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The CentralNic story – DNW Podcast #442
How CentralNic grew into a large domain and advertising company, and why it’s shifting its approach to M&A. CentralNic (LON: CNIC) is one of the most interesting companies in the domain name space. It started as a third level domain registr...
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The CentralNic story – DNW Podcast #442
How CentralNic grew into a large domain and advertising company, and why it’s shifting its approach to M&A. CentralNic (LON: CNIC) is one of the most interesting companies in the domain name space. It started as a third level domain registr...
Discussion
June 26, 2023, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Court: Handshake .wallet owner can intervene in Unstoppable Domains lawsuit
Court rules Scott Florcsk can intervene in lawsuit that didn’t name him but threatened his Handshake TLD .wallet. A U.S. District Judge has ruled (pdf) that Scott Florcsk can intervene in a lawsuit Unstoppable Domains filed against Gateway Regi...
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Court: Handshake .wallet owner can intervene in Unstoppable Domains lawsuit
Court rules Scott Florcsk can intervene in lawsuit that didn’t name him but threatened his Handshake TLD .wallet. A U.S. District Judge has ruled (pdf) that Scott Florcsk can intervene in a lawsuit Unstoppable Domains filed against Gateway Regi...
Discussion
June 26, 2023, 12:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Vbg.com cybersquatting challenge was reverse domain name hijacking
Panel said it would have ordered the Complainant to pay legal costs if it were an option. A National Arbitration Forum panel has found JoshCo Group, LLC d/b/a Veteran Benefits Guide, guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The Complainant tried to o...
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Vbg.com cybersquatting challenge was reverse domain name hijacking
Panel said it would have ordered the Complainant to pay legal costs if it were an option. A National Arbitration Forum panel has found JoshCo Group, LLC d/b/a Veteran Benefits Guide, guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The Complainant tried to o...
Discussion
June 22, 2023, 9:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
4 things to do now to make it easier to sell your business in the future
Set your business up for an easier sale. Buying and selling online businesses is becoming more mainstream thanks to services like Acquire.com (formerly MicroAcquire). Last year I sold one of my online businesses, and I learned a lot during the proces...
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4 things to do now to make it easier to sell your business in the future
Set your business up for an easier sale. Buying and selling online businesses is becoming more mainstream thanks to services like Acquire.com (formerly MicroAcquire). Last year I sold one of my online businesses, and I learned a lot during the proces...
Discussion
June 22, 2023, 3:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
Summertime domain to-do list
With summer officially here, take a look at this checklist for domain investors. The Northern Hemisphere entered summer today. Kids are out of school, and vacations are on tap. Things tend to slow down in the business world this time of year, making ...
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Summertime domain to-do list
With summer officially here, take a look at this checklist for domain investors. The Northern Hemisphere entered summer today. Kids are out of school, and vacations are on tap. Things tend to slow down in the business world this time of year, making ...
Discussion
June 21, 2023, 2:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain sales up to $96,000
An energy company, a job board, and a recruiting firm bought domain names. W.app $96,000 – I usually don’t list domains on the end user reports unless I know who bought the domains. But at this price, w.app clearly sold to an end user. JF...
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End user domain sales up to $96,000
An energy company, a job board, and a recruiting firm bought domain names. W.app $96,000 – I usually don’t list domains on the end user reports unless I know who bought the domains. But at this price, w.app clearly sold to an end user. JF...
Discussion
June 20, 2023, 4:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
NamesCon recap – DNW Podcast #441
Hear from 11 people who attended NamesCon. NamesCon returned to Austin earlier this month. It was a fun show running in conjunction with CloudFest USA. On today’s program, you’ll hear from 11 people who were at NamesCon. We discuss AI, wo...
Discussion
NamesCon recap – DNW Podcast #441
Hear from 11 people who attended NamesCon. NamesCon returned to Austin earlier this month. It was a fun show running in conjunction with CloudFest USA. On today’s program, you’ll hear from 11 people who were at NamesCon. We discuss AI, wo...
Discussion
June 19, 2023, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
My thoughts on Squarespace’s acquisition of Google Domains
It could be a win for more than just Squarespace. Squarespace made a surprise announcement yesterday that it was buying Google Domains, Google’s domain name registrar, for $180 million. Google Domains currently has about 10 million domains unde...
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My thoughts on Squarespace’s acquisition of Google Domains
It could be a win for more than just Squarespace. Squarespace made a surprise announcement yesterday that it was buying Google Domains, Google’s domain name registrar, for $180 million. Google Domains currently has about 10 million domains unde...
Discussion
June 16, 2023, 2:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Squarespace buys Google Domains for $180 million
Google sells its domain registration business. In a surprising announcement today, website building platform Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) announced that it’s buying Google Domains, Google’s domain name registrar. The purchase price is $180 mi...
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Squarespace buys Google Domains for $180 million
Google sells its domain registration business. In a surprising announcement today, website building platform Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) announced that it’s buying Google Domains, Google’s domain name registrar. The purchase price is $180 mi...
Discussion
June 15, 2023, 8:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy improves List for Sale workflow for parking domains
Improvement eliminates the need to change nameservers. On this week’s podcast, I discussed how I’m listing domains for sale. For domains registered at GoDaddy, I usually list them on Afternic using the List for Sale tool rather than loggi...
Discussion
GoDaddy improves List for Sale workflow for parking domains
Improvement eliminates the need to change nameservers. On this week’s podcast, I discussed how I’m listing domains for sale. For domains registered at GoDaddy, I usually list them on Afternic using the List for Sale tool rather than loggi...
Discussion
June 15, 2023, 4:04 pm
