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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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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...
Discussion
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 ...
Discussion
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 ...
Discussion
September 4, 2020, 3:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
The Top 10 domain name registrars
.Com registrations fall in latest month of official data. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers May 2020. Domain name registrations came back towa...
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The Top 10 domain name registrars
.Com registrations fall in latest month of official data. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers May 2020. Domain name registrations came back towa...
Discussion
September 4, 2020, 2:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
Web.com owner takes position in Endurance International Group
Investment firm accumulates a small stake in Web.com competitor. Siris Capital, the private equity company that owns Web.com, has opened a position in Endurance International Group (NASDAQ: EIGI). The investment firm owned a 2.39% stake in Endurance ...
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Web.com owner takes position in Endurance International Group
Investment firm accumulates a small stake in Web.com competitor. Siris Capital, the private equity company that owns Web.com, has opened a position in Endurance International Group (NASDAQ: EIGI). The investment firm owned a 2.39% stake in Endurance ...
Discussion
September 3, 2020, 8:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
Using Afternic and getting “For Sale” landers, the old fashioned way
With GoDaddy’s integration borked, here’s how to list your domains on Afternic and get GoDaddy-branded sales landers. GoDaddy’s integration with Afternic, which theoretically lets customers add domains to Afternic from within their ...
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Using Afternic and getting “For Sale” landers, the old fashioned way
With GoDaddy’s integration borked, here’s how to list your domains on Afternic and get GoDaddy-branded sales landers. GoDaddy’s integration with Afternic, which theoretically lets customers add domains to Afternic from within their ...
Discussion
September 3, 2020, 3:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
August’s top news stories
Here are the top stories on Domain Name Wire for the past month, as well as podcasts. 1. Edible Arrangements sues to get Edibles.com – The fruit delivery company owns Edible.com and wants the plural version. Perhaps for its new CBD venture. 2. ...
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August’s top news stories
Here are the top stories on Domain Name Wire for the past month, as well as podcasts. 1. Edible Arrangements sues to get Edibles.com – The fruit delivery company owns Edible.com and wants the plural version. Perhaps for its new CBD venture. 2. ...
Discussion
September 3, 2020, 1:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
NamesCon updates: registration numbers, lower price, and other stats
Big online crowd expected for next week’s event. NamesCon Online runs on an internet connection near you September 9-11. Organizers tell Domain Name Wire that they have 700 registrations to date. I suspect that they’ll get a lot of last-m...
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NamesCon updates: registration numbers, lower price, and other stats
Big online crowd expected for next week’s event. NamesCon Online runs on an internet connection near you September 9-11. Organizers tell Domain Name Wire that they have 700 registrations to date. I suspect that they’ll get a lot of last-m...
Discussion
September 2, 2020, 8:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Ad revenue soars as CentralNic turns in strong first half
Domain monetization contributes to strong first half at CentralNic. Are ad markets suppressed due to Covid-19? Not at CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC), owner of domain name monetization companies ParkingCrew and Tonic. The company reported revenue of $1...
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Ad revenue soars as CentralNic turns in strong first half
Domain monetization contributes to strong first half at CentralNic. Are ad markets suppressed due to Covid-19? Not at CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC), owner of domain name monetization companies ParkingCrew and Tonic. The company reported revenue of $1...
Discussion
September 2, 2020, 4:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Hire a domain name attorney for UDRP filings
This UDRP complaint has a couple of glaring mistakes. I’m a big believer that you should hire specialists. And that specialty should be as specific as possible. If you are filing a UDRP cybersquatting case, don’t just hire an intellectual...
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Hire a domain name attorney for UDRP filings
This UDRP complaint has a couple of glaring mistakes. I’m a big believer that you should hire specialists. And that specialty should be as specific as possible. If you are filing a UDRP cybersquatting case, don’t just hire an intellectual...
Discussion
September 2, 2020, 4:03 pm