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ConsumerDirect tries reverse domain name hijacking
Company makes “Plan B” attempt to get domain through UDRP after failing to buy it. ConsumerDirect, Inc. has been found to have attempted reverse domain name hijacking of the domain PrivacyMaster.com. Barry Walters registered the domain na...
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ConsumerDirect tries reverse domain name hijacking
Company makes “Plan B” attempt to get domain through UDRP after failing to buy it. ConsumerDirect, Inc. has been found to have attempted reverse domain name hijacking of the domain PrivacyMaster.com. Barry Walters registered the domain na...
Discussion
August 8, 2023, 4:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Revenue and bookings up 16% at Squarespace ahead of Google Domains acquisition
Company reports earnings and says it is revamping its domain platform ahead of Google Domains acquisition. Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) reported Q2 earnings this morning. Both revenue and bookings (sales) were up 16% year over year. Revenue came in at $2...
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Revenue and bookings up 16% at Squarespace ahead of Google Domains acquisition
Company reports earnings and says it is revamping its domain platform ahead of Google Domains acquisition. Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) reported Q2 earnings this morning. Both revenue and bookings (sales) were up 16% year over year. Revenue came in at $2...
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August 8, 2023, 3:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy acquired two domain portfolios for $35.4 million
Company acquired two more domain portfolios last quarter. Domain name registrar GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) continues to acquire domain name portfolios. In its most recent 10-Q filing with the SEC, the company reported: During the six months ended June 30, ...
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GoDaddy acquired two domain portfolios for $35.4 million
Company acquired two more domain portfolios last quarter. Domain name registrar GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) continues to acquire domain name portfolios. In its most recent 10-Q filing with the SEC, the company reported: During the six months ended June 30, ...
Discussion
August 8, 2023, 12:12 am
Domain Name Wire
Upgrading to Featured.com – DNW Podcast #447
Why this company rebranded to Featured. Before Brett Farmiloe started his business that gets experts quoted in articles, he reached out to the owner of featured.com about buying the domain. It was clear Brett couldn’t afford the domain, so we w...
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Upgrading to Featured.com – DNW Podcast #447
Why this company rebranded to Featured. Before Brett Farmiloe started his business that gets experts quoted in articles, he reached out to the owner of featured.com about buying the domain. It was clear Brett couldn’t afford the domain, so we w...
Discussion
August 7, 2023, 2:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Update: the biggest .com domain name registrars
Here are the biggest and fastest-growing domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers April 2023. On the monthly...
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Update: the biggest .com domain name registrars
Here are the biggest and fastest-growing domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers April 2023. On the monthly...
Discussion
August 7, 2023, 1:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
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....
Discussion
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
