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The top 11-25 registrars for .com domains
Here’s who is knocking on the door of the top 10. Every month I publish a list of the top 10 domain registrars for .com, ranked both for that month’s new registrations and total .com domains under management. Last year, a reader asked if ...
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The top 11-25 registrars for .com domains
Here’s who is knocking on the door of the top 10. Every month I publish a list of the top 10 domain registrars for .com, ranked both for that month’s new registrations and total .com domains under management. Last year, a reader asked if ...
Discussion
July 11, 2023, 1:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Brandable domains with Margot Bushnaq – DNW Podcast #443
The ins and outs of brandable domains and BrandBucket. BrandBucket is perhaps the oldest brandable domain marketplace, and it was started on accident. Founder Margot Bushnaq explains how it came to be, why trendy keyword domains can be bad for market...
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Brandable domains with Margot Bushnaq – DNW Podcast #443
The ins and outs of brandable domains and BrandBucket. BrandBucket is perhaps the oldest brandable domain marketplace, and it was started on accident. Founder Margot Bushnaq explains how it came to be, why trendy keyword domains can be bad for market...
Discussion
July 10, 2023, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top .com registrars, ranked
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 March 2023. It’s int...
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Top .com registrars, ranked
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 March 2023. It’s int...
Discussion
July 7, 2023, 1:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
New Estibot tool finds trending keywords in news articles
Tool uses AI to find interesting keywords and phrases in news stories. Estibot has released a new tool that looks for trending words in news stories. The News Crawler and Domain Generator automatically crawls major news sites for breaking stories in ...
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New Estibot tool finds trending keywords in news articles
Tool uses AI to find interesting keywords and phrases in news stories. Estibot has released a new tool that looks for trending words in news stories. The News Crawler and Domain Generator automatically crawls major news sites for breaking stories in ...
Discussion
July 6, 2023, 9:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain conferences set for London and Dubai this year
London Domain Summit and Domain Days schedule conferences for 2023. Two domain name conferences have announced their plans in recent days. First, London Domain Summit will take place in its namesake city, August 22-23, 2023, at London Hilton Metropol...
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Domain conferences set for London and Dubai this year
London Domain Summit and Domain Days schedule conferences for 2023. Two domain name conferences have announced their plans in recent days. First, London Domain Summit will take place in its namesake city, August 22-23, 2023, at London Hilton Metropol...
Discussion
July 6, 2023, 5:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Unstoppable Domains drops lawsuit against Gateway Registry
Now, the real battle begins. Unstoppable Domains has dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit filed in July 2022 against Gateway Registry and a party affiliated with the company. The core issue in the case will be settled in lawsuits between Unstoppable Do...
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Unstoppable Domains drops lawsuit against Gateway Registry
Now, the real battle begins. Unstoppable Domains has dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit filed in July 2022 against Gateway Registry and a party affiliated with the company. The core issue in the case will be settled in lawsuits between Unstoppable Do...
Discussion
July 6, 2023, 12:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
16 new end user domain sales at Sedo
A dishwashing company, a food delivery service, and a subscription management platform bought domain names. Sedo had some nice end user sales this week. Some sales I don’t know the buyer for yet are theride.com for €35,000, her .co for $20...
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16 new end user domain sales at Sedo
A dishwashing company, a food delivery service, and a subscription management platform bought domain names. Sedo had some nice end user sales this week. Some sales I don’t know the buyer for yet are theride.com for €35,000, her .co for $20...
Discussion
July 5, 2023, 6:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Dentless.com and Standout.pro UDRPs denied
Panelist denies both cases but doesn’t find reverse domain name hijacking. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has denied two UDRPs filed against common word domain names but did not find reverse domain name hijacking in either ...
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Dentless.com and Standout.pro UDRPs denied
Panelist denies both cases but doesn’t find reverse domain name hijacking. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has denied two UDRPs filed against common word domain names but did not find reverse domain name hijacking in either ...
Discussion
July 5, 2023, 5:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
CentralNic massively expands share buyback program
Company now plans to spend up to £34 on shares. CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) plans to return a lot more capital to shareholders via share buybacks than previously planned. About six weeks ago, the company announced its second-ever buyback program tot...
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CentralNic massively expands share buyback program
Company now plans to spend up to £34 on shares. CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) plans to return a lot more capital to shareholders via share buybacks than previously planned. About six weeks ago, the company announced its second-ever buyback program tot...
Discussion
July 3, 2023, 9:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Epik cures breach but questions remain
Breaches cured but registrar still needs ICANN’s approval for change of control. Last Friday, before the long holiday weekend in the U.S., ICANN published an update on the situation at domain name registrar Epik. The organization said that Epik...
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Epik cures breach but questions remain
Breaches cured but registrar still needs ICANN’s approval for change of control. Last Friday, before the long holiday weekend in the U.S., ICANN published an update on the situation at domain name registrar Epik. The organization said that Epik...
Discussion
July 3, 2023, 5:00 pm
