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Domain Name Wire
Selling non-.coms – DNW Podcast #416
This investor has done well with non-.com domain names. Doron Vermaat has sold 12 .com domains this year. But he sold many more non-.com domains on his way to a stellar year of sales. On today’s show, we talk about why domain investors might co...
Discussion
Selling non-.coms – DNW Podcast #416
This investor has done well with non-.com domain names. Doron Vermaat has sold 12 .com domains this year. But he sold many more non-.com domains on his way to a stellar year of sales. On today’s show, we talk about why domain investors might co...
Discussion
December 12, 2022, 5:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Michael Riedl replaces Ben Crawford as CentralNic CEO
A surprise leadership change at CentralNic. Ben Crawford has retired from CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) after leading the company as CEO since 2009. He is also departing the board. The company’s CFO, Michael Riedl, has been promoted to CEO. Riedl came...
Discussion
Michael Riedl replaces Ben Crawford as CentralNic CEO
A surprise leadership change at CentralNic. Ben Crawford has retired from CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) after leading the company as CEO since 2009. He is also departing the board. The company’s CFO, Michael Riedl, has been promoted to CEO. Riedl came...
Discussion
December 12, 2022, 4:12 pm
The Domains
InterNetX takes a look at the extensions that reached GA in 2022
InterNetX took a look back at the extensions that hit general availability in 2022. .Kids is the one where I wonder if it will get traction with so many focused on a safe space for children online. I guess we will see in the months to come. The post ...
Discussion
InterNetX takes a look at the extensions that reached GA in 2022
InterNetX took a look back at the extensions that hit general availability in 2022. .Kids is the one where I wonder if it will get traction with so many focused on a safe space for children online. I guess we will see in the months to come. The post ...
Discussion
December 12, 2022, 10:33 am
Domain Name Wire
“George Dikian” responds to VPN.com lawsuit
Pseudonymous domain investor responds to lawsuit alleging he duped broker out of $250,000. In June, domain brokerage VPN.com filed a lawsuit (pdf) after it was duped into sending $250,000 worth of bitcoin (at the time, now worth less) in a domain tra...
Discussion
“George Dikian” responds to VPN.com lawsuit
Pseudonymous domain investor responds to lawsuit alleging he duped broker out of $250,000. In June, domain brokerage VPN.com filed a lawsuit (pdf) after it was duped into sending $250,000 worth of bitcoin (at the time, now worth less) in a domain tra...
Discussion
December 10, 2022, 6:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
Escrow.com releases 2022 Master of Domains rankings
Escrow.com has released its 2022 Master of Domains list. This list shows the top 10 domain name brokers, as ranked by the dollar volume of transactions they completed with Escrow.com this year. For 2022, the rankings are: 1. Andrew Rosener – Fo...
Discussion
Escrow.com releases 2022 Master of Domains rankings
Escrow.com has released its 2022 Master of Domains list. This list shows the top 10 domain name brokers, as ranked by the dollar volume of transactions they completed with Escrow.com this year. For 2022, the rankings are: 1. Andrew Rosener – Fo...
Discussion
December 9, 2022, 4:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
Tox Pressotechnik tries to reverse hijack tox.com
German company tries to get valuable three letter domain name without paying the market price. Tox Pressotechnik GmbH & Co. KG has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (pdf) in a cybersquatting dispute over tox.com. The company trie...
Discussion
Tox Pressotechnik tries to reverse hijack tox.com
German company tries to get valuable three letter domain name without paying the market price. Tox Pressotechnik GmbH & Co. KG has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (pdf) in a cybersquatting dispute over tox.com. The company trie...
Discussion
December 9, 2022, 4:24 pm
The Domains
Escrow.com releases their top 10 highest grossing brokers of 2022
Escrow.com released their Master of Domains, the top 10 highest-grossing domain name brokers of the year. All familiar and well deserved names on the list. Andrew Rosener took the top spot, congrats to him and everyone else on the list. Check out the...
Discussion
Escrow.com releases their top 10 highest grossing brokers of 2022
Escrow.com released their Master of Domains, the top 10 highest-grossing domain name brokers of the year. All familiar and well deserved names on the list. Andrew Rosener took the top spot, congrats to him and everyone else on the list. Check out the...
Discussion
December 9, 2022, 3:31 pm
The Domains
Verisign releases Q3 2022 DNIB
Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) released their Q3 2022 Domain Name Industry Brief (DNIB). As of Sept. 30, 2022, the 10 largest TLDs by number of reported domain names were .com, .cn, .de, .net, .uk, .org, .nl, .ru, .br and .xyz From the report: The third qua...
Discussion
Verisign releases Q3 2022 DNIB
Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) released their Q3 2022 Domain Name Industry Brief (DNIB). As of Sept. 30, 2022, the 10 largest TLDs by number of reported domain names were .com, .cn, .de, .net, .uk, .org, .nl, .ru, .br and .xyz From the report: The third qua...
Discussion
December 9, 2022, 6:02 am
Domain Name Wire
James Iles joins GoDaddy as liason to domain investor community
Prolific domain industry writer takes new role at GoDaddy. James Iles has joined GoDaddy as its domain investment community manager. It’s a new role at the company. Iles will work with domainers to help with issues they are experiencing, and he...
Discussion
James Iles joins GoDaddy as liason to domain investor community
Prolific domain industry writer takes new role at GoDaddy. James Iles has joined GoDaddy as its domain investment community manager. It’s a new role at the company. Iles will work with domainers to help with issues they are experiencing, and he...
Discussion
December 8, 2022, 9:51 pm
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – December 8, 2022: Adam Strong Finally Shows Up: CyberPrevent.com, Brush.ai, Useless.info
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• The Sherpas play The Domain Game (starting at the 42:38 mark), where they guess what certain domains were bought and sold for and discuss the reasons beh...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Review – December 8, 2022: Adam Strong Finally Shows Up: CyberPrevent.com, Brush.ai, Useless.info
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• The Sherpas play The Domain Game (starting at the 42:38 mark), where they guess what certain domains were bought and sold for and discuss the reasons beh...
Discussion
December 8, 2022, 7:28 pm
