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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...
Discussion
March 18, 2021, 4:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Comparing expired domain name platforms
A look at the three big expired domain platforms. The majority of domain names I acquire are expiring domain names sold on GoDaddy, DropCatch, and NameJet/SnapNames. Each platform has something going for it, but all have some drawbacks as well. This ...
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Comparing expired domain name platforms
A look at the three big expired domain platforms. The majority of domain names I acquire are expiring domain names sold on GoDaddy, DropCatch, and NameJet/SnapNames. Each platform has something going for it, but all have some drawbacks as well. This ...
Discussion
March 18, 2021, 1:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy to remove locks on Brent Oxley’s domains, changes policy
Company will no longer indiscriminately lock domains when they are subject to a legal challenge. GoDaddy is removing domain locks on a set of valuable domain names owned by Brent Oxley and changing its policy going forward. Oxley’s valuable dom...
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GoDaddy to remove locks on Brent Oxley’s domains, changes policy
Company will no longer indiscriminately lock domains when they are subject to a legal challenge. GoDaddy is removing domain locks on a set of valuable domain names owned by Brent Oxley and changing its policy going forward. Oxley’s valuable dom...
Discussion
March 17, 2021, 9:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
How to default your DropCatch wins to Whois privacy
Tired of telemarketing and spam? Here’s how to fix it. DropCatch is a great platform for capturing expired domain names that go through the complete registry deletion process. There is one major annoyance, however: NameBright, where all of your...
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How to default your DropCatch wins to Whois privacy
Tired of telemarketing and spam? Here’s how to fix it. DropCatch is a great platform for capturing expired domain names that go through the complete registry deletion process. There is one major annoyance, however: NameBright, where all of your...
Discussion
March 17, 2021, 5:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
DefaultInstitution.com: Fiserv’s domain name goof
The company used the unregistered domain DefaultInstitution.com in banking software. It forgot to replace it with the real bank’s domain when it implemented it. Internet security journalist Brian Krebs published a story today about banking tech...
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DefaultInstitution.com: Fiserv’s domain name goof
The company used the unregistered domain DefaultInstitution.com in banking software. It forgot to replace it with the real bank’s domain when it implemented it. Internet security journalist Brian Krebs published a story today about banking tech...
Discussion
March 17, 2021, 4:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
When will we get back in person for domain events?
I hope that in-person conferences can restart later this year or early next year. NamesCon organizers announced today that July’s NamesCon Europe event in Budapest is canceled. This comes on the heels of ICANN announcing that the ICANN71 Policy...
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When will we get back in person for domain events?
I hope that in-person conferences can restart later this year or early next year. NamesCon organizers announced today that July’s NamesCon Europe event in Budapest is canceled. This comes on the heels of ICANN announcing that the ICANN71 Policy...
Discussion
March 17, 2021, 3:59 pm
