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Domain Name Wire
August’s top domain name stories
Here’s a look at what made news in the domain industry last month. 1. Newfold Digital acquires WordPress SEO plugin Yoast – Newfold, the company that owns Network Solutions, BlueHost, and a bunch of other domain and hosting companies, bou...
Discussion
August’s top domain name stories
Here’s a look at what made news in the domain industry last month. 1. Newfold Digital acquires WordPress SEO plugin Yoast – Newfold, the company that owns Network Solutions, BlueHost, and a bunch of other domain and hosting companies, bou...
Discussion
September 7, 2021, 1:21 pm
The Domains
8499.com goes for $82,000 at GoDaddy Auctions
8499.com closed at $82,000 at GoDaddy auctions. A return to a 4N.com picking back up in price. Back in June 0907.com closed at $9,105. This is the sixth 4N.com to go for just 4 figures in 2021. In contrast 2018 showed zero 4N.com sales under five fig...
Discussion
8499.com goes for $82,000 at GoDaddy Auctions
8499.com closed at $82,000 at GoDaddy auctions. A return to a 4N.com picking back up in price. Back in June 0907.com closed at $9,105. This is the sixth 4N.com to go for just 4 figures in 2021. In contrast 2018 showed zero 4N.com sales under five fig...
Discussion
September 7, 2021, 5:35 am
Domain Name Wire
Former GoDaddy CIO joins CentralNic
Carsten Sjoerup will lead integrations and product teams for CentralNic. CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) has appointed Carsten Sjoerup in the new role of Chief Technology & Product Officer. Sjoerup will lead the integration of CenralNic’s technology...
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Former GoDaddy CIO joins CentralNic
Carsten Sjoerup will lead integrations and product teams for CentralNic. CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) has appointed Carsten Sjoerup in the new role of Chief Technology & Product Officer. Sjoerup will lead the integration of CenralNic’s technology...
Discussion
September 6, 2021, 5:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Am I missing something? The mystery in investing in long numeric domains
I don’t understand why people are bidding on these domains. I share the same feeling of Josh at DSAD.com when it comes to understanding the values of long numeric domains. I have studied the Chinese domain market for years, yet I don’t se...
Discussion
Am I missing something? The mystery in investing in long numeric domains
I don’t understand why people are bidding on these domains. I share the same feeling of Josh at DSAD.com when it comes to understanding the values of long numeric domains. I have studied the Chinese domain market for years, yet I don’t se...
Discussion
September 6, 2021, 2:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
I’m frustrated by this UDRP
The panelist made the right decision but this case is still frustrating. I’m a bit frustrated after reading the UDRP decision for DewberryDesigns.com today. The result was correct; panelist Christopher Gibson correctly ruled that this isn&rsquo...
Discussion
I’m frustrated by this UDRP
The panelist made the right decision but this case is still frustrating. I’m a bit frustrated after reading the UDRP decision for DewberryDesigns.com today. The result was correct; panelist Christopher Gibson correctly ruled that this isn&rsquo...
Discussion
September 3, 2021, 4:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
The challenge for Challenjers
Like many companies, this one chose a suboptimal domain. Binsen Tang is no ordinary entrepreneur. A recent TechCrunch article detailed how he created a $6 billion beverage giant in just 5 years. (I wrote about that beverage company and its name yeste...
Discussion
The challenge for Challenjers
Like many companies, this one chose a suboptimal domain. Binsen Tang is no ordinary entrepreneur. A recent TechCrunch article detailed how he created a $6 billion beverage giant in just 5 years. (I wrote about that beverage company and its name yeste...
Discussion
September 3, 2021, 1:11 pm
The Domains
Verisign DNIB shows Q2 2021 closed with 367.3m registrations across all TLD’s
Verisign VRSN (NASDAQ) released their Q2 2021 Domain Name Industry Brief The second quarter of 2021 closed with 367.3 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 3.8 million domain name registrations, or 1.0%...
Discussion
Verisign DNIB shows Q2 2021 closed with 367.3m registrations across all TLD’s
Verisign VRSN (NASDAQ) released their Q2 2021 Domain Name Industry Brief The second quarter of 2021 closed with 367.3 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 3.8 million domain name registrations, or 1.0%...
Discussion
September 2, 2021, 9:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
Registered domains jump in Q2 but still down from last year
Uplift in Q2 can’t mask year-over-year decline. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) published its Q2 2021 Domain Name Industry Brief (pdf) this afternoon. The report calculates the total base of registered domain names and tracks recent trends. According t...
Discussion
Registered domains jump in Q2 but still down from last year
Uplift in Q2 can’t mask year-over-year decline. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) published its Q2 2021 Domain Name Industry Brief (pdf) this afternoon. The report calculates the total base of registered domain names and tracks recent trends. According t...
Discussion
September 2, 2021, 8:36 pm
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa – Down The Rabbit Hole – September 2, 2021: Going ApeSh!t
As we say on DomainSherpa - all roads lead to domains. And in the reverse, domains lead us "down the rabbit hole" for different topics all the time. This show, typically hosted by JT, Drew & Yoni, is where we discuss a wide variety of s...
Discussion
DomainSherpa – Down The Rabbit Hole – September 2, 2021: Going ApeSh!t
As we say on DomainSherpa - all roads lead to domains. And in the reverse, domains lead us "down the rabbit hole" for different topics all the time. This show, typically hosted by JT, Drew & Yoni, is where we discuss a wide variety of s...
Discussion
September 2, 2021, 7:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
ProfitBoss rebrands to Owner.com prior to $10.7 million funding round
Company acquired great domain from Digimedia. In the early days of a startup’s existence, domain names and brand names often take a backseat to more important considerations such as proof of concept and product development. Once traction starts...
Discussion
ProfitBoss rebrands to Owner.com prior to $10.7 million funding round
Company acquired great domain from Digimedia. In the early days of a startup’s existence, domain names and brand names often take a backseat to more important considerations such as proof of concept and product development. Once traction starts...
Discussion
September 2, 2021, 5:08 pm
