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Developers frustrated by recent GoDaddy API restrictions
Developers gripe after GoDaddy cuts off API access; one says a customer’s app went down as a result. GoDaddy is taking heat from some customers after cutting access to its APIs. On Reddit, one customer wrote: If you use godaddy as a domain regi...
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Developers frustrated by recent GoDaddy API restrictions
Developers gripe after GoDaddy cuts off API access; one says a customer’s app went down as a result. GoDaddy is taking heat from some customers after cutting access to its APIs. On Reddit, one customer wrote: If you use godaddy as a domain regi...
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June 3, 2024, 12:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN lays off 7% of staff
Non-profit faces $10 million budget shortfall. ICANN is laying off 33 staffers, the non-profit domain overseer announced today. That represents about 7% of the organization’s ranks of 485 positions. ICANN said it is facing a deficit of $10 mill...
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ICANN lays off 7% of staff
Non-profit faces $10 million budget shortfall. ICANN is laying off 33 staffers, the non-profit domain overseer announced today. That represents about 7% of the organization’s ranks of 485 positions. ICANN said it is facing a deficit of $10 mill...
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May 31, 2024, 3:04 am
Domain Name Wire
Gravatar expands with new profile-as-a-service
Gravatar moves beyond avatars with new service. If you leave a comment on this blog post and you’ve ever registered your email address with a Gravatar-affiliated service, you’ll see a profile picture (avatar) next to your comment. That&rs...
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Gravatar expands with new profile-as-a-service
Gravatar moves beyond avatars with new service. If you leave a comment on this blog post and you’ve ever registered your email address with a Gravatar-affiliated service, you’ll see a profile picture (avatar) next to your comment. That&rs...
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May 30, 2024, 5:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
Come to these can’t-miss sessions at NamesCon next week
Domain investors will learn a lot at these two sessions. NamesCon is in Austin next week. I’m hosting two sessions, and I love how they’re coming together. I think domain investors will get a lot of value from these. We’re not rehas...
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Come to these can’t-miss sessions at NamesCon next week
Domain investors will learn a lot at these two sessions. NamesCon is in Austin next week. I’m hosting two sessions, and I love how they’re coming together. I think domain investors will get a lot of value from these. We’re not rehas...
Discussion
May 30, 2024, 4:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
Moniker relaunches platform to focus on domain name investors
Domain registrar goes all in on domain name investors with revamped platform. About a decade after it lost much of its domain investor customer base in a disastrous platform switch, domain registrar Moniker is going all in on domain name investors ag...
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Moniker relaunches platform to focus on domain name investors
Domain registrar goes all in on domain name investors with revamped platform. About a decade after it lost much of its domain investor customer base in a disastrous platform switch, domain registrar Moniker is going all in on domain name investors ag...
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May 29, 2024, 6:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN responds to Namecheap’s lawsuit over .org domain pricing
Organization says it has gone above and beyond what an arbitration panel required it to do. ICANN has filed a notice of demurrer in a lawsuit brought by domain name registrar Namecheap. Namecheap filed a complaint under the Independent Review Process...
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ICANN responds to Namecheap’s lawsuit over .org domain pricing
Organization says it has gone above and beyond what an arbitration panel required it to do. ICANN has filed a notice of demurrer in a lawsuit brought by domain name registrar Namecheap. Namecheap filed a complaint under the Independent Review Process...
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May 29, 2024, 3:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Wholesale Exchange changes hands
Domainer-to-domainer platform plans changes under new ownership. Domain Name Wholesale Exchange has a new owner. Based on tweets posted this evening, it appears that Ryan Ewen or one of his companies has acquired the platform. (You can hear a podcast...
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Domain Name Wholesale Exchange changes hands
Domainer-to-domainer platform plans changes under new ownership. Domain Name Wholesale Exchange has a new owner. Based on tweets posted this evening, it appears that Ryan Ewen or one of his companies has acquired the platform. (You can hear a podcast...
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May 29, 2024, 3:30 am
Domain Name Wire
16 end user domain sales up to $30,000
A maker of “magic” faucets, a famous computer scientist, and a Danish retail chain bought domain names. I had a friend who was tired of paying for Topo Chico, so he installed a tap in his house that dispensed carbonated water. Did you kno...
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16 end user domain sales up to $30,000
A maker of “magic” faucets, a famous computer scientist, and a Danish retail chain bought domain names. I had a friend who was tired of paying for Topo Chico, so he installed a tap in his house that dispensed carbonated water. Did you kno...
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May 28, 2024, 4:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy domain investing update – DNW Podcast #486
Paul Nicks is now VP of Domain Investor. Here’s what that means for you. Paul Nicks has a new role at GoDaddy as VP, Domain Investor. The move is due to somewhat of a shift in how domains are registered and how the company views domains, so it&...
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GoDaddy domain investing update – DNW Podcast #486
Paul Nicks is now VP of Domain Investor. Here’s what that means for you. Paul Nicks has a new role at GoDaddy as VP, Domain Investor. The move is due to somewhat of a shift in how domains are registered and how the company views domains, so it&...
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May 27, 2024, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy gets reverse domain name hijacking win
Complainant mistakenly referred to a Whois update date as the ownership date. GoDaddy’s NameFind subsidiary has successfully defended its domain name smartcatch.com. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel found (pdf) that French compa...
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GoDaddy gets reverse domain name hijacking win
Complainant mistakenly referred to a Whois update date as the ownership date. GoDaddy’s NameFind subsidiary has successfully defended its domain name smartcatch.com. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel found (pdf) that French compa...
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May 24, 2024, 4:47 pm
