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Zoom domain registrations skyrocket
Some of the registrations are for bad purposes. Videoconferencing solution Zoom is having its moment as millions of people work from home and kids take classes from their bedrooms. My daughter is now getting instruction on Zoom the majority of the sc...
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Zoom domain registrations skyrocket
Some of the registrations are for bad purposes. Videoconferencing solution Zoom is having its moment as millions of people work from home and kids take classes from their bedrooms. My daughter is now getting instruction on Zoom the majority of the sc...
Discussion
March 31, 2020, 4:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user research helps me decide whether to acquire a domain
Kassey Lee explains the process he went through when evaluating an expired domain for purchase. I was watching Godaddy Auctions today and found the expiring domain YogaYoung.com. Since “yoga” is a popular keyword, I decided to look into t...
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End user research helps me decide whether to acquire a domain
Kassey Lee explains the process he went through when evaluating an expired domain for purchase. I was watching Godaddy Auctions today and found the expiring domain YogaYoung.com. Since “yoga” is a popular keyword, I decided to look into t...
Discussion
March 31, 2020, 1:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Loco UDRP ends in reverse domain name hijacking
Tech company tries to hijack domain name registered in 1999. A Brazilian technology company has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in its effort to get the domain name InLoco.com. The Complainant, In Loco Tecnologia da Informa&...
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Loco UDRP ends in reverse domain name hijacking
Tech company tries to hijack domain name registered in 1999. A Brazilian technology company has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in its effort to get the domain name InLoco.com. The Complainant, In Loco Tecnologia da Informa&...
Discussion
March 30, 2020, 4:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
Flatten.ca: a great domain and great idea
College students registered Flatten.ca to help flatten the curve in Canada. We’ve all heard of “flattening the curve” by now. Some Canadian college students have created a website to contribute to the effort, and they chose a great ...
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Flatten.ca: a great domain and great idea
College students registered Flatten.ca to help flatten the curve in Canada. We’ve all heard of “flattening the curve” by now. Some Canadian college students have created a website to contribute to the effort, and they chose a great ...
Discussion
March 30, 2020, 4:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
Adjusting to the downturn and going virtual – DNW Podcast #279
Here’s how one investor is thinking about his domain portfolio in light of the economic downturn. Domain name investor Page Howe returns to the program this week. Page talks about how he’s managing his portfolio in light of the coronaviru...
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Adjusting to the downturn and going virtual – DNW Podcast #279
Here’s how one investor is thinking about his domain portfolio in light of the economic downturn. Domain name investor Page Howe returns to the program this week. Page talks about how he’s managing his portfolio in light of the coronaviru...
Discussion
March 30, 2020, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Opera to support alt-root .Crypto domain names
Opera users can now visit alt-root .crypto domain names from their browser. Unstoppable Domains, a blockchain-based domain name system alternative, announced today that the Opera browser for Android will support its .crypto domain name. .Crypto is an...
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Opera to support alt-root .Crypto domain names
Opera users can now visit alt-root .crypto domain names from their browser. Unstoppable Domains, a blockchain-based domain name system alternative, announced today that the Opera browser for Android will support its .crypto domain name. .Crypto is an...
Discussion
March 30, 2020, 1:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Breaking: ICANN and Verisign agree to .com extension with 7% price hikes
The only surprise was how fast it happened after the comment report was published. Did you have time to digest ICANN’s staff report on comments about the .com price hike? It was published yesterday. Today, Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) and ICANN agre...
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Breaking: ICANN and Verisign agree to .com extension with 7% price hikes
The only surprise was how fast it happened after the comment report was published. Did you have time to digest ICANN’s staff report on comments about the .com price hike? It was published yesterday. Today, Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) and ICANN agre...
Discussion
March 27, 2020, 8:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN publishes .com price hike report
Staff justification report echoes its previous comments, as well as Verisign’s. ICANN has published a review of comments submitted about its proposed contract amendment with Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for .com. The most controversial aspect of the...
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ICANN publishes .com price hike report
Staff justification report echoes its previous comments, as well as Verisign’s. ICANN has published a review of comments submitted about its proposed contract amendment with Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for .com. The most controversial aspect of the...
Discussion
March 27, 2020, 6:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
Traffic up, domain inquiries down at Efty in wake of pandemic
Efty reports that domain name purchase inquiries were down last month. What’s happening to aftermarket domain name inquiries in the wake of the pandemic and asset market plunge? For most people, it’s hard to look at their portfolio and dr...
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Traffic up, domain inquiries down at Efty in wake of pandemic
Efty reports that domain name purchase inquiries were down last month. What’s happening to aftermarket domain name inquiries in the wake of the pandemic and asset market plunge? For most people, it’s hard to look at their portfolio and dr...
Discussion
March 27, 2020, 3:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Shop.app domain name sells for $200,000
Shop.app, a domain on Google’s .app top level domain, sold for $200,000. Sedo has brokered the sale of shop.app for $200,000. This is the highest sale ever reported for a .app domain name, which is a domain name extension introduced by Google i...
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Shop.app domain name sells for $200,000
Shop.app, a domain on Google’s .app top level domain, sold for $200,000. Sedo has brokered the sale of shop.app for $200,000. This is the highest sale ever reported for a .app domain name, which is a domain name extension introduced by Google i...
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March 26, 2020, 11:46 pm
