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Web.com acquires New Zealand domain name registrar
Acquisition comes on the heels of losing out on WebCentral. Just weeks after losing a bidding war for Australian domain name company WebCentral, Web.com has acquired a different registrar in the area. The company announced that it acquired FreeParkin...
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Web.com acquires New Zealand domain name registrar
Acquisition comes on the heels of losing out on WebCentral. Just weeks after losing a bidding war for Australian domain name company WebCentral, Web.com has acquired a different registrar in the area. The company announced that it acquired FreeParkin...
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November 9, 2020, 5:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
Side Hustles with Nick Loper – DNW Podcast #311
Investing in domains and other business ideas to make money on the side. Domain name investing is a side hustle for many investors. On today’s show, I talk with Nick Loper of Side Hustle Nation. He explains the three types of side hustles and w...
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Side Hustles with Nick Loper – DNW Podcast #311
Investing in domains and other business ideas to make money on the side. Domain name investing is a side hustle for many investors. On today’s show, I talk with Nick Loper of Side Hustle Nation. He explains the three types of side hustles and w...
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November 9, 2020, 5:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Escrow.com reports domain aftermarket rebound in Q3
Domain sales rebound after sluggish Q2. The domain name aftermarket rebounded in the third quarter of 2020 after a dismal second quarter. Escrow.com reports that it handled $77.5 million of domain name and website transactions in Q3 2020, compared to...
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Escrow.com reports domain aftermarket rebound in Q3
Domain sales rebound after sluggish Q2. The domain name aftermarket rebounded in the third quarter of 2020 after a dismal second quarter. Escrow.com reports that it handled $77.5 million of domain name and website transactions in Q3 2020, compared to...
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November 9, 2020, 3:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Understanding GoDaddy’s Full Domain & Privacy Protection
GoDaddy’s paid domain privacy service has some practical implications for domain owners and the expired domain market. Earlier this year, GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) made its basic Whois privacy protection service free. By default, GoDaddy now shows a...
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Understanding GoDaddy’s Full Domain & Privacy Protection
GoDaddy’s paid domain privacy service has some practical implications for domain owners and the expired domain market. Earlier this year, GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) made its basic Whois privacy protection service free. By default, GoDaddy now shows a...
Discussion
November 9, 2020, 2:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
What Donuts’ data tell us about the new top level domain market
A look at premium sales and which TLDs drive the most volume Donuts, the largest top level domain operator in terms of number of strings, published a report about its sales in October. While the company doesn’t provide absolute numbers in its r...
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What Donuts’ data tell us about the new top level domain market
A look at premium sales and which TLDs drive the most volume Donuts, the largest top level domain operator in terms of number of strings, published a report about its sales in October. While the company doesn’t provide absolute numbers in its r...
Discussion
November 6, 2020, 5:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
Tucows announces Q3 2020 earnings
Core business revenue up slightly, but headline number drops due to sale of mobile customer base. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX), a domain name and communications company, announced earnings after the market closed today. Q3 2020 revenue was $74.3 million. Tha...
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Tucows announces Q3 2020 earnings
Core business revenue up slightly, but headline number drops due to sale of mobile customer base. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX), a domain name and communications company, announced earnings after the market closed today. Q3 2020 revenue was $74.3 million. Tha...
Discussion
November 5, 2020, 10:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
How domain stocks are faring in 2020
Endurance leads the way after acquisition. It’s been a wild ride in the stock market this year. On March 14, I wrote about how domain name stocks fared during the pandemic market crash up through the close on March 13. I wrote an update in...
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How domain stocks are faring in 2020
Endurance leads the way after acquisition. It’s been a wild ride in the stock market this year. On March 14, I wrote about how domain name stocks fared during the pandemic market crash up through the close on March 13. I wrote an update in...
Discussion
November 5, 2020, 6:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy earnings: 1 million net new customers this year, COO Andrew Low Ah Kee leaving
Customer base and revenue continues to climb as business quickly transition online. Domain name and web presence company GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) announced earnings after the market closed today. The company said it has added over one million net paying ...
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GoDaddy earnings: 1 million net new customers this year, COO Andrew Low Ah Kee leaving
Customer base and revenue continues to climb as business quickly transition online. Domain name and web presence company GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) announced earnings after the market closed today. The company said it has added over one million net paying ...
Discussion
November 4, 2020, 9:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
Walmart sold Lingerie.com as part of divestiture
Walmart divests great domains as it divests businesses. In August I wrote that Walmart sold Shoes.com. It turns out that the company also struck a deal in August that involved another great domain, Lingerie.com. Walmart sold its Bare Necessities bran...
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Walmart sold Lingerie.com as part of divestiture
Walmart divests great domains as it divests businesses. In August I wrote that Walmart sold Shoes.com. It turns out that the company also struck a deal in August that involved another great domain, Lingerie.com. Walmart sold its Bare Necessities bran...
Discussion
November 4, 2020, 7:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Stars.com sold for close to $1 million last year
UDRP reveals high sales price for Stars.com domain name. I’ve been keeping a close eye on a UDRP for Stars.com that was filed on September 22. I hoped there was more to the story than some misguided company going after a dictionary word .com do...
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Stars.com sold for close to $1 million last year
UDRP reveals high sales price for Stars.com domain name. I’ve been keeping a close eye on a UDRP for Stars.com that was filed on September 22. I hoped there was more to the story than some misguided company going after a dictionary word .com do...
Discussion
November 4, 2020, 4:23 pm
