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An Epik crash – 2022 top stories
The domain registrar experienced a run on the bank this year, and it continues to try to make customers whole. From the outside, everything seemed to be going well at Epik. Sure, the domain name registrar known for catering to controversial customers...
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An Epik crash – 2022 top stories
The domain registrar experienced a run on the bank this year, and it continues to try to make customers whole. From the outside, everything seemed to be going well at Epik. Sure, the domain name registrar known for catering to controversial customers...
Discussion
December 30, 2022, 2:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
Jeff Sass joins .art as CMO
Sass is back! One of the people that built up .club until it was sold to GoDaddy is back in the domain name industry after a short hiatus. Jeff Sass is taking the Chief Marketing Officer role for .art. It’s the same role he held for .club. He w...
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Jeff Sass joins .art as CMO
Sass is back! One of the people that built up .club until it was sold to GoDaddy is back in the domain name industry after a short hiatus. Jeff Sass is taking the Chief Marketing Officer role for .art. It’s the same role he held for .club. He w...
Discussion
December 29, 2022, 5:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Crypto and web3 domains – 2022 top stories
Web3 in 2022: the bust, the infighting, and a key expired domain. A big story this year was the rise and fall of web3 and a surge of interest in so-called web3 domain names. We all know the story on the cryptocurrency front: values surged this year, ...
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Crypto and web3 domains – 2022 top stories
Web3 in 2022: the bust, the infighting, and a key expired domain. A big story this year was the rise and fall of web3 and a surge of interest in so-called web3 domain names. We all know the story on the cryptocurrency front: values surged this year, ...
Discussion
December 29, 2022, 2:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy acquires Dan – 2022 top stories
GoDaddy gobbled up a competitor, and domain investors are worried. A single acquisition rarely rises to the level of being a top annual story in our industry, but GoDaddy’s acquisition of Dan.com this year rises to that level. For domain invest...
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GoDaddy acquires Dan – 2022 top stories
GoDaddy gobbled up a competitor, and domain investors are worried. A single acquisition rarely rises to the level of being a top annual story in our industry, but GoDaddy’s acquisition of Dan.com this year rises to that level. For domain invest...
Discussion
December 28, 2022, 2:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
These domain auctions are heating up for non-traditional reasons
How much would you pay for these domains if you didn’t know the backstory? Looking ahead at the next 5-10 days, there are some domains of non-traditional value headed to your favorite expired domain auction platform. To help you get ahea...
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These domain auctions are heating up for non-traditional reasons
How much would you pay for these domains if you didn’t know the backstory? Looking ahead at the next 5-10 days, there are some domains of non-traditional value headed to your favorite expired domain auction platform. To help you get ahea...
Discussion
December 27, 2022, 7:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy gets another domain suggestion patent
Patent describes way to use training data to create search results. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 11,539,661 (pdf) to GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY). Using a learning algorithm to suggest domain names is closely related to pate...
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GoDaddy gets another domain suggestion patent
Patent describes way to use training data to create search results. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 11,539,661 (pdf) to GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY). Using a learning algorithm to suggest domain names is closely related to pate...
Discussion
December 27, 2022, 5:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
CEO exodus – 2022 top stories
There were three surprising CEO changes at domain companies this year. There were several surprising changes in the c-suite at domain companies this year, mostly coming at the tail end of the year. In chronological order, here are three CEOs that ste...
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CEO exodus – 2022 top stories
There were three surprising CEO changes at domain companies this year. There were several surprising changes in the c-suite at domain companies this year, mostly coming at the tail end of the year. In chronological order, here are three CEOs that ste...
Discussion
December 26, 2022, 4:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
CloudFest USA will run in conjunction with NamesCon next year
Event organizers bring their two shows to the same venue. CloudFest, a hosting conference owned by the same group that operates NamesCon, announced that it’s bringing back the U.S. version of the event. It will run from May 31 to June 3 in Aust...
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CloudFest USA will run in conjunction with NamesCon next year
Event organizers bring their two shows to the same venue. CloudFest, a hosting conference owned by the same group that operates NamesCon, announced that it’s bringing back the U.S. version of the event. It will run from May 31 to June 3 in Aust...
Discussion
December 22, 2022, 5:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Reverse domain name hijacking in beautygarde.com case
Panel admonishes PROMARK law firm for leaving out essential information. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has decided that a dispute over beautygarde.com was reverse domain name hijacking. It also puts the blame on the Complainant&rsq...
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Reverse domain name hijacking in beautygarde.com case
Panel admonishes PROMARK law firm for leaving out essential information. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has decided that a dispute over beautygarde.com was reverse domain name hijacking. It also puts the blame on the Complainant&rsq...
Discussion
December 22, 2022, 5:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why PutLocker .com Sold For Six Figures
This domain gets serious traffic. [Editor’s note: this is the first post on Domain Name Wire by Sean Markey. Sean is a domain name expert with specific knowledge about SEO, and will be writing about SEO and domain names for the site.] Sometimes...
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Why PutLocker .com Sold For Six Figures
This domain gets serious traffic. [Editor’s note: this is the first post on Domain Name Wire by Sean Markey. Sean is a domain name expert with specific knowledge about SEO, and will be writing about SEO and domain names for the site.] Sometimes...
Discussion
December 22, 2022, 2:07 pm
