This is not just about .asia that no one cares about. Not even .org. It is about ICANN and the legacy registries starting an attack on all our domain names. It started with Verisign asking …
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Verisign .com monopoly reports an operating margin of 65.4%
The Verisign .com monopoly reported a huge operating margin that was 65.4 percent for the first quarter of 2019. Instead of being grateful for this gift that it is being given they are asking for .com …
Read More »My comment about price increases on Kevin Murphy’s post
Kevin Murphy wrote a blog post “ICA rallies the troops to defeat .org price hikes. It won’t work” that mentioned a few opinions that I don’t agree with. Kevin said that “the retail price of …
Read More »Namecheap opposes domain name price increases
Namecheap is the first registrar that I see opposing the removal of price caps on several legacy top level domains such as .org, .info and .biz. (Also don’t forget .asia.) If you see any other …
Read More »Say “No” to unlimited price increases on .org, .info, .biz and .asia domains!
The ICA has created an easy-to-use Form for you to submit your objections to ICANN regarding its proposed removal of all price caps on several domain name extensions. Although the form focuses on .org you …
Read More »Efty acquires competitor DomaHub
Efty announced it has completed the acquisition of competitor DomaHub Domains LLC. DomaHub is domain name management software maker. DomaHub was founded in 2016 by Wonmin Lee and Wonkyu Lee as a platform that allowed users to rent …
Read More »Mike Mann sells 7 domains for $122,700 in March (LinkChecker[.]com, AmVis[.]com)
Mike Mann reported selling 7 domain names in March for a total of $122,700. Prices started at $7,800 and went up to $40,000. Mike Mann sold 7 .com domains. The average reported domain sales price …
Read More »Constantine Roussos and DotMusic win the rights to .Music domains!!!
DotMusic Limited managed to win the exclusive rights to the .music extension and domain names outbidding 2 giants: Google and Amazon. There were originally 8 competitive applications in contention. The contention was resolved a few …
Read More »Rick Schwartz reveals domain name purchase prices from the 1990’s
Rick Schwartz revealed on Twitter some of his domain name purchase prices from the 1990’s. He started by saying that domain name acquisition cost has nothing to do with sales price, something that I completely …
Read More »The ICA is organizing a public webcast
The Internet Commerce Association (ICA) is organizing a public webcast which will highlight the ICA’s policy positions and interests. The webcast is scheduled for April 12 at 1 PM EDT. Registration is now open. Among the topics ICA will …
Read More »GoDaddy domain auctions: The problems never end
So GoDaddy supposedly fixed the problem where domains would get renewed or transferred out after a GoDaddy auction had ended and paid for. But today I was going through my bank statement from March and …
Read More »Trending domain name keywords: blockchain ,stadia, chain, assistance
Is blockchain back? Some people that have started registering loads of blockchain domains seem to believe it. I know that it was never gone but the big hype has subsided. The top 10 trending keywords …
Read More »Efty introduces 3 new for-sale landing templates
Efty introduces 3 new for-sale landing templates: Fresku, Nubia & Nobo. Efty has found over the past 4+ years that “mobile-first, stunning graphics, crisp typography, bold call-to-action buttons and a customizable message focused on benefits …
Read More »Neustar and .Biz domains want no price caps too!
ICANN is now proposing lifting price cap provisions for .biz domains too. This came shortly after the proposals to lift price caps for .org and .info domains. Of course Neustar, the biz registry, would sure …
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