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Escrow.com reports Q2 slowdown
Q2 volume declines toward end of quarter with fewer large transactions. Escrow.com released its Q2 2023 domain investment index today, and parent company Freelancer.com (ASX: FLN) reported earnings yesterday. The company reported a 31% drop in domain...
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Escrow.com reports Q2 slowdown
Q2 volume declines toward end of quarter with fewer large transactions. Escrow.com released its Q2 2023 domain investment index today, and parent company Freelancer.com (ASX: FLN) reported earnings yesterday. The company reported a 31% drop in domain...
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July 26, 2023, 3:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
18 more end user domain sales
A Magic the Gathering card company, a green propulsion company, and a major eyewear company bought domain names. It’s the second week of Sedo’s summer vacation from reporting domain sales. This week, I went back to the reports from the la...
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18 more end user domain sales
A Magic the Gathering card company, a green propulsion company, and a major eyewear company bought domain names. It’s the second week of Sedo’s summer vacation from reporting domain sales. This week, I went back to the reports from the la...
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July 26, 2023, 1:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Judge issues orders in eth .link dispute: ENS can transfer domain
Judge issues orders on many outstanding motions. The judge overseeing a dispute over eth.link issued a number of orders (pdf) today. Here’s the back story: Virgil Griffith registered eth.link for use as a resolving service for .eth domain names...
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Judge issues orders in eth .link dispute: ENS can transfer domain
Judge issues orders on many outstanding motions. The judge overseeing a dispute over eth.link issued a number of orders (pdf) today. Here’s the back story: Virgil Griffith registered eth.link for use as a resolving service for .eth domain names...
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July 25, 2023, 5:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
How to automatically point Dropcatch.com wins to your for sale pages
Here’s a quick tip to eliminate a step for pointing your domains to landing pages. Winning expired domains is only the first step. Then, you need to point the domains to sales landers and list them for sale on marketplaces. Fortunately, the dro...
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How to automatically point Dropcatch.com wins to your for sale pages
Here’s a quick tip to eliminate a step for pointing your domains to landing pages. Winning expired domains is only the first step. Then, you need to point the domains to sales landers and list them for sale on marketplaces. Fortunately, the dro...
Discussion
July 25, 2023, 1:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Growth slows at CentralNic
Organic growth rate slows; company continues aggressive share buybacks. Domain name and online advertising rollup CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) announced preliminary results today for the first half of 2023. The company has slowed down its acquisition spree...
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Growth slows at CentralNic
Organic growth rate slows; company continues aggressive share buybacks. Domain name and online advertising rollup CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) announced preliminary results today for the first half of 2023. The company has slowed down its acquisition spree...
Discussion
July 24, 2023, 4:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lease-to-own – DNW Podcast #445
Kate Buckley discusses LTO deals and the state of the domain market. This week we catch up with Kate Buckley, founder of Buckley Media. We discuss what’s going on in the market and talk about lease-to-own, or long term payment deals on domains....
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Lease-to-own – DNW Podcast #445
Kate Buckley discusses LTO deals and the state of the domain market. This week we catch up with Kate Buckley, founder of Buckley Media. We discuss what’s going on in the market and talk about lease-to-own, or long term payment deals on domains....
Discussion
July 24, 2023, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google Search talks domains: cheap domains, expired, etc.
Group gives no definitive answers about choosing top level domains. This month’s Search Off the Record, a podcast by Google’s Search Relations team, is all about your choice of top level domain name. The show starts by butchering what top...
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Google Search talks domains: cheap domains, expired, etc.
Group gives no definitive answers about choosing top level domains. This month’s Search Off the Record, a podcast by Google’s Search Relations team, is all about your choice of top level domain name. The show starts by butchering what top...
Discussion
July 24, 2023, 12:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Five cool Estibot tools you probably haven’t used
Estibot is more than just domain appraisals. A lot of people hear the name Estibot and all they think of is automated domain appraisals. But the company offers a lot more, and I used one of its other tools this week to save time. I was listing some d...
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Five cool Estibot tools you probably haven’t used
Estibot is more than just domain appraisals. A lot of people hear the name Estibot and all they think of is automated domain appraisals. But the company offers a lot more, and I used one of its other tools this week to save time. I was listing some d...
Discussion
July 21, 2023, 5:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
AKU.com transferred in questionable cybersquatting dispute
Shoe retailer gains a valuable domain through a questionable decision. What does it take for a three letter trademark to be well known and famous? We have a new low bar. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ordered the domain name ...
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AKU.com transferred in questionable cybersquatting dispute
Shoe retailer gains a valuable domain through a questionable decision. What does it take for a three letter trademark to be well known and famous? We have a new low bar. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ordered the domain name ...
Discussion
July 20, 2023, 4:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
A superhero tool and a great domain name
This company has a cool invention and a great domain name. Have you heard about BolaWrap? It’s a policing tool that looks kind of like a Taser. But instead of zapping the subject, it wraps them up with rope, kind of like how Spiderman does with...
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A superhero tool and a great domain name
This company has a cool invention and a great domain name. Have you heard about BolaWrap? It’s a policing tool that looks kind of like a Taser. But instead of zapping the subject, it wraps them up with rope, kind of like how Spiderman does with...
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July 19, 2023, 7:11 pm
