I noticed that the gtld.link domain name forum has been offline for a few months now. I checked out archive.org and the website was last archived on March 8, 2019. I think it is safe …
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Radix 2019 premium domains report
Radix shared its bi-annual premium report for the first half of 2019. This report gives a full overview of the premium domain sales across the Radix New gTLD portfolio from 1st January 2019 until 30th …
Read More »Google dumps another app!
Yes, Google keeps dumping more mobile apps. After announcing it will be discontinuing the AdSense Android and iOS apps it now announced that it stopped supporting Google Trips on August 5, 2019. Google Trips has …
Read More »Trending domain name keywords: text, glasses, insurance, wedding
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .COM and .NET domain names during the month of July 2019 were published by Verisign, the .com and .net registry. You can find the list from last month here. …
Read More »NamesCon Global 2020 date change
In case you missed it last week NamesCon announced that NamesCon Global 2020 has a new date than it was previously announced. NamesCon 2020 is now scheduled to start on the day it was supposed to …
Read More »Worst domain extension will soon launch
EURid announced that it will soon launch a new extension that is probably the worst extension ever created. They think that they are launching .eu in Greek (.ευ). But what they are really launching is …
Read More »Tucows reported Q2 2019 results
Tucows Inc. (NASDAQ:TCX, TSX:TC) reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019. All figures are in U.S. dollars. “The second quarter of 2019 was highlighted by year-over-year growth in revenue and …
Read More »GoDaddy reported Q2 2019 earnings
GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY) reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019 and the appointment of Aman Bhutani, previously President of Brand Expedia Group, as the company’s new CEO, effective September 4th, 2019. …
Read More »Rebranding to Dan.com brings results…
Undeveloped.com re-branded to DAN.com and the company says it was well worth it judging by the first month results. It would be interesting to know if removing the “.com” from the logo on the landing …
Read More »So I did the right thing and I got screwed…
I sold a domain name using the Escrow.com domain name holding transaction service for about $10k. You can read all the details here: “What to do? A default in a domain name holding transaction“. Long story …
Read More »CentralNic completes Hexonet acquisition and also acquires iwantmyname.com
CentralNic Group PLC (AIM: CNIC) announced that, further to the announcement released on 1 July 2019, the acquisition of the Hexonet Group is now complete. Hexonet, with operations in Canada and Germany, sells domain name subscriptions …
Read More »Epik decided not to host 8chan
Epik issued a press release today explaining the timeline of events regarding 8Chan and how Epik decided not to host the 8Chan website on its BitMitigate service. 8Chan’s main website is 8ch.net that is not currently resolving after …
Read More »What to do? A default in a domain name holding transaction
So I need your opinion on an ethical matter. I sold a domain name using the Escrow.com domain name holding transaction service for about $10k. The buyer agreed to purchase my domain name with a …
Read More »VeriSign reported revenue of $306 million in Q2 2019 (up 1.3%)
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported financial results for the second quarter of 2019. Second Quarter GAAP Financial Results VeriSign, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Verisign”) reported revenue of $306 million for the second quarter of 2019, …
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