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Tucows reports earnings, including flat domain revenue
Expired domains weigh on revenue growth at Tucows. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) reported earnings after the market closed yesterday. Q2 revenue was $85.0 million, up 2% from the same quarter a year ago. The company reported a loss of $31.0 million, with $14....
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Tucows reports earnings, including flat domain revenue
Expired domains weigh on revenue growth at Tucows. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) reported earnings after the market closed yesterday. Q2 revenue was $85.0 million, up 2% from the same quarter a year ago. The company reported a loss of $31.0 million, with $14....
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August 4, 2023, 1:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain name aftermarket hurts GoDaddy’s growth again
GoDaddy’s aftermarket business performed worse than expected last quarter, but some opportunities might be on the horizon. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) reported Q2 earnings after the market closed this afternoon. Total revenue was $1.0481 billion, up 3...
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Domain name aftermarket hurts GoDaddy’s growth again
GoDaddy’s aftermarket business performed worse than expected last quarter, but some opportunities might be on the horizon. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) reported Q2 earnings after the market closed this afternoon. Total revenue was $1.0481 billion, up 3...
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August 3, 2023, 9:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Pre-made meal company tries reverse domain name hijacking
Company went after domain registered 14 years before it existed. A pre-made meal company in Florida tried to reverse domain name hijack IdealNutrition.com, a UDRP panel has found. Ideal Nutrition, LLC uses the domain IdealNutritionNow.com. It coveted...
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Pre-made meal company tries reverse domain name hijacking
Company went after domain registered 14 years before it existed. A pre-made meal company in Florida tried to reverse domain name hijack IdealNutrition.com, a UDRP panel has found. Ideal Nutrition, LLC uses the domain IdealNutritionNow.com. It coveted...
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August 3, 2023, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
16 recent end user domain sales
A web3 game developer, an interior designer, and a Hawaiian news publication bought domains. Sedo sent out public sales for the past three weeks earlier this week. I already covered the first week of end user sales, and this post covers the second tw...
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16 recent end user domain sales
A web3 game developer, an interior designer, and a Hawaiian news publication bought domains. Sedo sent out public sales for the past three weeks earlier this week. I already covered the first week of end user sales, and this post covers the second tw...
Discussion
August 3, 2023, 1:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user sales up to $100,000
A “smart pole” company, a daycare finder, and a green energy company bought domain names. This week, Sedo released sales lists for the last three weeks. In this post, I uncover some of the end user sales from the July 16 report. Sedo has ...
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End user sales up to $100,000
A “smart pole” company, a daycare finder, and a green energy company bought domain names. This week, Sedo released sales lists for the last three weeks. In this post, I uncover some of the end user sales from the July 16 report. Sedo has ...
Discussion
August 2, 2023, 5:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN hopes to accept TLD applications in early 2026
A preliminary date is set for “new new” TLDs. ICANN hopes to begin accepting applications for the next round of top level domain names in 2026, 14 years after the last application window. The ICANN Board has accepted an implementation pla...
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ICANN hopes to accept TLD applications in early 2026
A preliminary date is set for “new new” TLDs. ICANN hopes to begin accepting applications for the next round of top level domain names in 2026, 14 years after the last application window. The ICANN Board has accepted an implementation pla...
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August 2, 2023, 3:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
WordPress offers 1 million free transfers for domains at Google Domains
Company hopes to siphon off domains headed to Squarespace. WordPress.com is offering to foot the bill for up to 1 million domain transfers. In June, Google announced it was selling its domains business to Squarespace for $180 million. WordPress.com w...
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WordPress offers 1 million free transfers for domains at Google Domains
Company hopes to siphon off domains headed to Squarespace. WordPress.com is offering to foot the bill for up to 1 million domain transfers. In June, Google announced it was selling its domains business to Squarespace for $180 million. WordPress.com w...
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August 1, 2023, 4:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Last month to renew .com domains before prices go up
The clock is ticking to renew domains at today’s prices. It’s August, which means the clock is ticking to save money on .com registrations and renewals. On September 1, Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) will increase the wholesale price of .com reg...
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Last month to renew .com domains before prices go up
The clock is ticking to renew domains at today’s prices. It’s August, which means the clock is ticking to save money on .com registrations and renewals. On September 1, Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) will increase the wholesale price of .com reg...
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August 1, 2023, 12:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain investing updates – DNW Podcast #446
How my domain investing year is going. Two months ago I did a solo episode where I covered my domain sales through May of the year. Today, I give an update on my results since then. I also explain what I’m doing with lease-to-own at Afternic, w...
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Domain investing updates – DNW Podcast #446
How my domain investing year is going. Two months ago I did a solo episode where I covered my domain sales through May of the year. Today, I give an update on my results since then. I also explain what I’m doing with lease-to-own at Afternic, w...
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July 31, 2023, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Namecheap publishes interesting 2023 domain data
Company discloses hot top level domains, renewal rates and more. Namecheap today published its Domain Insights & Trends report covering the first half of 2023. 40% of domains registered at Namecheap during the half were .com. .Xyz, .shop, .click,...
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Namecheap publishes interesting 2023 domain data
Company discloses hot top level domains, renewal rates and more. Namecheap today published its Domain Insights & Trends report covering the first half of 2023. 40% of domains registered at Namecheap during the half were .com. .Xyz, .shop, .click,...
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July 28, 2023, 1:01 pm
