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Domain Name Wire
AI was top keyword in Afternic sales in May
AI, bet, and health jump up the charts. Afternic has published a list of the top 20 keywords in domains sold on its aftermarket platform in May. AI led the list, and this doesn’t surprise me. Five of the 29 domains I’ve sold this year hav...
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AI was top keyword in Afternic sales in May
AI, bet, and health jump up the charts. Afternic has published a list of the top 20 keywords in domains sold on its aftermarket platform in May. AI led the list, and this doesn’t surprise me. Five of the 29 domains I’ve sold this year hav...
Discussion
July 27, 2023, 3:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top level domain operator wants out of the business
Here’s a first: a non-brand TLD operator voluntarily terminating its contract. For the first time, an operator of a new top level domain that didn’t apply as a brand owner has voluntarily told ICANN it wants to terminate its contract. Whi...
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Top level domain operator wants out of the business
Here’s a first: a non-brand TLD operator voluntarily terminating its contract. For the first time, an operator of a new top level domain that didn’t apply as a brand owner has voluntarily told ICANN it wants to terminate its contract. Whi...
Discussion
July 26, 2023, 4:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
Escrow.com reports Q2 slowdown
Q2 volume declines toward end of quarter with fewer large transactions. Escrow.com released its Q2 2023 domain investment index today, and parent company Freelancer.com (ASX: FLN) reported earnings yesterday. The company reported a 31% drop in domain...
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Escrow.com reports Q2 slowdown
Q2 volume declines toward end of quarter with fewer large transactions. Escrow.com released its Q2 2023 domain investment index today, and parent company Freelancer.com (ASX: FLN) reported earnings yesterday. The company reported a 31% drop in domain...
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July 26, 2023, 3:16 pm
The Domains
Escrow.com releases their Domain Investment Index for Q2 2023
Escrow.com released their Domain Investment Index for Q2, 2023. They started out with their executive summary stating the following: Total domain name volume on Escrow.com eased from $129.8M in 1Q23 down to $89M. Overall, 2Q23 has less mega domains i...
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Escrow.com releases their Domain Investment Index for Q2 2023
Escrow.com released their Domain Investment Index for Q2, 2023. They started out with their executive summary stating the following: Total domain name volume on Escrow.com eased from $129.8M in 1Q23 down to $89M. Overall, 2Q23 has less mega domains i...
Discussion
July 26, 2023, 2:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
18 more end user domain sales
A Magic the Gathering card company, a green propulsion company, and a major eyewear company bought domain names. It’s the second week of Sedo’s summer vacation from reporting domain sales. This week, I went back to the reports from the la...
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18 more end user domain sales
A Magic the Gathering card company, a green propulsion company, and a major eyewear company bought domain names. It’s the second week of Sedo’s summer vacation from reporting domain sales. This week, I went back to the reports from the la...
Discussion
July 26, 2023, 1:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Judge issues orders in eth .link dispute: ENS can transfer domain
Judge issues orders on many outstanding motions. The judge overseeing a dispute over eth.link issued a number of orders (pdf) today. Here’s the back story: Virgil Griffith registered eth.link for use as a resolving service for .eth domain names...
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Judge issues orders in eth .link dispute: ENS can transfer domain
Judge issues orders on many outstanding motions. The judge overseeing a dispute over eth.link issued a number of orders (pdf) today. Here’s the back story: Virgil Griffith registered eth.link for use as a resolving service for .eth domain names...
Discussion
July 25, 2023, 5:02 pm
The Domains
SolarEnergy.com sold for $175,000
Dave Evanson of Sedo successfully brokered SolarEnergy.com for $175,000. According to DotDB.com SolarEnergy is registered in 215 extensions. The domain name was registered in 1995 and had two previous drops before that. Just brokered https://t.co/N1y...
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SolarEnergy.com sold for $175,000
Dave Evanson of Sedo successfully brokered SolarEnergy.com for $175,000. According to DotDB.com SolarEnergy is registered in 215 extensions. The domain name was registered in 1995 and had two previous drops before that. Just brokered https://t.co/N1y...
Discussion
July 25, 2023, 4:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
How to automatically point Dropcatch.com wins to your for sale pages
Here’s a quick tip to eliminate a step for pointing your domains to landing pages. Winning expired domains is only the first step. Then, you need to point the domains to sales landers and list them for sale on marketplaces. Fortunately, the dro...
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How to automatically point Dropcatch.com wins to your for sale pages
Here’s a quick tip to eliminate a step for pointing your domains to landing pages. Winning expired domains is only the first step. Then, you need to point the domains to sales landers and list them for sale on marketplaces. Fortunately, the dro...
Discussion
July 25, 2023, 1:19 pm
The Domains
Google says to avoid cheap TLD’s
Matt G.Southern published a piece yesterday on SearchEngineJournal.com that deals with Google and their opinion of cheap new gtlds. Google’s remarks came from a Search Relations Team podcast. From the article: In response to Mueller’s que...
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Google says to avoid cheap TLD’s
Matt G.Southern published a piece yesterday on SearchEngineJournal.com that deals with Google and their opinion of cheap new gtlds. Google’s remarks came from a Search Relations Team podcast. From the article: In response to Mueller’s que...
Discussion
July 24, 2023, 4:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Growth slows at CentralNic
Organic growth rate slows; company continues aggressive share buybacks. Domain name and online advertising rollup CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) announced preliminary results today for the first half of 2023. The company has slowed down its acquisition spree...
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Growth slows at CentralNic
Organic growth rate slows; company continues aggressive share buybacks. Domain name and online advertising rollup CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) announced preliminary results today for the first half of 2023. The company has slowed down its acquisition spree...
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July 24, 2023, 4:12 pm
