CentralNic Group plc (AIM: CNIC) announced it has signed a conditional agreement to acquire the entire share capital of web services provider, Team Internet AG, Germany. Team Internet consists of two products: ParkingCrew that offers …
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Oliver Hoger still owes me the attorney fees
Oliver Hoger still owes me the attorney fees after 1 year since he lost in the Greek courts. If you don’t know what happened then please read these 3 articles: Namejet domain name auction front …
Read More »Screwed: .ORG gets sold to a private equity firm called Ethos Capital
I am mad so all I can say today is that we got screwed as expected. .ORG just got sold to a private equity firm called Ethos Capital. Prepare for the $200 per year .org …
Read More »Rick Schwartz creates 1st domain name video animation
Rick Schwartz just posted on YouTube the 1st domain name video animation he has created. More will follow. “What I see, you may also want to see. My vision of the importance of a great …
Read More »GoDaddy revenue is up 11.9%, domain revenue is up 11.6%
GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY) reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019. “GoDaddy sits in a privileged position relative to a massive opportunity, strengthened by our differentiation in guidance, seamlessly intuitive experiences, and …
Read More »Tucows Q3 report: revenue goes up, profit goes down
Tucows Inc. (NASDAQ:TCX, TSX:TC) reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019. All figures are in U.S. dollars. Financial Results Net revenue for the third quarter of 2019 increased 6% to …
Read More »Buyer psychology: similar offers for different domains
In the past couple of days I have received 3 similar offers for 3 completely different types of domains and extensions. All 3 offers were for $10k but the domains and my asking prices are …
Read More »ICANN denies reconsideration requests by Namecheap and EFF
Namecheap Inc. filed a reconsideration request (Request 19-2) challenging ICANN organization’s 2019 renewal of the Registry Agreements (RAs) with Public Interest Registry (PIR) and Afilias Limited (Afilias) for the .ORG and .INFO generic top-level domains …
Read More ».EU domain extension continues to shrink in Q3
EURid released its EURid’s Q3 2019 Progress Report, sharing its quarterly statistics and developments. Total registrations decreased from 3 623 691 at the end of Q2 to 3 617 536 at the end of Q3 …
Read More »What happened with the Network Solutions data breach
Network Solutions suffered an extended data breach in August where a third-party gained unauthorized access to the NetSol computer systems. The breach was uncovered in October. Who knows what has happened in between and how …
Read More »This is how Tucows handles requests for private WHOIS details
It has been more than a year since Tucows launched the Tiered Access Compliance & Operations portal, sometimes called “Gated Whois,” and it’s been around six months since they shared their first set of statistics …
Read More »Escrow.com Q3 2019 domain name sales report
Escrow.com released the Domain Investment Index Q3 2019 report. Sales rose in Q3 despite the fact that summer is the slowest part of the year in terms of domain name sales. I expect sales in …
Read More »Mike Mann sells 6 domains for $125,940 in September
Mike Mann reported selling 6 domain names in September for a total of $125,940. Prices started at $4,888 and went up to $29,888. Mike Mann sold 6 .com domains which you can see further below. …
Read More »Hey Namejet! I want my domain name. Now!
I won the auction of a domain name back in May for $79. Today after 5 months I still don’t have access to the domain name kymata.com. The domain name is not something remarkable and …
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