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Domain Name Wire
What’s trending in new domain registrations
GoDaddy begins sharing data about new domain registrations. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has a new feature that shares which keywords are being registered most often in new domain names. The company already publishes which keywords are most common in Afterma...
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What’s trending in new domain registrations
GoDaddy begins sharing data about new domain registrations. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has a new feature that shares which keywords are being registered most often in new domain names. The company already publishes which keywords are most common in Afterma...
Discussion
August 20, 2024, 4:12 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Crypto.co.uk
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Crypto.co.uk led the way at 100,000 GBP, ($130,441) to be fair when it was announced it was roughly $127,500 on conversion. MyNames.com was the top .com sale at 15,000 Euro, ($16,672). 27 .com sales 15...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Crypto.co.uk
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Crypto.co.uk led the way at 100,000 GBP, ($130,441) to be fair when it was announced it was roughly $127,500 on conversion. MyNames.com was the top .com sale at 15,000 Euro, ($16,672). 27 .com sales 15...
Discussion
August 20, 2024, 2:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
How domain registrars have increased .com prices
While some domain registrars have increased prices faster than wholesale increases, robust competition means consumers can still register and renew domains for close to the wholesale cost. One of Verisign’s (NASDAQ: VRSN) defenses to increasing...
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How domain registrars have increased .com prices
While some domain registrars have increased prices faster than wholesale increases, robust competition means consumers can still register and renew domains for close to the wholesale cost. One of Verisign’s (NASDAQ: VRSN) defenses to increasing...
Discussion
August 20, 2024, 1:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy explains Afternic Boost – DNW Podcast #497
GoDaddy explains why it introduced Afternic Boost, plus plans for Dan. Last week Mark Levine and I gave our initial feedback on Afternic Boost, a new program from Afternic that promises extra exposure for a fee. Today, I’m joined by Alan Shifle...
Discussion
GoDaddy explains Afternic Boost – DNW Podcast #497
GoDaddy explains why it introduced Afternic Boost, plus plans for Dan. Last week Mark Levine and I gave our initial feedback on Afternic Boost, a new program from Afternic that promises extra exposure for a fee. Today, I’m joined by Alan Shifle...
Discussion
August 19, 2024, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Mononames helps you find available domains to hand register
Mononames sifts through millions of available domains, including one word domains and .com domains with common prefixes and suffixes. I’ve long been a fan of OneWord.domains, a site that helps you find exactly what it describes: one-word domain...
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Mononames helps you find available domains to hand register
Mononames sifts through millions of available domains, including one word domains and .com domains with common prefixes and suffixes. I’ve long been a fan of OneWord.domains, a site that helps you find exactly what it describes: one-word domain...
Discussion
August 19, 2024, 2:21 pm
Sully's Blog
Finding Industry Related Domain Names
The first step in identifying profitable domains is to research various industries to pinpoint which ones are lucrative. I suggest you start with industries you are familiar with or ones that you find interesting. This will make the legwork that foll...
Discussion
Finding Industry Related Domain Names
The first step in identifying profitable domains is to research various industries to pinpoint which ones are lucrative. I suggest you start with industries you are familiar with or ones that you find interesting. This will make the legwork that foll...
Discussion
August 19, 2024, 11:01 am
The Domains
DNWE Scavenger Hunt – DEAL or no DEAL now open
The Deal or No Deal finale is now open at DNWE.com you have a chance to win a domain names, sell it, swap it for the mystery domain. If you are randomly selected as the winner the choice is yours. Ryan Ewen did a good job with this one and it’s...
Discussion
DNWE Scavenger Hunt – DEAL or no DEAL now open
The Deal or No Deal finale is now open at DNWE.com you have a chance to win a domain names, sell it, swap it for the mystery domain. If you are randomly selected as the winner the choice is yours. Ryan Ewen did a good job with this one and it’s...
Discussion
August 16, 2024, 8:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
Jesus performs miracle to win cybersquatting case
He made a tough case look easy. Oh, Jesus was definitely cybersquatting. But he performed a miracle to get away with it. Cybersecurity company Sysnet North America, Inc., which operates Viking Cloud at the domain name vikingcloud.com, filed a cybersq...
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Jesus performs miracle to win cybersquatting case
He made a tough case look easy. Oh, Jesus was definitely cybersquatting. But he performed a miracle to get away with it. Cybersecurity company Sysnet North America, Inc., which operates Viking Cloud at the domain name vikingcloud.com, filed a cybersq...
Discussion
August 16, 2024, 2:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
Former employee sues ICANN for harrassment, wrongful termination
A longtime employee alleges that ICANN did not properly handle complaints. A woman who worked for ICANN for 22 years sued the non-profit this week, claiming sexual harassment, gender discrimination, wrongful termination, retaliation, and other claims...
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Former employee sues ICANN for harrassment, wrongful termination
A longtime employee alleges that ICANN did not properly handle complaints. A woman who worked for ICANN for 22 years sued the non-profit this week, claiming sexual harassment, gender discrimination, wrongful termination, retaliation, and other claims...
Discussion
August 16, 2024, 1:30 am
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa – Down The Rabbit Hole – August 15, 2024: Down to the Wire with Andrew Allemann
As we say on DomainSherpa - all roads lead to domains. And our work with domains has us venturing "down the rabbit hole" into different topics all the time. So this is a tech-adjacent, digital asset, pop-culture, tangent-positive monthly po...
Discussion
DomainSherpa – Down The Rabbit Hole – August 15, 2024: Down to the Wire with Andrew Allemann
As we say on DomainSherpa - all roads lead to domains. And our work with domains has us venturing "down the rabbit hole" into different topics all the time. So this is a tech-adjacent, digital asset, pop-culture, tangent-positive monthly po...
Discussion
August 15, 2024, 10:31 pm
