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The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by My.de
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and My.de led the way at 25,000 Euro, ($25,845). The .de was dominating this week taking silver as well. Elektro.de sold for 15,000 Euro, ($15,513). Enhabit.com was the top .com at $15,000. 42 .com sales 2...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by My.de
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and My.de led the way at 25,000 Euro, ($25,845). The .de was dominating this week taking silver as well. Elektro.de sold for 15,000 Euro, ($15,513). Enhabit.com was the top .com at $15,000. 42 .com sales 2...
Discussion
February 11, 2025, 3:36 pm

Domain Name Wire
Homes.com promotes .com in Super Bowl
For a short time, I thought Homes.com failed to register a key domain name. Me, watching the Super Bowl at a party yesterday: Hmm, Homes.com is promoting the domain ComIsTheBest.com. Surely, they thought to register that domain. Me, checking on phone...
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Homes.com promotes .com in Super Bowl
For a short time, I thought Homes.com failed to register a key domain name. Me, watching the Super Bowl at a party yesterday: Hmm, Homes.com is promoting the domain ComIsTheBest.com. Surely, they thought to register that domain. Me, checking on phone...
Discussion
February 10, 2025, 8:33 pm

Domain Name Wire
Unstoppable Domains’ new biz model – DNW Podcast #521
How Unstoppable Domains has embraced DNS. I’ve interviewed the founders of Unstoppable Domains on two separate occasions, but the most recent was in 2020. A lot has happened in the past five years. On today’s show, Unstoppable Domains fou...
Discussion
Unstoppable Domains’ new biz model – DNW Podcast #521
How Unstoppable Domains has embraced DNS. I’ve interviewed the founders of Unstoppable Domains on two separate occasions, but the most recent was in 2020. A lot has happened in the past five years. On today’s show, Unstoppable Domains fou...
Discussion
February 10, 2025, 4:30 pm

Domain Name Wire
Meta demands control of domain registrar’s 35.com domain name
Company wants domain name frozen after registrar fails to make $5.5 million deposit. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is asking a court to give it control of the 35.com domain name. The request comes after ...
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Meta demands control of domain registrar’s 35.com domain name
Company wants domain name frozen after registrar fails to make $5.5 million deposit. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is asking a court to give it control of the 35.com domain name. The request comes after ...
Discussion
February 10, 2025, 1:09 pm

Domain Name Wire
January’s hot domain name stories
Cybersquatting cases, Whois, and .AI were top stories in January. These were the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by views: 1. Noon.com let a domain expire, failed to win it back in cybersquatting case – A popular ecommerce si...
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January’s hot domain name stories
Cybersquatting cases, Whois, and .AI were top stories in January. These were the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by views: 1. Noon.com let a domain expire, failed to win it back in cybersquatting case – A popular ecommerce si...
Discussion
February 7, 2025, 2:06 pm

Domain Name Wire
Verisign reports earnings, forecasts further drop in domain name base
Registry expects the overall base of .com and .net domains to fall this year. .Com and .net registry Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported Q4 and full-year 2024 earnings on Thursday. Revenue increased 4.3% to $1.56 billion in 2024, and operating income in...
Discussion
Verisign reports earnings, forecasts further drop in domain name base
Registry expects the overall base of .com and .net domains to fall this year. .Com and .net registry Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported Q4 and full-year 2024 earnings on Thursday. Revenue increased 4.3% to $1.56 billion in 2024, and operating income in...
Discussion
February 7, 2025, 1:28 pm

DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – February 6, 2025 – The Whole Truth
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• The Sherpas discuss sell-thru rates for domain investors.• They play The Domain Game (starting at the 20:36 mark) where they guess what certain domai...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Review – February 6, 2025 – The Whole Truth
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• The Sherpas discuss sell-thru rates for domain investors.• They play The Domain Game (starting at the 20:36 mark) where they guess what certain domai...
Discussion
February 7, 2025, 12:30 am

The Domains
VeriSign reports Q4 and Full Year 2024 Results
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported their Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results. Q4 2024 revenue was up 3.9% over Q4 2023. EPS were a slight miss by -0.15% and revenue beat expectations by 0.12%. Fourth Quarter Financial Results VeriSign, Inc....
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VeriSign reports Q4 and Full Year 2024 Results
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported their Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results. Q4 2024 revenue was up 3.9% over Q4 2023. EPS were a slight miss by -0.15% and revenue beat expectations by 0.12%. Fourth Quarter Financial Results VeriSign, Inc....
Discussion
February 6, 2025, 9:36 pm

Domain Name Wire
These keywords are hot in the domain name aftermarket
Yep, artificial intelligence-related domains are still selling like hotcakes. Afternic released a list of the top-selling keywords on its platform in November. The top domains are no surprise, as my, ai, and home remain the top three. However, my and...
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These keywords are hot in the domain name aftermarket
Yep, artificial intelligence-related domains are still selling like hotcakes. Afternic released a list of the top-selling keywords on its platform in November. The top domains are no surprise, as my, ai, and home remain the top three. However, my and...
Discussion
February 6, 2025, 5:50 pm

The Domains
Interview with Saw.com founder Jeff Gabriel
Jeff Gabriel is the founder of Saw.com and he was kind enough to take some time to answer some questions about himself, Saw.com and even onchain domains. I hope you enjoy. Q1) Many people in the industry know you Jeff, but for those newer to domainin...
Discussion
Interview with Saw.com founder Jeff Gabriel
Jeff Gabriel is the founder of Saw.com and he was kind enough to take some time to answer some questions about himself, Saw.com and even onchain domains. I hope you enjoy. Q1) Many people in the industry know you Jeff, but for those newer to domainin...
Discussion
February 6, 2025, 3:40 pm