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Warning: check domains you won at NameJet
They might not resolve. This week I transferred the domain names I’ve won at NameJet from Network Solutions to GoDaddy. I unlocked the 11 domains and requested the authorization codes. After receiving the codes, I verified in Whois that the dom...
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Warning: check domains you won at NameJet
They might not resolve. This week I transferred the domain names I’ve won at NameJet from Network Solutions to GoDaddy. I unlocked the 11 domains and requested the authorization codes. After receiving the codes, I verified in Whois that the dom...
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May 13, 2020, 1:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Donuts is removing restrictions on .Place domains
Everyone will be allowed to register .place domains (again). Domain name company Donuts is making .place a generic domain again. In 2018, the company partnered with Geo.Network to use .place domains in its geofencing platform. Donuts said at the time...
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Donuts is removing restrictions on .Place domains
Everyone will be allowed to register .place domains (again). Domain name company Donuts is making .place a generic domain again. In 2018, the company partnered with Geo.Network to use .place domains in its geofencing platform. Donuts said at the time...
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May 12, 2020, 9:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Org registry sale officially terminated
Public Interest Registry notifies ICANN that the deal is dead. Even though all parties had already said this publicly, Public Interest Registry (PIR) made it official today: the transaction for Ethos Capital to acquire Public Interest Registry has be...
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.Org registry sale officially terminated
Public Interest Registry notifies ICANN that the deal is dead. Even though all parties had already said this publicly, Public Interest Registry (PIR) made it official today: the transaction for Ethos Capital to acquire Public Interest Registry has be...
Discussion
May 12, 2020, 6:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain stocks rebound with the market
Many domain name companies are faring well during the pandemic. On March 14, I wrote about how domain name stocks fared during the pandemic market crash up through the close on March 13. The market wasn’t done capitulating, but stocks have rebo...
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Domain stocks rebound with the market
Many domain name companies are faring well during the pandemic. On March 14, I wrote about how domain name stocks fared during the pandemic market crash up through the close on March 13. The market wasn’t done capitulating, but stocks have rebo...
Discussion
May 12, 2020, 4:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
The hidden message about domains in this Apple store notice
There’s a lesson for researching Chinese end users. Covid-19 is changing how consumers shop. In China, for example, you are required to wear a mask and have your body temperature taken before you can enter a store. Some stores may give you addi...
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The hidden message about domains in this Apple store notice
There’s a lesson for researching Chinese end users. Covid-19 is changing how consumers shop. In China, for example, you are required to wear a mask and have your body temperature taken before you can enter a store. Some stores may give you addi...
Discussion
May 12, 2020, 1:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top domain name registrars
A monthly look at the latest .com data ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers January 2020. Here’s how registrars did in terms of new .com re...
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Top domain name registrars
A monthly look at the latest .com data ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers January 2020. Here’s how registrars did in terms of new .com re...
Discussion
May 11, 2020, 4:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domains at the Supreme Court – DNW Podcast #285
SCOTUS debates domain names and trademarks. There was a spotlight on domain names last week in a place where you wouldn’t expect it: The U.S. Supreme Court. The court heard oral arguments in a dispute over whether or not Booking.com should be a...
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Domains at the Supreme Court – DNW Podcast #285
SCOTUS debates domain names and trademarks. There was a spotlight on domain names last week in a place where you wouldn’t expect it: The U.S. Supreme Court. The court heard oral arguments in a dispute over whether or not Booking.com should be a...
Discussion
May 11, 2020, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
New data explains the Chinese domain name market
Kassey Lee examines data about domain registrations and web usage in China. The 45th China Statistical Report on Internet Development (in Chinese) has just come out. It is an important survey because it gives us the big picture of the Chinese interne...
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New data explains the Chinese domain name market
Kassey Lee examines data about domain registrations and web usage in China. The 45th China Statistical Report on Internet Development (in Chinese) has just come out. It is an important survey because it gives us the big picture of the Chinese interne...
Discussion
May 8, 2020, 1:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Tucows: Domain registrations are way up during pandemic
“We are seeing years of economic transformation jammed into weeks or months,” Tucows CEO Elliot Noss says. Domain name, fiber and mobile company Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) reported earnings after the bell today. The company pulled in $84.0 mill...
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Tucows: Domain registrations are way up during pandemic
“We are seeing years of economic transformation jammed into weeks or months,” Tucows CEO Elliot Noss says. Domain name, fiber and mobile company Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) reported earnings after the bell today. The company pulled in $84.0 mill...
Discussion
May 7, 2020, 9:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy assigns $88.5 million value to Frank Schilling’s domain portfolio
Company assigns accounting value to Frank Schilling’s domain portfolio, which it acquired this year. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has assigned an $88.5 million accounting value to the approximately 375,000 domain names it acquired from Frank Schilling ...
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GoDaddy assigns $88.5 million value to Frank Schilling’s domain portfolio
Company assigns accounting value to Frank Schilling’s domain portfolio, which it acquired this year. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has assigned an $88.5 million accounting value to the approximately 375,000 domain names it acquired from Frank Schilling ...
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May 7, 2020, 6:19 pm
