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CentralNic reports full results through Q3
CentralNic continues to grow revenue thanks to its advertising business. CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) has published its official results through Q3 this year after previewing them last month. Revenue year to date increased by 88% to $526.7 million, and its...
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CentralNic reports full results through Q3
CentralNic continues to grow revenue thanks to its advertising business. CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) has published its official results through Q3 this year after previewing them last month. Revenue year to date increased by 88% to $526.7 million, and its...
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November 22, 2022, 3:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
How cybersquatting hurts domain investors
This case illustrates why panelists question domain investors’ explanations for registering domain names. There’s a difference between domain investors and cybersquatters. Unfortunately, the former are often grouped in with the latter and...
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How cybersquatting hurts domain investors
This case illustrates why panelists question domain investors’ explanations for registering domain names. There’s a difference between domain investors and cybersquatters. Unfortunately, the former are often grouped in with the latter and...
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November 21, 2022, 5:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
United Internet gears up for IONOS IPO including Sedo, InterNetX
Popular domain companies might be part of a new public company in 2023. Some domain name companies you use might be part of a newly traded public company next year. United Internet plans to spin off IONOS next year with an initial public offering. Th...
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United Internet gears up for IONOS IPO including Sedo, InterNetX
Popular domain companies might be part of a new public company in 2023. Some domain name companies you use might be part of a newly traded public company next year. United Internet plans to spin off IONOS next year with an initial public offering. Th...
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November 21, 2022, 4:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Are registrars doing enough to explain Handshake domains to customers?
Registrars warn customers, but is it enough? Handshake is one of the many competing systems trying to bring the concept of domain names to blockchain. It competes with Ethereum Name Service, Unstoppable Domains, and a handful of other initiatives. It...
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Are registrars doing enough to explain Handshake domains to customers?
Registrars warn customers, but is it enough? Handshake is one of the many competing systems trying to bring the concept of domain names to blockchain. It competes with Ethereum Name Service, Unstoppable Domains, and a handful of other initiatives. It...
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November 18, 2022, 2:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lots of Mike Morgans learn about reverse domain name hijacking case
A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panel has found Candy Cloud IP LLC guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (pdf) in a particularly egregious case. And bizarrely, a bunch of people named Mike Morgan were notified about the decision. ...
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Lots of Mike Morgans learn about reverse domain name hijacking case
A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panel has found Candy Cloud IP LLC guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (pdf) in a particularly egregious case. And bizarrely, a bunch of people named Mike Morgan were notified about the decision. ...
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November 17, 2022, 10:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Fennel launched this year after buying Fennel.com from Telepathy
Company helps investors find good ESG investments. Once upon a time, performance and value metrics were the main considerations for stock investors, but as awareness of ecological and social issues has come to the forefront of politics and current ev...
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Fennel launched this year after buying Fennel.com from Telepathy
Company helps investors find good ESG investments. Once upon a time, performance and value metrics were the main considerations for stock investors, but as awareness of ecological and social issues has come to the forefront of politics and current ev...
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November 17, 2022, 6:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
Meta registers slew of web3 domain names
Company registered web3 domains related to Quest, Facebook and other brands. Meta Platforms registered a number of domain names related to web3 this week. The company registered many of its brands along with words such as crypto, wallet, and blockcha...
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Meta registers slew of web3 domain names
Company registered web3 domains related to Quest, Facebook and other brands. Meta Platforms registered a number of domain names related to web3 this week. The company registered many of its brands along with words such as crypto, wallet, and blockcha...
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November 17, 2022, 5:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Punycode continues to be the bad guys’ best friend
These domains look a lot like banks’ official domains. Krebs on Security today published a story about how a financial cybercrime group is using Punycode domains to trick internet users into thinking they’re visiting banks’ websites...
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Punycode continues to be the bad guys’ best friend
These domains look a lot like banks’ official domains. Krebs on Security today published a story about how a financial cybercrime group is using Punycode domains to trick internet users into thinking they’re visiting banks’ websites...
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November 17, 2022, 4:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy finishes .tv migration, launches marketing campaign
Company is ready to reinvigorate marketing for .tv extension. GoDaddy Registry has completed the takeover of registry services for .tv domain names. .Tv is the country code for Tuvalu, a tiny island nation in the South Pacific. But its domain names a...
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GoDaddy finishes .tv migration, launches marketing campaign
Company is ready to reinvigorate marketing for .tv extension. GoDaddy Registry has completed the takeover of registry services for .tv domain names. .Tv is the country code for Tuvalu, a tiny island nation in the South Pacific. But its domain names a...
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November 16, 2022, 8:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Mastodon is a boon to new top level domains
Many servers have chosen new top level domains, with .social the big winner. Twitter alternative Mastodon has been getting lots of attention after Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter. Mastodon is built on open source software. Rather than signing u...
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Mastodon is a boon to new top level domains
Many servers have chosen new top level domains, with .social the big winner. Twitter alternative Mastodon has been getting lots of attention after Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter. Mastodon is built on open source software. Rather than signing u...
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November 16, 2022, 4:49 pm
