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auDA: 740,000 .au “direct” registrations after one year
Second level registrations now make up about 17% of .au domains. auDA, the organization that manages Australia’s .au country code domain name, reported today that there were 740,000 .au “direct” registrations by the end of Q1 this y...
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auDA: 740,000 .au “direct” registrations after one year
Second level registrations now make up about 17% of .au domains. auDA, the organization that manages Australia’s .au country code domain name, reported today that there were 740,000 .au “direct” registrations by the end of Q1 this y...
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May 9, 2023, 4:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
No surprise: WIPO kicks boot company to the curb in Thursday.com dispute
Thursday Boot Company tried to reverse domain name hijack thursday.com Sometimes you’d be willing to bet that a UDRP will result in a reverse domain name hijacking finding based on the domain alone, before even seeing the facts. Thursday.com is...
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No surprise: WIPO kicks boot company to the curb in Thursday.com dispute
Thursday Boot Company tried to reverse domain name hijack thursday.com Sometimes you’d be willing to bet that a UDRP will result in a reverse domain name hijacking finding based on the domain alone, before even seeing the facts. Thursday.com is...
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May 9, 2023, 3:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
Here’s what sold at NameJet and SnapNames last month
No big sales, but some nice deals. Newfold Digital’s aftermarket platforms NameJet and SnapNames combined to sell 103 domains for $2,000 or more last month. Those sales totaled just over $400,000. Sean Markey will review some of the domains tha...
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Here’s what sold at NameJet and SnapNames last month
No big sales, but some nice deals. Newfold Digital’s aftermarket platforms NameJet and SnapNames combined to sell 103 domains for $2,000 or more last month. Those sales totaled just over $400,000. Sean Markey will review some of the domains tha...
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May 9, 2023, 1:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
PayPal restored services to dotDB. Here’s why it dropped it.
It seems like PayPal could have prevented this with proper communication. Last week I wrote about how dotDB’s PayPal account was canceled and the funds were frozen. PayPal wouldn’t give any reason for the cancellation at first. But dotDB ...
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PayPal restored services to dotDB. Here’s why it dropped it.
It seems like PayPal could have prevented this with proper communication. Last week I wrote about how dotDB’s PayPal account was canceled and the funds were frozen. PayPal wouldn’t give any reason for the cancellation at first. But dotDB ...
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May 8, 2023, 6:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Chat.com and big domain deals – DNW Podcast #435
Andrew Miller discusses some recent big domain sales. On this week’s show, I talk with Andrew Miller, managing director of Hilco Digital Assets. I had no idea how diverse and large Hilco was, and Andrew explains the role Digital Assets plays in...
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Chat.com and big domain deals – DNW Podcast #435
Andrew Miller discusses some recent big domain sales. On this week’s show, I talk with Andrew Miller, managing director of Hilco Digital Assets. I had no idea how diverse and large Hilco was, and Andrew explains the role Digital Assets plays in...
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May 8, 2023, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Presonate.com dispute ends in reverse domain name hijacking
Man registered domain well before Complainant existed. A Hungarian company has been found to have tried reverse domain name hijacking presonate.com. Presonate Zrt filed the dispute against a person in India who registered the domain in 2011. The Comp...
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Presonate.com dispute ends in reverse domain name hijacking
Man registered domain well before Complainant existed. A Hungarian company has been found to have tried reverse domain name hijacking presonate.com. Presonate Zrt filed the dispute against a person in India who registered the domain in 2011. The Comp...
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May 8, 2023, 3:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
April’s top domain stories
GoDaddy, AI and Epik were top stories on Domain Name Wire last month. These were the top five stories on Domain Name Wire last month ranked by views: 1. GoDaddy acquires five more top level domains – GoDaddy acquired .wiki, .tattoo, .ink and .g...
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April’s top domain stories
GoDaddy, AI and Epik were top stories on Domain Name Wire last month. These were the top five stories on Domain Name Wire last month ranked by views: 1. GoDaddy acquires five more top level domains – GoDaddy acquired .wiki, .tattoo, .ink and .g...
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May 5, 2023, 1:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy earnings: aftermarket sinks quarter in Core Platform
Fewer large aftermarket transactions hurt Q1 results. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) reported Q1 2023 earnings this afternoon. The company’s revenue was up 3.3% year over year, but revenue for the Core Platform segment that includes domains was down by 0...
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GoDaddy earnings: aftermarket sinks quarter in Core Platform
Fewer large aftermarket transactions hurt Q1 results. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) reported Q1 2023 earnings this afternoon. The company’s revenue was up 3.3% year over year, but revenue for the Core Platform segment that includes domains was down by 0...
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May 4, 2023, 9:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Odys opens marketplace to premium domains
Odys is expanding beyond SEO domains, allowing domain investors to list premium domains. Sean Markey spoke with Odys founder Alex Drew. I recently chatted with Alex Drew, founder and CEO of Odys.global. If you don’t know about Odys, here’...
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Odys opens marketplace to premium domains
Odys is expanding beyond SEO domains, allowing domain investors to list premium domains. Sean Markey spoke with Odys founder Alex Drew. I recently chatted with Alex Drew, founder and CEO of Odys.global. If you don’t know about Odys, here’...
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May 4, 2023, 4:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN Board: no foul play in .web auction
ICANN Board gives approval to contract the .web top level domain. The ICANN Board of Directors has determined that an agreement between Nu Dot Co and Verisign for the .web top level domain name did not violate the new TLD application terms. The backs...
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ICANN Board: no foul play in .web auction
ICANN Board gives approval to contract the .web top level domain. The ICANN Board of Directors has determined that an agreement between Nu Dot Co and Verisign for the .web top level domain name did not violate the new TLD application terms. The backs...
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May 3, 2023, 3:20 pm
