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The Domains
“The new gTLD industry has not “killed” it.”
Pinky Brand wrote an article on his blog that is a good read for anyone interested in the domain industry. Whether registry, registrar or investor, Brand gives some decent insight into the new gtld program and doing business in China. From the articl...
Discussion
“The new gTLD industry has not “killed” it.”
Pinky Brand wrote an article on his blog that is a good read for anyone interested in the domain industry. Whether registry, registrar or investor, Brand gives some decent insight into the new gtld program and doing business in China. From the articl...
Discussion
August 24, 2017, 3:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
7 Signs Your WordPress Website Has Been Hacked
One of the reasons WordPress is so popular as a content management system is because of its airtight security (read: it’s rare ability to be hacked). But the truth is, 136,640 attacks are happening per minute to WordPress websites across the gl...
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7 Signs Your WordPress Website Has Been Hacked
One of the reasons WordPress is so popular as a content management system is because of its airtight security (read: it’s rare ability to be hacked). But the truth is, 136,640 attacks are happening per minute to WordPress websites across the gl...
Discussion
August 24, 2017, 2:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN asks new TLD registries to ask for permission on China
Operators must submit RSEP for approval. Are Chinese gateways used to comply with real name verification rules in China a registry service? To date, it seems like only the operators of .XYZ think so. They submitted a so-called RSEP to ICANN to get ap...
Discussion
ICANN asks new TLD registries to ask for permission on China
Operators must submit RSEP for approval. Are Chinese gateways used to comply with real name verification rules in China a registry service? To date, it seems like only the operators of .XYZ think so. They submitted a so-called RSEP to ICANN to get ap...
Discussion
August 23, 2017, 5:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
More end user domain name sales
A law firm, lottery company and other end users bought domain names last week. My list of end user domain name sales from Sedo over the past week is short. Many domains that seem like end user buys have Whois privacy and aren’t resolving to a w...
Discussion
More end user domain name sales
A law firm, lottery company and other end users bought domain names last week. My list of end user domain name sales from Sedo over the past week is short. Many domains that seem like end user buys have Whois privacy and aren’t resolving to a w...
Discussion
August 23, 2017, 3:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Blake Irving to retire from GoDaddy
Irving out, Wagner in. GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving announced yesterday afternoon that he will retire from GoDaddy at the end of the year. Scott Wagner, GoDaddy’s president and chief operating officer, will take over as CEO when Irving leaves. Irvi...
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Blake Irving to retire from GoDaddy
Irving out, Wagner in. GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving announced yesterday afternoon that he will retire from GoDaddy at the end of the year. Scott Wagner, GoDaddy’s president and chief operating officer, will take over as CEO when Irving leaves. Irvi...
Discussion
August 23, 2017, 1:18 pm
The Domains
Blake Irving to retire from GoDaddy
News out of GoDaddy is that Blake Irving to retire (Reuters) – Website hoster GoDaddy Inc said Chief Executive Blake Irving would retire at the end of this year and named Chief Operating Officer Scott Wagner as his successor. Irving would conti...
Discussion
Blake Irving to retire from GoDaddy
News out of GoDaddy is that Blake Irving to retire (Reuters) – Website hoster GoDaddy Inc said Chief Executive Blake Irving would retire at the end of this year and named Chief Operating Officer Scott Wagner as his successor. Irving would conti...
Discussion
August 22, 2017, 9:45 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by ipb.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and ipb.com topped the list at $36,600. rechnung24.de sold for 18,000 Euros ($21,167) and 7306.com sold for $19,500 to come in third. Cloud.Market sold for 9,000 Euros. Solid week for .co which had 3 sales, the highes...
Discussion
Sedo weekly sales led by ipb.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and ipb.com topped the list at $36,600. rechnung24.de sold for 18,000 Euros ($21,167) and 7306.com sold for $19,500 to come in third. Cloud.Market sold for 9,000 Euros. Solid week for .co which had 3 sales, the highes...
Discussion
August 22, 2017, 8:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
BrandBucket releases domain name sales data
Company releases sales data…for last year. BrandBucket released some sales data about 2016 today. Yes, we’re talking about data from last year so it’s a bit tardy. The brandable domain marketplace sold 1,017 domains for an average ...
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BrandBucket releases domain name sales data
Company releases sales data…for last year. BrandBucket released some sales data about 2016 today. Yes, we’re talking about data from last year so it’s a bit tardy. The brandable domain marketplace sold 1,017 domains for an average ...
Discussion
August 22, 2017, 6:52 pm
The Domains
Emoji domains hype or the real deal?
2017 has brought more attention to emoji domains than any other year I can remember. From i❤️domains to the excellent guide produced by DNAcademy, to a high schooler named Shane Brunswick, an incoming high school sophomore who created Domain...
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Emoji domains hype or the real deal?
2017 has brought more attention to emoji domains than any other year I can remember. From i❤️domains to the excellent guide produced by DNAcademy, to a high schooler named Shane Brunswick, an incoming high school sophomore who created Domain...
Discussion
August 22, 2017, 2:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Gaming company Playtech Software Limited guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
“Any reasonable investigation would have revealed that this was a Complaint that could not have succeeded,” panelist says. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found Playtech Software Limited to have engaged in reverse dom...
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Gaming company Playtech Software Limited guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
“Any reasonable investigation would have revealed that this was a Complaint that could not have succeeded,” panelist says. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found Playtech Software Limited to have engaged in reverse dom...
Discussion
August 22, 2017, 1:45 pm
