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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....
Discussion
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
Domain Name Wire
DNW Podcast Intermission
Check out our previous episodes this week. Domain Name Wire Published its 400th podcast episode last week, so this week I’m taking a breather. But that doesn’t mean you have nothing to listen to this week. The entire back catalog is avail...
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DNW Podcast Intermission
Check out our previous episodes this week. Domain Name Wire Published its 400th podcast episode last week, so this week I’m taking a breather. But that doesn’t mean you have nothing to listen to this week. The entire back catalog is avail...
Discussion
August 15, 2022, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Latest .com registrar rankings
These are the fastest growing and biggest domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers April 2022. The results m...
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Latest .com registrar rankings
These are the fastest growing and biggest domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers April 2022. The results m...
Discussion
August 12, 2022, 1:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lamborghini wins Lambo.com as “NamePros username defense” fails
Domain owner cited his NamePros username as evidence that he’s commonly known as “Lambo”. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has ordered that the owner of lambo.com transfer the name to the upscale car maker. Lambo is ...
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Lamborghini wins Lambo.com as “NamePros username defense” fails
Domain owner cited his NamePros username as evidence that he’s commonly known as “Lambo”. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has ordered that the owner of lambo.com transfer the name to the upscale car maker. Lambo is ...
Discussion
August 11, 2022, 5:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why you’re selling fewer domain names
Demand for new websites is decreasing, and so is the demand for domains. There have been some big domain sales lately, but if you are on “domain Twitter,” you know all is not well in the domain name aftermarket. Domain investors are compl...
Discussion
Why you’re selling fewer domain names
Demand for new websites is decreasing, and so is the demand for domains. There have been some big domain sales lately, but if you are on “domain Twitter,” you know all is not well in the domain name aftermarket. Domain investors are compl...
Discussion
August 11, 2022, 3:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Here are 108 domains that sold for $2k+ on NameJet and Snapnames last month
Sales dropped in July on Newfold’s aftermarket platforms. Newfold Digital’s domain name aftermarket platforms NameJet and SnapNames combined to sell 108 domains for $2,000 or more last month. These domains totaled $447,000, but keep in mi...
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Here are 108 domains that sold for $2k+ on NameJet and Snapnames last month
Sales dropped in July on Newfold’s aftermarket platforms. Newfold Digital’s domain name aftermarket platforms NameJet and SnapNames combined to sell 108 domains for $2,000 or more last month. These domains totaled $447,000, but keep in mi...
Discussion
August 11, 2022, 12:53 pm
