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2023 top stories: An Epik failure
Epik was a big story for the second year in a row. One of last year’s top stories was still a story this year. Last year, domain name registrar Epik ran into trouble. In September 2022, Epik announced that Rob Monster was departing as CEO....
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2023 top stories: An Epik failure
Epik was a big story for the second year in a row. One of last year’s top stories was still a story this year. Last year, domain name registrar Epik ran into trouble. In September 2022, Epik announced that Rob Monster was departing as CEO....
Discussion
December 28, 2023, 8:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Monthly expired .AI auction ends on New Year’s Day
Celebrate the holiday in front of your laptop. Domain investors have something to do on New Year’s Day besides nurse a hangover and watch football: bid on .ai domain names. This month’s expired .ai auction started on December 22, and sinc...
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Monthly expired .AI auction ends on New Year’s Day
Celebrate the holiday in front of your laptop. Domain investors have something to do on New Year’s Day besides nurse a hangover and watch football: bid on .ai domain names. This month’s expired .ai auction started on December 22, and sinc...
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December 28, 2023, 6:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
2023 top stories: GoDaddy’s “commission alignment”
GoDaddy’s Dan.com acquisition continues to reverberate in the domain aftermarket. You might think it’s odd to say that one company changing its sales commissions is a top story of the year. But GoDaddy is the dominant player in the domain...
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2023 top stories: GoDaddy’s “commission alignment”
GoDaddy’s Dan.com acquisition continues to reverberate in the domain aftermarket. You might think it’s odd to say that one company changing its sales commissions is a top story of the year. But GoDaddy is the dominant player in the domain...
Discussion
December 28, 2023, 2:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN debates action after community member’s antisemitic comments
Organization says community member violated Expected Standards of Behavior. ICANN is debating what to do after someone deeply entrenched in the domain name ecosystem made highly controversial remarks about Jews. The issue came to light after ICANN co...
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ICANN debates action after community member’s antisemitic comments
Organization says community member violated Expected Standards of Behavior. ICANN is debating what to do after someone deeply entrenched in the domain name ecosystem made highly controversial remarks about Jews. The issue came to light after ICANN co...
Discussion
December 27, 2023, 4:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
2023 top stories: A slower aftermarket
Domain sales, particularly high-dollar ones, are lacking. The Covid-19 pandemic brought a surge in domain name registrations and aftermarket domain purchases. Domain activity has quickly reverted to the mean, and that’s bad news for the domain ...
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2023 top stories: A slower aftermarket
Domain sales, particularly high-dollar ones, are lacking. The Covid-19 pandemic brought a surge in domain name registrations and aftermarket domain purchases. Domain activity has quickly reverted to the mean, and that’s bad news for the domain ...
Discussion
December 27, 2023, 2:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
My thoughts on the GoDaddy NameFind auction
I liked GoDaddy’s auction, but I also have some suggestions for improving it. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) ran auctions of some of its NameFind inventory on GoDaddy Auctions for the past couple of weeks. I think it was wise for GoDaddy to run this auct...
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My thoughts on the GoDaddy NameFind auction
I liked GoDaddy’s auction, but I also have some suggestions for improving it. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) ran auctions of some of its NameFind inventory on GoDaddy Auctions for the past couple of weeks. I think it was wise for GoDaddy to run this auct...
Discussion
December 26, 2023, 6:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top stories: Squarespace buys Google Domains
Google exited the domain name business this year, giving Squarespace a huge opportunity. Perhaps the most surprising news this year was Squarespace’s acquisition of Google Domains. Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) announced the $180 million acquisition...
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Top stories: Squarespace buys Google Domains
Google exited the domain name business this year, giving Squarespace a huge opportunity. Perhaps the most surprising news this year was Squarespace’s acquisition of Google Domains. Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) announced the $180 million acquisition...
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December 26, 2023, 2:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
3 end user domain buyers tell their stories
Three end users explain why and how they acquired their domain names. Many domain name investors have difficulty getting into the heads of domain name buyers. They don’t fully understand where they are coming from, and this makes it hard to neg...
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3 end user domain buyers tell their stories
Three end users explain why and how they acquired their domain names. Many domain name investors have difficulty getting into the heads of domain name buyers. They don’t fully understand where they are coming from, and this makes it hard to neg...
Discussion
December 21, 2023, 7:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
14 things you can’t do with .AI domain names
Beyond the obvious, there are rules about faking it til you make it and many more. The growth of artificial intelligence has led to a surge in .AI domain name registrations. .AI isn’t like .com, .net, or .org, though. It’s a country code ...
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14 things you can’t do with .AI domain names
Beyond the obvious, there are rules about faking it til you make it and many more. The growth of artificial intelligence has led to a surge in .AI domain name registrations. .AI isn’t like .com, .net, or .org, though. It’s a country code ...
Discussion
December 21, 2023, 3:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign questions who is really holding up .web
Are there additional forces supporting Altanova in its battle against Verisign? Why is Altanova continuing to challenge .web, and are there other companies behind this effort? That’s the question Kirk Salzmann, Vice President and Associate Gene...
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Verisign questions who is really holding up .web
Are there additional forces supporting Altanova in its battle against Verisign? Why is Altanova continuing to challenge .web, and are there other companies behind this effort? That’s the question Kirk Salzmann, Vice President and Associate Gene...
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December 20, 2023, 3:28 pm
