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Reminder: there’s no Whois privacy for .us domain names
Don’t expect to remain private if you register a .us domain name. Last July, Chaya Raichik registered the domain name LibsofTikTok.com to go along with her Libs of TikTok Twitter account. In October, she apparently decided to protect her brand ...
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Reminder: there’s no Whois privacy for .us domain names
Don’t expect to remain private if you register a .us domain name. Last July, Chaya Raichik registered the domain name LibsofTikTok.com to go along with her Libs of TikTok Twitter account. In October, she apparently decided to protect her brand ...
Discussion
April 20, 2022, 4:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
Your Google Analytics account is going to brick in 14 months
Now is the time to upgrade your Google Analytics account. Google Analytics is the most popular web analytics tool available. It’s free and robust, and millions of website owners use it on their websites. Most of those site owners set Analytics ...
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Your Google Analytics account is going to brick in 14 months
Now is the time to upgrade your Google Analytics account. Google Analytics is the most popular web analytics tool available. It’s free and robust, and millions of website owners use it on their websites. Most of those site owners set Analytics ...
Discussion
April 20, 2022, 3:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain sales up to €150,000
A drone marker, a geoscience research institute and a water plan builder bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this week is a Germand ccTLD that sold for six figures. Here’s a list of end user domain name sales that just completed a...
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End user domain sales up to €150,000
A drone marker, a geoscience research institute and a water plan builder bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this week is a Germand ccTLD that sold for six figures. Here’s a list of end user domain name sales that just completed a...
Discussion
April 19, 2022, 4:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Three reports show trends in domain market
These three monthly reports might give you ideas on what’s hot in the domain market. Each month, some domain marketplaces and registries publish data to summarize activity during the previous month. Let’s look at three of these reports to...
Discussion
Three reports show trends in domain market
These three monthly reports might give you ideas on what’s hot in the domain market. Each month, some domain marketplaces and registries publish data to summarize activity during the previous month. Let’s look at three of these reports to...
Discussion
April 18, 2022, 8:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Unpredictable domain sales – DNW Podcast #384
One of the biggest challenges for investors without tens of thousands of domains is sales consistency. Unless you’re one of the biggest domain investors, you likely get frustrated by the unpredictability of domain sales. When it rains it pours,...
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Unpredictable domain sales – DNW Podcast #384
One of the biggest challenges for investors without tens of thousands of domains is sales consistency. Unless you’re one of the biggest domain investors, you likely get frustrated by the unpredictability of domain sales. When it rains it pours,...
Discussion
April 18, 2022, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign removes .tk and other Freenom domains from industry brief
Company excludes five free top ccTLDs from its calculations. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) released its Q4 2021 Domain Industry Brief today, and at first glance, it looks like domain registrations have dropped a lot. But that’s because Verisign has r...
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Verisign removes .tk and other Freenom domains from industry brief
Company excludes five free top ccTLDs from its calculations. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) released its Q4 2021 Domain Industry Brief today, and at first glance, it looks like domain registrations have dropped a lot. But that’s because Verisign has r...
Discussion
April 15, 2022, 4:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Newfold’s $560k of sales from March
Here’s what sold at Newfold last month. Newfold’s domain aftermarkets (NameJet and SnapNames) combined to sell 126 domains for $2,000 or more in March, totaling about $560,000. The top sale was xart .com for $56,011. This domain was previ...
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Newfold’s $560k of sales from March
Here’s what sold at Newfold last month. Newfold’s domain aftermarkets (NameJet and SnapNames) combined to sell 126 domains for $2,000 or more in March, totaling about $560,000. The top sale was xart .com for $56,011. This domain was previ...
Discussion
April 15, 2022, 1:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
One Clara upgrades to Clara.com while another misses out
The company that used clara.cc upgraded to .com. First names are becoming more popular options as brand names. Earlier this year, Crunchbase identified first names as a trend in branding, citing successful companies like Mona, Marvin, or Otto. There&...
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One Clara upgrades to Clara.com while another misses out
The company that used clara.cc upgraded to .com. First names are becoming more popular options as brand names. Earlier this year, Crunchbase identified first names as a trend in branding, citing successful companies like Mona, Marvin, or Otto. There&...
Discussion
April 14, 2022, 6:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy acquires .blackfriday and .photo domains
GoDaddy adds two more top level domains to its stable. ICANN approved two more top level domain transfers from the Uniregistry/UNR auction that took place last year. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) acquired .blackfriday and .photo. .Blackfriday has about 1,000 ...
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GoDaddy acquires .blackfriday and .photo domains
GoDaddy adds two more top level domains to its stable. ICANN approved two more top level domain transfers from the Uniregistry/UNR auction that took place last year. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) acquired .blackfriday and .photo. .Blackfriday has about 1,000 ...
Discussion
April 14, 2022, 3:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
Qatar settles dispute with VisitQatar.com owner
Its tourism council now obtained VisitQatar.com in a settlement. In the end, Qatar got what it was after. The country’s tourism council is now the owner of record for VisitQatar.com, which it forwards to its official website at VisitQatar.qa. Q...
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Qatar settles dispute with VisitQatar.com owner
Its tourism council now obtained VisitQatar.com in a settlement. In the end, Qatar got what it was after. The country’s tourism council is now the owner of record for VisitQatar.com, which it forwards to its official website at VisitQatar.qa. Q...
Discussion
April 14, 2022, 3:21 pm
