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.Com winners: Gname hops into top 10 largest by .com DUMs
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 November 2022. Gname has m...
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.Com winners: Gname hops into top 10 largest by .com DUMs
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 November 2022. Gname has m...
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March 14, 2023, 1:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Afternic introduces Lead Center
New beta feature gives domain investors transparency into which domains are being negotiated. Afternic has introduced a new feature called Lead Center that is designed to provide more insight into leads that Afternic brokers are working, and to allow...
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Afternic introduces Lead Center
New beta feature gives domain investors transparency into which domains are being negotiated. Afternic has introduced a new feature called Lead Center that is designed to provide more insight into leads that Afternic brokers are working, and to allow...
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March 13, 2023, 6:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Expired domains & SEO – DNW Podcast #427
Learn how to fast-track your SEO using expired domains. SEO expert Sean Markey joins us today to talk about buying expired domains for their SEO value. We discuss the metrics you need to consider, tools for finding the best domains, and what to do to...
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Expired domains & SEO – DNW Podcast #427
Learn how to fast-track your SEO using expired domains. SEO expert Sean Markey joins us today to talk about buying expired domains for their SEO value. We discuss the metrics you need to consider, tools for finding the best domains, and what to do to...
Discussion
March 13, 2023, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Indian ISPs block access to major domain registrars
Cybersquatting victims are frustrated that registrars outside India won’t take down domains. Some Indian ISPs have blocked access to three major domain name registrars. The move comes as part of a long-running dispute over cybersquatting. India...
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Indian ISPs block access to major domain registrars
Cybersquatting victims are frustrated that registrars outside India won’t take down domains. Some Indian ISPs have blocked access to three major domain name registrars. The move comes as part of a long-running dispute over cybersquatting. India...
Discussion
March 12, 2023, 4:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Art introduces easier way to connects its domains to ENS
Registry seeks to capitalize on NFT art. Just about any “regular” second level domain name, such as dnw.com, can be connected to Ethereum Name Service (ENS). But it’s a complicated process. The .art registry announced new features t...
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.Art introduces easier way to connects its domains to ENS
Registry seeks to capitalize on NFT art. Just about any “regular” second level domain name, such as dnw.com, can be connected to Ethereum Name Service (ENS). But it’s a complicated process. The .art registry announced new features t...
Discussion
March 10, 2023, 4:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why this four letter domain sold for $106k (and other SEO-related sales)
Sean Markey examines last month’s SEO-based sales at NameJet and SnapNames. With the passing of another month, we get to look at the names that sold at NameJet/SnapNames and talk about how much they sold for, as well as WHY they sold for that m...
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Why this four letter domain sold for $106k (and other SEO-related sales)
Sean Markey examines last month’s SEO-based sales at NameJet and SnapNames. With the passing of another month, we get to look at the names that sold at NameJet/SnapNames and talk about how much they sold for, as well as WHY they sold for that m...
Discussion
March 10, 2023, 2:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Wire turns 18 today
DNW is celebrating a birthday today. Domain Name Wire is now voting age, celebrating its 18th birthday today. I started Domain Name Wire on March 9, 2005, as the first blog covering the business of domain names. A lot has changed in the industry sinc...
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Domain Name Wire turns 18 today
DNW is celebrating a birthday today. Domain Name Wire is now voting age, celebrating its 18th birthday today. I started Domain Name Wire on March 9, 2005, as the first blog covering the business of domain names. A lot has changed in the industry sinc...
Discussion
March 9, 2023, 3:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Nearly $600k of last month’s auction sales:
Here’s what sold on NameJet and SnapNames. Newfold Digital’s domain auction services NameJet and SnapNames combined to sell 96 domains for $2,000 or more last month. These sales totaled $586,000. Many of the sales were less about the doma...
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Nearly $600k of last month’s auction sales:
Here’s what sold on NameJet and SnapNames. Newfold Digital’s domain auction services NameJet and SnapNames combined to sell 96 domains for $2,000 or more last month. These sales totaled $586,000. Many of the sales were less about the doma...
Discussion
March 9, 2023, 2:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Panel calls cybersquatting complaint “frivolous”
Panel has harsh words for Complainant. A National Arbitration Forum panel has found Empower Media Partners, LLC to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain EmpowerMedia.com. The three-person panel said it believes the Complainant misled it...
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Panel calls cybersquatting complaint “frivolous”
Panel has harsh words for Complainant. A National Arbitration Forum panel has found Empower Media Partners, LLC to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain EmpowerMedia.com. The three-person panel said it believes the Complainant misled it...
Discussion
March 8, 2023, 7:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
Data center company tries to reverse hijack KIO.com
WIPO Panel admonishes company and its counsel. Sixsigma Networks Mexico, S.A., an operator of data centers in Mexico, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking for the domain kio.com. The company inquired about buying the domain...
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Data center company tries to reverse hijack KIO.com
WIPO Panel admonishes company and its counsel. Sixsigma Networks Mexico, S.A., an operator of data centers in Mexico, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking for the domain kio.com. The company inquired about buying the domain...
Discussion
March 8, 2023, 4:46 pm
