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Analyzing the global domain market – DNW Podcast #533
A deep dive into what’s happening in the primary and secondary domain markets. Every year, InterNetX and Sedo release a Global Domain Report. On this week’s show, I speak with representatives of the two companies to understand more about ...
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Analyzing the global domain market – DNW Podcast #533
A deep dive into what’s happening in the primary and secondary domain markets. Every year, InterNetX and Sedo release a Global Domain Report. On this week’s show, I speak with representatives of the two companies to understand more about ...
Discussion
May 5, 2025, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Trump plans tariffs on non-physical goods, which should worry web infrastructure companies
Retaliatory policies that will hurt the U.S. web ecosystem are becoming more likely. Last month, I wrote about how tariffs could potentially impact digital goods such as domain names and web hosting. I noted two complexities to charging tariffs on di...
Discussion
Trump plans tariffs on non-physical goods, which should worry web infrastructure companies
Retaliatory policies that will hurt the U.S. web ecosystem are becoming more likely. Last month, I wrote about how tariffs could potentially impact digital goods such as domain names and web hosting. I noted two complexities to charging tariffs on di...
Discussion
May 5, 2025, 2:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
March in review: Google’s typos, ccTLDs and tariffs, and a failed domain transaction
A new domain marketplace search tool, country code domains, and Google’s typos were top stories last month. These were the top stories on Domain Name Wire in March, ranked by views. 1. Domain360 is worth a try for finding expired domains &ndash...
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March in review: Google’s typos, ccTLDs and tariffs, and a failed domain transaction
A new domain marketplace search tool, country code domains, and Google’s typos were top stories last month. These were the top stories on Domain Name Wire in March, ranked by views. 1. Domain360 is worth a try for finding expired domains &ndash...
Discussion
May 2, 2025, 1:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Godaddy reports $1.2B revenue in Q1 2025, domain aftermarket sales rise 5%
Domain aftermarket performs wells as GoDaddy reports strong quarter. GoDaddy (GDDY) reported first quarter 2025 financial results today. The company reported gross revenue of $1.2 billion for the quarter, representing an 8.0% increase compared to the...
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Godaddy reports $1.2B revenue in Q1 2025, domain aftermarket sales rise 5%
Domain aftermarket performs wells as GoDaddy reports strong quarter. GoDaddy (GDDY) reported first quarter 2025 financial results today. The company reported gross revenue of $1.2 billion for the quarter, representing an 8.0% increase compared to the...
Discussion
May 1, 2025, 8:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
Namesilo revenue climbs to $55M, now has 5.7 million domains
Revenue continues its upward march at domain registrar NameSilo. Domain name registrar NameSilo (CSE: URL) (PINKSHEETS: URLOF) reported its 2024 financial results today. For the year, the company posted gross income of $55.2 million, up from $49.0 mi...
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Namesilo revenue climbs to $55M, now has 5.7 million domains
Revenue continues its upward march at domain registrar NameSilo. Domain name registrar NameSilo (CSE: URL) (PINKSHEETS: URLOF) reported its 2024 financial results today. For the year, the company posted gross income of $55.2 million, up from $49.0 mi...
Discussion
May 1, 2025, 8:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Big changes are coming to domain transfers, and ICANN wants your feedback
Reduced transfer lock timeframes are on the horizon. ICANN is preparing to update its domain transfer policy and domain locking rules, and it wants your feedback. The Transfer Working Group has submitted its final report to ICANN’s board, and t...
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Big changes are coming to domain transfers, and ICANN wants your feedback
Reduced transfer lock timeframes are on the horizon. ICANN is preparing to update its domain transfer policy and domain locking rules, and it wants your feedback. The Transfer Working Group has submitted its final report to ICANN’s board, and t...
Discussion
May 1, 2025, 6:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Is this a simple and cheap way to increase a domain’s chance of selling?
New data show that logos can help sell domain names. Here’s how to easily create them for your listings. Do logos on domain listings increase their chance of selling? Data from domain marketplace Atom suggests they do. The company looked at the...
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Is this a simple and cheap way to increase a domain’s chance of selling?
New data show that logos can help sell domain names. Here’s how to easily create them for your listings. Do logos on domain listings increase their chance of selling? Data from domain marketplace Atom suggests they do. The company looked at the...
Discussion
May 1, 2025, 3:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain expires a second time and sells for 5x as much
A domain expired for the second time in three years and sold for a lot more this time. Newfold Digital has released a list of domains sold for $2,000+ on NameJet and SnapNames in March. For the month, the two platforms combined to sell 89 domains at ...
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Domain expires a second time and sells for 5x as much
A domain expired for the second time in three years and sold for a lot more this time. Newfold Digital has released a list of domains sold for $2,000+ on NameJet and SnapNames in March. For the month, the two platforms combined to sell 89 domains at ...
Discussion
April 30, 2025, 5:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Abby Joseph Cohen loses cybersquatting case over impersonation website
Prominent economist and former Goldman Sachs partner lost dispute over common law trademark claim. No, famed economist Abby Joseph Cohen is not opening her own financial advisory firm. But you might think that if you visit AbbyJosephCohenAdvisory[.]c...
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Abby Joseph Cohen loses cybersquatting case over impersonation website
Prominent economist and former Goldman Sachs partner lost dispute over common law trademark claim. No, famed economist Abby Joseph Cohen is not opening her own financial advisory firm. But you might think that if you visit AbbyJosephCohenAdvisory[.]c...
Discussion
April 30, 2025, 4:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Indian IVF giant Indira IVF recovers stolen domain
Security breach led to the unauthorized transfer of IndiraIVF.com before the company’s planned IPO. A Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution (UDRP) panelist has ordered the domain name IndiraIVF.com to be transferred back to Indira IVF Hospital...
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Indian IVF giant Indira IVF recovers stolen domain
Security breach led to the unauthorized transfer of IndiraIVF.com before the company’s planned IPO. A Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution (UDRP) panelist has ordered the domain name IndiraIVF.com to be transferred back to Indira IVF Hospital...
Discussion
April 30, 2025, 3:36 pm
