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Here are the latest end user domain sales from Sedo
A supplements company, a network security provider and a storage company bought domain names. Sedo’s top sales this week were crypto88 .com for $38,000 and abode.org for $35,000. It’s not clear who bought these yet, so I won’t chart...
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Here are the latest end user domain sales from Sedo
A supplements company, a network security provider and a storage company bought domain names. Sedo’s top sales this week were crypto88 .com for $38,000 and abode.org for $35,000. It’s not clear who bought these yet, so I won’t chart...
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May 3, 2023, 1:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Some Register.com and Network Solutions expired inventory is on GoDaddy Auctions
It appears to be part of a small test, although neither company will comment about it. Register.com and Network Solutions are running a small subset of their expired domain inventory through GoDaddy Auctions. In recent weeks, I’ve noticed inven...
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Some Register.com and Network Solutions expired inventory is on GoDaddy Auctions
It appears to be part of a small test, although neither company will comment about it. Register.com and Network Solutions are running a small subset of their expired domain inventory through GoDaddy Auctions. In recent weeks, I’ve noticed inven...
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May 2, 2023, 10:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
8 new Google domains launch in Early Access tomorrow
Get your lists ready. It’s been almost a decade since new top level domains started launching. Better late than never, Google is launching eight domains into Early Access on May 3. Up for grabs are .dad, .foo, .mov, .nexus, .zip, .esq, .phd, an...
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8 new Google domains launch in Early Access tomorrow
Get your lists ready. It’s been almost a decade since new top level domains started launching. Better late than never, Google is launching eight domains into Early Access on May 3. Up for grabs are .dad, .foo, .mov, .nexus, .zip, .esq, .phd, an...
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May 2, 2023, 5:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
NameSilo revenue jumps 23% to $45M in 2022
Revenue was up, but bookings were flat. Domain name registrar NameSilo (CSE: URL) (PINKSHEETS: URLOF) reported 2022 earnings today. The company grew revenue by 23.5% to $45.0 million and reported a gross profit of $8.0 million. Total bookings only nu...
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NameSilo revenue jumps 23% to $45M in 2022
Revenue was up, but bookings were flat. Domain name registrar NameSilo (CSE: URL) (PINKSHEETS: URLOF) reported 2022 earnings today. The company grew revenue by 23.5% to $45.0 million and reported a gross profit of $8.0 million. Total bookings only nu...
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May 2, 2023, 3:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
Don’t use PayPal for your subscription business
Another PayPal victim. Don’t be the next one. DotDB is the latest company in the domain industry to face an immediate suspension of its PayPal account with no explanation. It happened to Sav. It happened to NameBio. It has happened to others. I...
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Don’t use PayPal for your subscription business
Another PayPal victim. Don’t be the next one. DotDB is the latest company in the domain industry to face an immediate suspension of its PayPal account with no explanation. It happened to Sav. It happened to NameBio. It has happened to others. I...
Discussion
May 1, 2023, 7:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Au contract goes out to bid
auDA is requesting proposals to manage the .au registry backend. The contract to run registry services for Australia’s 4.2 million .au domain names is up for grabs. auDA, the organization that manages the .au namespace, issued a request for ten...
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.Au contract goes out to bid
auDA is requesting proposals to manage the .au registry backend. The contract to run registry services for Australia’s 4.2 million .au domain names is up for grabs. auDA, the organization that manages the .au namespace, issued a request for ten...
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May 1, 2023, 3:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
NamesCon 2023 preview – DNW Podcast #434
Here’s what to expect at this month’s conference. It’s hard to believe, but NamesCon 2023 takes place later this month! On today’s show, Soeren von Varchmin tells us what to expect at this year’s event. We discuss the pa...
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NamesCon 2023 preview – DNW Podcast #434
Here’s what to expect at this month’s conference. It’s hard to believe, but NamesCon 2023 takes place later this month! On today’s show, Soeren von Varchmin tells us what to expect at this year’s event. We discuss the pa...
Discussion
May 1, 2023, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign adds 1 million .com/.net domains in Q1
Domain registry ups the lower end of its revenue guidance for the year. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported first quarter earnings this afternoon. The company ended the quarter with 174.8 million domains in the .com/.net base, which was 1.0 million more...
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Verisign adds 1 million .com/.net domains in Q1
Domain registry ups the lower end of its revenue guidance for the year. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported first quarter earnings this afternoon. The company ended the quarter with 174.8 million domains in the .com/.net base, which was 1.0 million more...
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April 27, 2023, 8:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
Acquisition cost vs. replacement cost
Which is more important when setting prices? I was having a conversation with a couple of domain investors the other day about a domain I just sold. They asked me how much I acquired it for, and I informed them that I acquired it in 2019 via NameJet ...
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Acquisition cost vs. replacement cost
Which is more important when setting prices? I was having a conversation with a couple of domain investors the other day about a domain I just sold. They asked me how much I acquired it for, and I informed them that I acquired it in 2019 via NameJet ...
Discussion
April 27, 2023, 6:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Court dismisses case against GoDaddy over 968.com domain
Judge dismisses case against GoDaddy for locking domain name. U.S. District Judge Douglas L. Rayes has dismissed (pdf) a lawsuit filed against GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) over the domain name 968.com. In the lawsuit, Yuming Hao stated that she acquired the ...
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Court dismisses case against GoDaddy over 968.com domain
Judge dismisses case against GoDaddy for locking domain name. U.S. District Judge Douglas L. Rayes has dismissed (pdf) a lawsuit filed against GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) over the domain name 968.com. In the lawsuit, Yuming Hao stated that she acquired the ...
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April 26, 2023, 5:16 pm
