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Inside a domain development deal – DNW Podcast #366
A successful domain development deal can take time, money, and forethought. A lot of domain investors talk about developing their domains, but what actually goes into it? On today’s show, I talk to two people who partnered to develop LosAngeles...
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Inside a domain development deal – DNW Podcast #366
A successful domain development deal can take time, money, and forethought. A lot of domain investors talk about developing their domains, but what actually goes into it? On today’s show, I talk to two people who partnered to develop LosAngeles...
Discussion
December 6, 2021, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
CentralNic acquires Latin American domain name registrar
Small acquisition will serve as a base for expansion in Latin America. CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) has acquired the assets of NameAction Inc., a small domain name registrar based in Chile. The deal was for approximately $1 million. NameAction will contrib...
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CentralNic acquires Latin American domain name registrar
Small acquisition will serve as a base for expansion in Latin America. CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) has acquired the assets of NameAction Inc., a small domain name registrar based in Chile. The deal was for approximately $1 million. NameAction will contrib...
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December 6, 2021, 3:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top .com domain name registrars (ranked)
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 August 2021. There was a ...
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Top .com domain name registrars (ranked)
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 August 2021. There was a ...
Discussion
December 6, 2021, 2:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Glenn Beck’s non-profit defends domain in cybersquatting dispute
Non-profit said it acquired HonestHistory.com for an online archive of historical artifacts. Mercury One, a non-profit founded by conservative media personality Glenn Beck, has successfully defended the domain name HonestHistory.com in a UDRP. Honest...
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Glenn Beck’s non-profit defends domain in cybersquatting dispute
Non-profit said it acquired HonestHistory.com for an online archive of historical artifacts. Mercury One, a non-profit founded by conservative media personality Glenn Beck, has successfully defended the domain name HonestHistory.com in a UDRP. Honest...
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December 3, 2021, 5:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
November’s top domain name stories
What happened in November in the domain business. These were the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by views. 1. Here are the metaverse-related domains Meta (Facebook) has registered – It turns out it registered a lot more with ...
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November’s top domain name stories
What happened in November in the domain business. These were the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by views. 1. Here are the metaverse-related domains Meta (Facebook) has registered – It turns out it registered a lot more with ...
Discussion
December 3, 2021, 2:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verse upends Meta in new TLDs
Meta wasn’t the most popular keyword in Donuts’ domains last month. Donuts has published its monthly domain trends report for November, and it shows that meta has been unseated as the hottest keyword in the company’s domains. It has...
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Verse upends Meta in new TLDs
Meta wasn’t the most popular keyword in Donuts’ domains last month. Donuts has published its monthly domain trends report for November, and it shows that meta has been unseated as the hottest keyword in the company’s domains. It has...
Discussion
December 2, 2021, 10:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy to roll out Radar to all Investor app users
Feature makes it easier to find good domains that are about to be sold. Next week, GoDaddy will roll out its new Radar feature to all Investor app users. Radar is essentially a last-minute board for GoDaddy Auctions. The feature shows all GoDadd...
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GoDaddy to roll out Radar to all Investor app users
Feature makes it easier to find good domains that are about to be sold. Next week, GoDaddy will roll out its new Radar feature to all Investor app users. Radar is essentially a last-minute board for GoDaddy Auctions. The feature shows all GoDadd...
Discussion
December 2, 2021, 9:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
That time everyone piled into .XYZ
End users are buying .xyz domains. How did we get here, and what happens in the future? Yesterday, Square announced it was rebranding its corporate umbrella to Block and chose the domain block.xyz for its website. Block also uses spiral.xyz for one o...
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That time everyone piled into .XYZ
End users are buying .xyz domains. How did we get here, and what happens in the future? Yesterday, Square announced it was rebranding its corporate umbrella to Block and chose the domain block.xyz for its website. Block also uses spiral.xyz for one o...
Discussion
December 2, 2021, 6:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Zilch acquired Zilch.com to expand into US market
BNPL company acquired zilch.com this year. The concept of “buy now pay later” has become an increasingly popular means of generating more sales for top brands. If you browse the websites for Nike, Adidas, Peloton, or many other retailers,...
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Zilch acquired Zilch.com to expand into US market
BNPL company acquired zilch.com this year. The concept of “buy now pay later” has become an increasingly popular means of generating more sales for top brands. If you browse the websites for Nike, Adidas, Peloton, or many other retailers,...
Discussion
December 2, 2021, 2:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
IdeaLab sells Scan.com to health tech company
Medical scanning company acquires domain for new business. Idealab has sold the domain name scan.com, according to Whois records. The domain name transferred from Idealab to Escrow.com at the end of last month, suggesting that the buyer is paying for...
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IdeaLab sells Scan.com to health tech company
Medical scanning company acquires domain for new business. Idealab has sold the domain name scan.com, according to Whois records. The domain name transferred from Idealab to Escrow.com at the end of last month, suggesting that the buyer is paying for...
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December 1, 2021, 5:37 pm
