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Whoa: Chinese IDN rockets to #1 on new TLD list within first hour
Two Chinese IDN domain names get nearly 100,000 registrations in first hour after release. The Chinese IDN new TLD .在线, which means “online” in Chinese, has 54,011 domain names under management just 50 minutes after going into general...
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Whoa: Chinese IDN rockets to #1 on new TLD list within first hour
Two Chinese IDN domain names get nearly 100,000 registrations in first hour after release. The Chinese IDN new TLD .在线, which means “online” in Chinese, has 54,011 domain names under management just 50 minutes after going into general...
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April 28, 2014, 2:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain parking is down, but not dead
Survey shows domain parking is still a key to the domain business, even if much smaller than before. Rook Media’s acquisition of DomainSponsor proves that the domain name parking market is still alive and kicking. Just not like it was many year...
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Domain parking is down, but not dead
Survey shows domain parking is still a key to the domain business, even if much smaller than before. Rook Media’s acquisition of DomainSponsor proves that the domain name parking market is still alive and kicking. Just not like it was many year...
Discussion
April 28, 2014, 2:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
Frank Schilling beats $200 billion healthcare giant Novartis in UDRP
9 year delay in filing UDRP hurts pharma company’s claim of disruption to its business. Frank Schilling has successfully defended the domain name ClearCare.com in a UDRP filed by Novartis AG. Novartis, which has a $200 billion market cap, offer...
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Frank Schilling beats $200 billion healthcare giant Novartis in UDRP
9 year delay in filing UDRP hurts pharma company’s claim of disruption to its business. Frank Schilling has successfully defended the domain name ClearCare.com in a UDRP filed by Novartis AG. Novartis, which has a $200 billion market cap, offer...
Discussion
April 25, 2014, 3:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
This week’s Expired Domain Report
[Editor's note: this is Domain Name Wire's first weekly expired domain name report, written by Joseph Peterson. Your feedback is welcome in the comments.] Last week, as always, expired domain auction sites were bustling with bids — so...
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This week’s Expired Domain Report
[Editor's note: this is Domain Name Wire's first weekly expired domain name report, written by Joseph Peterson. Your feedback is welcome in the comments.] Last week, as always, expired domain auction sites were bustling with bids — so...
Discussion
April 25, 2014, 3:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign withdraws IDN application and explains drop in .com/.net growth
Verisign cites a number of headwinds in its existing TLD business while it withdraws one of its IDN applications. Verisign held its quarterly investor conference call yesterday after releasing it first quarter earnings. The company processed 8.6 mill...
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Verisign withdraws IDN application and explains drop in .com/.net growth
Verisign cites a number of headwinds in its existing TLD business while it withdraws one of its IDN applications. Verisign held its quarterly investor conference call yesterday after releasing it first quarter earnings. The company processed 8.6 mill...
Discussion
April 25, 2014, 1:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign reports slowing .Com/.Net registrations in Q1
New registrations and renewal rate dip. Verisign reported first quarter earnings today after the bell. The company reported revenue of $249 million, a 5% increase from the first quarter of 2013. The company added 1.28 million net new names during the...
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Verisign reports slowing .Com/.Net registrations in Q1
New registrations and renewal rate dip. Verisign reported first quarter earnings today after the bell. The company reported revenue of $249 million, a 5% increase from the first quarter of 2013. The company added 1.28 million net new names during the...
Discussion
April 24, 2014, 8:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
.City contention set resolved at a high price
Many new TLD contention auctions were held this week. There were a number of new top level domain name contention set auctions this week, although details on winners are scant thus far. .Garden, .property, and .yoga were set for auction on Tuesday. I...
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.City contention set resolved at a high price
Many new TLD contention auctions were held this week. There were a number of new top level domain name contention set auctions this week, although details on winners are scant thus far. .Garden, .property, and .yoga were set for auction on Tuesday. I...
Discussion
April 24, 2014, 8:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
The only thing Blake Irving points at elephants is a camera
GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving is doing a Reddit AMA. GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving is doing an Ask Me Anything (AMA) on Reddit right now. It’s a pretty gutsy move given the typical Reddit user and their stance toward GoDaddy. I suppose that’s the p...
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The only thing Blake Irving points at elephants is a camera
GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving is doing a Reddit AMA. GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving is doing an Ask Me Anything (AMA) on Reddit right now. It’s a pretty gutsy move given the typical Reddit user and their stance toward GoDaddy. I suppose that’s the p...
Discussion
April 24, 2014, 5:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sedo’s end user domain name sales
Sedo sold a number of domain names to end users last week. Sedo sold 513 domain names last week for a total of $1 million. Here are some domain names purchased by end users. (You can view previous end user sales lists here.) BBCStore.co.uk 810 GBP &n...
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Sedo’s end user domain name sales
Sedo sold a number of domain names to end users last week. Sedo sold 513 domain names last week for a total of $1 million. Here are some domain names purchased by end users. (You can view previous end user sales lists here.) BBCStore.co.uk 810 GBP &n...
Discussion
April 24, 2014, 4:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain registrars want more business? Focus on security and price.
Survey shows that security and price remain top customer considerations. Domain name registrars looking to grow their business need to focus on two key things: security and price. That’s according to this year’s Domain Name Wire survey. R...
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Domain registrars want more business? Focus on security and price.
Survey shows that security and price remain top customer considerations. Domain name registrars looking to grow their business need to focus on two key things: security and price. That’s according to this year’s Domain Name Wire survey. R...
Discussion
April 24, 2014, 2:11 pm
