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Is Verisign “immune from coronavirus”?
Immune might be too strong of a word, but it’s a safer bet than many other businesses. This weekend I calculated how much domain name stocks have fallen in the stock market rout. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) fell less than other domain stocks, and I...
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Is Verisign “immune from coronavirus”?
Immune might be too strong of a word, but it’s a safer bet than many other businesses. This weekend I calculated how much domain name stocks have fallen in the stock market rout. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) fell less than other domain stocks, and I...
Discussion
March 16, 2020, 4:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Coronavirus impact on domain business – DNW Podcast #277
Shane Cultra breaks down what he saw last week. Last week was unlike any I can recall in my lifetime. People are understandably scared and anxious. This was obvious to Shane Cultra, who saw an immediate drop in aftermarket domain sales through his da...
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Coronavirus impact on domain business – DNW Podcast #277
Shane Cultra breaks down what he saw last week. Last week was unlike any I can recall in my lifetime. People are understandably scared and anxious. This was obvious to Shane Cultra, who saw an immediate drop in aftermarket domain sales through his da...
Discussion
March 16, 2020, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
These recent four-letter domain sales are interesting from a Chinese perspective
Kassey Lee explains why these recent domain purchases would be interesting to Chinese companies. Among the 4L .com sold in February as reported by Namebio, I’ve found the following domains interesting from a Chinese perspective. ZZGC.com sold f...
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These recent four-letter domain sales are interesting from a Chinese perspective
Kassey Lee explains why these recent domain purchases would be interesting to Chinese companies. Among the 4L .com sold in February as reported by Namebio, I’ve found the following domains interesting from a Chinese perspective. ZZGC.com sold f...
Discussion
March 16, 2020, 1:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
NameSilo sold $840k of bitcoin before the crash
Registrar cashed out before market turmoil hit. Like many assets, the value of bitcoin fell precipitously in recent weeks. The value of a bitcoin has fallen in about half. One domain name company had the good fortune of selling a cache of bitco...
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NameSilo sold $840k of bitcoin before the crash
Registrar cashed out before market turmoil hit. Like many assets, the value of bitcoin fell precipitously in recent weeks. The value of a bitcoin has fallen in about half. One domain name company had the good fortune of selling a cache of bitco...
Discussion
March 15, 2020, 11:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
How domain name stocks fared in stock market rout
Not well. Stock markets were up nearly 10% on Friday, and it was a sigh of relief in a tumultuous period. Stocks have been pummelled as the world goes into hiding over fears of the COVID-19 outbreak. The Dow 30 is down 22% since its peak on February ...
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How domain name stocks fared in stock market rout
Not well. Stock markets were up nearly 10% on Friday, and it was a sigh of relief in a tumultuous period. Stocks have been pummelled as the world goes into hiding over fears of the COVID-19 outbreak. The Dow 30 is down 22% since its peak on February ...
Discussion
March 14, 2020, 6:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
How two-number domains are used in China
Kassey Lee studies how two-digit domains are being used. Recently, I was curious about how numeric domains are used in corporate China. So, I checked those .com from 1 to 100 and found the following domains already developed by end users in China. Do...
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How two-number domains are used in China
Kassey Lee studies how two-digit domains are being used. Recently, I was curious about how numeric domains are used in corporate China. So, I checked those .com from 1 to 100 and found the following domains already developed by end users in China. Do...
Discussion
March 13, 2020, 1:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain sales: Sky and comparison sites
British broadcaster and creators of three comparison sites bought domain names. The British broadcaster Sky is the highest-profile buyer on this week’s end user sales list of names sold at Sedo. Another thing you’ll notice is that buyers ...
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End user domain sales: Sky and comparison sites
British broadcaster and creators of three comparison sites bought domain names. The British broadcaster Sky is the highest-profile buyer on this week’s end user sales list of names sold at Sedo. Another thing you’ll notice is that buyers ...
Discussion
March 12, 2020, 6:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
Tutorial: How to Track Verisign’s Monthly Top Popular Keywords using DomainScope API
Alvin Brown provides a tutorial on how to use Verisign DomainScope’s API to produce and store monthly popular keywords for .com and .net domain registrations. Once upon a time, Verisign provided a monthly email and blog post reporting the top t...
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Tutorial: How to Track Verisign’s Monthly Top Popular Keywords using DomainScope API
Alvin Brown provides a tutorial on how to use Verisign DomainScope’s API to produce and store monthly popular keywords for .com and .net domain registrations. Once upon a time, Verisign provided a monthly email and blog post reporting the top t...
Discussion
March 12, 2020, 6:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
Fox creates dedicated site—on dedicated domain—for coronavirus news
Company registers .com and .fox domains for news site. This morning, as I perused lists of recently registered domains, I noticed that Fox media registered the domain name Coronavirus.fox. .Fox is the company’s dot-brand top level domain name, ...
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Fox creates dedicated site—on dedicated domain—for coronavirus news
Company registers .com and .fox domains for news site. This morning, as I perused lists of recently registered domains, I noticed that Fox media registered the domain name Coronavirus.fox. .Fox is the company’s dot-brand top level domain name, ...
Discussion
March 12, 2020, 4:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Reviewing three-letter domain sales from a Chinese perspective
Here is why Chinese companies might like these domain names. Among the three letter .com sold in February (as reported by Namebio), I’ve found the following domains interesting from a Chinese perspective. BTI.com sold for $100,000 The “i&...
Discussion
Reviewing three-letter domain sales from a Chinese perspective
Here is why Chinese companies might like these domain names. Among the three letter .com sold in February (as reported by Namebio), I’ve found the following domains interesting from a Chinese perspective. BTI.com sold for $100,000 The “i&...
Discussion
March 12, 2020, 4:22 pm
