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Domain Name Wire
Quantifying the domain aftermarket slowdown
Take a look at GoDaddy’s aftermarket growth rates. The domain aftermarket exploded at the onset of the pandemic. Now, it’s coming back to earth. GoDaddy (NASDAQ: GDDY) is one of the biggest players in the aftermarket. Consider this data a...
Discussion
Quantifying the domain aftermarket slowdown
Take a look at GoDaddy’s aftermarket growth rates. The domain aftermarket exploded at the onset of the pandemic. Now, it’s coming back to earth. GoDaddy (NASDAQ: GDDY) is one of the biggest players in the aftermarket. Consider this data a...
Discussion
February 20, 2023, 1:41 pm
Sully's Blog
I Just Bought a Domain After Receiving this Cold Email
I’m not ashamed to admit it. I just purchased a domain name pitched to…
Discussion
I Just Bought a Domain After Receiving this Cold Email
I’m not ashamed to admit it. I just purchased a domain name pitched to…
Discussion
February 17, 2023, 10:11 pm
The Domains
GoDaddy experienced a multi-year breach
BleepingComputer.com published a piece on the GoDaddy hacking incident. This was a multi year hacking campaign. The company says that previous breaches disclosed in November 2021 and March 2020 are also linked to this latest incident. Web hosting gia...
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GoDaddy experienced a multi-year breach
BleepingComputer.com published a piece on the GoDaddy hacking incident. This was a multi year hacking campaign. The company says that previous breaches disclosed in November 2021 and March 2020 are also linked to this latest incident. Web hosting gia...
Discussion
February 17, 2023, 8:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
A new lawsuit over TRX.com
A bit of gamesmanship in a battle for TRX.com. JFXD TRX ACQ LLC has filed an in rem lawsuit over TRX.com in its continued attempts to obtain the domain name. In November, Fitness Anywhere LLC won a UDRP against the domain name in a controversial deci...
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A new lawsuit over TRX.com
A bit of gamesmanship in a battle for TRX.com. JFXD TRX ACQ LLC has filed an in rem lawsuit over TRX.com in its continued attempts to obtain the domain name. In November, Fitness Anywhere LLC won a UDRP against the domain name in a controversial deci...
Discussion
February 17, 2023, 5:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
3 things GoDaddy should do before shutting down Uniregistry Market
Uniregistry has some great features. It would be a shame if they went away. Uniregistry might shut down this year as it is consolidated into GoDaddy. There are several things about Uni’s domain marketplace that I hope GoDaddy integrates into it...
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3 things GoDaddy should do before shutting down Uniregistry Market
Uniregistry has some great features. It would be a shame if they went away. Uniregistry might shut down this year as it is consolidated into GoDaddy. There are several things about Uni’s domain marketplace that I hope GoDaddy integrates into it...
Discussion
February 16, 2023, 6:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
eBay tries (and fails) to use UDRP in a cybersquatting complaint
eBay tried to shoehorn a trademark dispute into a cybersquatting dispute. eBay has lost a dispute it filed to get control of the domain name BillionaireBay .com in a UDRP cybersquatting case. National Arbitration Forum panelist Nicholas J.T. Smith co...
Discussion
eBay tries (and fails) to use UDRP in a cybersquatting complaint
eBay tried to shoehorn a trademark dispute into a cybersquatting dispute. eBay has lost a dispute it filed to get control of the domain name BillionaireBay .com in a UDRP cybersquatting case. National Arbitration Forum panelist Nicholas J.T. Smith co...
Discussion
February 16, 2023, 4:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Com leaderboard: Gname and GMO make moves
Here are the biggest and fastest-growing domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers October 2022. Gname return...
Discussion
.Com leaderboard: Gname and GMO make moves
Here are the biggest and fastest-growing domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers October 2022. Gname return...
Discussion
February 15, 2023, 6:24 pm
The Domains
GoDaddy reports earnings, 2022 revenue up 7%
GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY) reported their fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022 earnings today. After hours 79.53 −1.51 (1.86%) 2022 Revenue up 7%; Cash Provided by Operating Activities up 18%; Free Cash Flow up 13%...
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GoDaddy reports earnings, 2022 revenue up 7%
GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY) reported their fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022 earnings today. After hours 79.53 −1.51 (1.86%) 2022 Revenue up 7%; Cash Provided by Operating Activities up 18%; Free Cash Flow up 13%...
Discussion
February 14, 2023, 10:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy reports earnings and tempered outlook
Company anticipates slower growth in 2023. GoDaddy (GDDY) reported Q4 and full year 2022 earnings after the market closed today. The results provide context to last week’s layoffs. For Q4, bookings were flat year over year, and revenue eked up ...
Discussion
GoDaddy reports earnings and tempered outlook
Company anticipates slower growth in 2023. GoDaddy (GDDY) reported Q4 and full year 2022 earnings after the market closed today. The results provide context to last week’s layoffs. For Q4, bookings were flat year over year, and revenue eked up ...
Discussion
February 14, 2023, 10:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
This week’s end user domain name sales
A zipline adventure park, an artificial intelligence company and an art gallery bought domain names. The market for web3-related domain names has taken a dive lately along with the crypto markets, but buyers are still out there. This week, Sedo sold ...
Discussion
This week’s end user domain name sales
A zipline adventure park, an artificial intelligence company and an art gallery bought domain names. The market for web3-related domain names has taken a dive lately along with the crypto markets, but buyers are still out there. This week, Sedo sold ...
Discussion
February 14, 2023, 8:10 pm
