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Verisign’s domain base fell last quarter. Is it peak .com?
The pandemic played a role, but the future is uncertain. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reports earnings this Thursday, and there will be something unusual for the company to report: a drop in the base of registered .com and .net domain names. For years, th...
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Verisign’s domain base fell last quarter. Is it peak .com?
The pandemic played a role, but the future is uncertain. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reports earnings this Thursday, and there will be something unusual for the company to report: a drop in the base of registered .com and .net domain names. For years, th...
Discussion
July 25, 2022, 8:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Trademarks on blockchain domains – DNW Podcast #398
A look at brand protection on alt root blockchain domains. Tom Barrett, the president of Encirca, has been keeping on top of blockchain domains, especially concerning trademarks. His company recently launched AltRoots.com to help brands monitor and m...
Discussion
Trademarks on blockchain domains – DNW Podcast #398
A look at brand protection on alt root blockchain domains. Tom Barrett, the president of Encirca, has been keeping on top of blockchain domains, especially concerning trademarks. His company recently launched AltRoots.com to help brands monitor and m...
Discussion
July 25, 2022, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Squarespace has strong quarter, but exchange rates zap annual guidance
Quarterly revenue tops guidance, but annual guidance is reduced in the face of currency headwinds. Website, scheduling and online marketing company Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) reported second quarter earnings this morning. The company reported $212.7 mi...
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Squarespace has strong quarter, but exchange rates zap annual guidance
Quarterly revenue tops guidance, but annual guidance is reduced in the face of currency headwinds. Website, scheduling and online marketing company Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) reported second quarter earnings this morning. The company reported $212.7 mi...
Discussion
July 25, 2022, 2:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Reminder: you can’t trademark a top level domain in the U.S.
It’s time for another reminder about a failed trademark strategy. With news of Unstoppable Domains’ lawsuit filed week, and another couple of other entities applying to trademark blockchain top level domains, it’s time for another r...
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Reminder: you can’t trademark a top level domain in the U.S.
It’s time for another reminder about a failed trademark strategy. With news of Unstoppable Domains’ lawsuit filed week, and another couple of other entities applying to trademark blockchain top level domains, it’s time for another r...
Discussion
July 22, 2022, 6:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Me breaks down its premium sales so far this year
.Me registry reports premium domain sales data. People and companies registered 41 premium .me domain names through registrars in the first half of this year, the .me registry reported today. The domains grossed €313,000 wholesale (excluding the...
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.Me breaks down its premium sales so far this year
.Me registry reports premium domain sales data. People and companies registered 41 premium .me domain names through registrars in the first half of this year, the .me registry reported today. The domains grossed €313,000 wholesale (excluding the...
Discussion
July 21, 2022, 4:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
Escrow.com reports strong Q1 sales, but down compared to Q4
The company handled $130 million of domain transactions in the first year of 2022. Escrow.com has published its Q1 Domain Investment Index (pdf). The company handles a lot of confidential domain sales you never read about, so the report is a valuable...
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Escrow.com reports strong Q1 sales, but down compared to Q4
The company handled $130 million of domain transactions in the first year of 2022. Escrow.com has published its Q1 Domain Investment Index (pdf). The company handles a lot of confidential domain sales you never read about, so the report is a valuable...
Discussion
July 21, 2022, 3:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
Pave joins the unicorn ranks, 18 months after Pave.com rebrand
Compensation startup Pave has secured $100 million worth of funding led by Index Ventures. The Series C round now values Pave at $1.6 billion, which sees the company joining the prestigious unicorn club of private businesses with a $1 billion or more...
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Pave joins the unicorn ranks, 18 months after Pave.com rebrand
Compensation startup Pave has secured $100 million worth of funding led by Index Ventures. The Series C round now values Pave at $1.6 billion, which sees the company joining the prestigious unicorn club of private businesses with a $1 billion or more...
Discussion
July 21, 2022, 1:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Update: Unstoppable Domains sues over Handshake .wallet domain
Company follows through on threats citing a “campaign of chaos”. Earlier today I wrote about Unstoppable Domains threatening to sue Gateway.io for it offering .wallet top level domain names. It turns out it followed through with that thre...
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Update: Unstoppable Domains sues over Handshake .wallet domain
Company follows through on threats citing a “campaign of chaos”. Earlier today I wrote about Unstoppable Domains threatening to sue Gateway.io for it offering .wallet top level domain names. It turns out it followed through with that thre...
Discussion
July 20, 2022, 7:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
Unstoppable Domains threatens rival Handshake domain name
A dispute between blockchain domain name owners is a preview of what’s to come. Blockchain domain name company Unstoppable Domains has threatened to sue a Handshake domain name service for offering registrations under the .wallet Handshake doma...
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Unstoppable Domains threatens rival Handshake domain name
A dispute between blockchain domain name owners is a preview of what’s to come. Blockchain domain name company Unstoppable Domains has threatened to sue a Handshake domain name service for offering registrations under the .wallet Handshake doma...
Discussion
July 20, 2022, 2:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
This UDRP shouldn’t have been filed
…or it certainly should have been withdrawn later. Last week, National Arbitration Forum published a decision for the domain openbots.com in favor of the domain owner. I think this case should have never been filed and, giving the most favorab...
Discussion
This UDRP shouldn’t have been filed
…or it certainly should have been withdrawn later. Last week, National Arbitration Forum published a decision for the domain openbots.com in favor of the domain owner. I think this case should have never been filed and, giving the most favorab...
Discussion
July 20, 2022, 12:59 pm
