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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 ...
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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
Domain Name Wire
15 more end user sales
A telemedicine company, an orthopedic clinic and a sports marketing company bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this past week was Uncle.com for $66,002. The buyer appears to be a domain investor. One of my favorite end user sales is Im...
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15 more end user sales
A telemedicine company, an orthopedic clinic and a sports marketing company bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this past week was Uncle.com for $66,002. The buyer appears to be a domain investor. One of my favorite end user sales is Im...
Discussion
November 4, 2020, 2:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Speak the buyer’s language
What matters to domain sellers doesn’t always matter — or even make sense — to domain buyers. Darpan Munjal, the founder of SquadHelp, provides a unique view on his Twitter feed into the domain name aftermarket. While most people wh...
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Speak the buyer’s language
What matters to domain sellers doesn’t always matter — or even make sense — to domain buyers. Darpan Munjal, the founder of SquadHelp, provides a unique view on his Twitter feed into the domain name aftermarket. While most people wh...
Discussion
November 3, 2020, 4:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
October’s Top 5 domain name stories
PayPal, a fly, and some expensive domain forwards made for top domain name news last month. Here are the stories that attracted the most attention on Domain Name Wire last month. 1. PayPal drops Epik, sparking registrar to cry it is being “depl...
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October’s Top 5 domain name stories
PayPal, a fly, and some expensive domain forwards made for top domain name news last month. Here are the stories that attracted the most attention on Domain Name Wire last month. 1. PayPal drops Epik, sparking registrar to cry it is being “depl...
Discussion
November 3, 2020, 2:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain investor sues Korean fast food chain over cybersquatting claims
Domain owner makes a preemptive move to defend his domain name. If the Korean fast food chicken and burger chain Mom’s Touch wants to upgrade its domain name, it will have to fight for it in Colorado. The chain of over 1,200 restaurants recentl...
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Domain investor sues Korean fast food chain over cybersquatting claims
Domain owner makes a preemptive move to defend his domain name. If the Korean fast food chicken and burger chain Mom’s Touch wants to upgrade its domain name, it will have to fight for it in Colorado. The chain of over 1,200 restaurants recentl...
Discussion
November 2, 2020, 9:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
When Big Tech has too much power
Big tech has too much power to cut off users without recourse. I had two thoughts when I learned that PayPal dropped Epik from its services a couple of weeks ago. My first reaction was, “It sucks that this happened.” My second reaction wa...
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When Big Tech has too much power
Big tech has too much power to cut off users without recourse. I had two thoughts when I learned that PayPal dropped Epik from its services a couple of weeks ago. My first reaction was, “It sucks that this happened.” My second reaction wa...
Discussion
November 2, 2020, 9:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Booking.com and cybersquatting – DNW Podcast #310
A discussion with a UDRP panelist who also represented Booking.com at the Supreme Court. One of the best sessions at September’s NamesCon Online was a chat between Zak Muscovitch, general counsel of Internet Commerce Association, and David Bern...
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Booking.com and cybersquatting – DNW Podcast #310
A discussion with a UDRP panelist who also represented Booking.com at the Supreme Court. One of the best sessions at September’s NamesCon Online was a chat between Zak Muscovitch, general counsel of Internet Commerce Association, and David Bern...
Discussion
November 2, 2020, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Endurance International Group to go private in $3 billion deal
Clearlake Capital to acquire EIGI. Clearlake Capital Group is acquiring Endurance International Group (NASDAQ: EIGI) in a $3 billion deal (including debt). The private equity company will pay $9.50 per share, a 64% premium over Friday’s closing...
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Endurance International Group to go private in $3 billion deal
Clearlake Capital to acquire EIGI. Clearlake Capital Group is acquiring Endurance International Group (NASDAQ: EIGI) in a $3 billion deal (including debt). The private equity company will pay $9.50 per share, a 64% premium over Friday’s closing...
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November 2, 2020, 3:34 pm
