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MMX revenue drops in first half but quality improves
One-off sales go to nearly zero in the first half of 2020. Domain name registry company MMX (London AIM: MMX) reported earnings for the first half of 2020. Revenue and profit were down compared to the first half of 2019, but the makeup of the revenue...
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MMX revenue drops in first half but quality improves
One-off sales go to nearly zero in the first half of 2020. Domain name registry company MMX (London AIM: MMX) reported earnings for the first half of 2020. Revenue and profit were down compared to the first half of 2019, but the makeup of the revenue...
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September 30, 2020, 7:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top domain registrars in China, and how to use them in English (updated)
Here’s an updated list of registrars in China, and how you can interact with some of them in English. Based on the “Internet and Domain Industry Report” (Chinese) published in June this year, here’s the updated list of the Top...
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Top domain registrars in China, and how to use them in English (updated)
Here’s an updated list of registrars in China, and how you can interact with some of them in English. Based on the “Internet and Domain Industry Report” (Chinese) published in June this year, here’s the updated list of the Top...
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September 30, 2020, 3:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
18 end user domain sales including a .Ws (yes, .Ws)
A plant proteins company, a music streaming service, and a bug tracking app bought domain names at Sedo this past week. When is the last time you saw a .ws domain on a sales list? Let alone for thousands of dollars? It happened this week with a sale ...
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18 end user domain sales including a .Ws (yes, .Ws)
A plant proteins company, a music streaming service, and a bug tracking app bought domain names at Sedo this past week. When is the last time you saw a .ws domain on a sales list? Let alone for thousands of dollars? It happened this week with a sale ...
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September 30, 2020, 1:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Stolen “Go” domains end up in court battle
Many of the domain names were subsequently sold. 15 domain names beginning with “go” have allegedly been stolen and many of them have been resold — creating a complicated issue now in the courts. Scott Petretta registered the domain...
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Stolen “Go” domains end up in court battle
Many of the domain names were subsequently sold. 15 domain names beginning with “go” have allegedly been stolen and many of them have been resold — creating a complicated issue now in the courts. Scott Petretta registered the domain...
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September 29, 2020, 7:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
CentralNic to add £30 million in shares tomorrow to pay for acquisition
Funds will be used to complete Codewise acquisition. Domain name rollup CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) is placing 40 million new ordinary shares tomorrow at £0.75 per share to raise £30 million. The company will use the funds to complete i...
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CentralNic to add £30 million in shares tomorrow to pay for acquisition
Funds will be used to complete Codewise acquisition. Domain name rollup CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) is placing 40 million new ordinary shares tomorrow at £0.75 per share to raise £30 million. The company will use the funds to complete i...
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September 29, 2020, 4:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Man goes on twitter rant after trying to reverse domain name hijack a domain
Owner of Spase.io is really upset about losing a UDRP for Spase.com. An entrepreneur who was found to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain name Spase.com went on a twitter rant Friday, railing against the decision and calling ensu...
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Man goes on twitter rant after trying to reverse domain name hijack a domain
Owner of Spase.io is really upset about losing a UDRP for Spase.com. An entrepreneur who was found to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain name Spase.com went on a twitter rant Friday, railing against the decision and calling ensu...
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September 28, 2020, 5:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain broker ethics – DNW Podcast #305
How domain brokers, buyers, and sellers should act ethically. How should domain name brokers behave? On today’s show, domain buyer broker Bill Sweetman of Name Ninja discusses the role of buyer brokers, seller brokers, and buyers and sellers in...
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Domain broker ethics – DNW Podcast #305
How domain brokers, buyers, and sellers should act ethically. How should domain name brokers behave? On today’s show, domain buyer broker Bill Sweetman of Name Ninja discusses the role of buyer brokers, seller brokers, and buyers and sellers in...
Discussion
September 28, 2020, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Is Wechat.com registrar migration a harbinger of things to come in the China domain market?
Chinese companies might move their domains from the United States. Domaingang.com reported on September 24 that WeChat.com has recently moved from the USA-based registrar MarkMonitor to the China-based eName. This happened amid the worsening relation...
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Is Wechat.com registrar migration a harbinger of things to come in the China domain market?
Chinese companies might move their domains from the United States. Domaingang.com reported on September 24 that WeChat.com has recently moved from the USA-based registrar MarkMonitor to the China-based eName. This happened amid the worsening relation...
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September 28, 2020, 1:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sell a domain name for bitcoin? Make sure to report it to the IRS
A crypto transaction is not a tax-free transaction. U.S. taxpayers who sell domain names for cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and ether must report these as income on their income tax returns. For this year’s tax returns, the Internal Revenue S...
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Sell a domain name for bitcoin? Make sure to report it to the IRS
A crypto transaction is not a tax-free transaction. U.S. taxpayers who sell domain names for cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and ether must report these as income on their income tax returns. For this year’s tax returns, the Internal Revenue S...
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September 25, 2020, 7:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sweet spot: nouns with no plurals
Some nouns have rarely-used plurals. I’ve acquired domain names to start businesses, and I’ve talked to lots of entrepreneurs when they were selecting their domain names. In some cases, they have their eye on a great one or two-word domai...
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Sweet spot: nouns with no plurals
Some nouns have rarely-used plurals. I’ve acquired domain names to start businesses, and I’ve talked to lots of entrepreneurs when they were selecting their domain names. In some cases, they have their eye on a great one or two-word domai...
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September 25, 2020, 4:22 pm
