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Sav launches domain sales landers with 4% commission
Company seeks market share with low commissions. Domain name registrar Sav has launched a new marketplace for domain investors to sell domains through for-sale landing pages. The company has two key selling points for its marketplace: low commissions...
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Sav launches domain sales landers with 4% commission
Company seeks market share with low commissions. Domain name registrar Sav has launched a new marketplace for domain investors to sell domains through for-sale landing pages. The company has two key selling points for its marketplace: low commissions...
Discussion
August 3, 2020, 7:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
i2Coalition – DNW Podcast #297
An interview with the voice for businesses that build the Internet. The Domain Name Association recently merged with i2Coalition, so this week I interview i2Coalition Executive Director Christian Dawson to learn more about the organization. It’...
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i2Coalition – DNW Podcast #297
An interview with the voice for businesses that build the Internet. The Domain Name Association recently merged with i2Coalition, so this week I interview i2Coalition Executive Director Christian Dawson to learn more about the organization. It’...
Discussion
August 3, 2020, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Tucows sells Ting Mobile assets to DISH, changes mobile strategy
Company switches from selling mobile directly to consumers to providing MVNO platform. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX), a domain name, fiber internet access, and mobile services provider, is selling its mobile services customer base to DISH (NASDAQ: DISH). DISH...
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Tucows sells Ting Mobile assets to DISH, changes mobile strategy
Company switches from selling mobile directly to consumers to providing MVNO platform. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX), a domain name, fiber internet access, and mobile services provider, is selling its mobile services customer base to DISH (NASDAQ: DISH). DISH...
Discussion
August 3, 2020, 3:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Wholly Moly! There are lessons in this domain name.
A Chinese company brand based on an English phrase. I was reading Chinese venture capital news recently when a company caught my attention. I was attracted to the name because it is written in English and, more importantly, the name is unusual. Wholl...
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Wholly Moly! There are lessons in this domain name.
A Chinese company brand based on an English phrase. I was reading Chinese venture capital news recently when a company caught my attention. I was attracted to the name because it is written in English and, more importantly, the name is unusual. Wholl...
Discussion
July 31, 2020, 1:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
For Escrow.com, Q2 was a tale of two businesses
As domains tanked, other products filled the gap. The second quarter of 2020 was a dismal one for domain sales at Escrow.com. Volume dropped from $85.8 million in Q1 to just $55.2 million in Q2. That’s the lowest number since 2018. Covid-19 pum...
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For Escrow.com, Q2 was a tale of two businesses
As domains tanked, other products filled the gap. The second quarter of 2020 was a dismal one for domain sales at Escrow.com. Volume dropped from $85.8 million in Q1 to just $55.2 million in Q2. That’s the lowest number since 2018. Covid-19 pum...
Discussion
July 31, 2020, 12:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Does not compute! Calculator.com case gets interesting as buyer shows up
Did Stands4 buy a hot domain? A dispute over the domain name Calculator.com is getting messy, and I calculate that someone is going to lose a lot of money. Chloe Tsakiris Alston filed a lawsuit in Florida court after discovering that the Calculator.c...
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Does not compute! Calculator.com case gets interesting as buyer shows up
Did Stands4 buy a hot domain? A dispute over the domain name Calculator.com is getting messy, and I calculate that someone is going to lose a lot of money. Chloe Tsakiris Alston filed a lawsuit in Florida court after discovering that the Calculator.c...
Discussion
July 31, 2020, 12:58 am
Domain Name Wire
Endurance experiences Covid tailwinds as revenue grows
Increase is businesses going online helps Endurance in second quarter. Endurance International Group (NASDAQ: EIGI), a rollup of domain name, hosting and marketing services for small businesses, reported earnings this morning. Its numbers were fairly...
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Endurance experiences Covid tailwinds as revenue grows
Increase is businesses going online helps Endurance in second quarter. Endurance International Group (NASDAQ: EIGI), a rollup of domain name, hosting and marketing services for small businesses, reported earnings this morning. Its numbers were fairly...
Discussion
July 30, 2020, 5:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
MMX: Registrations and billings up, revenue down in H1
Registrations at domain name registrars grew while one-off brokered sales dropped. Top level domain name registry MMX (aka Minds + Machines, London AIM: MMX) issued high-level earnings information today for the first half of 2020. Year-on-year regist...
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MMX: Registrations and billings up, revenue down in H1
Registrations at domain name registrars grew while one-off brokered sales dropped. Top level domain name registry MMX (aka Minds + Machines, London AIM: MMX) issued high-level earnings information today for the first half of 2020. Year-on-year regist...
Discussion
July 30, 2020, 3:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
A subdomain may lead to an upgrade
Companies using a subdomain for a business unit might want to upgrade to the matching second-level domain. If you see a brand using a subdomain of its parent company’s domain, there may be an opportunity to sell your domain which matches the su...
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A subdomain may lead to an upgrade
Companies using a subdomain for a business unit might want to upgrade to the matching second-level domain. If you see a brand using a subdomain of its parent company’s domain, there may be an opportunity to sell your domain which matches the su...
Discussion
July 30, 2020, 1:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
The lottery ticket analogy
Domains aren’t exactly like lottery tickets, but be sure not to get sucked in by false hopes. John buys a lot of lottery tickets. He’s a prolific lottery ticket buyer, snapping up thousands of lottery tickets every week. He then brags abo...
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The lottery ticket analogy
Domains aren’t exactly like lottery tickets, but be sure not to get sucked in by false hopes. John buys a lot of lottery tickets. He’s a prolific lottery ticket buyer, snapping up thousands of lottery tickets every week. He then brags abo...
Discussion
July 29, 2020, 9:02 pm
