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Domain Name Wire
Squarespace buys Google Domains for $180 million
Google sells its domain registration business. In a surprising announcement today, website building platform Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) announced that it’s buying Google Domains, Google’s domain name registrar. The purchase price is $180 mi...
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Squarespace buys Google Domains for $180 million
Google sells its domain registration business. In a surprising announcement today, website building platform Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) announced that it’s buying Google Domains, Google’s domain name registrar. The purchase price is $180 mi...
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June 15, 2023, 8:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy improves List for Sale workflow for parking domains
Improvement eliminates the need to change nameservers. On this week’s podcast, I discussed how I’m listing domains for sale. For domains registered at GoDaddy, I usually list them on Afternic using the List for Sale tool rather than loggi...
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GoDaddy improves List for Sale workflow for parking domains
Improvement eliminates the need to change nameservers. On this week’s podcast, I discussed how I’m listing domains for sale. For domains registered at GoDaddy, I usually list them on Afternic using the List for Sale tool rather than loggi...
Discussion
June 15, 2023, 4:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
7 simple steps to use a domain name as a handle on BlueSky
Changing your handle to a domain name is as simple as adding a TXT record. One of the interesting things about recently-launched social media platforms is how they use domain names. Mastodon requires users to pick a server, each one using a different...
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7 simple steps to use a domain name as a handle on BlueSky
Changing your handle to a domain name is as simple as adding a TXT record. One of the interesting things about recently-launched social media platforms is how they use domain names. Mastodon requires users to pick a server, each one using a different...
Discussion
June 14, 2023, 5:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
21 end user domain name sales
A mobile phone company, a GPS app, and an electric power firm bought domain names. Sedo had some nice sales this week related to popular trends. ARbet .com sold for $49,995. I’m assuming that stands for “augmented reality”, but righ...
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21 end user domain name sales
A mobile phone company, a GPS app, and an electric power firm bought domain names. Sedo had some nice sales this week related to popular trends. ARbet .com sold for $49,995. I’m assuming that stands for “augmented reality”, but righ...
Discussion
June 13, 2023, 5:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Hey panelists: you can find RDNH even if the domain owner doesn’t respond
This case was doomed from the outset. Why no reverse domain name hijacking finding? Some UDRP panelists are hesitant to enter a finding of reverse domain name hijacking. They’ll only consider it if the domain owner asks for it, and sometimes ev...
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Hey panelists: you can find RDNH even if the domain owner doesn’t respond
This case was doomed from the outset. Why no reverse domain name hijacking finding? Some UDRP panelists are hesitant to enter a finding of reverse domain name hijacking. They’ll only consider it if the domain owner asks for it, and sometimes ev...
Discussion
June 13, 2023, 4:16 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Aim.io
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Aim.io led the way at 45,101 GBP, ($56,880). The top .com was ArBet.com at $49,995. AiJobs.com was third at 29,000 Euro, ($31,339). 33 .com sales 24 cctld sales 5 other tld sales Highlights of public S...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Aim.io
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Aim.io led the way at 45,101 GBP, ($56,880). The top .com was ArBet.com at $49,995. AiJobs.com was third at 29,000 Euro, ($31,339). 33 .com sales 24 cctld sales 5 other tld sales Highlights of public S...
Discussion
June 13, 2023, 3:17 pm
The Domains
.Ai has already surpassed it’s sales for all of 2022
We are almost at the halfway point of 2023 and reported .ai domain name sales have already surpassed all of 2022 reported domain name sales. June 2023 .ai sales at whois.ai came in at $221,500. In 2022 Namebio reported 718 sales, for a dollar volume ...
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.Ai has already surpassed it’s sales for all of 2022
We are almost at the halfway point of 2023 and reported .ai domain name sales have already surpassed all of 2022 reported domain name sales. June 2023 .ai sales at whois.ai came in at $221,500. In 2022 Namebio reported 718 sales, for a dollar volume ...
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June 13, 2023, 4:15 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain investor paid $250,000 for Onyx.com this year
A small public company sold the domain in Q1. An automotive ecommerce company sold the domain name onyx.com for $250,000 earlier this year. Parts ID, a small publicly traded company, revealed the sale in a recent SEC filing. The company said it sold ...
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Domain investor paid $250,000 for Onyx.com this year
A small public company sold the domain in Q1. An automotive ecommerce company sold the domain name onyx.com for $250,000 earlier this year. Parts ID, a small publicly traded company, revealed the sale in a recent SEC filing. The company said it sold ...
Discussion
June 12, 2023, 7:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sharing your purchase price, but what about cash flow?
Patting yourself on the back can have adverse effects. Earlier today, domain investor @tonynames posted a request to domainers on Twitter: Tony is referring to a common practice of domain investors: mentioning how much they bought a domain for...
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Sharing your purchase price, but what about cash flow?
Patting yourself on the back can have adverse effects. Earlier today, domain investor @tonynames posted a request to domainers on Twitter: Tony is referring to a common practice of domain investors: mentioning how much they bought a domain for...
Discussion
June 12, 2023, 5:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Epik shows gap in RAA, ICANN Compliance
The Registrar Accreditation Agreement should be changed to allow ICANN to step in sooner. During the months-long saga over Epik, many people have asked, “Where’s ICANN?” The visible troubles at ICANN began last year with the company...
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Epik shows gap in RAA, ICANN Compliance
The Registrar Accreditation Agreement should be changed to allow ICANN to step in sooner. During the months-long saga over Epik, many people have asked, “Where’s ICANN?” The visible troubles at ICANN began last year with the company...
Discussion
June 12, 2023, 3:59 pm
