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25 more end user domain name sales
An energy credits trading platform, a tax software company, and an NFT service bought domain names. Sedo had some great end user domain name sales this past week. You’ll notice that cryptocurrency and NFT-related buyers continue to help lift th...
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25 more end user domain name sales
An energy credits trading platform, a tax software company, and an NFT service bought domain names. Sedo had some great end user domain name sales this past week. You’ll notice that cryptocurrency and NFT-related buyers continue to help lift th...
Discussion
March 24, 2021, 5:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Getting the best price on .com domains
Some registrars offer consistently good deals on .com domains. There’s a lot of competition at the registrar level for .com domain names. This intense competition leads to prices near the wholesale price that the registrar pays the registry (Ve...
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Getting the best price on .com domains
Some registrars offer consistently good deals on .com domains. There’s a lot of competition at the registrar level for .com domain names. This intense competition leads to prices near the wholesale price that the registrar pays the registry (Ve...
Discussion
March 24, 2021, 4:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
A three word domain (with a contraction!) that’s easy to remember
This ad was impossible to forget even though it uses a three word domain. I’ve had quite a bit of luck over the years selling three word .com domains. The trick is to find catchy phrases that are easy to remember. Here’s an example of a t...
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A three word domain (with a contraction!) that’s easy to remember
This ad was impossible to forget even though it uses a three word domain. I’ve had quite a bit of luck over the years selling three word .com domains. The trick is to find catchy phrases that are easy to remember. Here’s an example of a t...
Discussion
March 23, 2021, 4:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Oath (Yahoo) gets patent for integrated domain + trademark search
Idea could help people register a domain and trademark at the same time. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 10,956,516 (pdf) to Oath Inc. (Yahoo) for “Collectively performing domain searches and trademark searches.&r...
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Oath (Yahoo) gets patent for integrated domain + trademark search
Idea could help people register a domain and trademark at the same time. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 10,956,516 (pdf) to Oath Inc. (Yahoo) for “Collectively performing domain searches and trademark searches.&r...
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March 23, 2021, 3:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Vote to shakeup Nominet passes
Nominet members kick out five board members. Four of Nominet’s board members have been removed as a result of voting at an Extraordinary General Meeting today. The initiative was to remove five board members, but one of those members, now-forme...
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Vote to shakeup Nominet passes
Nominet members kick out five board members. Four of Nominet’s board members have been removed as a result of voting at an Extraordinary General Meeting today. The initiative was to remove five board members, but one of those members, now-forme...
Discussion
March 22, 2021, 10:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
A different domain model with Arno Vis – DNW Podcast #330
Openprovider founder Anro Vis discusses his domain registrar’s membership model. Most domain name registrars charge their customers a markup over whatever the registry charges them. Openprovider has a different business model, which founder Arn...
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A different domain model with Arno Vis – DNW Podcast #330
Openprovider founder Anro Vis discusses his domain registrar’s membership model. Most domain name registrars charge their customers a markup over whatever the registry charges them. Openprovider has a different business model, which founder Arn...
Discussion
March 22, 2021, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
BrandBucket adds lease-to-own option
Marketplace will let buyers pay for domains over 12 months. Brandable domain name marketplace BrandBucket is joining a growing number of marketplaces that will let buyers pay off domain purchases over time. Sellers will be able to opt in to the new s...
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BrandBucket adds lease-to-own option
Marketplace will let buyers pay for domains over 12 months. Brandable domain name marketplace BrandBucket is joining a growing number of marketplaces that will let buyers pay off domain purchases over time. Sellers will be able to opt in to the new s...
Discussion
March 19, 2021, 4:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
The bland split. Two decades later, a battle for the domain
Reverse domain name hijacking in dispute over Cro-Mags.com. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has determined that a cybersquatting dispute over the domain name cro-mags.com was filed in abuse of the policy. Savoia NYC, an entity associ...
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The bland split. Two decades later, a battle for the domain
Reverse domain name hijacking in dispute over Cro-Mags.com. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has determined that a cybersquatting dispute over the domain name cro-mags.com was filed in abuse of the policy. Savoia NYC, an entity associ...
Discussion
March 18, 2021, 6:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
Tucows throws weight behind Nominet (.UK) initiative
Tucows is the largest registrar to date to support the initiative. Tucows, the largest wholesale domain name registrar, has said it will vote in favor of an initiative to replace five of Nominet’s board members. Nominet is a non-profit that run...
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Tucows throws weight behind Nominet (.UK) initiative
Tucows is the largest registrar to date to support the initiative. Tucows, the largest wholesale domain name registrar, has said it will vote in favor of an initiative to replace five of Nominet’s board members. Nominet is a non-profit that run...
Discussion
March 18, 2021, 4:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
New TLD company Radix posts $28 million revenue in 2020
Revenue and profit surged during 2020. New top level domain name company Radix grossed $28 million in revenue in 2020, the company announced. That’s up 31% over 2019 numbers and is a better topline growth rate than the 26% growth between 2018 a...
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New TLD company Radix posts $28 million revenue in 2020
Revenue and profit surged during 2020. New top level domain name company Radix grossed $28 million in revenue in 2020, the company announced. That’s up 31% over 2019 numbers and is a better topline growth rate than the 26% growth between 2018 a...
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March 18, 2021, 4:15 pm
