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How to update your Dan.com parking for ad transition
Add your GoDaddy customer number to continue serving PPC ads. GoDaddy acquired Dan.com last month, and the first partnership change as a result will be domain parking ads. Previously, Dan partnered with Bodis to provide a hybrid landing page on domai...
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How to update your Dan.com parking for ad transition
Add your GoDaddy customer number to continue serving PPC ads. GoDaddy acquired Dan.com last month, and the first partnership change as a result will be domain parking ads. Previously, Dan partnered with Bodis to provide a hybrid landing page on domai...
Discussion
August 23, 2022, 5:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sedo releases new For Sale landers
New and improved landers include better layout and optimization. Sedo has released new For Sale landers for domain names that it says implement best practices it has learned over the years. They work for both buy now and make offer pricing. The respo...
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Sedo releases new For Sale landers
New and improved landers include better layout and optimization. Sedo has released new For Sale landers for domain names that it says implement best practices it has learned over the years. They work for both buy now and make offer pricing. The respo...
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August 23, 2022, 3:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why I sold my PayPal shares
The Sav incident is another example of how poorly PayPal treats its customers. I rarely buy individual company stocks, preferring to invest in index and target date funds that don’t require constant attention. But during the market drawdown ear...
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Why I sold my PayPal shares
The Sav incident is another example of how poorly PayPal treats its customers. I rarely buy individual company stocks, preferring to invest in index and target date funds that don’t require constant attention. But during the market drawdown ear...
Discussion
August 22, 2022, 8:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Major League Baseball acquires Twins.com domain name
MLB secures Twins.com and now only two teams don’t have their matching .com domain. Several top-flight sports leagues in the US have made domain names a priority for their teams, often at great expense. These domain names, often single-word .co...
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Major League Baseball acquires Twins.com domain name
MLB secures Twins.com and now only two teams don’t have their matching .com domain. Several top-flight sports leagues in the US have made domain names a priority for their teams, often at great expense. These domain names, often single-word .co...
Discussion
August 22, 2022, 4:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
NamesCon 2022 preview – DNW Podcast #401
NamesCon returns to Austin next week! In-person domain name conferences are back! After a two-and-a-half-year hiatus, NamesCon returns in person in Austin at the end of this month. Today, I talk to NamesCon Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Soeren v...
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NamesCon 2022 preview – DNW Podcast #401
NamesCon returns to Austin next week! In-person domain name conferences are back! After a two-and-a-half-year hiatus, NamesCon returns in person in Austin at the end of this month. Today, I talk to NamesCon Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Soeren v...
Discussion
August 22, 2022, 3:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
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...
Discussion
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...
Discussion
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 ...
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August 17, 2022, 5:12 pm
