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Domain Outbound Marketing
I received an email quite a while back from a domainer who had written…
Discussion
Domain Outbound Marketing
I received an email quite a while back from a domainer who had written…
Discussion
February 1, 2022, 12:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
2021 domain sales recap with Ron Jackson – DNW Podcast #373
A look at how the domain aftermarket performed last year. On today’s show, DNJournal publisher Ron Jackson walks us through the amazing year in domain sales we just experienced. We discuss the floor prices of the top 100 charts, compare the num...
Discussion
2021 domain sales recap with Ron Jackson – DNW Podcast #373
A look at how the domain aftermarket performed last year. On today’s show, DNJournal publisher Ron Jackson walks us through the amazing year in domain sales we just experienced. We discuss the floor prices of the top 100 charts, compare the num...
Discussion
January 31, 2022, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Next up on Rally: 5 three letter .com domains
Investors will be able to buy shares in a basket of three letter .com domains. After a successful initial offering for the domain directions.com, Rally’s next fractional domain ownership opportunity will be for a collection of five three-letter...
Discussion
Next up on Rally: 5 three letter .com domains
Investors will be able to buy shares in a basket of three letter .com domains. After a successful initial offering for the domain directions.com, Rally’s next fractional domain ownership opportunity will be for a collection of five three-letter...
Discussion
January 28, 2022, 6:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
Registrars battle spammers as Whois data goes away
Spammers and scammers have to get creative to contact domain name owners. This month, a GoDaddy customer received an email shortly after registering a domain name. We’ll call the domain example.com for this story. Subject: example.com isn&rsquo...
Discussion
Registrars battle spammers as Whois data goes away
Spammers and scammers have to get creative to contact domain name owners. This month, a GoDaddy customer received an email shortly after registering a domain name. We’ll call the domain example.com for this story. Subject: example.com isn&rsquo...
Discussion
January 28, 2022, 2:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sedo two letter domain auction results
A two letter .org domain takes the top spot. Sedo’s two letter domain name auction ended this morning (PST). None of the valuable two letter .com domains got much traction, with top bids of just above $100,000. The two letter .com domains had $...
Discussion
Sedo two letter domain auction results
A two letter .org domain takes the top spot. Sedo’s two letter domain name auction ended this morning (PST). None of the valuable two letter .com domains got much traction, with top bids of just above $100,000. The two letter .com domains had $...
Discussion
January 27, 2022, 6:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
The future of Whois access is on the table today
ICANN and GNSO Council will meet to discuss the future of SSAD. Today, the ICANN board and the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council will meet to discuss ICANN’s first-ever Operational Design Assessment for the proposed System of...
Discussion
The future of Whois access is on the table today
ICANN and GNSO Council will meet to discuss the future of SSAD. Today, the ICANN board and the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council will meet to discuss ICANN’s first-ever Operational Design Assessment for the proposed System of...
Discussion
January 27, 2022, 6:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
Wheel raises $150 million using Wheel.com
We rebranded and upgraded to the killer domain name wheel.com. Telemedicine is changing the healthcare landscape. From a global market value of $50 billion in 2019, Statista reports a projected value of $460 billion by 2030. The COVID-19 pandemic has...
Discussion
Wheel raises $150 million using Wheel.com
We rebranded and upgraded to the killer domain name wheel.com. Telemedicine is changing the healthcare landscape. From a global market value of $50 billion in 2019, Statista reports a projected value of $460 billion by 2030. The COVID-19 pandemic has...
Discussion
January 27, 2022, 2:30 pm
The Domains
Quik.com launching blockchain domain name service
Quik.com made an announcement on LinkedIN with regards to their upcoming launch. My good friend Yinan Wang was the person that actually sold them Quik.com. They will be selling the domain names of the future according to their post on LinkedIn. Follo...
Discussion
Quik.com launching blockchain domain name service
Quik.com made an announcement on LinkedIN with regards to their upcoming launch. My good friend Yinan Wang was the person that actually sold them Quik.com. They will be selling the domain names of the future according to their post on LinkedIn. Follo...
Discussion
January 26, 2022, 11:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
Is a Whois privacy service an alter ego of the registrar?
Domain registrars might be too tight with their privacy services, which could create legal headaches. For years, domain name registrars have set up separate legal entities for their Whois privacy services. They did this to comply with ICANN rules and...
Discussion
Is a Whois privacy service an alter ego of the registrar?
Domain registrars might be too tight with their privacy services, which could create legal headaches. For years, domain name registrars have set up separate legal entities for their Whois privacy services. They did this to comply with ICANN rules and...
Discussion
January 26, 2022, 6:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google launched a new top level domain yesterday
Early Access is underway. What, you didn’t get in on the big landrush yesterday? To little fanfare, Google launched the .day top level domain name yesterday in Early Access. That means, for an early bird premium, you can secure your .day domain...
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Google launched a new top level domain yesterday
Early Access is underway. What, you didn’t get in on the big landrush yesterday? To little fanfare, Google launched the .day top level domain name yesterday in Early Access. That means, for an early bird premium, you can secure your .day domain...
Discussion
January 26, 2022, 1:50 pm
