the domain owner asks for it, and sometimes ev...
Discussion
Hey panelists: you can find RDNH even if the domain owner doesn’t respond
This case was doomed from the outset. Why no reverse domain name hijacking finding? Some UDRP panelists are hesitant to enter a finding of reverse domain name hijacking. They’ll only consider it if the domain owner asks for it, and sometimes ev...
Discussion
June 13, 2023, 4:16 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Aim.io
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Aim.io led the way at 45,101 GBP, ($56,880). The top .com was ArBet.com at $49,995. AiJobs.com was third at 29,000 Euro, ($31,339). 33 .com sales 24 cctld sales 5 other tld sales Highlights of public S...
Discussion
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Aim.io
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Aim.io led the way at 45,101 GBP, ($56,880). The top .com was ArBet.com at $49,995. AiJobs.com was third at 29,000 Euro, ($31,339). 33 .com sales 24 cctld sales 5 other tld sales Highlights of public S...
Discussion
June 13, 2023, 3:17 pm
