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NamesCon sets dates and early bird special for 2016 show
NamesCon sets dates for 2016 and offer $199 tickets. It seems like just last month that the domain name industry converged on Las Vegas for NamesCon 2015. Oh yeah, it was last month. Yet NamesCon has already announced dates for its 2016 show, which w...
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NamesCon sets dates and early bird special for 2016 show
NamesCon sets dates for 2016 and offer $199 tickets. It seems like just last month that the domain name industry converged on Las Vegas for NamesCon 2015. Oh yeah, it was last month. Yet NamesCon has already announced dates for its 2016 show, which w...
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February 23, 2015, 2:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
DNW has been refreshed — take a look
The site looks similar, but it should run better. You might not notice anything different when you visit Domain Name Wire today. But under the hood, the site has been completely redone. It should now load faster and work better in more browsers, with...
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DNW has been refreshed — take a look
The site looks similar, but it should run better. You might not notice anything different when you visit Domain Name Wire today. But under the hood, the site has been completely redone. It should now load faster and work better in more browsers, with...
Discussion
February 23, 2015, 2:05 am
Domain Name Wire
Guy takes third stab at MySchool.com with lawsuit
Owner of MySchool411.com really wants MySchool.com, preferably without paying for it. If at first you don’t succeed, try try again. That’s apparently Joseph Carpenter’s belief. Carpenter runs the site MySchool411.com. He filed a UDR...
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Guy takes third stab at MySchool.com with lawsuit
Owner of MySchool411.com really wants MySchool.com, preferably without paying for it. If at first you don’t succeed, try try again. That’s apparently Joseph Carpenter’s belief. Carpenter runs the site MySchool411.com. He filed a UDR...
Discussion
February 20, 2015, 9:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
So I got a call from Register.com this week…
Registrar called about a renewal, and it was strange. If you have any domain names at a Web.com registrar (Register.com and Network Solutions), you know the company is big on marketing to its customer base. You literally get one email every day from ...
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So I got a call from Register.com this week…
Registrar called about a renewal, and it was strange. If you have any domain names at a Web.com registrar (Register.com and Network Solutions), you know the company is big on marketing to its customer base. You literally get one email every day from ...
Discussion
February 20, 2015, 4:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
Brand.com domain name goes back on the market
Company that acquired domain name in 2013 is changing business models. The owner of Brand.com, which bought the domain name for $500,000 in 2013, is putting the domain name back on the market. ReputationChanger.com acquired the domain name in 2013 an...
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Brand.com domain name goes back on the market
Company that acquired domain name in 2013 is changing business models. The owner of Brand.com, which bought the domain name for $500,000 in 2013, is putting the domain name back on the market. ReputationChanger.com acquired the domain name in 2013 an...
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February 20, 2015, 2:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Highlights from Rightside Q4 investor call
Domain name company Rightside (NASDAQ: NAME) reported results today. Rightside reported fourth quarter and full year financials for 2014 after the bell today. The company had earnings of $1.5M for Q4, and adjusted EBITDA of $0.6M. For the year it tur...
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Highlights from Rightside Q4 investor call
Domain name company Rightside (NASDAQ: NAME) reported results today. Rightside reported fourth quarter and full year financials for 2014 after the bell today. The company had earnings of $1.5M for Q4, and adjusted EBITDA of $0.6M. For the year it tur...
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February 19, 2015, 10:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
gTLD Food Truck coming to Austin during SXSW
Sedo to promote top level domain name choices during SXSW. Sedo is bringing its “gTLD frozen yogurt” marketing idea to Austin next month during the SXSW conference. The company partnered with registries for a similar program during dmexco...
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gTLD Food Truck coming to Austin during SXSW
Sedo to promote top level domain name choices during SXSW. Sedo is bringing its “gTLD frozen yogurt” marketing idea to Austin next month during the SXSW conference. The company partnered with registries for a similar program during dmexco...
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February 19, 2015, 7:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
How to Get the Lowest Prices at GoDaddy
GoDaddy has a bunch of pricing tiers and discounts. The best deal depends a lot on the size of your domain name portfolio. If you’re a domainer, you shouldn’t be paying list price for domain name registrations at GoDaddy (or any registrar...
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How to Get the Lowest Prices at GoDaddy
GoDaddy has a bunch of pricing tiers and discounts. The best deal depends a lot on the size of your domain name portfolio. If you’re a domainer, you shouldn’t be paying list price for domain name registrations at GoDaddy (or any registrar...
Discussion
February 19, 2015, 5:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
39 more End User domain name sales
39 recent end user domain name sales at Sedo. Over the past week, Sedo’s network sold 538 domains totaling $1.2 million. As usual, I’ve done some research and compiled this list of 39 transactions where I’ve dete...
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39 more End User domain name sales
39 recent end user domain name sales at Sedo. Over the past week, Sedo’s network sold 538 domains totaling $1.2 million. As usual, I’ve done some research and compiled this list of 39 transactions where I’ve dete...
Discussion
February 19, 2015, 2:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Top domain apparently using spam to get to the Top
New TLD registry sends spam to people who have registered other new TLDs. How do you get attention for your new top level domain name in a crowded field? One new top level domain name company has apparently resorted to sending lots of unsolicited ema...
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.Top domain apparently using spam to get to the Top
New TLD registry sends spam to people who have registered other new TLDs. How do you get attention for your new top level domain name in a crowded field? One new top level domain name company has apparently resorted to sending lots of unsolicited ema...
Discussion
February 18, 2015, 5:29 pm
