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Newfold surges in latest .com report
These are the fastest growing and largest 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 March 2021. Newfold turne...
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Newfold surges in latest .com report
These are the fastest growing and largest 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 March 2021. Newfold turne...
Discussion
July 6, 2021, 6:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
It’s halftime for 2021. Here are some observations.
From domain sales platforms to bored apes, here are some trends so far in 2021. 2021 is half over, and I expect the second half of the year to look very different than the first half. The world was still locked down for most of the first half of this...
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It’s halftime for 2021. Here are some observations.
From domain sales platforms to bored apes, here are some trends so far in 2021. 2021 is half over, and I expect the second half of the year to look very different than the first half. The world was still locked down for most of the first half of this...
Discussion
July 6, 2021, 5:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Most of these IDNs are declining
Kassey Lee examines how these IDNs have performed since the beginning of last year. I wrote about the Chinese IDN extensions in January 2020. Now, about one and half years later, it’s time to check-in and see how they’re faring. I used Na...
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Most of these IDNs are declining
Kassey Lee examines how these IDNs have performed since the beginning of last year. I wrote about the Chinese IDN extensions in January 2020. Now, about one and half years later, it’s time to check-in and see how they’re faring. I used Na...
Discussion
July 6, 2021, 1:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
SBA loans for online businesses – DNW Podcast #345
Is an SBA loan right for your business? I was talking to a friend the other day who is taking out a Small Business Administration (SBA) loan and I was surprised at how good the terms were. Lots of people use SBA loans for buying online businesses and...
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SBA loans for online businesses – DNW Podcast #345
Is an SBA loan right for your business? I was talking to a friend the other day who is taking out a Small Business Administration (SBA) loan and I was surprised at how good the terms were. Lots of people use SBA loans for buying online businesses and...
Discussion
July 5, 2021, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Epik becomes latest owner of DNForum
Domain forum finds its fourth owner in five years. Domain name company Epik has acquired DNForum, the company announced before the holiday weekend. DNForum was once the domain industry’s most active forum but was supplanted by NamePros. The for...
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Epik becomes latest owner of DNForum
Domain forum finds its fourth owner in five years. Domain name company Epik has acquired DNForum, the company announced before the holiday weekend. DNForum was once the domain industry’s most active forum but was supplanted by NamePros. The for...
Discussion
July 5, 2021, 1:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
System1 to go public through SPAC
Company with connection to domain name industry will become a public company later this year. System1, a company with roots in the domain name industry, will become a public company later this year. The business is combining with Trebia Acquisition C...
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System1 to go public through SPAC
Company with connection to domain name industry will become a public company later this year. System1, a company with roots in the domain name industry, will become a public company later this year. The business is combining with Trebia Acquisition C...
Discussion
July 5, 2021, 1:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
Some companies use number-word domains, but be cautious
Number-word domains probably aren’t good domain investments. We know corporate China loves numeric domains. For example, 6.cn, 37.com, 360.com, and 2345.com are all owned by Top 100 internet companies in China. But how about a number mixed with...
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Some companies use number-word domains, but be cautious
Number-word domains probably aren’t good domain investments. We know corporate China loves numeric domains. For example, 6.cn, 37.com, 360.com, and 2345.com are all owned by Top 100 internet companies in China. But how about a number mixed with...
Discussion
July 2, 2021, 12:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Income Store assets fail to sell in liquidation auction
No one was willing to pay $2.5 million for The Income Store’s remaining assets. A collection of websites and domain names owned by the defunct company The Income Store failed to sell in an auction last month. The assets included income-producin...
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Income Store assets fail to sell in liquidation auction
No one was willing to pay $2.5 million for The Income Store’s remaining assets. A collection of websites and domain names owned by the defunct company The Income Store failed to sell in an auction last month. The assets included income-producin...
Discussion
July 1, 2021, 10:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
PayPal is increasing its fees next month
Accepting PayPal for a domain sale? Get ready to pay a larger transaction fee. You’d think that increased competition in the FinTech space, particularly with payments, would drive costs down. But PayPal is increasing rates next month for digita...
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PayPal is increasing its fees next month
Accepting PayPal for a domain sale? Get ready to pay a larger transaction fee. You’d think that increased competition in the FinTech space, particularly with payments, would drive costs down. But PayPal is increasing rates next month for digita...
Discussion
July 1, 2021, 4:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
I wish there was an easier way to report scam websites
Could there be an easier way to alert domain registrars about domains being used for scams? This morning I woke up to a spam SMS message promoting a scam site (see picture). The scam tries to trick people into disclosing their social security number ...
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I wish there was an easier way to report scam websites
Could there be an easier way to alert domain registrars about domains being used for scams? This morning I woke up to a spam SMS message promoting a scam site (see picture). The scam tries to trick people into disclosing their social security number ...
Discussion
July 1, 2021, 3:39 pm
