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Domain Name Wire
127,000 second level .au domains have been registered
Initial registration surge wanes, but expect more after priority period. Australian businesses and consumers have registered 127,000 second level .au domain names so far, a little over a month since they were launched. Until March 24 of this year, yo...
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127,000 second level .au domains have been registered
Initial registration surge wanes, but expect more after priority period. Australian businesses and consumers have registered 127,000 second level .au domain names so far, a little over a month since they were launched. Until March 24 of this year, yo...
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May 5, 2022, 7:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why outfront.co wasn’t an RDNH case
Rothnie made the right call in this dispute. Outfront Media, a large outdoor advertising company in the United States, has lost (pdf) a UDRP it filed against the owner of outfront.co. The case was decided fairly, and the panelist deserves props for c...
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Why outfront.co wasn’t an RDNH case
Rothnie made the right call in this dispute. Outfront Media, a large outdoor advertising company in the United States, has lost (pdf) a UDRP it filed against the owner of outfront.co. The case was decided fairly, and the panelist deserves props for c...
Discussion
May 5, 2022, 5:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy credits aftermarket for growth (again)
Domain aftermarket propels Core Platform segment to better-than-expected revenue. Revenue in GoDaddy’s (NYSE: GDDY) “Core Platform” segment grew ahead of expectations last quarter, and the company credits the aftermarket for the bet...
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GoDaddy credits aftermarket for growth (again)
Domain aftermarket propels Core Platform segment to better-than-expected revenue. Revenue in GoDaddy’s (NYSE: GDDY) “Core Platform” segment grew ahead of expectations last quarter, and the company credits the aftermarket for the bet...
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May 5, 2022, 3:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Colorado real estate firm tries reverse domain name hijacking
Company filed a “Plan B” case after failing to buy the domain name. Canon City Property Management LLC, a property management company in Canon City, Colorado, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The company filed a UDR...
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Colorado real estate firm tries reverse domain name hijacking
Company filed a “Plan B” case after failing to buy the domain name. Canon City Property Management LLC, a property management company in Canon City, Colorado, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The company filed a UDR...
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May 5, 2022, 2:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Godaddy reports Q1 earnings under new segmentation
Results divided into only two segments now, providing less visibility into the domains business. GoDaddy reported Q1 results after the market closed today. For the quarter, GoDaddy generated $1.003 billion in revenue, up 11% from the same quarter las...
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Godaddy reports Q1 earnings under new segmentation
Results divided into only two segments now, providing less visibility into the domains business. GoDaddy reported Q1 results after the market closed today. For the quarter, GoDaddy generated $1.003 billion in revenue, up 11% from the same quarter las...
Discussion
May 4, 2022, 9:10 pm
The Domains
GODADDY REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2022 EARNINGS RESULTS
GoDaddy reported earnings on Wednesday. According to Yahoo Finance, GoDaddy (GDDY) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.41 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.42 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.06 per share a year ago. ...
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GODADDY REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2022 EARNINGS RESULTS
GoDaddy reported earnings on Wednesday. According to Yahoo Finance, GoDaddy (GDDY) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.41 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.42 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.06 per share a year ago. ...
Discussion
May 4, 2022, 8:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
These 14 companies bought domains on the aftermarket this week
A robotic lawnmower company, an autonomous store creator, and a machine learning company bought domain names. Sedo had a good sales week in terms of volume, turning in 79 public sales of $2,000 or more. The top two sales weren’t .com: casinoapp...
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These 14 companies bought domains on the aftermarket this week
A robotic lawnmower company, an autonomous store creator, and a machine learning company bought domain names. Sedo had a good sales week in terms of volume, turning in 79 public sales of $2,000 or more. The top two sales weren’t .com: casinoapp...
Discussion
May 4, 2022, 6:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
April’s top domain name stories
Here’s what made news in the domain name business last month. 1. Namecheap and GoDaddy fight about domain aftermarket – GoDaddy president of domains Paul Nicks and Namecheap CEO Richard Kirkendall traded barbs on Twitter. 2. NFT company D...
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April’s top domain name stories
Here’s what made news in the domain name business last month. 1. Namecheap and GoDaddy fight about domain aftermarket – GoDaddy president of domains Paul Nicks and Namecheap CEO Richard Kirkendall traded barbs on Twitter. 2. NFT company D...
Discussion
May 4, 2022, 4:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Ryan Kavanaugh loses cybersquatting dispute with YouTuber Ethan Klein
Kavanaugh’s novel arguments don’t persuade panel. As I predicted, film financier Ryan Kavanaugh lost a cybersquatting challenge he filed against YouTuber and host of the H3 podcast, Ethan Klein. Klein created a website at doesryankavanaug...
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Ryan Kavanaugh loses cybersquatting dispute with YouTuber Ethan Klein
Kavanaugh’s novel arguments don’t persuade panel. As I predicted, film financier Ryan Kavanaugh lost a cybersquatting challenge he filed against YouTuber and host of the H3 podcast, Ethan Klein. Klein created a website at doesryankavanaug...
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May 4, 2022, 2:54 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by CasinoApps.org
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and CasinoApps.org led the way at $42,500. PFP.xyz was second at $34,999 and SelfHealing.com was third at $25,000. 51 .com sales 18 cctld sales 10 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of public SedoMLS sales a...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by CasinoApps.org
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and CasinoApps.org led the way at $42,500. PFP.xyz was second at $34,999 and SelfHealing.com was third at $25,000. 51 .com sales 18 cctld sales 10 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of public SedoMLS sales a...
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May 3, 2022, 4:44 pm
