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Google changed the .channel, and it launches this week
Google Registry launches .channel with a different business plan. Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) launches the .channel top level domain into sunrise tomorrow, May 3, with a different business plan than what it initially envisaged. .Channel was originally int...
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Google changed the .channel, and it launches this week
Google Registry launches .channel with a different business plan. Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) launches the .channel top level domain into sunrise tomorrow, May 3, with a different business plan than what it initially envisaged. .Channel was originally int...
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May 2, 2022, 3:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign lowers guidance for domain growth
Company cites waning pandemic surge and general macroeconomic situation for lower-than-expected growth. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) has lowered its guidance for domain name growth this year. The company originally expected the base of registered .com and...
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Verisign lowers guidance for domain growth
Company cites waning pandemic surge and general macroeconomic situation for lower-than-expected growth. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) has lowered its guidance for domain name growth this year. The company originally expected the base of registered .com and...
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April 29, 2022, 1:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign reports 7.2% revenue jump, 1.23 million domain base increase
Verisign turns in a solid quarter buoyed by .com price increase. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported Q1 earnings after the market closed this afternoon. The company reported that Q1 revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. That’...
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Verisign reports 7.2% revenue jump, 1.23 million domain base increase
Verisign turns in a solid quarter buoyed by .com price increase. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported Q1 earnings after the market closed this afternoon. The company reported that Q1 revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. That’...
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April 28, 2022, 8:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy Corporate Domains adds Afternic integration for sales
Company hopes corporations will sell some of their unused domain names. Big companies own many great domains they don’t use, and they often spend years dormant. It can be challenging to buy a domain from these companies because you have to navi...
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GoDaddy Corporate Domains adds Afternic integration for sales
Company hopes corporations will sell some of their unused domain names. Big companies own many great domains they don’t use, and they often spend years dormant. It can be challenging to buy a domain from these companies because you have to navi...
Discussion
April 28, 2022, 5:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Woman inherited “a little pot of gold” — a domain name
A woman inherited a domain name from her father. Then a large tech company came calling. When George Fanno died just after Christmas in 2020, he left everything to his daughter and sole heir, Monica Sherman. Like many estates, Sherman inherited money...
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Woman inherited “a little pot of gold” — a domain name
A woman inherited a domain name from her father. Then a large tech company came calling. When George Fanno died just after Christmas in 2020, he left everything to his daughter and sole heir, Monica Sherman. Like many estates, Sherman inherited money...
Discussion
April 28, 2022, 1:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Kudos to this UDRP panelist for using common sense
The domain owner didn’t file a formal response, but the panelist used common sense to find in his favor. This morning I wrote about a panelist who failed to consider reverse domain name hijacking. Now, I’d like to give credit to a panelis...
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Kudos to this UDRP panelist for using common sense
The domain owner didn’t file a formal response, but the panelist used common sense to find in his favor. This morning I wrote about a panelist who failed to consider reverse domain name hijacking. Now, I’d like to give credit to a panelis...
Discussion
April 27, 2022, 5:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
MicroAcquire partners with Escrow.com for safer acquisitions
Buyers and sellers of businesses can use Escrow.com, similar to how domain investors do. Online business marketplace MicroAcquire has partnered with Escrow.com to make acquisitions safer for acquirers. Under the partnership, Escrow.com will handle pa...
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MicroAcquire partners with Escrow.com for safer acquisitions
Buyers and sellers of businesses can use Escrow.com, similar to how domain investors do. Online business marketplace MicroAcquire has partnered with Escrow.com to make acquisitions safer for acquirers. Under the partnership, Escrow.com will handle pa...
Discussion
April 27, 2022, 3:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
HDT.com: why no reverse domain name hijacking?
This seems like a Plan B reverse domain name hijacking case. A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panelist has found in favor of the owner of hdt.com in a UDRP, but failed to consider if it was reverse domain name hijacking. It appears t...
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HDT.com: why no reverse domain name hijacking?
This seems like a Plan B reverse domain name hijacking case. A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panelist has found in favor of the owner of hdt.com in a UDRP, but failed to consider if it was reverse domain name hijacking. It appears t...
Discussion
April 27, 2022, 2:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sedo end user domain sales led by a .app
A premium travel site, a motorcycle seller, and a Mexican restaurant in Switzerland bought domain names. It was a relatively slow week for domain sales at Sedo, at least when it comes to domains the company was allowed to disclose. The top honors go ...
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Sedo end user domain sales led by a .app
A premium travel site, a motorcycle seller, and a Mexican restaurant in Switzerland bought domain names. It was a relatively slow week for domain sales at Sedo, at least when it comes to domains the company was allowed to disclose. The top honors go ...
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April 27, 2022, 1:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Pinch and zoom on Afternic for one last time
Afternic finally rolls out a mobile website. Afternic launched a mobile version of its website in beta today. You’ll need to pinch and zoom one last time to activate it. Believe it or not, this is what you see when you visit Afternic today on a...
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Pinch and zoom on Afternic for one last time
Afternic finally rolls out a mobile website. Afternic launched a mobile version of its website in beta today. You’ll need to pinch and zoom one last time to activate it. Believe it or not, this is what you see when you visit Afternic today on a...
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April 26, 2022, 9:43 pm
