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How GoDaddy handles currencies in long term payment plans
Sellers get the same amount, while buyers pay the USD equivalent in their preferred currency each month. This week, GoDaddy enabled long term payment options on Afternic domains to customers outside of the United States in their own currencies. This ...
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How GoDaddy handles currencies in long term payment plans
Sellers get the same amount, while buyers pay the USD equivalent in their preferred currency each month. This week, GoDaddy enabled long term payment options on Afternic domains to customers outside of the United States in their own currencies. This ...
Discussion
May 2, 2024, 2:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
dotDB’s new Domain Management tool is helpful for watching for new registrations
See which of your domains are growing in popularity. I use dotDB several times per week for domain research. At its core, dotDB helps you see the number of extensions a domain name is registered in, as well as other variations of names that include i...
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dotDB’s new Domain Management tool is helpful for watching for new registrations
See which of your domains are growing in popularity. I use dotDB several times per week for domain research. At its core, dotDB helps you see the number of extensions a domain name is registered in, as well as other variations of names that include i...
Discussion
May 2, 2024, 1:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Escrow.com reports uptick in domain sales
Escrow.com shows sequential growth in domain sales but down year over year. Escrow.com released its Q1 Escrow Domain Investment Index (pdf) today, which reported a slight uptick in domain sales compared to the Q4 of last year. Overall, the service ha...
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Escrow.com reports uptick in domain sales
Escrow.com shows sequential growth in domain sales but down year over year. Escrow.com released its Q1 Escrow Domain Investment Index (pdf) today, which reported a slight uptick in domain sales compared to the Q4 of last year. Overall, the service ha...
Discussion
May 1, 2024, 1:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain name sales up to $100k
A .ar domain name leads the pack. Sedo’s top reported domain name sale this week was x.ar, which was bought by a blockchain augmented reality company for close to $100,000. I had difficulty finding many end user sales in Sedo’s latest bat...
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End user domain name sales up to $100k
A .ar domain name leads the pack. Sedo’s top reported domain name sale this week was x.ar, which was bought by a blockchain augmented reality company for close to $100,000. I had difficulty finding many end user sales in Sedo’s latest bat...
Discussion
May 1, 2024, 1:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
Taylor Swift files domain name cybersquatting claims
Taylor Swift tries to shake off unauthorized websites. Taylor Swift’s intellectual property entity, TAS Rights Management, LLC, has filed two cybersquatting cases to take control of domain names it says are infringing on its intellectual proper...
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Taylor Swift files domain name cybersquatting claims
Taylor Swift tries to shake off unauthorized websites. Taylor Swift’s intellectual property entity, TAS Rights Management, LLC, has filed two cybersquatting cases to take control of domain names it says are infringing on its intellectual proper...
Discussion
April 30, 2024, 1:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rebranding to Atom – DNW Podcast #482
Why Squadhelp changes its name and how it came up with Atom. Darpan Munjal has been a guest on this podcast many times, but he gets a different introduction this time: CEO of Atom. That’s because his company Squadhelp recently rebranded as Atom...
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Rebranding to Atom – DNW Podcast #482
Why Squadhelp changes its name and how it came up with Atom. Darpan Munjal has been a guest on this podcast many times, but he gets a different introduction this time: CEO of Atom. That’s because his company Squadhelp recently rebranded as Atom...
Discussion
April 29, 2024, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
A “Gish Gallop” in cybersquatting lawsuit
Trx.com owner’s attorney says plaintiff tried to gish gallop the court. The defendants in a cybersquatting dispute have labeled the plaintiff’s arguments a “Gish Gallop” as they ask the court to award attorney’s fees. A ...
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A “Gish Gallop” in cybersquatting lawsuit
Trx.com owner’s attorney says plaintiff tried to gish gallop the court. The defendants in a cybersquatting dispute have labeled the plaintiff’s arguments a “Gish Gallop” as they ask the court to award attorney’s fees. A ...
Discussion
April 29, 2024, 1:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign blames higher retail pricing, sets plan for growth
Company will increase marketing plans in second half of year to grow domain name base. Verisign (NASDAQ:VRSN) reported earnings yesterday and lowered its guidance for the year. It once again blamed China for much of the drop, noting that its base of ...
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Verisign blames higher retail pricing, sets plan for growth
Company will increase marketing plans in second half of year to grow domain name base. Verisign (NASDAQ:VRSN) reported earnings yesterday and lowered its guidance for the year. It once again blamed China for much of the drop, noting that its base of ...
Discussion
April 26, 2024, 3:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
SmartContracts.com ordered transferred in UDRP
Complainant accidentally let the domain expire. A UDRP panelist has ordered the domain name SmartContracts.com transferred in an unusual case. SmartContracts.com is a valuable domain name that would be coveted by many blockchain companies and enthusi...
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SmartContracts.com ordered transferred in UDRP
Complainant accidentally let the domain expire. A UDRP panelist has ordered the domain name SmartContracts.com transferred in an unusual case. SmartContracts.com is a valuable domain name that would be coveted by many blockchain companies and enthusi...
Discussion
April 25, 2024, 10:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign lowers guidance for 2024 after slow Q1
.Com domain base drops, hurting Verisign’s prospects. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) released earnings this afternoon and has downgraded its guidance for 2024. The company ended Q1 2024 with 172.5 million domains across .com and .net, down 0.27 millio...
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Verisign lowers guidance for 2024 after slow Q1
.Com domain base drops, hurting Verisign’s prospects. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) released earnings this afternoon and has downgraded its guidance for 2024. The company ended Q1 2024 with 172.5 million domains across .com and .net, down 0.27 millio...
Discussion
April 25, 2024, 9:04 pm
