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13 end user domain name sales
A matchmaking service, a Minnesota church and a ladder manufacturer bought domain names. Here’s a look at some of the domains end users bought at Sedo this past week. You can review previous end user sales lists here. ManDap.com $20,010 –...
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13 end user domain name sales
A matchmaking service, a Minnesota church and a ladder manufacturer bought domain names. Here’s a look at some of the domains end users bought at Sedo this past week. You can review previous end user sales lists here. ManDap.com $20,010 –...
Discussion
February 14, 2020, 4:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Say 51 if you want something in China
Why China loves the number 51. Just enter 51 in Baidu search and you’ll see many domains starting with the number 51. What is significant about this number in China? Well, when you say 51 in Chinese, it sounds like many Pinyin phrases. One of t...
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Say 51 if you want something in China
Why China loves the number 51. Just enter 51 in Baidu search and you’ll see many domains starting with the number 51. What is significant about this number in China? Well, when you say 51 in Chinese, it sounds like many Pinyin phrases. One of t...
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February 14, 2020, 2:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy earnings send stock up after hours
Domain name and web presence powerhouse beat expectations in Q4. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) reported Q4 2019 earnings this afternoon that pleased Wall Street. Shares were up over 5% in after-hours trading. The company reported $780.4 revenue for the quarte...
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GoDaddy earnings send stock up after hours
Domain name and web presence powerhouse beat expectations in Q4. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) reported Q4 2019 earnings this afternoon that pleased Wall Street. Shares were up over 5% in after-hours trading. The company reported $780.4 revenue for the quarte...
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February 13, 2020, 11:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
14 recent end user domain name sales at Uniregistry
These 14 companies recently bought domains on the aftermarket. A scratch-off promotions company, artificial intelligence startup and filter seller bought domain names at Uniregistry over the past few weeks. Here are some of the end user sales I uncov...
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14 recent end user domain name sales at Uniregistry
These 14 companies recently bought domains on the aftermarket. A scratch-off promotions company, artificial intelligence startup and filter seller bought domain names at Uniregistry over the past few weeks. Here are some of the end user sales I uncov...
Discussion
February 13, 2020, 5:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
Donuts hires new CFO
Former Napster CFO joins top level domain name company. Top level domain name company Donuts has hired Randy Haas as its new Chief Financial Officer. Haas was previously CFO of Napster (Rhapsody). Prior to that, he spent 19 years in finance roles at ...
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Donuts hires new CFO
Former Napster CFO joins top level domain name company. Top level domain name company Donuts has hired Randy Haas as its new Chief Financial Officer. Haas was previously CFO of Napster (Rhapsody). Prior to that, he spent 19 years in finance roles at ...
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February 13, 2020, 2:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
Feds allege man laundered money through domain names
Man at the center of Sarah Lawrence College scandal allegedly used the domain aftermarket to launder criminal proceeds. The U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York, filed criminal charges against Lawrence Ray this week. Among his ...
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Feds allege man laundered money through domain names
Man at the center of Sarah Lawrence College scandal allegedly used the domain aftermarket to launder criminal proceeds. The U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York, filed criminal charges against Lawrence Ray this week. Among his ...
Discussion
February 13, 2020, 1:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Uniregistry marketplace features GoDaddy should keep
Here are three features of Uniregistry’s marketplace that I hope GoDaddy keeps post-acquisition. Yesterday, GoDaddy announced that it is acquiring Uniregistry, the Uniregistry marketplace, and the Name Administration domain name portfolio. In a...
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Uniregistry marketplace features GoDaddy should keep
Here are three features of Uniregistry’s marketplace that I hope GoDaddy keeps post-acquisition. Yesterday, GoDaddy announced that it is acquiring Uniregistry, the Uniregistry marketplace, and the Name Administration domain name portfolio. In a...
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February 12, 2020, 6:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Com price hike comment period ends February 14
Friday deadline to weigh in on new .com contract terms. People opposed to ICANN’s plan to allow Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) to raise prices on .com domains have until Friday, February 14, to submit a comment to ICANN. The proposed Amendment #3 to I...
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.Com price hike comment period ends February 14
Friday deadline to weigh in on new .com contract terms. People opposed to ICANN’s plan to allow Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) to raise prices on .com domains have until Friday, February 14, to submit a comment to ICANN. The proposed Amendment #3 to I...
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February 12, 2020, 3:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
January’s top domain name news stories
Looking back at last month in domains. There was a lot of news in the domain name industry last month. Here’s a look at the top five posts on Domain Name Wire ranked by the number of pageviews. 1. This company’s domain name is a ten digit...
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January’s top domain name news stories
Looking back at last month in domains. There was a lot of news in the domain name industry last month. Here’s a look at the top five posts on Domain Name Wire ranked by the number of pageviews. 1. This company’s domain name is a ten digit...
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February 12, 2020, 2:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
Profitable.com domain name sells for $200,000
Dave Evanson brokers six-figure domain name sale. Sedo domain name broker Dave Evanson announced today that he has brokered the sale of Profitable.com for $200,000: Just sold profitable .com for $200,000 @sedo!! Congrats to buyer and seller!! —...
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Profitable.com domain name sells for $200,000
Dave Evanson brokers six-figure domain name sale. Sedo domain name broker Dave Evanson announced today that he has brokered the sale of Profitable.com for $200,000: Just sold profitable .com for $200,000 @sedo!! Congrats to buyer and seller!! —...
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February 11, 2020, 6:55 pm
