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13 more end user domain name sales
Click Funnels, an essential oils and aromatherapy distributor and a pet nutrition company bought domain names. Many of Sedo’s end user domain sales this past week were to companies buying the .com equivalent of their country code domain, or vic...
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13 more end user domain name sales
Click Funnels, an essential oils and aromatherapy distributor and a pet nutrition company bought domain names. Many of Sedo’s end user domain sales this past week were to companies buying the .com equivalent of their country code domain, or vic...
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October 30, 2019, 1:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Facebook sues domain name registrar OnlineNic
Social media company alleges that the registrar, or people using its Whois privacy service, is cybersquatting. Facebook has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against domain name registrar OnlineNic and its Whois privacy service, Domain ID Shield, along with John...
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Facebook sues domain name registrar OnlineNic
Social media company alleges that the registrar, or people using its Whois privacy service, is cybersquatting. Facebook has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against domain name registrar OnlineNic and its Whois privacy service, Domain ID Shield, along with John...
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October 29, 2019, 11:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Changing domain names? Switching emails is one of the hardest parts.
The International Floorball Federation is forwarding emails from its .org domain to its new .sport domain. Changing domain names is very difficult. On the web side, you have to meticulously forward pages on the old website to the new one so you (hope...
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Changing domain names? Switching emails is one of the hardest parts.
The International Floorball Federation is forwarding emails from its .org domain to its new .sport domain. Changing domain names is very difficult. On the web side, you have to meticulously forward pages on the old website to the new one so you (hope...
Discussion
October 29, 2019, 5:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Uniregistry adds “late renewal” fee
Registrar will charge a fee if you renew domains in the last ten days of the grace period. Uniregistry sent a notice to customers today informing them that it has updated its Terms of Service, including adding a “late renewal” fee for dom...
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Uniregistry adds “late renewal” fee
Registrar will charge a fee if you renew domains in the last ten days of the grace period. Uniregistry sent a notice to customers today informing them that it has updated its Terms of Service, including adding a “late renewal” fee for dom...
Discussion
October 29, 2019, 4:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
One year later: Verisign threw domain investors under the bus
The day after announcing a deal to hike .com prices, Verisign threw domain investors under the bus. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) supplies .com domain names by maintaining the registry for these domains. That’s essentially its only job. Over the past...
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One year later: Verisign threw domain investors under the bus
The day after announcing a deal to hike .com prices, Verisign threw domain investors under the bus. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) supplies .com domain names by maintaining the registry for these domains. That’s essentially its only job. Over the past...
Discussion
October 29, 2019, 3:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google opens up .New: Spotify, eBay and OpenTable on board
Type in a domain name to create a new Spotify playlist, sell something on eBay or open a new GitHub repository. Google is opening up its .new top level domain name to third parties that wish to use the domain for “action generation.” The ...
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Google opens up .New: Spotify, eBay and OpenTable on board
Type in a domain name to create a new Spotify playlist, sell something on eBay or open a new GitHub repository. Google is opening up its .new top level domain name to third parties that wish to use the domain for “action generation.” The ...
Discussion
October 29, 2019, 1:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Paul Nicks talks GoDaddy Aftermarket – DNW Podcast #259
What GoDaddy is doing to help you sell more domains. Two weeks ago, Shane Cultra and I discussed improvements we want GoDaddy to make. On today’s show, GoDaddy VP of Aftermarket Paul Nicks comes on the show to discuss some of the fixes and impr...
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Paul Nicks talks GoDaddy Aftermarket – DNW Podcast #259
What GoDaddy is doing to help you sell more domains. Two weeks ago, Shane Cultra and I discussed improvements we want GoDaddy to make. On today’s show, GoDaddy VP of Aftermarket Paul Nicks comes on the show to discuss some of the fixes and impr...
Discussion
October 28, 2019, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
PIR (.Org) slashes registry fee to Afilias in half to $18 million
Non-profit’s renegotiated contract includes steep reduction in fees. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the non-profit organization that operates the .org top level domain name, cut the fee it pays its backend technical registry provider by half i...
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PIR (.Org) slashes registry fee to Afilias in half to $18 million
Non-profit’s renegotiated contract includes steep reduction in fees. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the non-profit organization that operates the .org top level domain name, cut the fee it pays its backend technical registry provider by half i...
Discussion
October 28, 2019, 12:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN is about to give Verisign its .com price increases
Verisign CEO’s comments suggest price increases are on the way. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) held its quarterly investor call yesterday, and it seems that ICANN is about to give Verisign the price increases it wants for .com. The U.S. Department of ...
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ICANN is about to give Verisign its .com price increases
Verisign CEO’s comments suggest price increases are on the way. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) held its quarterly investor call yesterday, and it seems that ICANN is about to give Verisign the price increases it wants for .com. The U.S. Department of ...
Discussion
October 25, 2019, 12:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
Revenues tick up at Verisign as it adds 1.27 million domains
Profits grow even faster at .com domain name registry. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported earnings today after the market close. Revenue for the third quarter was $308.421 million, up slightly from $305.777 million in the same quarter of 2018. It kept ...
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Revenues tick up at Verisign as it adds 1.27 million domains
Profits grow even faster at .com domain name registry. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported earnings today after the market close. Revenue for the third quarter was $308.421 million, up slightly from $305.777 million in the same quarter of 2018. It kept ...
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October 24, 2019, 8:21 pm
