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Second level .au take-up is low with time running out
Time is running out for existing registrants to secure their matching domain. Registrants of third level .au domain names have just four weeks to claim their matching second level domain before the names become available for anyone to register. Until...
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Second level .au take-up is low with time running out
Time is running out for existing registrants to secure their matching domain. Registrants of third level .au domain names have just four weeks to claim their matching second level domain before the names become available for anyone to register. Until...
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August 22, 2022, 3:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Vanguard’s weird domain name registrations
You’ll have to get creative to make a website about how woke the company is. It’s common for companies to register names that could be used to say bad things about them. The most common defensive registration is CompanySucks .com. Bank of...
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Vanguard’s weird domain name registrations
You’ll have to get creative to make a website about how woke the company is. It’s common for companies to register names that could be used to say bad things about them. The most common defensive registration is CompanySucks .com. Bank of...
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August 19, 2022, 3:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google’s “helpful content” update should help niche websites
An update to Google’s search results should help sites that truly know their topics and write for a specific audience. Next week, Google is releasing what it calls a “helpful content” update. It seeks to reward good content at the e...
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Google’s “helpful content” update should help niche websites
An update to Google’s search results should help sites that truly know their topics and write for a specific audience. Next week, Google is releasing what it calls a “helpful content” update. It seeks to reward good content at the e...
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August 18, 2022, 7:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
“People-powered pharma” raises $7.5 million to launch on Love.com
Healthcare startup with a web3 twist acquired love.com. Ryan Breslow is a name that may not be immediately familiar to you, but this 27-year-old entrepreneur has been making waves in the tech industry for some time. As the founder and former CEO of B...
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“People-powered pharma” raises $7.5 million to launch on Love.com
Healthcare startup with a web3 twist acquired love.com. Ryan Breslow is a name that may not be immediately familiar to you, but this 27-year-old entrepreneur has been making waves in the tech industry for some time. As the founder and former CEO of B...
Discussion
August 18, 2022, 2:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain names downplayed in Inc. 5000 list
Fewer companies are adding a top level domain to their brand name. In 2018 I analyzed the Inc. 5000 list for domains-as-companies. By this, I mean the company’s brand name is a domain name, such as Signs.com. That year I found 66 companies. 57 ...
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Domain names downplayed in Inc. 5000 list
Fewer companies are adding a top level domain to their brand name. In 2018 I analyzed the Inc. 5000 list for domains-as-companies. By this, I mean the company’s brand name is a domain name, such as Signs.com. That year I found 66 companies. 57 ...
Discussion
August 17, 2022, 5:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
Your domain portfolio is an anecdote
You can’t judge the domain market by looking at your portfolio. Last week I wrote a post about how demand for websites and domains is down. I knew what would happen after publishing: people would disagree based on their own results. And that&rs...
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Your domain portfolio is an anecdote
You can’t judge the domain market by looking at your portfolio. Last week I wrote a post about how demand for websites and domains is down. I knew what would happen after publishing: people would disagree based on their own results. And that&rs...
Discussion
August 17, 2022, 1:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Two domain name companies land on 2022 Inc. 5000
Two companies in the domain name business returned to the Inc. 5000 this year. Two domain name companies made the Inc 5000 list this year. Companies are ranked according to their three year revenue growth through 2021 and must apply to make the list....
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Two domain name companies land on 2022 Inc. 5000
Two companies in the domain name business returned to the Inc. 5000 this year. Two domain name companies made the Inc 5000 list this year. Companies are ranked according to their three year revenue growth through 2021 and must apply to make the list....
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August 16, 2022, 9:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
Radix reports (another) strong half for premium domain sales
Premium sales continued momentum in first half of 2022. Top level domain registry Radix has revealed its premium sales data for the first half of 2022, and it’s up and to the right. The company estimates that registrars pulled in $3.82 million ...
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Radix reports (another) strong half for premium domain sales
Premium sales continued momentum in first half of 2022. Top level domain registry Radix has revealed its premium sales data for the first half of 2022, and it’s up and to the right. The company estimates that registrars pulled in $3.82 million ...
Discussion
August 16, 2022, 3:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain sales up to $1.6 million
Two dating platforms, a shoe designer and a database company bought domain names. August is vacation month, especially for businesses in Europe. So you can expect Sedo’s sales lists to be a little light this month. I found just nine end user sa...
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End user domain sales up to $1.6 million
Two dating platforms, a shoe designer and a database company bought domain names. August is vacation month, especially for businesses in Europe. So you can expect Sedo’s sales lists to be a little light this month. I found just nine end user sa...
Discussion
August 16, 2022, 3:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Swiss company Boller, Winkler AG tries reverse domain name hijacking
Panelist calls the case “woeful.” I’ve seen a lot of egregious reverse domain name hijacking cases over the years, and a recent one ranks high on the list. A Swiss textiles firm, Boller, Winkler AG, filed a UDRP against schlossberg....
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Swiss company Boller, Winkler AG tries reverse domain name hijacking
Panelist calls the case “woeful.” I’ve seen a lot of egregious reverse domain name hijacking cases over the years, and a recent one ranks high on the list. A Swiss textiles firm, Boller, Winkler AG, filed a UDRP against schlossberg....
Discussion
August 15, 2022, 4:18 pm
