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11 end user domain sales this week
A modular buildings company, a lumber business, and a social networking app bought domain names at Sedo. There’s been a lot of chatter about Sedo’s sale of Lokal.com for €40,600. Some people think Lokalise, a localization and transla...
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11 end user domain sales this week
A modular buildings company, a lumber business, and a social networking app bought domain names at Sedo. There’s been a lot of chatter about Sedo’s sale of Lokal.com for €40,600. Some people think Lokalise, a localization and transla...
Discussion
September 10, 2020, 1:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Org launches new registrant rights/appeal mechanism
.Org registrants now get multiple appeals if their domains are suspended. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the registry for .org domain names, has unveiled a new appeals process for .org registrants who believe the registry unfairly suspended their do...
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.Org launches new registrant rights/appeal mechanism
.Org registrants now get multiple appeals if their domains are suspended. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the registry for .org domain names, has unveiled a new appeals process for .org registrants who believe the registry unfairly suspended their do...
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September 10, 2020, 1:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
NamesCon Online: Ethics and best practices in domain brokerage
Panel discusses ethical questions for brokering domain names. This morning at NamesCon Online, domain broker Tessa Holcomb led a panel of domain name industry professionals in a discussion of domain brokerage ethics. Participants included Bill Sweetm...
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NamesCon Online: Ethics and best practices in domain brokerage
Panel discusses ethical questions for brokering domain names. This morning at NamesCon Online, domain broker Tessa Holcomb led a panel of domain name industry professionals in a discussion of domain brokerage ethics. Participants included Bill Sweetm...
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September 9, 2020, 5:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
Bodis launches Ads.com network, SSL for landers
Domain parking company soft-launches ad network and makes other product announcements. Domain name parking company Bodis has soft-launched Ads.com as a direct advertiser platform. The company monetizes domain names with pay-per-click feeds but hopes ...
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Bodis launches Ads.com network, SSL for landers
Domain parking company soft-launches ad network and makes other product announcements. Domain name parking company Bodis has soft-launched Ads.com as a direct advertiser platform. The company monetizes domain names with pay-per-click feeds but hopes ...
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September 9, 2020, 4:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICA publishes sample domain sales agreement
Domain name investors advocacy group publishes agreement that can be used by domain buyers and sellers. If I had to guess, I’d assume that very few domain name investors use a contract when they buy or sell a domain. This is because the benefit...
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ICA publishes sample domain sales agreement
Domain name investors advocacy group publishes agreement that can be used by domain buyers and sellers. If I had to guess, I’d assume that very few domain name investors use a contract when they buy or sell a domain. This is because the benefit...
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September 9, 2020, 3:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
PrivateJet.cn just sold and here is the rest of the story
An English-language Chinese country code domain just sold for big bucks. Domain investors are buzzing about the sale of PrivateJet.cn, with a special interest in its English nature and the high price for this Chinese country code domain. But there&rs...
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PrivateJet.cn just sold and here is the rest of the story
An English-language Chinese country code domain just sold for big bucks. Domain investors are buzzing about the sale of PrivateJet.cn, with a special interest in its English nature and the high price for this Chinese country code domain. But there&rs...
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September 8, 2020, 9:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
Digital Citizens blasts domain registrars and domainers for Covid, other domains
Using (mostly) bad examples, advocacy group asks domain industry to implement some broad solution. Advocacy group Digital Citizens Alliance has issued a report “Domains of Danger” (pdf) that criticizes domain registrars and domain investo...
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Digital Citizens blasts domain registrars and domainers for Covid, other domains
Using (mostly) bad examples, advocacy group asks domain industry to implement some broad solution. Advocacy group Digital Citizens Alliance has issued a report “Domains of Danger” (pdf) that criticizes domain registrars and domain investo...
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September 8, 2020, 7:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rand Fishkin on domains and SEO – DNW Podcast #302
The founder of Moz, and now SparkToro, discusses the history of domains and SEO. My guest this week is Rand Fishkin. Rand founded SEO company Moz and his latest startup is audience analytics company SparkToro. On today’s show, we discuss the hi...
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Rand Fishkin on domains and SEO – DNW Podcast #302
The founder of Moz, and now SparkToro, discusses the history of domains and SEO. My guest this week is Rand Fishkin. Rand founded SEO company Moz and his latest startup is audience analytics company SparkToro. On today’s show, we discuss the hi...
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September 8, 2020, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Radix premium revenue almost $2 million in first half of 2020
Revenue from premium-priced domains continues upward march. Top level domain name company Radix disclosed that revenue from premium domain name registrations was nearly $2 million in the first half of 2020. The $1.97 million haul was up 18% compared ...
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Radix premium revenue almost $2 million in first half of 2020
Revenue from premium-priced domains continues upward march. Top level domain name company Radix disclosed that revenue from premium domain name registrations was nearly $2 million in the first half of 2020. The $1.97 million haul was up 18% compared ...
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September 8, 2020, 1:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Diem: is this Facebook’s digital currency initiative?
Some company is getting ready to launch a digital currency-related product named Diem. Some company is getting ready to launch a digital currency or related platform using the brand Diem. The company registered at least 80 domain names including the ...
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Diem: is this Facebook’s digital currency initiative?
Some company is getting ready to launch a digital currency-related product named Diem. Some company is getting ready to launch a digital currency or related platform using the brand Diem. The company registered at least 80 domain names including the ...
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September 4, 2020, 3:39 pm
