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The Domains
InterNetX publishes their All About Domains 2024 interview roundup
InterNetX published an interview series called “All About Domains 2024” the piece features 10 industry participants. I was most interested in hearing what Ron Jackson had to say. Ron mentions he is not at the widely cited 1 to 2 percent S...
Discussion
InterNetX publishes their All About Domains 2024 interview roundup
InterNetX published an interview series called “All About Domains 2024” the piece features 10 industry participants. I was most interested in hearing what Ron Jackson had to say. Ron mentions he is not at the widely cited 1 to 2 percent S...
Discussion
November 29, 2024, 9:35 pm
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa – Down The Rabbit Hole – November 28, 2024: Unstoppable Today
As we say on DomainSherpa - all roads lead to domains. And our work with domains has us venturing "down the rabbit hole" into different topics all the time. So this is a tech-adjacent, digital asset, pop-culture, tangent-positive podcast - ...
Discussion
DomainSherpa – Down The Rabbit Hole – November 28, 2024: Unstoppable Today
As we say on DomainSherpa - all roads lead to domains. And our work with domains has us venturing "down the rabbit hole" into different topics all the time. So this is a tech-adjacent, digital asset, pop-culture, tangent-positive podcast - ...
Discussion
November 29, 2024, 12:21 am
Domain Name Wire
Verisign inks .com contract extension with ICANN
The six-year extension includes automatic price increases. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) announced today that it has signed a contract extension with ICANN to operate the .com top level domain name. The six-year contract allows ICANN to increase the price ...
Discussion
Verisign inks .com contract extension with ICANN
The six-year extension includes automatic price increases. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) announced today that it has signed a contract extension with ICANN to operate the .com top level domain name. The six-year contract allows ICANN to increase the price ...
Discussion
November 27, 2024, 4:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain sales hit $99 million at Escrow.com in Q3
Escrow.com sees solid growth in Q3. Escrow.com released its Q3 Domain Investment Index (pdf) this week, reporting that it handled $99 million of domain name transactions during the quarter. Domain transaction dollar value was up 16% over the same qua...
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Domain sales hit $99 million at Escrow.com in Q3
Escrow.com sees solid growth in Q3. Escrow.com released its Q3 Domain Investment Index (pdf) this week, reporting that it handled $99 million of domain name transactions during the quarter. Domain transaction dollar value was up 16% over the same qua...
Discussion
November 27, 2024, 4:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
Entrepreneur fails to take down gripe site through cybersquatting complaint
Panelist rules that registrant has rights or legitimate interests in domain name. An Austin-based real estate entrepreneur has lost a cybersquatting case he filed against a gripe site. David Lawver filed the dispute against DavidLawverScammer .com, w...
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Entrepreneur fails to take down gripe site through cybersquatting complaint
Panelist rules that registrant has rights or legitimate interests in domain name. An Austin-based real estate entrepreneur has lost a cybersquatting case he filed against a gripe site. David Lawver filed the dispute against DavidLawverScammer .com, w...
Discussion
November 27, 2024, 2:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Elizabeth Warren asks for investigation of Verisign
Senator joins Congressman Nadler to question .com monopoly. Senator Elizabeth Warren and Congressman Jerry Nadler sent letters to the Department of Justice and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) last week asking the...
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Elizabeth Warren asks for investigation of Verisign
Senator joins Congressman Nadler to question .com monopoly. Senator Elizabeth Warren and Congressman Jerry Nadler sent letters to the Department of Justice and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) last week asking the...
Discussion
November 27, 2024, 1:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Public Interest Registry (.org) posts tax return showing 2023 results
The registry paid about $1.50 per name managed by back-end registry Identity Digital. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the non-profit that manages the .org top level domain name, has posted its annual Form 990 (pdf) tax return. The company generated $...
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Public Interest Registry (.org) posts tax return showing 2023 results
The registry paid about $1.50 per name managed by back-end registry Identity Digital. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the non-profit that manages the .org top level domain name, has posted its annual Form 990 (pdf) tax return. The company generated $...
Discussion
November 26, 2024, 5:11 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by MyLogic.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and MyLogic.com was the top individual sale at $75,000. reservation.ai+reservations.ai were sold as a pair for $165,000. 48 .com sales 27 cctld sales 7 other tld sales Domain name Date Price Currency ...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by MyLogic.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and MyLogic.com was the top individual sale at $75,000. reservation.ai+reservations.ai were sold as a pair for $165,000. 48 .com sales 27 cctld sales 7 other tld sales Domain name Date Price Currency ...
Discussion
November 26, 2024, 3:13 pm
The Domains
NamesCon will be held in Miami in 2025
Goodbye Austin and hello Miami. NamesCon will be held next year on November 5th and 6th in Miami. Domain Days Dubai was just this past November 5th and 6th. A new venue makes sense to me, I had more than one person say they were tired of going to Aus...
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NamesCon will be held in Miami in 2025
Goodbye Austin and hello Miami. NamesCon will be held next year on November 5th and 6th in Miami. Domain Days Dubai was just this past November 5th and 6th. A new venue makes sense to me, I had more than one person say they were tired of going to Aus...
Discussion
November 25, 2024, 7:00 pm
The Domains
Use GoDaddy auctions hot domains filter to see auctions ending in 12 hours or less
GoDaddy auctions will now give you a way to focus on the auctions that end in 12 hours or less. The hot domains filter will now give you a way to cut through to the auctions ending soon. 🔥 You can now browse highlighted domain listings that end in...
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Use GoDaddy auctions hot domains filter to see auctions ending in 12 hours or less
GoDaddy auctions will now give you a way to focus on the auctions that end in 12 hours or less. The hot domains filter will now give you a way to cut through to the auctions ending soon. 🔥 You can now browse highlighted domain listings that end in...
Discussion
November 25, 2024, 6:54 pm
