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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...
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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...
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February 6, 2025, 5:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Latest .com rankings: Hostinger and GMO have a big month
Latest numbers for the largest .com domain name registrars. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) covering the .com namespace. The data covers October 2024. Here are some takeaways from this month’s data: Hostinger, G...
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Latest .com rankings: Hostinger and GMO have a big month
Latest numbers for the largest .com domain name registrars. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) covering the .com namespace. The data covers October 2024. Here are some takeaways from this month’s data: Hostinger, G...
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February 6, 2025, 2:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
MicroStrategy rebrands as Strategy, (kind of) using Strategy.com
Rebranded company forwards valuable domain name to StrategySoftware.com. Microstrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), the software-turned-bitcoin-speculation company, has rebranded as merely Strategy. The rebranded company still promotes its software but has the Bi...
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MicroStrategy rebrands as Strategy, (kind of) using Strategy.com
Rebranded company forwards valuable domain name to StrategySoftware.com. Microstrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), the software-turned-bitcoin-speculation company, has rebranded as merely Strategy. The rebranded company still promotes its software but has the Bi...
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February 5, 2025, 7:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
New domain registrar already in breach of accreditation agreement
Ultahost is off to a rocky start with ICANN. One of ICANN’s newest domain name registrars is already in breach of its accreditation agreement, just months after signing it. Today, ICANN notified (pdf) Ultahost, Inc., that it is in breach of the...
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New domain registrar already in breach of accreditation agreement
Ultahost is off to a rocky start with ICANN. One of ICANN’s newest domain name registrars is already in breach of its accreditation agreement, just months after signing it. Today, ICANN notified (pdf) Ultahost, Inc., that it is in breach of the...
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February 5, 2025, 6:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
Here’s GoDaddy’s Super Bowl commercial promoting Airo
Actor Walton Goggins shows how he uses GoDaddy Airo for his online business. Super Bowl ads put GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) on the map, and the company is returning to the game this year after an eight-year hiatus. You won’t find any scantily-clad wom...
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Here’s GoDaddy’s Super Bowl commercial promoting Airo
Actor Walton Goggins shows how he uses GoDaddy Airo for his online business. Super Bowl ads put GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) on the map, and the company is returning to the game this year after an eight-year hiatus. You won’t find any scantily-clad wom...
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February 5, 2025, 5:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
Recent end user domain name sales:
Here are some of the domains end users recently purchased at Sedo. It wasn’t easy to find many domains on this week’s Sedo sales list that have already been developed or for which a buyer can be determined. With a short list of end user s...
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Recent end user domain name sales:
Here are some of the domains end users recently purchased at Sedo. It wasn’t easy to find many domains on this week’s Sedo sales list that have already been developed or for which a buyer can be determined. With a short list of end user s...
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February 5, 2025, 2:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Namecheap scores deal to sell expiring .AI domain names
Company will take over auctions from Dynadot. Namecheap has won the right to auction expiring registry .ai domain names going forward. The company’s CEO, Richard Kirkendall, noted the change in a post on X today. Earlier in the day, Vincent Cat...
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Namecheap scores deal to sell expiring .AI domain names
Company will take over auctions from Dynadot. Namecheap has won the right to auction expiring registry .ai domain names going forward. The company’s CEO, Richard Kirkendall, noted the change in a post on X today. Earlier in the day, Vincent Cat...
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February 4, 2025, 10:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Here’s the Squarespace 2025 Super Bowl commercial
Barry Keoghan stars in 11th Squarespace Super Bowl commercial. Website building platform Squarespace has revealed its 2025 Super Bowl ad. The commercial features the Irish actor Barry Keoghan riding a horse through the countryside, delivering website...
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Here’s the Squarespace 2025 Super Bowl commercial
Barry Keoghan stars in 11th Squarespace Super Bowl commercial. Website building platform Squarespace has revealed its 2025 Super Bowl ad. The commercial features the Irish actor Barry Keoghan riding a horse through the countryside, delivering website...
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February 4, 2025, 6:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
Seattle bar Monkey Loft tries reverse domain name hijacking
Domain was registered before the bar’s incorporation. A National Arbitration Forum panel has found that the Seattle bar Monkey Loft Lounge tried to reverse hijack the domain name MonkeyLoft.com. Monkey Loft filed a cybersquatting claim against ...
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Seattle bar Monkey Loft tries reverse domain name hijacking
Domain was registered before the bar’s incorporation. A National Arbitration Forum panel has found that the Seattle bar Monkey Loft Lounge tried to reverse hijack the domain name MonkeyLoft.com. Monkey Loft filed a cybersquatting claim against ...
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February 4, 2025, 6:33 pm
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Revenue and profit fall at Team Internet Group
Search monetization decline drives revenue lower. Team Internet Group (AIM: TIG, OTCQX: TIGXF) reported preliminary 2024 financial results today. The company said revenue fell 4% to $803 million in 2024, down from $837 million in 2023. Gross profit s...
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Revenue and profit fall at Team Internet Group
Search monetization decline drives revenue lower. Team Internet Group (AIM: TIG, OTCQX: TIGXF) reported preliminary 2024 financial results today. The company said revenue fell 4% to $803 million in 2024, down from $837 million in 2023. Gross profit s...
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February 4, 2025, 5:22 pm
