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Over $160k of expired .ai domains sold today
Dynadot’s monthly .ai auction concludes today. Dynadot’s monthly .ai expired domain auction concludes this morning. Many of the auctions have already closed, but the auctions have generous extensions for late bids, so others will close la...
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Over $160k of expired .ai domains sold today
Dynadot’s monthly .ai auction concludes today. Dynadot’s monthly .ai expired domain auction concludes this morning. Many of the auctions have already closed, but the auctions have generous extensions for late bids, so others will close la...
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November 6, 2023, 5:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
An “on-chain” domain registrar – DNW Podcast #460
This company thinks it can improve upon existing domain registrars using blockchain. Can blockchain technology improve domain name registrars? That’s what today’s guest, Paul Gauvreau of 3DNS, believes. We discuss the relative benefits an...
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An “on-chain” domain registrar – DNW Podcast #460
This company thinks it can improve upon existing domain registrars using blockchain. Can blockchain technology improve domain name registrars? That’s what today’s guest, Paul Gauvreau of 3DNS, believes. We discuss the relative benefits an...
Discussion
November 6, 2023, 4:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
Tucows reports slight growth in domain name business
Company plans new revenue sources for its domains business. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX), which operates OpenSRS, Enom, Hover, and a couple of other domain registrars, reported slight growth in its domain name business last quarter. The company grossed $61.1...
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Tucows reports slight growth in domain name business
Company plans new revenue sources for its domains business. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX), which operates OpenSRS, Enom, Hover, and a couple of other domain registrars, reported slight growth in its domain name business last quarter. The company grossed $61.1...
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November 3, 2023, 5:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
October’s top 5 domain name stories
An interest.ing list of stories. Miss any of last month’s news? Here are the top stories on Domain Name Wire for October, ranked by pageviews. 1. Be the first to get Google’s .ing domain hack…for only $1 million – Google ran ...
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October’s top 5 domain name stories
An interest.ing list of stories. Miss any of last month’s news? Here are the top stories on Domain Name Wire for October, ranked by pageviews. 1. Be the first to get Google’s .ing domain hack…for only $1 million – Google ran ...
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November 3, 2023, 1:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy reports Q3 earnings
Revenue up slightly from a year ago, but segment that includes domains drops slightly. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) reported earnings after the market closed today. The company grossed $1.07 billion in the quarter, up 3.5% compared to the same quarter a year...
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GoDaddy reports Q3 earnings
Revenue up slightly from a year ago, but segment that includes domains drops slightly. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) reported earnings after the market closed today. The company grossed $1.07 billion in the quarter, up 3.5% compared to the same quarter a year...
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November 2, 2023, 10:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Adsense moving from pay-per-click to pay-per-impression
Goodbye, pay-per-click revenue. Google Adsense is making changes to how publishers monetize with its service. In a post today, the company outlined the two changes. One is a move from pay-per-click to pay-per-impression for payments. The company says...
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Adsense moving from pay-per-click to pay-per-impression
Goodbye, pay-per-click revenue. Google Adsense is making changes to how publishers monetize with its service. In a post today, the company outlined the two changes. One is a move from pay-per-click to pay-per-impression for payments. The company says...
Discussion
November 2, 2023, 7:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
This might be my favorite UDRP decision ever
Panelist David Sorkin didn’t need many words to express his dismay. UDRP panelists sometimes feel the need to be verbose. So I love the decision David Sorkin wrote for NattyOutdoorstore .com. Microtech Knives, Inc. filed the dispute against Wac...
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This might be my favorite UDRP decision ever
Panelist David Sorkin didn’t need many words to express his dismay. UDRP panelists sometimes feel the need to be verbose. So I love the decision David Sorkin wrote for NattyOutdoorstore .com. Microtech Knives, Inc. filed the dispute against Wac...
Discussion
November 2, 2023, 3:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sleep Number tries to reverse hijack beds.com
Company wrongfully alleged that the domain owner stole the domain. A UDRP panel has found that mattress company Sleep Number Corporation tried to reverse domain name hijack beds.com. Sleep Number once owned and used the domain name, and in 2018, star...
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Sleep Number tries to reverse hijack beds.com
Company wrongfully alleged that the domain owner stole the domain. A UDRP panel has found that mattress company Sleep Number Corporation tried to reverse domain name hijack beds.com. Sleep Number once owned and used the domain name, and in 2018, star...
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November 2, 2023, 3:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
Amazon makes .bot domain names easier to register
Bot no longer required for registration. If you surveyed new top level domain name proponents about which of the big applicants has been the biggest disappointment, I’d bet Amazon would top the list. The company applied for 76 top level domains...
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Amazon makes .bot domain names easier to register
Bot no longer required for registration. If you surveyed new top level domain name proponents about which of the big applicants has been the biggest disappointment, I’d bet Amazon would top the list. The company applied for 76 top level domains...
Discussion
November 1, 2023, 7:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
10 recent end user domain sales at Sedo
A bottle cap manufacturer, a water flavoring company, and an audio products business bought domain names. Sedo’s public sales chart this week was led by AIQ.com for $325,000 and SecondBrain.com for $120,000. Both of these purchases are candidat...
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10 recent end user domain sales at Sedo
A bottle cap manufacturer, a water flavoring company, and an audio products business bought domain names. Sedo’s public sales chart this week was led by AIQ.com for $325,000 and SecondBrain.com for $120,000. Both of these purchases are candidat...
Discussion
October 31, 2023, 6:45 pm
