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Verisign begins marketing push to retain .com price increases
Company publishes blog post to dispell what it calls myths that people are spreading about the company’s operation of the .com registry. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) has publicly begun rebutting those who think .com prices should be reduced or froze...
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Verisign begins marketing push to retain .com price increases
Company publishes blog post to dispell what it calls myths that people are spreading about the company’s operation of the .com registry. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) has publicly begun rebutting those who think .com prices should be reduced or froze...
Discussion
August 13, 2024, 6:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
23 domains end users bought for up to €50,000
An Instagram contest platform, a sports uniform manufacturer, and a couples therapist bought domain names. This week’s top public sale at Sedo was UpSign.com for €55,000. The domain doesn’t resolve yet, but there are many potential b...
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23 domains end users bought for up to €50,000
An Instagram contest platform, a sports uniform manufacturer, and a couples therapist bought domain names. This week’s top public sale at Sedo was UpSign.com for €55,000. The domain doesn’t resolve yet, but there are many potential b...
Discussion
August 13, 2024, 5:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Fund.com never sold for $10 million, but it later sold for $1.5 million
It’s time to update those top sales charts. I never believed that the fund.com domain name sold for $10 million back in 2008, and now we have proof. A ruling in the Court of Chancery in Delaware shows that the $10 million sale was fabricated as...
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Fund.com never sold for $10 million, but it later sold for $1.5 million
It’s time to update those top sales charts. I never believed that the fund.com domain name sold for $10 million back in 2008, and now we have proof. A ruling in the Court of Chancery in Delaware shows that the $10 million sale was fabricated as...
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August 12, 2024, 5:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Team Internet Group posts single-digit growth
Traffic arbitrage business faces headwinds as the cost of traffic increases while revenue per visitor decreases. Team Internet Group (AIM: TIG, OTCQX: TIGXF), a rollup of domain name and online advertising companies, announced results for the first h...
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Team Internet Group posts single-digit growth
Traffic arbitrage business faces headwinds as the cost of traffic increases while revenue per visitor decreases. Team Internet Group (AIM: TIG, OTCQX: TIGXF), a rollup of domain name and online advertising companies, announced results for the first h...
Discussion
August 12, 2024, 4:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Thoughts on Afternic Boost – DNW Podcast #496
Discussing Afternic Boost and if it’s worth it. Last week, Afternic announced Afternic Boost, a new program that the company says will increase sales up to 10%. While everyone likes to sell more domains, the announcement landed like a lead...
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Thoughts on Afternic Boost – DNW Podcast #496
Discussing Afternic Boost and if it’s worth it. Last week, Afternic announced Afternic Boost, a new program that the company says will increase sales up to 10%. While everyone likes to sell more domains, the announcement landed like a lead...
Discussion
August 12, 2024, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Tucows Domains continues steady performance in Q2
Domain name business grows slightly with another consistent quarter. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) reported Q2 earnings after the market closed yesterday. The company has three main business segments: Tucows Domains, Ting fiber, and telecom software business ...
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Tucows Domains continues steady performance in Q2
Domain name business grows slightly with another consistent quarter. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) reported Q2 earnings after the market closed yesterday. The company has three main business segments: Tucows Domains, Ting fiber, and telecom software business ...
Discussion
August 9, 2024, 2:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
16 end user domain sales up to $42k
A web3 project, an attorney, and a grocery chain bought domain names. Sedo delivered three weeks of domain sales data this week. In this report, I review end user purchases that took place in mid-July. You can view previous lists like this here. Land...
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16 end user domain sales up to $42k
A web3 project, an attorney, and a grocery chain bought domain names. Sedo delivered three weeks of domain sales data this week. In this report, I review end user purchases that took place in mid-July. You can view previous lists like this here. Land...
Discussion
August 9, 2024, 1:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy sunsets backorders
GoDaddy ends its backorder product, which lost its purpose many years ago. In a long overdue move, GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) is killing its backorder service. GoDaddy never competed well with dropcatching services like SnapNames and DropCatch, which use l...
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GoDaddy sunsets backorders
GoDaddy ends its backorder product, which lost its purpose many years ago. In a long overdue move, GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) is killing its backorder service. GoDaddy never competed well with dropcatching services like SnapNames and DropCatch, which use l...
Discussion
August 8, 2024, 4:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Afternic adds more promotion — for a fee
All sellers will be opted into a program that increases marketing but charges an additional 5% commission. Afternic announced a new program today called Afternic Boost, which it says can increase domain sales by up to 10%. Afternic Boost includes fea...
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Afternic adds more promotion — for a fee
All sellers will be opted into a program that increases marketing but charges an additional 5% commission. Afternic announced a new program today called Afternic Boost, which it says can increase domain sales by up to 10%. Afternic Boost includes fea...
Discussion
August 7, 2024, 4:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Ranking the top domain name registrars for .com: GoDaddy, Namecheap, Squarespace
Here’s the latest data about the .com namespace. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) covering the .com namespace. The data covers April 2024. A few things stand out in this month’s report: Godaddy once again g...
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Ranking the top domain name registrars for .com: GoDaddy, Namecheap, Squarespace
Here’s the latest data about the .com namespace. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) covering the .com namespace. The data covers April 2024. A few things stand out in this month’s report: Godaddy once again g...
Discussion
August 7, 2024, 2:40 pm
