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Domain Name Wire
The clock is ticking on .com…
You have less than a week to renew domains at current prices. What are you doing over the next week? If you have .com domain names in your portfolio, the answer should be “renewing domain names.” At the end of this month (UTC time), Veris...
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The clock is ticking on .com…
You have less than a week to renew domains at current prices. What are you doing over the next week? If you have .com domain names in your portfolio, the answer should be “renewing domain names.” At the end of this month (UTC time), Veris...
Discussion
August 25, 2023, 4:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
Unstoppable Domains applies for US trademarks (again)
Company makes another attempt at U.S. trademarks. Web3 naming company Unstoppable Domains has applied for seven U.S. trademarks in the past few months, many of which are related to its alt-root top level domains. The company has attempted for years t...
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Unstoppable Domains applies for US trademarks (again)
Company makes another attempt at U.S. trademarks. Web3 naming company Unstoppable Domains has applied for seven U.S. trademarks in the past few months, many of which are related to its alt-root top level domains. The company has attempted for years t...
Discussion
August 24, 2023, 8:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
Last month’s top domain news stories
India, .net, appraisals and more. Early each month, I send a newsletter featuring the top stories on Domain Name Wire from the prior month. Sign up here for the newsletter. If you don’t get the newsletter, here’s a wrap of the top stories...
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Last month’s top domain news stories
India, .net, appraisals and more. Early each month, I send a newsletter featuring the top stories on Domain Name Wire from the prior month. Sign up here for the newsletter. If you don’t get the newsletter, here’s a wrap of the top stories...
Discussion
August 24, 2023, 4:20 pm
The Domains
Plans.com sells again for $200K more than it did back in 2008
Plans.com sold for $70,000 back in 2008 at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. According to a tweet today it sold again for $275,000 at Squadhelp. Excited to announce our first sale on Ultra Premium Marketplace, currently in private Beta! Some fun facts about the sale: &...
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Plans.com sells again for $200K more than it did back in 2008
Plans.com sold for $70,000 back in 2008 at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. According to a tweet today it sold again for $275,000 at Squadhelp. Excited to announce our first sale on Ultra Premium Marketplace, currently in private Beta! Some fun facts about the sale: &...
Discussion
August 23, 2023, 7:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Chocolate maker Ferrero drops two top level domain names
Company will retain its main brand TLD. The world’s second-largest chocolate producer is letting ICANN eat two of its three top level domain names. Ferrero Trading informed ICANN that it wants to terminate its .kinder and .rocher top level doma...
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Chocolate maker Ferrero drops two top level domain names
Company will retain its main brand TLD. The world’s second-largest chocolate producer is letting ICANN eat two of its three top level domain names. Ferrero Trading informed ICANN that it wants to terminate its .kinder and .rocher top level doma...
Discussion
August 23, 2023, 5:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
WordPress gains 44,000 domains from Google Domains (so far)
WordPress.com will pay for up to one million domain transfers. On August 1, WordPress.com announced that it is offering free transfers for anyone who had their domains at Google Domains. WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg told Domain Name Wire today th...
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WordPress gains 44,000 domains from Google Domains (so far)
WordPress.com will pay for up to one million domain transfers. On August 1, WordPress.com announced that it is offering free transfers for anyone who had their domains at Google Domains. WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg told Domain Name Wire today th...
Discussion
August 23, 2023, 4:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
Epik trying to retain customers with free renewals
Two customers report they were offered free renewals when transferring domains to another registrar. Two Epik customers say the company tried to retain their business by offering free renewals. On Twitter, domain investor Adam Yamada said Epik called...
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Epik trying to retain customers with free renewals
Two customers report they were offered free renewals when transferring domains to another registrar. Two Epik customers say the company tried to retain their business by offering free renewals. On Twitter, domain investor Adam Yamada said Epik called...
Discussion
August 23, 2023, 3:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
More end user domain name sales:
An office furniture company, a battery storage business, and a soccer clothing seller bought domain names. I’ve had a slow sales month with just three small sales. I’ve heard from other people in the same boat. Well, it’s not...
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More end user domain name sales:
An office furniture company, a battery storage business, and a soccer clothing seller bought domain names. I’ve had a slow sales month with just three small sales. I’ve heard from other people in the same boat. Well, it’s not...
Discussion
August 23, 2023, 1:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
NameBright gets a makeover
New user interface launches in beta. Domain name registrar NameBright has never had a particularly modern interface. That’s changing a complete makeover, now available in beta. Not only is the old orange color scheme out in favor of purple, but...
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NameBright gets a makeover
New user interface launches in beta. Domain name registrar NameBright has never had a particularly modern interface. That’s changing a complete makeover, now available in beta. Not only is the old orange color scheme out in favor of purple, but...
Discussion
August 22, 2023, 10:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Remember that time GoDaddy tried to compete with eBay and Amazon?
GoDaddy created a goods marketplace in 2009. I’ve been covering the domain name industry for so long that sometimes I can’t remember if something happened in the past or not. Last night I was thinking about a time that GoDaddy tried to cr...
Discussion
Remember that time GoDaddy tried to compete with eBay and Amazon?
GoDaddy created a goods marketplace in 2009. I’ve been covering the domain name industry for so long that sometimes I can’t remember if something happened in the past or not. Last night I was thinking about a time that GoDaddy tried to cr...
Discussion
August 22, 2023, 5:49 pm
