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Namecheap posts $149 million revenue in 2019
Topline grew 18.7% in 2019. Domain name registrar Namecheap generated $149 million in revenue in 2019, up 18.7% from its 2018 total. The company focused on higher-quality domain names in 2019, eschewing the sub-dollar domains it pushed in prior years...
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Namecheap posts $149 million revenue in 2019
Topline grew 18.7% in 2019. Domain name registrar Namecheap generated $149 million in revenue in 2019, up 18.7% from its 2018 total. The company focused on higher-quality domain names in 2019, eschewing the sub-dollar domains it pushed in prior years...
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February 18, 2020, 6:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
When did ICANN stop being a price regulator?
Just because you say it, doesn’t mean it’s true. These days, it seems that you can make something a truth by just repeating it over and over. I was reminded of this last week when ICANN CEO Göran Marby published a blog post about .co...
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When did ICANN stop being a price regulator?
Just because you say it, doesn’t mean it’s true. These days, it seems that you can make something a truth by just repeating it over and over. I was reminded of this last week when ICANN CEO Göran Marby published a blog post about .co...
Discussion
February 18, 2020, 6:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Potential Chinese buyers of two letter domains
Chinese companies with 2-pin names sometimes opt for two-letter domains as brands. This morning I was thinking about several two-letter domains used by Chinese companies: JD.com, BL.com, and XC.com. They have one common feature which has implications...
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Potential Chinese buyers of two letter domains
Chinese companies with 2-pin names sometimes opt for two-letter domains as brands. This morning I was thinking about several two-letter domains used by Chinese companies: JD.com, BL.com, and XC.com. They have one common feature which has implications...
Discussion
February 18, 2020, 4:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Fox News sues to take down Fake News sites
Scammer is selling weight loss drugs using websites that look like Fox News. Yes, there really is such a thing as fake news. It’s not just not the same definition that the U.S. President tends to use. Fox News is suing (pdf) the unknown owner o...
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Fox News sues to take down Fake News sites
Scammer is selling weight loss drugs using websites that look like Fox News. Yes, there really is such a thing as fake news. It’s not just not the same definition that the U.S. President tends to use. Fox News is suing (pdf) the unknown owner o...
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February 18, 2020, 2:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Capital gets reverse domain name hijacking win
University in Spain filed dispute after it inquired about buying the domain name. Domain Capital has successfully defended its domain name UAX.com in a UDRP, and the Complainant was found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. Universidad Privada D...
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Domain Capital gets reverse domain name hijacking win
University in Spain filed dispute after it inquired about buying the domain name. Domain Capital has successfully defended its domain name UAX.com in a UDRP, and the Complainant was found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. Universidad Privada D...
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February 17, 2020, 6:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Your choice of top level domain can impact site performance
Some have faster response times than others. A Domain Name Wire reader recently notified me about a speed study that BunnyCDN performed. The content delivery network that helps speed up load times tested 42 top level domain names for their DNS resolu...
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Your choice of top level domain can impact site performance
Some have faster response times than others. A Domain Name Wire reader recently notified me about a speed study that BunnyCDN performed. The content delivery network that helps speed up load times tested 42 top level domain names for their DNS resolu...
Discussion
February 17, 2020, 5:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
How a lawyer turned his business around with new domains – DNW Podcast #273
After other marketing methods failed, Clay Burgess built sites using new top level domains. Clay Burgess is a lawyer and owns a law firm in Louisiana. Until a couple of years ago, his business was struggling. The SEO and marketing consultants he hire...
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How a lawyer turned his business around with new domains – DNW Podcast #273
After other marketing methods failed, Clay Burgess built sites using new top level domains. Clay Burgess is a lawyer and owns a law firm in Louisiana. Until a couple of years ago, his business was struggling. The SEO and marketing consultants he hire...
Discussion
February 17, 2020, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN Board quizzes Internet Society over .Org sale
Board questions how the deal is in the spirit of the original decision to assign .org contract to Internet Society. ICANN’s Board of Directors is asking Internet Society (ISOC) pointed questions about the proposed sale of Public Interest Regist...
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ICANN Board quizzes Internet Society over .Org sale
Board questions how the deal is in the spirit of the original decision to assign .org contract to Internet Society. ICANN’s Board of Directors is asking Internet Society (ISOC) pointed questions about the proposed sale of Public Interest Regist...
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February 16, 2020, 5:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Uniregistry adds GoDaddy branding to landers
Landing pages now show GoDaddy logo and say that Uni Market is being acquired by GoDaddy. GoDaddy’s acquisition of Uniregistry hasn’t closed yet, but Uniregistry has already added GoDaddy branding to its parked pages and for-sale landers ...
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Uniregistry adds GoDaddy branding to landers
Landing pages now show GoDaddy logo and say that Uni Market is being acquired by GoDaddy. GoDaddy’s acquisition of Uniregistry hasn’t closed yet, but Uniregistry has already added GoDaddy branding to its parked pages and for-sale landers ...
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February 15, 2020, 10:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
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 –...
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February 14, 2020, 4:27 pm
