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Domain Name Wire
Security report names domain registrar – DNW Podcast #291
Report about malware distributed through browser plugins questions registrar’s role. My guest this week is Eric Poyton, a security researcher with Awake. Awake security issued a report last week about a network of malware and connected it to a ...
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Security report names domain registrar – DNW Podcast #291
Report about malware distributed through browser plugins questions registrar’s role. My guest this week is Eric Poyton, a security researcher with Awake. Awake security issued a report last week about a network of malware and connected it to a ...
Discussion
June 22, 2020, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Facebook and Google ad credits are like the Fed printing money
Ad auction platforms are giving out advertising funds to keep ad prices up. Ad auction markets have been in turmoil since Covid-19 shut down much of the economy. Ad rates plummeted at Facebook and Google. Both companies announced various promotional ...
Discussion
Facebook and Google ad credits are like the Fed printing money
Ad auction platforms are giving out advertising funds to keep ad prices up. Ad auction markets have been in turmoil since Covid-19 shut down much of the economy. Ad rates plummeted at Facebook and Google. Both companies announced various promotional ...
Discussion
June 22, 2020, 1:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Intel and Metlife terminate their top level domains
Two large companies ditch their dot-brands. Chip company Intel and insurance giant Metlife have canceled their dot-brand top level domain names. The two companies notified ICANN about their decisions last month, and ICANN published preliminary determ...
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Intel and Metlife terminate their top level domains
Two large companies ditch their dot-brands. Chip company Intel and insurance giant Metlife have canceled their dot-brand top level domain names. The two companies notified ICANN about their decisions last month, and ICANN published preliminary determ...
Discussion
June 20, 2020, 1:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Org generated $95 million revenue last year
Public Interest Registry reveals financials in its annual report. The .org top level domain generated close to $95 million in revenue last year, Public Interest Registry (PIR) disclosed. Public Interest Registry released its 2019 annual report (pdf) ...
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.Org generated $95 million revenue last year
Public Interest Registry reveals financials in its annual report. The .org top level domain generated close to $95 million in revenue last year, Public Interest Registry (PIR) disclosed. Public Interest Registry released its 2019 annual report (pdf) ...
Discussion
June 19, 2020, 5:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
4 reasons virtual events can be better than in-person events
There are benefits to virtual events vs. in-person events. NamesCon has announced a virtual conference taking place September 9-11, 2021. Organizers promise educational sessions, regional tracks, networking, and virtual vendor booths. You might think...
Discussion
4 reasons virtual events can be better than in-person events
There are benefits to virtual events vs. in-person events. NamesCon has announced a virtual conference taking place September 9-11, 2021. Organizers promise educational sessions, regional tracks, networking, and virtual vendor booths. You might think...
Discussion
June 19, 2020, 3:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Report on CentralNic sheds like on domain parking business
Report reveals performance of domain monetization during pandemic downturn. Did you know that public companies can pay research firms to cover them? Well, at least if the company is traded on the London AIM. Domain name company CentralNic (Lond...
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Report on CentralNic sheds like on domain parking business
Report reveals performance of domain monetization during pandemic downturn. Did you know that public companies can pay research firms to cover them? Well, at least if the company is traded on the London AIM. Domain name company CentralNic (Lond...
Discussion
June 18, 2020, 9:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Two facts to know before investing in long numeric domains
You should know these facts before investing in long numeric domain names. Just the other day, an investor posted a list of long numeric domains on Namepros and asked me to comment. Since I get this kind of question all the time, I’ll give you ...
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Two facts to know before investing in long numeric domains
You should know these facts before investing in long numeric domain names. Just the other day, an investor posted a list of long numeric domains on Namepros and asked me to comment. Since I get this kind of question all the time, I’ll give you ...
Discussion
June 18, 2020, 1:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
What sold (and why) on NameJet and Snapnames last month
Joseph Peterson takes an in-depth look at Web.com’s aftermarket sales in May. Once upon a time, people learning how to build websites and perform SEO went to a Lycos-owned tutorial site called WebMonkey.com. It had its ups and downs, shut...
Discussion
What sold (and why) on NameJet and Snapnames last month
Joseph Peterson takes an in-depth look at Web.com’s aftermarket sales in May. Once upon a time, people learning how to build websites and perform SEO went to a Lycos-owned tutorial site called WebMonkey.com. It had its ups and downs, shut...
Discussion
June 17, 2020, 7:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
13 end user domain sales up to $45,000
A low carbon commodity firm, chat app, and accounting firm bought domain names at Sedo. The process of discovering end user sales has changed in recent years as domain registrars began redacting Whois information in response to GDPR. GoDaddy recently...
Discussion
13 end user domain sales up to $45,000
A low carbon commodity firm, chat app, and accounting firm bought domain names at Sedo. The process of discovering end user sales has changed in recent years as domain registrars began redacting Whois information in response to GDPR. GoDaddy recently...
Discussion
June 17, 2020, 4:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy’s domain privacy email buries the lede
GoDaddy customers are unlikely to understand their options. GoDaddy has begun sending emails to customers about changes to domain privacy. As I wrote about on June 8, the company has started redacting personal information from Whois records. T...
Discussion
GoDaddy’s domain privacy email buries the lede
GoDaddy customers are unlikely to understand their options. GoDaddy has begun sending emails to customers about changes to domain privacy. As I wrote about on June 8, the company has started redacting personal information from Whois records. T...
Discussion
June 16, 2020, 7:17 pm
