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GoDaddy reports earnings and comments on the domain aftermarket
Revenue growth will be slow in Q4 thanks in part to a strong aftermarket last year. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) reported earnings this afternoon. The headline numbers are single-digit growth: Q3 revenue was up 7% year over year to $1.0 billion and bookings ...
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GoDaddy reports earnings and comments on the domain aftermarket
Revenue growth will be slow in Q4 thanks in part to a strong aftermarket last year. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) reported earnings this afternoon. The headline numbers are single-digit growth: Q3 revenue was up 7% year over year to $1.0 billion and bookings ...
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November 3, 2022, 9:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Thoughts: Amazon, Epik, in-person meetings
Here are a few things I’ve been thinking about in the domain industry lately. Could Amazon sell its new TLDs? When will Epik pay its customers? And the importance of in-person meetings. Will Amazon sell its new TLDs? When Amazon reported its la...
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Thoughts: Amazon, Epik, in-person meetings
Here are a few things I’ve been thinking about in the domain industry lately. Could Amazon sell its new TLDs? When will Epik pay its customers? And the importance of in-person meetings. Will Amazon sell its new TLDs? When Amazon reported its la...
Discussion
November 3, 2022, 5:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Web3 Domain Alliance launches to try to bring order to blockchain domains
Group wants intellectual property rights for blockchain strings, and also to help protect brands in the domains. A new advocacy group, Web3 Domain Alliance, launched today, backed by Unstoppable Domains and a bunch of small players in the space. The ...
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Web3 Domain Alliance launches to try to bring order to blockchain domains
Group wants intellectual property rights for blockchain strings, and also to help protect brands in the domains. A new advocacy group, Web3 Domain Alliance, launched today, backed by Unstoppable Domains and a bunch of small players in the space. The ...
Discussion
November 3, 2022, 4:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
15 recent end user domain name sales
Here are some of the domains end users bought this week. Sedo published domain sales for the past week today. There were no blockbuster sales (at least not publicly revealed). The list was led by a two letter .net domain. Here’s a list of the d...
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15 recent end user domain name sales
Here are some of the domains end users bought this week. Sedo published domain sales for the past week today. There were no blockbuster sales (at least not publicly revealed). The list was led by a two letter .net domain. Here’s a list of the d...
Discussion
November 2, 2022, 4:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
Pylon rebrands to Range with Range.com
Company moves from a subpar domain to a great one. If the exact-match .com domain name for your brand is already taken, what do you do? In some instances, companies settle for an alternative domain extension, but in other cases, businesses opt for a ...
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Pylon rebrands to Range with Range.com
Company moves from a subpar domain to a great one. If the exact-match .com domain name for your brand is already taken, what do you do? In some instances, companies settle for an alternative domain extension, but in other cases, businesses opt for a ...
Discussion
November 2, 2022, 3:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Aftermarket domain sales at Escrow.com plummet in Q3
Sales drop but company sees hope on the horizon. Escrow.com released its Q3 Domain Investment Index (pdf) today, revealing a sharp drop in domain sales in the quarter. Sales were $75 million in the quarter, down 28% compared to Q3 2021. It was the wo...
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Aftermarket domain sales at Escrow.com plummet in Q3
Sales drop but company sees hope on the horizon. Escrow.com released its Q3 Domain Investment Index (pdf) today, revealing a sharp drop in domain sales in the quarter. Sales were $75 million in the quarter, down 28% compared to Q3 2021. It was the wo...
Discussion
November 1, 2022, 8:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Newfold Digital completes MarkMonitor acquisition
Newfold Digital now owns large registrar for brands. Newfold Digital has completed its acquisition of MarkMonitor. The $302.5 million deal was announced in September. Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), the company that sold MarkMonitor to Newfold, announced ...
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Newfold Digital completes MarkMonitor acquisition
Newfold Digital now owns large registrar for brands. Newfold Digital has completed its acquisition of MarkMonitor. The $302.5 million deal was announced in September. Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), the company that sold MarkMonitor to Newfold, announced ...
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November 1, 2022, 3:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
MicroAcquire acquires Acquire.com, plans to rebrand
“You should drop the acquire.” MicroAcquire has purchased the domain name acquire.com and plans to rebrand. The company’s founder, Andrew Gazdecki, discussed the idea of rebranding on Twitter last week. Drop “micro” from...
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MicroAcquire acquires Acquire.com, plans to rebrand
“You should drop the acquire.” MicroAcquire has purchased the domain name acquire.com and plans to rebrand. The company’s founder, Andrew Gazdecki, discussed the idea of rebranding on Twitter last week. Drop “micro” from...
Discussion
October 31, 2022, 7:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
All about Handshake – DNW Podcast #411
A deep dive into Handshake domain names. I talk to a lot of people who believe blockchain-based domains will solve all of the internet’s problems. They dismiss any counter-arguments and questions. Nole Oppermann of Hey TX is not one of those pe...
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All about Handshake – DNW Podcast #411
A deep dive into Handshake domain names. I talk to a lot of people who believe blockchain-based domains will solve all of the internet’s problems. They dismiss any counter-arguments and questions. Nole Oppermann of Hey TX is not one of those pe...
Discussion
October 31, 2022, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sports.gg sells for record $96,000
Logan Flatt sells .gg domain for record price. Domain investor Logan Flatt has sold sports.gg for $96,000, a record for publicly-released .gg domain aftermarket sales. .Gg is the country code for Guernsey, but .gg domains have been adopted by the spo...
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Sports.gg sells for record $96,000
Logan Flatt sells .gg domain for record price. Domain investor Logan Flatt has sold sports.gg for $96,000, a record for publicly-released .gg domain aftermarket sales. .Gg is the country code for Guernsey, but .gg domains have been adopted by the spo...
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October 31, 2022, 12:15 pm
