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Domain Name Wire
Domain appraisal scam now mentions Sedo
If you get one of these emails, just delete it. Heads up — the ever-evolving domain name appraisal scam now tries to draw on the reputation of Sedo. The latest iterations of the scam starts with an email sent through (or apparently sent through...
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Domain appraisal scam now mentions Sedo
If you get one of these emails, just delete it. Heads up — the ever-evolving domain name appraisal scam now tries to draw on the reputation of Sedo. The latest iterations of the scam starts with an email sent through (or apparently sent through...
Discussion
October 27, 2020, 3:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Masterbucks and tax avoidance at center of Epik PayPal controversy
Alternative currency pitched as way to avoid taxes could be behind PayPal’s decision to stop providing services to Epik. After Domain Name Wire wrote about PayPal dropping Epik last week, Mashable writer Matt Binder confirmed with PayPal t...
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Masterbucks and tax avoidance at center of Epik PayPal controversy
Alternative currency pitched as way to avoid taxes could be behind PayPal’s decision to stop providing services to Epik. After Domain Name Wire wrote about PayPal dropping Epik last week, Mashable writer Matt Binder confirmed with PayPal t...
Discussion
October 26, 2020, 5:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
The domain sales stack – DNW Podcast #309
How Dan.com is building a tech and payments stack for domain name sales. I’ve always thought of Dan.com as another domain landing page sales platform. But I walked away from my conversation this week with founder Reza Sardeha with a new way to ...
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The domain sales stack – DNW Podcast #309
How Dan.com is building a tech and payments stack for domain name sales. I’ve always thought of Dan.com as another domain landing page sales platform. But I walked away from my conversation this week with founder Reza Sardeha with a new way to ...
Discussion
October 26, 2020, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
NamesCon opens registration for January virtual event
Early bird tickets are now available for online event. Registration is now open for NamesCon Online 2021. The virtual event will take place January 27-29, 2021. This is about the same time that the in-person event was scheduled. Like many events, the...
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NamesCon opens registration for January virtual event
Early bird tickets are now available for online event. Registration is now open for NamesCon Online 2021. The virtual event will take place January 27-29, 2021. This is about the same time that the in-person event was scheduled. Like many events, the...
Discussion
October 23, 2020, 4:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
What is a four-initial (4i) domain?
You call them Chips. The Chinese call them… In my last article, I gave an overview of Benmi, a site that aggregates domain sales data from Chinese marketplaces. When you visit the site, you may see the term “Four initial COM domain,&rdqu...
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What is a four-initial (4i) domain?
You call them Chips. The Chinese call them… In my last article, I gave an overview of Benmi, a site that aggregates domain sales data from Chinese marketplaces. When you visit the site, you may see the term “Four initial COM domain,&rdqu...
Discussion
October 23, 2020, 1:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
PayPal drops Epik, sparking registrar to cry it is being “deplatformed”
PayPal apparently inquired about flows of money through the registrar before terminating services; domain name registrar with controversial customers says it is being deplatformed. PayPal has discontinued providing services to domain name registrar E...
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PayPal drops Epik, sparking registrar to cry it is being “deplatformed”
PayPal apparently inquired about flows of money through the registrar before terminating services; domain name registrar with controversial customers says it is being deplatformed. PayPal has discontinued providing services to domain name registrar E...
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October 22, 2020, 9:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign reports earnings, 10.9 million new .com/.net registrations
Versign reports earnings, including a strong quarter for new registrations. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN), the domain name registry for .com and .net domain names, announced third quarter earnings after the market closed today. Revenue was up 3.1% year-ove...
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Verisign reports earnings, 10.9 million new .com/.net registrations
Versign reports earnings, including a strong quarter for new registrations. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN), the domain name registry for .com and .net domain names, announced third quarter earnings after the market closed today. Revenue was up 3.1% year-ove...
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October 22, 2020, 8:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
This week’s end user domain name sales
A tattoo ink provider, a law firm, and a Canadian cleaning products company bought domain names. This week’s end user report is a bit shorter than last week’s long one. Here’s the list of end user domain name sales that just co...
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This week’s end user domain name sales
A tattoo ink provider, a law firm, and a Canadian cleaning products company bought domain names. This week’s end user report is a bit shorter than last week’s long one. Here’s the list of end user domain name sales that just co...
Discussion
October 22, 2020, 3:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
How can we make domain marketplace inventory more accurate?
Marketplaces can help sellers keep their inventory fresh. Yesterday, Jamie Zoch posted on twitter about how poor the accuracy of inventory at domain name marketplaces is: The accuracy of inventory at domain name aftermarket platforms is absurdly inac...
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How can we make domain marketplace inventory more accurate?
Marketplaces can help sellers keep their inventory fresh. Yesterday, Jamie Zoch posted on twitter about how poor the accuracy of inventory at domain name marketplaces is: The accuracy of inventory at domain name aftermarket platforms is absurdly inac...
Discussion
October 22, 2020, 2:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Nominations now open for ICA’s 2021 Lonnie Borck Memorial Award
Nominate someone to be the fifth recipient of the Lonnie Borck Memorial Award. Internet Commerce Association (ICA) is now accepting nominations for the 2021 Lonnie Borck Memorial Award. The award is named after the late domain name investor Lonnie Bo...
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Nominations now open for ICA’s 2021 Lonnie Borck Memorial Award
Nominate someone to be the fifth recipient of the Lonnie Borck Memorial Award. Internet Commerce Association (ICA) is now accepting nominations for the 2021 Lonnie Borck Memorial Award. The award is named after the late domain name investor Lonnie Bo...
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October 22, 2020, 1:38 pm
