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A few tickets remain for this month’s ICA meeting in Las Vegas
If you want to go to the ICA Meeting in Vegas (and you should!), a handful of tickets remain. Internet Commerce Association (ICA) will hold its annual meeting in Las Vegas from January 17-20. I checked in this morning with Kamila Sekiewicz, Executive...
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A few tickets remain for this month’s ICA meeting in Las Vegas
If you want to go to the ICA Meeting in Vegas (and you should!), a handful of tickets remain. Internet Commerce Association (ICA) will hold its annual meeting in Las Vegas from January 17-20. I checked in this morning with Kamila Sekiewicz, Executive...
Discussion
January 2, 2024, 6:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
4 New Year’s Resolutions for domain name investors
Here are four things every domain investor should strive to do in 2024. 1. Check your nameservers I’ve been trading domain names for about 25 years, but even I sometimes drop the ball on this. I have a system for onboarding new domain names I a...
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4 New Year’s Resolutions for domain name investors
Here are four things every domain investor should strive to do in 2024. 1. Check your nameservers I’ve been trading domain names for about 25 years, but even I sometimes drop the ball on this. I have a system for onboarding new domain names I a...
Discussion
January 2, 2024, 5:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
What does the NIS2 Directive mean for domain experts?
In DNW Podcast episode #464, Polina Malaja of CENTR talked about the implications of NIS2 for the domain name industry. I asked Simone Catania of InterNetX if he would share some thoughts on NIS2. In the constantly evolving world of digitization, sta...
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What does the NIS2 Directive mean for domain experts?
In DNW Podcast episode #464, Polina Malaja of CENTR talked about the implications of NIS2 for the domain name industry. I asked Simone Catania of InterNetX if he would share some thoughts on NIS2. In the constantly evolving world of digitization, sta...
Discussion
January 2, 2024, 4:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
2024 Predictions Episode – DNW Podcast #467
25 people kick off the year in our annual predictions episode. It’s the annual predictions episode! On today’s show, you’ll hear from 25 people about what the biggest surprises of 2023 were and what they expect to happen in 2024. Ha...
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2024 Predictions Episode – DNW Podcast #467
25 people kick off the year in our annual predictions episode. It’s the annual predictions episode! On today’s show, you’ll hear from 25 people about what the biggest surprises of 2023 were and what they expect to happen in 2024. Ha...
Discussion
January 1, 2024, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
2023 top stories: Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence had a significant impact on the domain name industry — in more than one way. Late last year, OpenAI launched ChatGPT. Suddenly, a concept that has been talked about for over a decade had a case study. It’s hard not...
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2023 top stories: Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence had a significant impact on the domain name industry — in more than one way. Late last year, OpenAI launched ChatGPT. Suddenly, a concept that has been talked about for over a decade had a case study. It’s hard not...
Discussion
December 29, 2023, 2:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
2023 top stories: An Epik failure
Epik was a big story for the second year in a row. One of last year’s top stories was still a story this year. Last year, domain name registrar Epik ran into trouble. In September 2022, Epik announced that Rob Monster was departing as CEO....
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2023 top stories: An Epik failure
Epik was a big story for the second year in a row. One of last year’s top stories was still a story this year. Last year, domain name registrar Epik ran into trouble. In September 2022, Epik announced that Rob Monster was departing as CEO....
Discussion
December 28, 2023, 8:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Monthly expired .AI auction ends on New Year’s Day
Celebrate the holiday in front of your laptop. Domain investors have something to do on New Year’s Day besides nurse a hangover and watch football: bid on .ai domain names. This month’s expired .ai auction started on December 22, and sinc...
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Monthly expired .AI auction ends on New Year’s Day
Celebrate the holiday in front of your laptop. Domain investors have something to do on New Year’s Day besides nurse a hangover and watch football: bid on .ai domain names. This month’s expired .ai auction started on December 22, and sinc...
Discussion
December 28, 2023, 6:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
2023 top stories: GoDaddy’s “commission alignment”
GoDaddy’s Dan.com acquisition continues to reverberate in the domain aftermarket. You might think it’s odd to say that one company changing its sales commissions is a top story of the year. But GoDaddy is the dominant player in the domain...
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2023 top stories: GoDaddy’s “commission alignment”
GoDaddy’s Dan.com acquisition continues to reverberate in the domain aftermarket. You might think it’s odd to say that one company changing its sales commissions is a top story of the year. But GoDaddy is the dominant player in the domain...
Discussion
December 28, 2023, 2:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN debates action after community member’s antisemitic comments
Organization says community member violated Expected Standards of Behavior. ICANN is debating what to do after someone deeply entrenched in the domain name ecosystem made highly controversial remarks about Jews. The issue came to light after ICANN co...
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ICANN debates action after community member’s antisemitic comments
Organization says community member violated Expected Standards of Behavior. ICANN is debating what to do after someone deeply entrenched in the domain name ecosystem made highly controversial remarks about Jews. The issue came to light after ICANN co...
Discussion
December 27, 2023, 4:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
2023 top stories: A slower aftermarket
Domain sales, particularly high-dollar ones, are lacking. The Covid-19 pandemic brought a surge in domain name registrations and aftermarket domain purchases. Domain activity has quickly reverted to the mean, and that’s bad news for the domain ...
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2023 top stories: A slower aftermarket
Domain sales, particularly high-dollar ones, are lacking. The Covid-19 pandemic brought a surge in domain name registrations and aftermarket domain purchases. Domain activity has quickly reverted to the mean, and that’s bad news for the domain ...
Discussion
December 27, 2023, 2:37 pm
