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Domain name registry Afilias dumps planned IPO
Registry had planned to float in November. Domain name registry Afilias has pulled plans for an initial public offering, as reported by Domain Incite this morning. A company spokesperson told Domain Incite, “The final decision to cancel the IPO...
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Domain name registry Afilias dumps planned IPO
Registry had planned to float in November. Domain name registry Afilias has pulled plans for an initial public offering, as reported by Domain Incite this morning. A company spokesperson told Domain Incite, “The final decision to cancel the IPO...
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January 6, 2015, 3:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
September’s .Com winners and losers
Moniker lost, PublicDomainRegistry gained. ICANN has published official registry reports from September (always three months in arrears), showing that Moniker dropped below one million .com domain names registered. The chart below shows the ten domai...
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September’s .Com winners and losers
Moniker lost, PublicDomainRegistry gained. ICANN has published official registry reports from September (always three months in arrears), showing that Moniker dropped below one million .com domain names registered. The chart below shows the ten domai...
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January 6, 2015, 2:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
Garry Chernoff sells Montrose.com for $75,000
Domain name investor starts the year with a good sale. Longtime domain name investor Garry Chernoff has started 2015 with a nice sale: Montrose.com at $75,000. The domain name now shows CSC Corporate Domains, a brand domain name registrar, as registr...
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Garry Chernoff sells Montrose.com for $75,000
Domain name investor starts the year with a good sale. Longtime domain name investor Garry Chernoff has started 2015 with a nice sale: Montrose.com at $75,000. The domain name now shows CSC Corporate Domains, a brand domain name registrar, as registr...
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January 6, 2015, 2:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
2014 in Review: Short .com domain names worth big money
.Com domain names continue to sell for big bucks. Especially the short ones. This is the final in a five part series covering the top stories in the domain name industry in 2014. You can also listen to the companion podcast covering these five themes...
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2014 in Review: Short .com domain names worth big money
.Com domain names continue to sell for big bucks. Especially the short ones. This is the final in a five part series covering the top stories in the domain name industry in 2014. You can also listen to the companion podcast covering these five themes...
Discussion
January 5, 2015, 5:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Club Domain Names with Colin Campbell, Jeff Sass – Podcast #14
How .Club has soared to #1. .Club has the most paid registrations of any top level domain name, with over 150,000 to date. That’s part of the reason the company is valued at $25.4 million in its latest funding round. On this episode, we chat wi...
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.Club Domain Names with Colin Campbell, Jeff Sass – Podcast #14
How .Club has soared to #1. .Club has the most paid registrations of any top level domain name, with over 150,000 to date. That’s part of the reason the company is valued at $25.4 million in its latest funding round. On this episode, we chat wi...
Discussion
January 5, 2015, 4:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
This week’s 5 new Top Level Domain name launches
Two IDNs among this week’s TLD launches. It’s the first full week of the new year, and that means a handful of top level domain name companies are releasing domain names. On Tuesday, January 6, موقع. will hit general availability. Thi...
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This week’s 5 new Top Level Domain name launches
Two IDNs among this week’s TLD launches. It’s the first full week of the new year, and that means a handful of top level domain name companies are releasing domain names. On Tuesday, January 6, موقع. will hit general availability. Thi...
Discussion
January 5, 2015, 2:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
2014 in Review: Domain Name Stocks were a Bad Bet
Shares of most domain name companies were a bad bet in 2014. This is the third in a five part series covering the top stories in the domain name industry in 2015. You can also listen to the companion podcast covering these five themes of 2014. Invest...
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2014 in Review: Domain Name Stocks were a Bad Bet
Shares of most domain name companies were a bad bet in 2014. This is the third in a five part series covering the top stories in the domain name industry in 2015. You can also listen to the companion podcast covering these five themes of 2014. Invest...
Discussion
January 2, 2015, 3:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
Expired Domain Name Report, New Year’s Day Edition
Since GoDaddy began concealing sale records as its Christmas gift to the domain industry, this week’s article discusses only expired domain auction results seen at NameJet. Although our overall picture of the expired domain market is small...
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Expired Domain Name Report, New Year’s Day Edition
Since GoDaddy began concealing sale records as its Christmas gift to the domain industry, this week’s article discusses only expired domain auction results seen at NameJet. Although our overall picture of the expired domain market is small...
Discussion
January 1, 2015, 6:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
2014 in Review: Domain Theft and Phishing
A lot of people went phishing for domain names in 2014. This is the third in a five part series covering the top stories in the domain name industry in 2015. You can also listen to the companion podcast covering these five themes of 2014. It’s ...
Discussion
2014 in Review: Domain Theft and Phishing
A lot of people went phishing for domain names in 2014. This is the third in a five part series covering the top stories in the domain name industry in 2015. You can also listen to the companion podcast covering these five themes of 2014. It’s ...
Discussion
December 31, 2014, 3:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
Bonus podcast: The Internet of Things
An Internet of Things podcast, with a domain name bonus. On Monday I posted a 2014 Year In Review episode of the Domain Name Wire Podcast. I’m sure you’ve already listened to it by now and are clamoring for an extra podcast to listen to o...
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Bonus podcast: The Internet of Things
An Internet of Things podcast, with a domain name bonus. On Monday I posted a 2014 Year In Review episode of the Domain Name Wire Podcast. I’m sure you’ve already listened to it by now and are clamoring for an extra podcast to listen to o...
Discussion
December 31, 2014, 3:08 pm
