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Tesla finally acquires Tesla.com domain name
Tesla.com now forwards to TeslaMotors.com. Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA) has finally acquired the Tesla.com domain name. It is now forwarding Tesla.com to TeslaMotors.com. The domain name was registered in 1992, well before the company was formed. The e...
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Tesla finally acquires Tesla.com domain name
Tesla.com now forwards to TeslaMotors.com. Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA) has finally acquired the Tesla.com domain name. It is now forwarding Tesla.com to TeslaMotors.com. The domain name was registered in 1992, well before the company was formed. The e...
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February 18, 2016, 2:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
Did GoDaddy pay $35.5 million for Michael Berkens’ portfolio?
Maybe… GoDaddy released earnings today. Although the company doesn’t directly disclose how much the company paid for Michael Berkens’ Worldwide Media domain name portfolio, there’s a clue. As of the end of September, the comp...
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Did GoDaddy pay $35.5 million for Michael Berkens’ portfolio?
Maybe… GoDaddy released earnings today. Although the company doesn’t directly disclose how much the company paid for Michael Berkens’ Worldwide Media domain name portfolio, there’s a clue. As of the end of September, the comp...
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February 17, 2016, 10:16 pm
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GoDaddy almost profitable in Q4
GoDaddy almost turns a GAAP profit in Q4. Domain name and web hosting company GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) reported earnings after the bell today. GoDaddy had a net loss of $(0.5) million and an adjusted EBITDA of $73.5 million. Total bookings hit $464.0 mill...
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GoDaddy almost profitable in Q4
GoDaddy almost turns a GAAP profit in Q4. Domain name and web hosting company GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) reported earnings after the bell today. GoDaddy had a net loss of $(0.5) million and an adjusted EBITDA of $73.5 million. Total bookings hit $464.0 mill...
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February 17, 2016, 9:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
17 end user domain name sales up to $21,000
Here are end user that bought domain names last week. Sedo had a strong sales week, turning in 685 transactions for about $2 million of domain name sales. Among the buyers was a maker of prosthetics (e.g. fake legs) that bought the fitting domain nam...
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17 end user domain name sales up to $21,000
Here are end user that bought domain names last week. Sedo had a strong sales week, turning in 685 transactions for about $2 million of domain name sales. Among the buyers was a maker of prosthetics (e.g. fake legs) that bought the fitting domain nam...
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February 17, 2016, 7:49 pm
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Name.com to trademark the Bearglecorn
Don’t rip off the Bearglecorn or Statton Hammock will send you a cease & desist. Perhaps fed up with people trying to rip off its Bearglecorn (you know you’re out there!), Name.com parent company Rightside has filed a trademark applic...
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Name.com to trademark the Bearglecorn
Don’t rip off the Bearglecorn or Statton Hammock will send you a cease & desist. Perhaps fed up with people trying to rip off its Bearglecorn (you know you’re out there!), Name.com parent company Rightside has filed a trademark applic...
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February 17, 2016, 4:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Here’s what’s happening at Rightside
Company will invest more in marketing to improve new top level domain name results. Yesterday, Rightside released Q4 earnings. The good news is that it turned in record revenue and an adjusted EBITDA that topped guidance. The bad news is that revenue...
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Here’s what’s happening at Rightside
Company will invest more in marketing to improve new top level domain name results. Yesterday, Rightside released Q4 earnings. The good news is that it turned in record revenue and an adjusted EBITDA that topped guidance. The bad news is that revenue...
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February 17, 2016, 2:46 pm
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Rightside reports record revenue but new TLD revenue growth is slow
Revenue grows in Q4 but new TLD revenue remains just a small fraction of the total. Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) today reported record quarterly revenue for Q4 of $55.7 million, and full year revenue of $212.5 million. All three segments of the company &m...
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Rightside reports record revenue but new TLD revenue growth is slow
Revenue grows in Q4 but new TLD revenue remains just a small fraction of the total. Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) today reported record quarterly revenue for Q4 of $55.7 million, and full year revenue of $212.5 million. All three segments of the company &m...
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February 16, 2016, 9:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domain names to buy this week
You should consider ordering these domain names this week. I received great feedback from my “What to Buy this Week” column last week, and click volume was high, so the column will return for another edition. In addition to these marketpl...
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What domain names to buy this week
You should consider ordering these domain names this week. I received great feedback from my “What to Buy this Week” column last week, and click volume was high, so the column will return for another edition. In addition to these marketpl...
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February 16, 2016, 8:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
$32 million .Org contract up for bids
Public Interest Registry asks for proposals to run its backend registry. Public Interest Registry, the non-profit that runs the .Org top level domain name, just put out a request for proposal for its backend registry provider. Afilias currently runs ...
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$32 million .Org contract up for bids
Public Interest Registry asks for proposals to run its backend registry. Public Interest Registry, the non-profit that runs the .Org top level domain name, just put out a request for proposal for its backend registry provider. Afilias currently runs ...
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February 16, 2016, 3:41 pm
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Domain name investor gets RDNH win
China ready, but not ready for a UDRP. Domain name investor Warren Weitzman has successfully defended his domain name ChinaReady.com, and the panel found complainant China Ready and Accredited Pty Ltd to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking ...
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Domain name investor gets RDNH win
China ready, but not ready for a UDRP. Domain name investor Warren Weitzman has successfully defended his domain name ChinaReady.com, and the panel found complainant China Ready and Accredited Pty Ltd to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking ...
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February 16, 2016, 2:19 pm
