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The Domains
.Ai has already surpassed it’s sales for all of 2022
We are almost at the halfway point of 2023 and reported .ai domain name sales have already surpassed all of 2022 reported domain name sales. June 2023 .ai sales at whois.ai came in at $221,500. In 2022 Namebio reported 718 sales, for a dollar volume ...
Discussion
.Ai has already surpassed it’s sales for all of 2022
We are almost at the halfway point of 2023 and reported .ai domain name sales have already surpassed all of 2022 reported domain name sales. June 2023 .ai sales at whois.ai came in at $221,500. In 2022 Namebio reported 718 sales, for a dollar volume ...
Discussion
June 13, 2023, 4:15 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain investor paid $250,000 for Onyx.com this year
A small public company sold the domain in Q1. An automotive ecommerce company sold the domain name onyx.com for $250,000 earlier this year. Parts ID, a small publicly traded company, revealed the sale in a recent SEC filing. The company said it sold ...
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Domain investor paid $250,000 for Onyx.com this year
A small public company sold the domain in Q1. An automotive ecommerce company sold the domain name onyx.com for $250,000 earlier this year. Parts ID, a small publicly traded company, revealed the sale in a recent SEC filing. The company said it sold ...
Discussion
June 12, 2023, 7:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sharing your purchase price, but what about cash flow?
Patting yourself on the back can have adverse effects. Earlier today, domain investor @tonynames posted a request to domainers on Twitter: Tony is referring to a common practice of domain investors: mentioning how much they bought a domain for...
Discussion
Sharing your purchase price, but what about cash flow?
Patting yourself on the back can have adverse effects. Earlier today, domain investor @tonynames posted a request to domainers on Twitter: Tony is referring to a common practice of domain investors: mentioning how much they bought a domain for...
Discussion
June 12, 2023, 5:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Epik shows gap in RAA, ICANN Compliance
The Registrar Accreditation Agreement should be changed to allow ICANN to step in sooner. During the months-long saga over Epik, many people have asked, “Where’s ICANN?” The visible troubles at ICANN began last year with the company...
Discussion
Epik shows gap in RAA, ICANN Compliance
The Registrar Accreditation Agreement should be changed to allow ICANN to step in sooner. During the months-long saga over Epik, many people have asked, “Where’s ICANN?” The visible troubles at ICANN began last year with the company...
Discussion
June 12, 2023, 3:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
My domain year so far – DNW Podcast #440
A deep dive into how my domain portfolio is performing. On today’s show, I explore my domain sales results so far this year. I discuss the marketplaces where I’ve sold domains, where I bought the domains, and how many have been developed....
Discussion
My domain year so far – DNW Podcast #440
A deep dive into how my domain portfolio is performing. On today’s show, I explore my domain sales results so far this year. I discuss the marketplaces where I’ve sold domains, where I bought the domains, and how many have been developed....
Discussion
June 12, 2023, 3:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICA Member Meeting returns to Las Vegas in January
ICA members will gather in Las Vegas in January. Internet Commerce Association announced today that it is returning to Las Vegas this January for its member meeting. The organization that represents domain name holders has scheduled the event for Jan...
Discussion
ICA Member Meeting returns to Las Vegas in January
ICA members will gather in Las Vegas in January. Internet Commerce Association announced today that it is returning to Las Vegas this January for its member meeting. The organization that represents domain name holders has scheduled the event for Jan...
Discussion
June 9, 2023, 3:58 pm
The Domains
Verisign:”354.0 Million Domain Name Registrations in the First Quarter of 2023″
Verisign released their Domain Name Industry Brief for Q1 2023. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The first quarter of 2023 closed with 354.0 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 3.5 million domain name registrations,...
Discussion
Verisign:”354.0 Million Domain Name Registrations in the First Quarter of 2023″
Verisign released their Domain Name Industry Brief for Q1 2023. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The first quarter of 2023 closed with 354.0 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 3.5 million domain name registrations,...
Discussion
June 8, 2023, 7:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
U.S. Gov considers Whois privacy for .us domain names
Whois information would still be easy to obtain on a limited basis. Nearly all domain name ownership data has been redacted from public Whois in the wake of privacy regulations such as GDPR. But one top level domain name remains an outlier: .us. All ...
Discussion
U.S. Gov considers Whois privacy for .us domain names
Whois information would still be easy to obtain on a limited basis. Nearly all domain name ownership data has been redacted from public Whois in the wake of privacy regulations such as GDPR. But one top level domain name remains an outlier: .us. All ...
Discussion
June 8, 2023, 5:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
May’s top stories: Southwest Airlines, PayPal, Google and more
Southwest Airlines, PayPal and Google were in the news last month. With May in the books, here’s a look at what made news in the domain business. These stories were the most-viewed on Domain Name Wire: 1. Southwest Airlines fails to take down &...
Discussion
May’s top stories: Southwest Airlines, PayPal, Google and more
Southwest Airlines, PayPal and Google were in the news last month. With May in the books, here’s a look at what made news in the domain business. These stories were the most-viewed on Domain Name Wire: 1. Southwest Airlines fails to take down &...
Discussion
June 8, 2023, 1:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Com winners – latest rankings
Here are the biggest and fastest-growing domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers February 2023. CentralNic ...
Discussion
.Com winners – latest rankings
Here are the biggest and fastest-growing domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers February 2023. CentralNic ...
Discussion
June 7, 2023, 5:58 pm
