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Rex Tillerson goes on defensive domain buying spree…a couple days too late
He buys some typos, but someone else snags his name in .com. This week, Donald Trump announced that Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson will be his nominee for Secretary of State. Yesterday, someone acting on behalf of Tillerson registered a number of typos and ...
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Rex Tillerson goes on defensive domain buying spree…a couple days too late
He buys some typos, but someone else snags his name in .com. This week, Donald Trump announced that Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson will be his nominee for Secretary of State. Yesterday, someone acting on behalf of Tillerson registered a number of typos and ...
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December 15, 2016, 2:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
After one year hiatus, GoDaddy is back in the Super Bowl
GoDaddy will advertise in next year’s Super Bowl game to promote a new product. GoDaddy sat out the Super Bowl last NFL season for the first time since 2005. It will be back as an advertiser this season, the company announced today. Instead of ...
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After one year hiatus, GoDaddy is back in the Super Bowl
GoDaddy will advertise in next year’s Super Bowl game to promote a new product. GoDaddy sat out the Super Bowl last NFL season for the first time since 2005. It will be back as an advertiser this season, the company announced today. Instead of ...
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December 15, 2016, 1:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Neustar (NSR) to go private in $2.9 billion deal
Deal comes ahead of revenue plunge due to losing lucrative contract. Domain name and marketing analytics company Neustar (NYSE: NSR) has entered into a deal to be acquired by private equity firm Golden Gate Capital in a transaction valued at approxim...
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Neustar (NSR) to go private in $2.9 billion deal
Deal comes ahead of revenue plunge due to losing lucrative contract. Domain name and marketing analytics company Neustar (NYSE: NSR) has entered into a deal to be acquired by private equity firm Golden Gate Capital in a transaction valued at approxim...
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December 14, 2016, 2:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
CentralNic closes $4.5 million domain portfolio sale
Year-end deal will help company hit its earnings target. CentralNic (AIM:CNIC) has closed its largest ever premium domain sales contract, the company reported today. The deal is worth $4.5 million. The company didn’t provide details about which...
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CentralNic closes $4.5 million domain portfolio sale
Year-end deal will help company hit its earnings target. CentralNic (AIM:CNIC) has closed its largest ever premium domain sales contract, the company reported today. The deal is worth $4.5 million. The company didn’t provide details about which...
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December 14, 2016, 12:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Shop domain names are now free
Moniker offers first-year registration for free, but limited to one per customer. GMO Registry, the company behind the .shop top level domain names, is offering free .shop domain names through December 23. So far, the promotion is being offered by Ke...
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.Shop domain names are now free
Moniker offers first-year registration for free, but limited to one per customer. GMO Registry, the company behind the .shop top level domain names, is offering free .shop domain names through December 23. So far, the promotion is being offered by Ke...
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December 13, 2016, 4:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Trump trumps .com again in November
A lot of political domain names became worthless after last month’s election, but Trump’s win ensured that names with “Trump” in them remained popular. Over 9,000 .com domain names with Trump in them were registered last month...
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Trump trumps .com again in November
A lot of political domain names became worthless after last month’s election, but Trump’s win ensured that names with “Trump” in them remained popular. Over 9,000 .com domain names with Trump in them were registered last month...
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December 13, 2016, 3:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Telnic changes will nuke existing .Tel sites
Owners of .tel domains will need to recreate their “sites” when new service is launched. As I reported back in October, .Tel registry Telnic is removing restrictions on how the domains are used and hosted. Currently, .Tel domain names mus...
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.Telnic changes will nuke existing .Tel sites
Owners of .tel domains will need to recreate their “sites” when new service is launched. As I reported back in October, .Tel registry Telnic is removing restrictions on how the domains are used and hosted. Currently, .Tel domain names mus...
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December 12, 2016, 8:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Sucks domain to drop its price 99% in January
Brand owners, beware. The .sucks top level domain name has been slow to take off, rendering its alleged “extortion” strategy wounded. But this might change next month. .Sucks registry Vox Populi will begin a rebate program in January that...
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.Sucks domain to drop its price 99% in January
Brand owners, beware. The .sucks top level domain name has been slow to take off, rendering its alleged “extortion” strategy wounded. But this might change next month. .Sucks registry Vox Populi will begin a rebate program in January that...
Discussion
December 12, 2016, 8:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Amazon updates its new top level domain website to prepare for launch
Amazon shows progress on new TLD rollout. Amazon.com has updated its AmazonRegistry.com web site to promote its upcoming top level domain name launches. The page currently focuses on the French-language .moi domain name. It is due to hit general avai...
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Amazon updates its new top level domain website to prepare for launch
Amazon shows progress on new TLD rollout. Amazon.com has updated its AmazonRegistry.com web site to promote its upcoming top level domain name launches. The page currently focuses on the French-language .moi domain name. It is due to hit general avai...
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December 12, 2016, 7:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Nicole Henderson on Hosting – DNW Podcast #114
Understanding the webhosting business and GoDaddy’s $1.8 billion acquisition. The domain name and webhosting businesses are tightly intertwined. This week, TheWHIR editor-in-chief Nicole Henderson comes on the show to talk about GoDaddy’s...
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Nicole Henderson on Hosting – DNW Podcast #114
Understanding the webhosting business and GoDaddy’s $1.8 billion acquisition. The domain name and webhosting businesses are tightly intertwined. This week, TheWHIR editor-in-chief Nicole Henderson comes on the show to talk about GoDaddy’s...
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December 12, 2016, 4:56 pm
