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Something brewing at Home Instead, or just brand protection?
Company registers domain names hinting at problems with its workforce. I find it interesting when companies go on defensive domain name registration binges. Often, it foreshadows a problem at the company. Other times, it’s just someone at the c...
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Something brewing at Home Instead, or just brand protection?
Company registers domain names hinting at problems with its workforce. I find it interesting when companies go on defensive domain name registration binges. Often, it foreshadows a problem at the company. Other times, it’s just someone at the c...
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October 26, 2016, 1:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Stocks: From -26% to +51%, here’s how they’re doing this year
Tucows, MMX and GoDaddy are enjoying great years, Endurance and Web.com…not so much. There are just a couple of months left in the year, and it has been one of ups and downs for many domain name stocks. The S&P 500 has returned about 7% th...
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Domain Stocks: From -26% to +51%, here’s how they’re doing this year
Tucows, MMX and GoDaddy are enjoying great years, Endurance and Web.com…not so much. There are just a couple of months left in the year, and it has been one of ups and downs for many domain name stocks. The S&P 500 has returned about 7% th...
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October 25, 2016, 5:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
Uniregistry just released 3.5 million previously reserved domain names
Most are available at standard registration prices, including about 1.5 million .click domains. At 1 PM EDT today, domain name registry Uniregistry released 3.5 million previously reserved domain names to its registrar channel, meaning anyone can reg...
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Uniregistry just released 3.5 million previously reserved domain names
Most are available at standard registration prices, including about 1.5 million .click domains. At 1 PM EDT today, domain name registry Uniregistry released 3.5 million previously reserved domain names to its registrar channel, meaning anyone can reg...
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October 25, 2016, 5:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy builds a new (and better) domain valuation tool
New tool is limited for now, but may become available to customers in the future. GoDaddy rolled out a domain name valuation tool four years ago that offered free domain name appraisals. It was, to put it mildly, underwhelming. a In May of this year,...
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GoDaddy builds a new (and better) domain valuation tool
New tool is limited for now, but may become available to customers in the future. GoDaddy rolled out a domain name valuation tool four years ago that offered free domain name appraisals. It was, to put it mildly, underwhelming. a In May of this year,...
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October 25, 2016, 1:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
How to get free publicity for your website – DNW Podcast #107
Learn how to drive traffic to your website with free publicity. You’ve developed one of your domain names into a website, but how do you get traffic for it? Today’s guest has lots of experience driving traffic to his web business, and he ...
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How to get free publicity for your website – DNW Podcast #107
Learn how to drive traffic to your website with free publicity. You’ve developed one of your domain names into a website, but how do you get traffic for it? Today’s guest has lots of experience driving traffic to his web business, and he ...
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October 24, 2016, 3:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Private equity firm sues to recover JPE.com
Company says domain name was stolen after email was compromised. Jacobs Private Equity, LLC has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to recover the domain name JPE.com, which it says is stolen. The firm, lead by Bradley Jacobs, alleges that the JPE.com domain name ...
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Private equity firm sues to recover JPE.com
Company says domain name was stolen after email was compromised. Jacobs Private Equity, LLC has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to recover the domain name JPE.com, which it says is stolen. The firm, lead by Bradley Jacobs, alleges that the JPE.com domain name ...
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October 24, 2016, 12:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lonnie Bork
I was saddened to hear the news today that domain name investor Lonnie Borck passed away of a heart attack at age 47. Hug your children, your spouse and your loved ones. Steve Wozniak (left) and Lonnie Borck (right) © DomainNameWire.com 2016. Th...
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Lonnie Bork
I was saddened to hear the news today that domain name investor Lonnie Borck passed away of a heart attack at age 47. Hug your children, your spouse and your loved ones. Steve Wozniak (left) and Lonnie Borck (right) © DomainNameWire.com 2016. Th...
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October 23, 2016, 2:46 am
Domain Name Wire
It’s now a lot easier to join the Internet Commerce Association
Online registration to join ICA is now available. The Internet Commerce Association (ICA), a group advocating for domain name investors, introduced less expensive membership options this year. Individual domain name investors can join the group for $...
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It’s now a lot easier to join the Internet Commerce Association
Online registration to join ICA is now available. The Internet Commerce Association (ICA), a group advocating for domain name investors, introduced less expensive membership options this year. Individual domain name investors can join the group for $...
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October 21, 2016, 5:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
Nintendo announces Switch, domains get registered
Over 100 Switch-related domain names registered yesterday. Nintendo announced its next video game console, the Nintendo Switch, yesterday. As you might expect, people took the opportunity to register Switch domain names that might be useful one day. ...
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Nintendo announces Switch, domains get registered
Over 100 Switch-related domain names registered yesterday. Nintendo announced its next video game console, the Nintendo Switch, yesterday. As you might expect, people took the opportunity to register Switch domain names that might be useful one day. ...
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October 21, 2016, 2:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
Remember .Tel? It might be about to change.
.Tel might become a typical top level domain. Domain name registries can learn a lot from the story of Telnic, a $35 million investment gone awry. Telnic’s .Tel domain name is, without a doubt, the most innovative top level domain name because ...
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Remember .Tel? It might be about to change.
.Tel might become a typical top level domain. Domain name registries can learn a lot from the story of Telnic, a $35 million investment gone awry. Telnic’s .Tel domain name is, without a doubt, the most innovative top level domain name because ...
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October 21, 2016, 1:55 pm
