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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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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
Domain Name Wire
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
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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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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...
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May 1, 2023, 7:45 pm
