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The Domains
Radix’s H2 2021 Premium domains Report
Radix our ad partner here, released their second half of 2021 premium domains report. I was surprised that three letter names were the most popular category. We tend to see more keywords sell for big money in new gtlds. Full year results were the bes...
Discussion
Radix’s H2 2021 Premium domains Report
Radix our ad partner here, released their second half of 2021 premium domains report. I was surprised that three letter names were the most popular category. We tend to see more keywords sell for big money in new gtlds. Full year results were the bes...
Discussion
March 3, 2022, 8:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN denies Ukraine’s request to kick Russia off the internet
ICANN’s role is to coordinate a working internet, not to break it. ICANN has responded to Ukraine’s request to essentially kick Russia off the internet. Unsurprisingly, it denied the request. Earlier this week, Ukraine’s government ...
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ICANN denies Ukraine’s request to kick Russia off the internet
ICANN’s role is to coordinate a working internet, not to break it. ICANN has responded to Ukraine’s request to essentially kick Russia off the internet. Unsurprisingly, it denied the request. Earlier this week, Ukraine’s government ...
Discussion
March 3, 2022, 5:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Radix reports nearly $6 million in premium revenue for 2021
2021 premium revenue was up sharply from 2020. Today, top-level domain company Radix issued its Premiums report (pdf) for the second half of 2021. The company reported $2.98 million in retail premium revenue, a record for any half-year. It was slight...
Discussion
Radix reports nearly $6 million in premium revenue for 2021
2021 premium revenue was up sharply from 2020. Today, top-level domain company Radix issued its Premiums report (pdf) for the second half of 2021. The company reported $2.98 million in retail premium revenue, a record for any half-year. It was slight...
Discussion
March 3, 2022, 4:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
A cybersquatter in the non-alcoholic beverage industry
How to annoy your rivals and land in legal hot water. Wired published an article this week about an interesting character in the non-alcoholic beverage industry who is registering domains matching his competitors’ brands. Reynald Grattagliano i...
Discussion
A cybersquatter in the non-alcoholic beverage industry
How to annoy your rivals and land in legal hot water. Wired published an article this week about an interesting character in the non-alcoholic beverage industry who is registering domains matching his competitors’ brands. Reynald Grattagliano i...
Discussion
March 2, 2022, 5:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
How the domain ecosystem is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Groups are creating their own sanctions. Companies and entities in the domain name ecosystem have taken action in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Here’s a round-up of what’s happening: Namecheap took the most decisive (and...
Discussion
How the domain ecosystem is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Groups are creating their own sanctions. Companies and entities in the domain name ecosystem have taken action in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Here’s a round-up of what’s happening: Namecheap took the most decisive (and...
Discussion
March 2, 2022, 5:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Are we pricing our domain names wrong?
$3,000, $2,999, $2,888. You might see these prices on inventory-quality domain names in the domain aftermarket. Some people round their pricing to the nearest thousand. Others drop a dollar to make it look less expensive. And BuyDomains popularized p...
Discussion
Are we pricing our domain names wrong?
$3,000, $2,999, $2,888. You might see these prices on inventory-quality domain names in the domain aftermarket. Some people round their pricing to the nearest thousand. Others drop a dollar to make it look less expensive. And BuyDomains popularized p...
Discussion
March 2, 2022, 2:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
These are some of the domains end users just bought
An NFT business, a predictive maintenance company and a tourism group bought domain names at Sedo. This past week, Sedo had a handful of nice end user sales in the $10k range. It also sold some domains for which the buyers aren’t yet known, inc...
Discussion
These are some of the domains end users just bought
An NFT business, a predictive maintenance company and a tourism group bought domain names at Sedo. This past week, Sedo had a handful of nice end user sales in the $10k range. It also sold some domains for which the buyers aren’t yet known, inc...
Discussion
March 1, 2022, 6:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
Epik helps patterns.com owner recover domain in UDRP
Domain was allegedly stolen in 2020. The general counsel of domain name registrar Epik has helped the previous owner of patterns.com win the domain back through a UDRP. According to the dispute, Cosmic Patterns Software, Inc. used the domain for its ...
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Epik helps patterns.com owner recover domain in UDRP
Domain was allegedly stolen in 2020. The general counsel of domain name registrar Epik has helped the previous owner of patterns.com win the domain back through a UDRP. According to the dispute, Cosmic Patterns Software, Inc. used the domain for its ...
Discussion
March 1, 2022, 4:42 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by WWV.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and WWV.com led the way at 49,999 Euro, ($55,668) closely followed by Cont.com at $55,000. PrivateHouse.com was third at $30,000. 32 .com sales 20 cctld sales 17 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of public ...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by WWV.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and WWV.com led the way at 49,999 Euro, ($55,668) closely followed by Cont.com at $55,000. PrivateHouse.com was third at $30,000. 32 .com sales 20 cctld sales 17 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of public ...
Discussion
March 1, 2022, 4:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
Pallet switches from Pallet.xyz to Pallet.com
It’s the second domain name change for the company. According to Statista, LinkedIn and Indeed were among the most effective lead sources for recruiters in the US in 2020. While recruiters may be happy, are these services the best use of a cand...
Discussion
Pallet switches from Pallet.xyz to Pallet.com
It’s the second domain name change for the company. According to Statista, LinkedIn and Indeed were among the most effective lead sources for recruiters in the US in 2020. While recruiters may be happy, are these services the best use of a cand...
Discussion
March 1, 2022, 2:11 pm